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Prof Jamie Woodward

@jamie-woodward.bsky.social
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Prof in Physical Geography @ Manchester, UK. Earth history, river science, #microplastics. Vice Pres R&HE @RGS_IBG Fellow @BSG_Geomorph Editor @GeogReview Author: The Ice Age VSI. A Little History of the Earth coming 14/10/25 🌍

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
On this day in 1934, crowds massed as Manchester Central Library was officially opened by King George V, a startling expression of civic confidence during the depression.
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Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction @oupacademic.bsky.social has just been published in Chinese 🇨🇳 #IceAge #China
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Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Trump goes green 🌳
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Absolute chancers. Nationalise water. Now. And keep it in public hands forever.
Thames water told the BBC we remain of the view that w market led solution is the best way to secure the long term stability needed to continue improving performance and advancing our turnaround plan for the benefit of customers, the environment and our stakeholders
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 15/06/2026
As is the annual tradition, we hope many of you will take the opportunity to use the Climate Stripes this week to start important conversations about the risks from, and solutions to, climate change. Officially, #ShowYourStripes for 2026 is on Sat 20th June. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Global Climate Stripes
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
@yalepress.bsky.social had a sale. It would have been rude of me not to. #Booksky
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SALIENT-Hub @salient-hub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌍 🏅Big congratulations to Prof Jamie Woodward (University of Manchester), named again as one of the UK’s most influential environmental academics 👏
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 19/03/2025
A River Rescue Kit, designed by Prof Jamie Woodward, can help volunteers take action against sewage pollution in their local waterways | Manchester University #Sewage #WaterCompanies northwestbylines.co.uk/business/riv...
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River Rescue Kit helps campaigners to fight sewage pollution
A River Rescue Kit, designed by Prof Jamie Woodward, can help volunteers take action against sewage pollution in their local waterways
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🙌 Nice! A “River Rescue Kit”, designed by Prof Jamie Woodward, can help volunteers take action against sewage pollution in their local waterways. 💩🚰
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River Rescue Kit helps campaigners to fight sewage pollution
A River Rescue Kit, designed by Prof Jamie Woodward, can help volunteers take action against sewage pollution in their local waterways
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
According to Jamie Woodward, Hutton was “the first geologist to make convincing arguments about the reality of deep time in Earth History” ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
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Everyday philosophy: How the world forgot James Hutton
A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten
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Polar Observer @polarobs.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
[LIVRE] Parution le 19/10 de la traduction française du livre de Klaus Dodds et Jamie Woodward sur l'#Arctique laboutique.edpsciences.fr/product/1359...
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ENDS Report @endsreport.com · 05/06/2026
🎆 POWER LIST: ACADEMICS 🎆 Day four of ENDS Power List 2026 has arrived and celebrates the academics on the cutting edge of environmental science and regulation🔬 Congratulations to the 10 researchers, professors and scientists who were selected from a record number of power list entries this year🧵
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Enjoyed this evening's non-fiction event at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in Romiley, with fellow authors @drjamesbailey.bsky.social, @thelrm.bsky.social and @jamie-woodward.bsky.social. Signed copies of 'These Isles' now available at the shop. .
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Streaming Spires Podcast Network @streamingspires.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Science Of The Times: A Little History Of The Earth. Have a listen:
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A Little History Of The Earth
Tim and Syma chat with Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography,...
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Some 150 million years ago, sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study
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For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet
Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought! Provocative headline for this excellent @nature.com piece by @michael-marshall.bsky.social , reviewing the latest research on bird origins With some thoughts by some guy with a new bird book coming out. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought
Discoveries in Jurassic rocks reveal that birds were adept fliers earlier than scientists realized.
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We now have the official UK cover for The Story of Birds! And I have hard copy proofs in my grubby hands... British readers, you can find it too on June 11!
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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The week in bestsellers 🫶🏻
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Dr Ross Barnett @deepfrieddna.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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When 21 men saw in the new year by dining in a dinosaur
Guests braved the cold of December 1853 to have dinner inside a concrete mould of a dinosaur in a warehouse.
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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The latest installment in the Little Histories series, A Little History of the Earth is a lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs. Order now at yalebooks.com.
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
If you got book tokens or gift certificates this Christmas, may I recommend these new-ish books, a selection for kids and adults! @jamie-woodward.bsky.social @lsmonster.bsky.social @rachelignotofsky.bsky.social
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
On deep time. This week’s philosophy column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social - inspired by @jamie-woodward.bsky.social’s A Little History of the Earth www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
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Everyday philosophy: How the world forgot James Hutton
A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
A great evening discussing 4.54 billion years of the Earth’s history with @jamie-woodward.bsky.social at Manchester Museum to celebrate the launch of his A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The T-Rex of Damocles hung over me last night at the launch of @jamie-woodward.bsky.social’s A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social at the Manchester Museum
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Really impressed with A Little History of the Earth, the new book from @jamie-woodward.bsky.social ! Out in the UK now, and USA soon... A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Looking forward to discusing this fine @yalebooks.bsky.social book with @jamie-woodward.bsky.social in Manchester next week www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/jamie-...
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Jamie Woodward: A Little History of the Earth book launch
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Jenny Lewin-Jones @jennylewinjones.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Shout-out to @jamie-woodward.bsky.social for his new book 'A Little History of the Earth'. Great for #sociology students, e.g. chapter 3 for Visual Sociology (the importance of the 'Blue Marble' photo of the earth), and chapter 40 for Environmental Sociology (The Anthropocene: a human planet)
Book cover of 'A little history of the earth', by Jamie Woodward
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Hywel Griffiths @hywelgriffiths.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Traeth y Gogledd / Y Wig / North Beach | Aberystwyth
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
What do we know about the last surviving dinosaurs, living right before the asteroid? And is Nanotyrannus a tiny tyrannosaur species or juvenile T. rex? Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social ! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...
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Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
12/11: @drjuliashaw.bsky.social will be in conversation with Jamie Woodward, discussing the motivations of those damaging our environment. Part psychology, part true crime - this is going to be a fascinating conversation! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-crim...
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 31/10/2025
Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.
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Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again
Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.
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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Mewn erthygl yn The Conversation, mae'r Athro Stephen Tooth yn egluro sut, ers Dolgarrog, mae gan y DU record diogelwch cronfeydd dŵr rhagorol ond mae trychinebau'n dal i ddigwydd. 🖱 tinyurl.com/4c2he4vy #diogelwch #cronfeydddwr #NewidHinsawdd #llifogydd
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Geography at Bangor University @bugeography.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Our colleague Dr Lynda Yorke has been reflecting on the Centenary of the Dolgarrog Dam disaster that occured on 2 Nov 1925 You can read her article in @uk.theconversation.com here #disaster #rememberance #resilience #reservoirsafety #community #legacy theconversation.com/when-the-dam...
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When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws
A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK safety laws and its own identity.
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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
👂Siawns i wrando eto ar Dr Hywel Griffiths, Adran Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear, yn edrych ar drychineb Dolgarrog ym 1925 a beth allwn ni ddysgu ohoni. 🖱️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Lleisiau Cymru - Gwersi Dolgarrog - BBC Sounds
Hywel Griffiths sy'n edrych ar hanes trychineb Dolgarrog ym 1925 a beth allwn ni ddysgu.
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Brian Sayle @briansayle.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The breach in the Llyn Eigiau Dam wall. 100 years ago today, following heavy rain, the dam failed flooding the village of Dolgarrog, resulting in the loss of 16 lives. I've past this dam several times, its remains are a sombre structure in the mountains above what was a peaceful village below.
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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Stephen Tooth explains how since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur. 🖱 tinyurl.com/45yrfjfk #resevoirsafety #climatechange #flood
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 31/10/2025
A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK safety laws and its own identity.
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When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws
A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK safety laws and its own identity.
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Catherine Duigan @cduigan.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Today #Wales remembers a catastrophic part of its environmental history - The Dolgarrog Dam Disaster #Dolgarrog100 with commissioned requiem, musical responses , prose, poetry, art & drama #envhist #reservoir #rememberance #reservoirsafety #community #legacy #heritage www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI91...
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Geography at Bangor University @bugeography.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Today marks the #Centenary of the #Dolgarrog Dam #Disaster The village never forgot and UK #Reservoir Saftey Laws were changed because of it Read what our colleague Dr Lynda Yorke wrote about this event & how it shaped the community theconversation.com/when-the-dam...
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When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws
A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK safety laws and its own identity.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 31/10/2025
The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.
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New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator
The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.
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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
#FossilFriday: the fossil 'crocodile' (ichthyosaur) skull found one autumn day 214 years ago between Lyme Regis and Charmouth in Dorset by Mary Anning's brother, Joseph. Although similar fossils had long been known to occur at Lyme and elsewhere, this was the first to be scientifically described.
Ichthyosaur fossil showing a long pointed snout with many small teeth and a large eye with bony plates photographed in a museum.
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Nanotyrannus is real. For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex. But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species. Isn’t science fun?! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil
Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex
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Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester @socialresponuom.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Prof @jamie-woodward.bsky.social recently addressed an APPG roundtable at Westminster, presenting research on microplastic pollution from wastewater discharges and biosolids. 💦 Find out more:
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Geography professor delivers impactful Westminster talk on microplastics < Social Responsibility
Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Manchester, recently addressed key stakeholders at Westminster to speak about the impact of microplastic pollution on our…
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 20/09/2025
🦴 Microplastics and bone health A new review finds microplastics can accumulate in bone tissue, altering cells, weakening structure, and potentially linking to diseases like osteoporosis. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #SciComm #Health #Plastics 🧪
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Effects of microplastics on the bones: a comprehensive review - Osteoporosis International
A growing role for the skeleton in human health and longevity emerged recently. However, knowledge regarding the effects of new risk factors, linked to modern life, for bone diseases is not documented...
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Georgina Rannard @georginarannard.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration. My write-up of new research here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tiny creature gorges, gets fat, and locks up planet-warming carbon
Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.
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Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Don’t forget to preorder from your local bookstore! 😊 yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
It was an honour to present our work on #microplastics in rivers to the APPG on microplastics in Westminster last week chaired by Alberto Costa MP with reps from @womensinstitute.bsky.social & various organisations. Excellent discussion on how to limit microplastics entering the environment.
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