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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · 21d

Great day at #BSG25 in Leeds, with award of 2 @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social Fellowships (Carling & Newson) and lifetime awards for Mike Kirkby, Fiona Kirkby & Stuart Lane in ESPL’s 50th anniversary year. And of course outstanding science from NZ to Swaledale via some poetic potholes. More today!

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to be on my way to #BSG25 in Leeds, leaving beautiful Liverpool where civil flags are flown from civic flagpoles with civility.

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Sep 6

Many thanks to Prof Stephen Tooth, who is a professor at @aberuni.bsky.social, you can find out about Stephen’s research here www.aber.ac.uk/en/dges/staf...
#ESPLMemoriesAt50

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Aug 22

Many thanks to Prof Robert Ferguson for his contribution and reflections. Robert is an Emeritus Professor at Durham University, you can find more about his research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/r-i-fe...
#ESPLMemoriesAt50

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Aug 30

Many thanks to Prof. Ian Reid, who is an Emeritus Professor at Loughborough University. You can find more about Ian’s research here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...
#ESPLMemoriesAt50

Professor Ian Reid, Loughborough University

Staff profile for Professor Ian Reid, Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography at Loughborough University

www.lboro.ac.uk

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Aug 15

A PhD student applied the ecological concept of alternate states to river corridors in the Colorado Rocky Mountains that have old-growth vs managed floodplain forest. She found substantial differences in geomorphic & ecological characteristics and we were excited about the study. #ESPLMemoriesAt50

Prof Ellen Wohl in a creak in waders with a forest behind.

Dr Bridget Livers in a creek with pebbles and large woody debris.

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Aug 22

For me, as an early-career researcher half a century ago, what was inspirational wasn't any specific paper in the first volumes of ESP; rather, it was the confidence & initiative that the BGRG displayed in establishing a new international journal specifically for geomorphologists. #ESPLMemoriesAt50

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Aug 8

It gave a young PhD student the greatest pleasure to be able to publish in the first volume of Earth Surface Processes. Our paper showed how hydraulic conductivity in frozen soils declines below 0 °C. The paper still gets cited regularly! #ESPLMemoriesAt50 - Prof. Tim Burt, Durham University

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 26d

Our final #ESPLMemoriesAt50 is from Prof. Mike Kirkby on the birth of ESP(L)

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 26d

We will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of ESPL as a society at the AGM next week @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 26d

Our final #ESPLMemoriesAt50 is from Prof. Mike Kirkby on the birth of ESP(L)

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Aug 18

👀 There have been some exciting arrivals since I joined MMU Dept Natural Sciences: flume for the BiG Lab, LaVision PIV, Dr Lizzie Dingle and her very cool experiments, some feisty crayfish 🦞, & now, Prof. @tomcoulthard.bsky.social 🥳. Chuffed to bits that Tom is now a colleague. Exciting times ahead!

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Rebecca Hodge @rebeccahodge100.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great to visit @sterice.bsky.social's new lab yesterday with Takuya Inoue, and to see Lizzie Dingle's experiments.

A women standing in front of a long flume in a large room.

Some red paper bunting shaped like crayfish

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌟JUNE NEWSLETTER🌟 Check out the recent edition of the newsletter for #ResearchHighlights from Drs Christine Fey & Shanti Penprase, updates on #BSG25 @universityofleeds.bsky.social, how we are celebrating 50 years of ESPL 🎂 and for committee vacancies 🌍 www.geomorphology.org.uk/app/uploads/...

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Jun 20

🎉 Excited to get the dates in my diary for Gravel Bed Rivers 10 (is it really 10, I am SO old). Sept. 7-11, 2026. Scotland. www.gbr10.uk. @rebeccahodge100.bsky.social

GBR10

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Jun 19

Extremely pleased and excited to be welcoming world class geomorphologist and all round excellent human being, @tomcoulthard.bsky.social to Dept Nat. Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetuni.bsky.social. Happy days 🥳

Tom Coulthard @tomcoulthard.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 I’m moving jobs.. after 20 years it’s a sad goodbye to @uniofhull.bsky.social @eeiathull.bsky.social and a hello to @manmetuni.bsky.social Looking forward to new colleagues and opportunities.

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Jun 10

So there’s a new IAS Fellowship rule? Fellow and Host must be doppelgängers. 👍👍

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Landscapes Live Seminar series @landscapeslive.bsky.social · May 30

The presentation on the varied definitions of academic success by @drlucyclarke.bsky.social is now on our youtube page

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youtu.be/lfQbh_p3G2c?...

Lucy Clarke: LL 29.05.25

YouTube video by Landscapes Live

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · May 6

Gravel structure’s effect on incipient motion, that’s what’s up. New paper, courtesy of @dwhit.bsky.social 👏 and friends, for gravel botherers and other curious folks.

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · May 4

And top left of the quarry photo, a spectacular unconformity between Precambrian andesite and the Tertiary fill of a wadi in section. Delicious.

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Apr 26

Are you going to @egu.eu next week? Tell us about your presentations and we’ll reshare! @egu-esurf.bsky.social #geomorphology

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Apr 26

Great outreach resource on waterfalls prepared by Sophie Rothman & @jscheingross.bsky.social

Joel Scheingross @jscheingross.bsky.social · Mar 31

Interested in waterfalls? My former PhD student, Sophie Rothman, (with support from NSF) made a fun outreach video about how waterfalls erode, check it out and please share widely:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVgr...

Waterfalls and how they erode

YouTube video by Sophie Rothman

www.youtube.com

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Feb 28

Remember it’s International Geomorphology Week next week, and that means League of Landforms is back! The big names in geomorphology will be there, battling against some underdogs to decide who can claim the title. Make sure you are following us on Instagram!

LEAGUE OF LANDFORMS 2025

Featuring…
Waterfalls
Moraines
Stacks
Alluvial fans
Dunes
Meanders
And many more…

For one week only,
Join us on Instagram
@bsgeomorphology
Monday 3rd March!

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Feb 20

Did you know animals like beavers, termites, and salmon shape landscapes as powerfully as rivers and floods? A new paper by Leverhulme-funded Prof. Gemma Harvey @qmul.ac.uk reveals how over 600 species act as nature’s engineers, reshaping our planet!
www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

@pnas.org

Animals as Architects of the Earth: First Global Study Reveals Their Surprising Impact

www.qmul.ac.uk

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Feb 20

Chuffed to be part of this global #biogeomorphology study @pnas.org, led by fab Gemma Harvey & Zareena Khan @qmul.ac.uk. A great team and exciting, important results. Biological energy matters for geomorphology. A lot. Animals are earth movers that sculpt landscapes.
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

First global study reveals impact of animals as architects of the Earth

Research uncovers the extraordinary role of animals in shaping our planet

www.mmu.ac.uk

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Stephen Rice @sterice.bsky.social · Feb 1

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Come and join us. My colleagues are brilliant. The University is investing. We are going places. And, we are nice. Be a big part of it. Have a look. @manmetuni.bsky.social
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ALT: a woman is holding a piece of paper with the words `` go on '' written on it .

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