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Josh Ahmed

@geomorphicjosh.bsky.social
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PDRA in Pollution & Coastal Risk at Queen Mary University of London (UK). Geomorphologist, Space Observer, Meandering Rivers, Oxbow Lakes, Soils, Landfills, & Mars.

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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
An excellent evening celebrating the winners of this year’s BSG awards at the Annual BSG conference in Lincoln. Many congratulations to the winners and new fellows. You can read the biographies of our award winners in the newsletter. www.geomorphology.org.uk/app/uploads/...
From right to left photo shows Dr Chris Skinner (Frostick Award), Dr Chris Hackney (BSG Chair), Prof Steve Rice (BSG President), Prof Steve Darby (newly elected fellow), Dr Christian Erikson (Kirkby Award), Prof Stuart Lane (Linton Award), Cameron Sanderson (Sweeting Award) and Dr Martin Hurst (Warwick Award). Also congratulations to Dr Shmilovitz (Chorley Award) who is not in the photo.
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🌟2026 BSG Annual Conference is now open for abstracts!🌟 Join us in Lincoln between 1st and 4th September 📆 Find out more about conference preparations (including. the Cuchlaine King symposium on biogeomorphology🍃🦫) here www.geomorphology.org.uk/annual-confe... ⬇️ for the abstract submission...
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Fun to seek out the soon-to-be beach bunker on the East Yorkshire coast this weekend, although it highlights the seriousness of the problem coastal erosion poses for the UK - particularly with climate change #CoastalErosion #Tunstall #Yorkshire
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨🚨10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT #EGU26 ABSTRACTS🚨🚨
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🚨 4 days left to enter 🚨 submit your photos and drawings of geomorphological features by midnight on Friday tagging us and the tag #BSGAC25 to win up to £100 🥇 last years winners and runners up for inspiration ⬇️
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨🚨10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT #EGU26 ABSTRACTS🚨🚨
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨🚨10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT #EGU26 ABSTRACTS🚨🚨
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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We are looking for expressions of interest for The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme. We welcome proposals from exceptional scholars in economics and the social sciences working on topics aligned with our research themes in climate change, environment, and sustainable development.
lse.ac.uk
Work with us - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Current job vacancies at The Grantham Research Institute. For LSE jobs, please see the main website.
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Make sure to tag us, only members can win and only two entries per person! T&Cs in the newsletter www.geomorphology.org.uk/app/uploads/...
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Join @profkatespencer.bsky.social, John MacDonald & I in Vienna at @egu.eu for our session on Chemicals and Climate Change where we want to consolidate our knowledge on how changes in hydrology & hydrodynamics will impact future contaminant mobility @egu-gm.bsky.social ⬇️ www.egu26.eu/session/56805
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Come and join us in Vienna next year at the #FluvialSystems session. We welcome all things fluvial from the reach scale to bedform scale, empirical to experimental and beyond. For more info on the session & submission portal ⬇️⬇️ www.egu26.eu/session/56195 @egu.eu @egu-gm.bsky.social
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Great to visit @unisouthampton.bsky.social to deliver a seminar on my recent and soon-to-be published work @leverhulme.ac.uk funded work on oxbow lakes. Lovely to be back in Southampton after a 10 year hiatus (since the legendary @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social dinner at sea, @drchrishackney.bsky.social)
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Really nice to see the full story of @crabvocate.bsky.social's work having seen snippets over the past couple of years. Exciting findings to come 👀
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Thrilled to announce that Mike Kirkby, Fiona Kirkby and Stuart Lane have all been awarded Honorary Life Membership of the BSG during yesterday’s Frost Reception. We also welcomed Paul Carling and Malcolm Newson as new Fellows of the BSG. Congratulations all! #BSG25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Really cool to hear about @lisamol.bsky.social's work after not crossing paths in a loooong time. Many congrats on the award, Lisa!
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It was fun to chat to folks about my work on the #RACC project which seeks to better understand interactions and controls on pollutant dispersal associated with historic coastal landfills in the UK at #BSG25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A great few days at #BSG25 where I got the chance to showcase my @leverhulme.ac.uk funded work on oxbow lakes - hopefully out in publication form soon.
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
It's that time of year again, time for the annual @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social conference. A nice easy travel across from Hull this morning, but still an early start #BSG25
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ [yeah, that was me] | Mark Oliver for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Great to get my first glimpse of Tilbury this week. Welcomed with a burnt out speed camera, so knew this site would provide the goods. Plenty of glass and crockery amongst other interesting finds. Look forward to collecting more samples here #RACC @profkatespencer.bsky.social
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
LAST CHANCE to get abstracts in for our session at #AGU25 DEADLINE: 0359 (UTC) 31st July All info below ⬇️⬇️
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
One for the folks at @eeiathull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social and the #AuraCDT
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Kate Spencer @profkatespencer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
What a great few days. Smiles all round, ALL the weather, lots of sampling and all on film! @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social @sgrieve.bsky.social
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚨ABSTRACT SUBMISSION🚨 We're hosting a session on CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE CHANGE at #AGU25 We want to bring academics, policymakers & practitioners together to advance our knowledge of contaminant dispersal & concentration via hydrological processes Join us in New Orleans! Deadline: 31 July 0300 UTC
https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/252369
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A great few days in #LymeRegis collecting sediment samples to assess the impact and risk posed by an eroding coastal landfill - 80+ samples retrieved and excited to see what they tell us once we get them in the lab! #RACC @profkatespencer.bsky.social @sgrieve.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Never seen such reckless decision making in my life - @andyrussell.bsky.social moving mad on his chocolate bar Q-sort 🤯
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Hottest day of the year? Seems like an ideal time to collect geometric measurements about bricks 🥵
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🌟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/...
The front cover of our June newsletter with a photo showing a U shaped valley in Wales, with a narrow river meandering through the valley.
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We also announce this year's photo competition winners: congratulations @thapasara.bsky.social, Stephen Tooth. @drchrishackney.bsky.social 🥇🥈🥉
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Always a bit of a bummer when your crucible explodes during a loss-on-ignition run and contaminates the other 15 samples 🙃 #LabworkWoes
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Come and join us on the RACC project at @qmul.ac.uk - 2 year PDRA post to start ASAP All details below 👇
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Another cracking Devon day, sampling the finest British saltmarsh (and whatever else lurks within...). Plenty of samples to begin analysing back at @qmul.ac.uk #RACC
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Another cracking Devon day, sampling the finest British saltmarsh (and whatever else lurks within...). Plenty of samples to begin analysing back at @qmul.ac.uk #RACC
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
A great day out collecting sediment grabs and cores from Northam Burrows as we assess the potential future risk of coastal landfills #RACC @profkatespencer.bsky.social
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Pauline Couper @paulinecouper.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, please lend me your vote! If you've looked at the Council election information you will see that I'm standing for election to the 'Expeditions & Fieldwork Councillor' position. (1/4)
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A quick check of the field kit and scout of the site before the work begins in earnest tomorrow - let's hope the sun sticks around for us #RACC @profkatespencer.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Really cool paper!
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 03/05/2025
New research shows microplastics in glitter can disrupt how marine life builds its shells and reefs.
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Glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side – it can change the chemistry of our oceans
New research shows microplastics in glitter can disrupt how marine life builds its shells and reefs.
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Another great week of science and socialising (& 🍦) with the greatest minds in the game. Always one of the most productive weeks of the year, looking forward to next time #EGU25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Excellent work from Anan showcasing his work with @tomcoulthard.bsky.social and the BGS on the development of a digital flood twin for Hull #EGU25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Really cool insights on the affects of biofilms on microplastic mobility from Julie Hope and colleagues (@annebaar.bsky.social/ @icemeanders.bsky.social)
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Another sunny start for the final day of #EGU25. Today's agenda is all about microplastics and hydrological monitoring - great way to end the week!
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A brilliantly reflective @egu-gm.bsky.social #BagnoldMedal lecture from @chrisdclark.bsky.social this evening. Highlights included cutting-edge 80m/pixel imagery, career-high and low reviewer comments, and building his own scaled drumlin. Very well deserved, Chris! #EGU25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Absolutely top-tier #FluvialSystems session at this year's #EGU25 - big thanks to everyone who contributed and attended. Feeling motivated to get back to work - bring on next year's session💪
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Kicking off our #FluvialSystems session again until the end of the day in D3 with a great set of talks - come along and get in on the fun #EGU25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Awesome turn out at our #FluvialSystems poster session today and sad I couldn't get around to see it all in person. Don't forget to join us in D3 from 08:30 for a brilliant line up of presentations tomorrow
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Fantastic to present my @leverhulme.ac.uk funded work on Amazon oxbow lakes and channel mobility during the #FluvialSystems session today - thanks to all who stopped by #EGU25
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Greg Vasilopoulos @gregvasilop.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Nice work @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social really interesting work on river meander dynamics
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Excellent summary of @gregvasilop.bsky.social's Project PAMANA work on mining waste dispersal in the Philippines #EGU25
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Lovely to see @annebaar.bsky.social & @drchrishackney.bsky.social 's modelling work examining morphodynamic responses to sand mining #EGU25
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