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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🌏 New research led from @lborouniversity shows that sand mining is drastically altering the Mekong system, weakening the Tonle Sap Lake’s vital flood pulse - the heartbeat of one of the world’s most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems. ➡️ Nature Sustainability paper... www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-pa...

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Sand mining reducing the flow of Southeast Asia’s largest lake, new report warns | Dan Parsons

🌏 New research led from Loughborough University has revealed that sand mining is critically disrupting the natural flood pulse of Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake — Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Pub...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

🌊🔥 Building Resilience for a Changing World: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities at @lborouniversity As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT). www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-pa...

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

For anyone interested in #psychology, #research assessment and evaluation, how the expert panel rated research submitted to #REF2021 - and especially the fate of #qualitative research - our article in Cogent Psychology is #OpenAccess (link in next post). 1/2

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Psychology and research assessment in the United Kingdom
Matthew Inglis,Colin Foster,Hugues Lortie-Forgues,Victoria Simms & Elizabeth Stokoe
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What can we learn about psychology research in the UK, and its perceived quality, from examining manuscripts submitted to the psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience subpanel of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)? Using a latent Dirichlet allocation topic modelling approach, we identified 33 topics which collectively summarised the content of the journal articles returned to the subpanel. We found that the composition of submissions to the subpanel, in terms of these topics, explained a large proportion of the variance in the quality assessments they received from the expert peer review subpanel. Our model identified topics which were typically associated with receiving higher and lower unit-level quality assessments. In our discussion we pay particular attention to the fate of qualitative research, and discuss possible accounts for why units who returned a large amount of qualitative work tended to receive lower quality assessments than those who did not.

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Loughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The government has pledged to remove RAAC from all affected schools in England by 2029. Professor Chris Goodier comments to @bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Raac will be removed from schools by 2029, government says

The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Bye-bye Chang Mai. Thanks for the memories! 👋🌏

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Rice terraces, northern Vietnam. 23 degrees, river turbulence, finches and crickets in the background.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Had the great pleasure of visiting Tsinghua University yesterday for an inspiring day of discussion on our institutional partnership Loughborough University and our ongoing collaborative approaches to hazard and risk research, education and communication.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

What happens when rivers freeze, thaw, and flow in a warming world? ❄️🌊 Our new paper reports on novel cryolab experiments that reveal erosion peaks not at the coldest temps, but at –5.2°C. As freeze-thaw cycles shift, so will rivers. Big questions, small-scale answers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2024...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🏆 44 years at the top! Loughborough University crowned BUCS champions once again — an unbroken legacy of sporting excellence. Proud of every student athlete, coach, staff & supporter who made this happen. Here’s to passion, performance & purple. 💜💛 #BUCS44 #Loughborough #ChampionsAgain

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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Over the moon to finally announce our NERC: Natural Environment Research Council funded project Charnwood Champions 🥳 This project has been a dream of mine for many years after witnessing the inconsistancy and inequality of opportunities for children to access the natural environment

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

🌱 What if environmental science belonged to everyone? We’re proud to launch Charnwood Champions: A Passport to Inclusive Environmental Science – a bold, place-based project reimagining environmental learning, opportunity, and leadership. 🔗 More here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...

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New environmental education initiative tackles sector’s diversity crisis

A groundbreaking new initiative led by Loughborough University, and in collaboration with key civic partners, is set to transform environmental education and green careers access for young people acro...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Lets go @LboroLightning @lborouniversity - and historic three-peat on the cards! #wherehistorybegins.. watch live on @SkySports this afternoon!

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Launched @Lborouni's first ever UNESCO Day & I’m still buzzing with pride. We now have 3 UNESCO Chairs—the most of any UK university. 🌍 Sport as a force for global development (Prof Giulianotti) 🌊 Data-driven resilience against disaster (Prof Liang) 📖 Storytelling for sustainability (Prof Wilson)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Walked on plastic debris today. Literally. Part of an incredible interactive art installation by Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic. Strangest feeling—the sound, the crunch, the weight of waste underfoot. It left me reflecting on how deeply plastic is entangled in our lives—and futures. Reac more here:

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📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 | Dan Parsons

📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 Today, I visited one of the most powerful and affecting installations I've seen in a long time. Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic’s (aka Kraa...

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Dr Flo Halstead @flohalstead.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Based on work in Vietnam, we explore how place-based, intergenerational storytelling can drive real momentum and sustain engagement. @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social @bedforms.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @lisa-jones7.bsky.social, Thu Vo, Hue Le, Anh Nguyen, Alison Lloyd Williams

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Dr Flo Halstead @flohalstead.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Happy Monday! 🥳 Thrilled to share our new paper in Children’s Geographies: “Place-based & intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: Moving beyond participation and towards momentum” 🌍📚 Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IHFXJ...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Lets go ✨️ @lborouniversity @LboroLightning - national super league semis live tonight on @SkySports 🙌 💜 www.netballsl.com/news/where-t...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Yeah...its an end member but not a crazy outlier.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Ouch thats warm at the end of the month....would be June record I believe.....

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Globalization and World Cities @gawc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The Department of Geography and Environment @lborouniversity.bsky.social is launching the MSc Climate Change, Energy and Humanitarian Action, a brand-new distance learning programme co-designed and delivered with @unitar.bsky.social. 💻 Register for an open webinar at unitar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Webinar 'Where do Climate Leaders Begin? 19 June 2025, 5-6pm (CET)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

That would be fun to try! 😃

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Thanks so much for the invitation @landscapeslive.bsky.social - lots of fun to give the online seminar. Was great to share progress on our large NERC EvoFlood project! 💪😃

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

BBC News - Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'

The violin is smaller than a human hair and has

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

New paper out! Sand mining isn’t just removing riverbed material, it’s engineering entirely new bed morphologies. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... 🎯 Led by @drchrishackney.bsky.social Findings - mining: ➡️ Steeper, taller dunes ➡️ More flow resistance ➡️ Implications for flood risk

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Increased Hydraulic Roughness in Alluvial Rivers Created by Sand‐Mining Sculpted Bed Features

Form roughness of sand mining sculpted bed features is greater than natural dunes Strong recirculating flow is observed in the leeside of sand mining sculpted bed features Suspended sediment tra...

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Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🚨New paper alert 🚨 Ever wondered how sand extraction may be altering the bed of sandy rivers? How these changes influence flow and sediment transport? Well wonder no more! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Great to welcome Prof Jeff Nittrouer (Texas Tech) to @lborouniversity.bsky.social as an IAS Residential Fellow! He’ll work on joint bids, publish from current projects & build new research links across campus. Exciting times for delta and sediment science! 🌍 🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias... #IAS

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🚨 We’re hiring at Loughborough! 🚨 This is a strategic investment in teams of academic staff focused on Research & Innovation. Ready to help shape the future of your field and of a top 10 UK university? www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad...

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Join your team. Bring your team. Build your team.

Loughborough University is seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Whether you're actively looking or just curious, I’m happy to chat about life at Loughborough and where your work could fit in. (5/6)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

👉 Explore the roles and research areas here: 🔗 lnkd.in/eTcHdggu These are roles for people who want to shape their discipline—and help shape Loughborough. (4/6)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We’re known for our collaborative, supportive culture and real-world influence—and we want to build on that with new academic roles across thematic areas. (3/6)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We’re on an exciting trajectory to become even more research-intensive. Join us as we build the next chapter of Loughborough’s story. Driven by ideas, impact, & collaboration? There’s never been a better time to come on board. (2/6)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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Join your team. Bring your team. Build your team.

Loughborough University is seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Join Us @lborouniversity – Shape the Future of Research 💜🙌 Are you ready to lead, collaborate, and innovate? We are seeking ~100 exceptional academics to join our vibrant community and tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad... DMs open for informal chat

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Join your team. Bring your team. Build your team.

Loughborough University is seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Delighted to see our @NERCscience @EvoFlood project research on changing flood hazard and risk profiled by @theAGU 💜 @lborouniversity eos.org/research-spo...

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Join your team. Bring your team. Build your team.

Loughborough University is seeking top research talent from around the world to build, join and shape the teams facing down the most pressing challenges of our time.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Big news yesterday: Forging Ahead is go! Honoured to lead this hub for research commercialisation across the Midlands. Backed by major investment, announced by Lord Vallance. We will supercharge innovation, keep talent rooted, & turn ideas into real-world impact. www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-pa...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Rather than use tablet a second screen is like 100 dollars and easier

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Yeah a second screen that is wifi conectable and a wifi dongle

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I think you cam do it over bluetooth too....but would need some sort of bluetooth casting app i think. Could you not run a usb-c cable? To something like this? amzn.eu/d/hgouEJF

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Use miracast. Usb wifi dongle on the laptop and cast over tgat to external screen probably easiest.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Brilliant ❤️ ....."let me flowwwww"

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