Prof. Julian R. Thompson
jrthompsonucl.bsky.social
Prof. Julian R. Thompson
@jrthompsonucl.bsky.social
Professor of Physical Geography - Hydrology and Wetlands at UCL Geography. Hydro-ecological modelling of floodplains, marshes, swamps and their catchments.
Blinked and missed this in the end of term madness but our latest paper on pollution within sediments of Chinese lake and other aquatic ecosystems was recently published...
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Heavy metals and PAHs drive ecological and health risks in Chinese water level fluctuation zones
Water-level fluctuation zones (WLFZ) adjacent to rivers, lakes and reservoirs are ecologically sensitive areas, regulating water quality and maintaini…
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December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our short Nature piece highlighting the dangers of focussing on mega-HEP schemes... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Leaders at COP30 should promote solar and wind power over mega-dams
Letter to the Editor
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last bit of fieldwork for the 2025 second year @uclgeography.bsky.social physical geography Mallorca field class.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Days 3 and 4 in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Day 2 in the wetlands and dunes of s’Albufera de Mallorca for our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers…
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
First day in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second years yesterday….
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers arrived on Saturday and were straight out into the field to check out their sites in s’Albufereta, s’Albufera and Alcudia bay.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
@realjdittmer.bsky.social - haven’t see you for a while. Stuck in your bunker?
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This comes round quicker and quicker each year… back to s’Albufera de Mallorca to set up the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geography field class.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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🌱 PhD Applications Open – TREES Doctoral Training Programme

TREES (Doctoral Landscape Alliance) is now accepting applications for fully funded PhD studentships in UKRI-NERC science remit.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We're recruiting a new Laboratories and Safety Manager here at @uclgeography.bsky.social ....
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August 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds…. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change - report
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Applications are ✳️open ✳️for SEEDS summer 2025 internships!

For info about research projects and more, visit: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/seeds-summer...

Interns will work on projects in environmental science, progressing their quantitative research skills.

Closing date: June 2nd (5pm 🕔 UK time).
May 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Only a few more days left to apply for this academic post here in @uclgeography.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Only a few more days left to apply for this academic post here in @uclgeography.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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🔥 Get inspired by cutting-edge climate research.
Meet the academics. Ask the big questions.

Find your path in science, justice or policy.
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📅 30 April | 🖥️ Online | 🆓 Free

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Postgraduate climate programmes at UCL Social & Historical Sciences
Join us for an online taster session to discover the climate-focused postgraduate taught degrees in UCL Geography and UCL Political Science.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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⚒️ Correspondence: Mitigating sinkhole hazards intensified by climate change

@jrthompsonucl.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mitigating sinkhole hazards intensified by climate change - Nature Geoscience
Nature Geoscience - Mitigating sinkhole hazards intensified by climate change
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March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our latest piece on the (semi-) hydrological-related impacts of climate change - sinkholes.... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Our first paper of 2025 - a short piece on the ecological impacts of Cambodia’s mega canal… www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Better plans are needed for mitigating the ecological impacts of Cambodia's Funan Techo Canal - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Better plans are needed for mitigating the ecological impacts of Cambodia's Funan Techo Canal
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM