Laura Turnbull-Lloyd
@ecogeo.bsky.social
Geomorphology, ecology, drylands, land degradation, networks. Geography at Durham University
🌿Paid Summer Placement Opportunity 🌿 Interested in a career in environmental science? Apply for a paid 6-week placement at UKCEH exploring tropical tree genetic diversity in SE Asia to support conservation & restoration strategies. 📅 Deadline: 10 July 📧 More info: iapetus.applications@durham.ac.uk
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Physical Geography who who has expertise in the field of Earth Observation. Application deadline 10th May, with a possible start date of 1st October. Further details can be found here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Assistant Professor in Physical Geography
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🌱 Fully Funded PhD Opportunity @ University of Exeter! 🌱 Study how NEOM’s regreening is shaping productivity in arid landscapes. Join TESS Lab using Earth Observation, ML, and field data to understand what effective regreening looks like.
NEW How did ancient cities adapt to changes and overcome crises? By applying resilience theory to Northern Mesopotamian urban centres, researchers empirically analyse how settlement networks and connectivity changed over time. A resilient #AntiquityThread 🧵 1/9 🏺 #Archaeology
New paper out 🥳 In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle. Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley
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Land degradation remains one of the most serious and persistent global challenges. This deserves to be a global priority for science, policy, and more. www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
FAO report: 1.7 billion people experience lower crop yields due to land degradation
The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report focuses on land degradation caused by human activities
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Another paper out from the I-CONN network. Well done Deborah
Deborah Priß@deborahpriss.bsky.social · 11mo agoNew paper out! 🥳 We use MCMC-MLE Temporal Exponential Random Graph Models (MTERGMs) to assess which network patterns and social processes explain the formation of the ancient hollow ways. Read the full open access paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Archaeology #NetworkScience
Delighted that our paper led by Deborah Priß "The social behind the physical" on connectivity of Bronze and Iron Age societies is now out in Journal of Archaeological Science. It's available Open Access at authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
We're advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position on modelling ecosystem resilience/vegetation patterning with @ecogeo.bsky.social, Denis Patterson, Roy Sanderson, and John Wainright! Keen to chat with anyone trained in geography/maths/ecology/physics etc. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Mathematical modelling of Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate
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Are you thinking of enrolling on a Masters programme? Look no further! We have two suites (with a choice of three programmes in each) - one on Risk and (all new for 2026) one on Sustainable Futures. For more information please visit our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
RiscBal welcomed @geogdurham.bsky.social students last week with two field trips: 1. Exploring the Flash-Flood Early Warning System in the Balearic Islands at Ca n’Amer River catchment. 2. Learning about ecogeomorphic modelling in Mediterranean catchments at Sa Font de la Vila River catchment.
Desertification and drought day seminar. Happening soon!
We’re advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social undergraduate summer research experience project on ‘Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate’, with me, @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson & @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social. Please share with your undergrads! iapetus2.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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Amazing to see this I-CONN ITN paper come out. Well done Mel!
Fiona Clubb@drfionaclubb.bsky.social · 2y agoInterested in what controls patterns of bedrock exposure and alluvial cover? Check out Mel Guirro's first PhD paper where we use NST in Landlab to model alluvial cover for the River Carron in the Scottish Highlands. Now out in JGR-ES: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The biosphere in 2050: Can complexity science help predict the state of the planet? How can networks, theoretical ecology & synthetic biology help? Check our @royalsocietypublishing.org issue co-edited with SLevin. All started at @sfiscience.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ecological complexity and the biosphere: the next 30 years | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display multiple alternative states a...
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The MSc Climate, Risk and Society and MSc Environmental Hazards and Risk @geogdurham.bsky.social are eligible for British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM scheme for female students from MEXICO: deadline 16th March 2025. Full info in the link www.durham.ac.uk/study/schola...
British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM - Durham University
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A great opportunity at a fantastic department - Assistant Professor in Physical Geography @geogdurham.bsky.social. We are looking for candidates with expertise in ice sheets and glaciers that will complement and extend our current work. Closing date 12th January.❄️⚒️🧪 durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
