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Roland Gehrels

@rolandgehrels.bsky.social
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Professor in Physical Geography and former Head of Environment and Geography at University of York. Interested in climate and sea-level change. Views my own. ⚽🍺♞🚴

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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Good news. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570m
Deal agreed to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledge
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Ed Garrett @edtgarrett.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Looking for a funded PhD for September 2026? We have two saltmarsh projects available at the University of York... www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project... With @rolandgehrels.bsky.social, @naturalengland.bsky.social, @naturescot.bsky.social and many other great people!
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The past, present and future resilience of UK saltmarshes in a changing climate at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The past, present and future resilience of UK saltmarshes in a changing climate at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Applications invited for a fully funded PhD project on salt marshes in Scotland's Northern and Western Isles. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Sea-level rise and coastal wetland vulnerability in Scotland’s Northern and Western Isles at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Sea-level rise and coastal wetland vulnerability in Scotland’s Northern and Western Isles at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The age of warnings is over. The climate and nature crisis is already here, threatening our food, health and national security. On 27 Nov, top UK experts deliver the official briefing our leaders urgently need. Make sure your MP attends❗️ #TimeToStepUp www.nebriefing.org
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Estimated costs per year for the UK: Benefit fraud - £9.5 billion Asylum support - £4.7 billion Tax evasion - £5.5 billion A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million can raise up to £24 billion a year. (Sources: DWP, FCDO, HMRC, Oxfam)
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Department of Environment and Geography @uoyenvironment.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
A super proud day for everyone here 🎓 Huge congratulations to all of our brilliant graduates celebrating today -- with speeches and prizes in the department this afternoon and the full ceremony taking place later on #York #graduation 🌍
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Kids are growing up with climate change, but aren't learning about it in school! 🤯 Let's demand climate education for every UK child. Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Teach children in the UK how to help the planet!
We would like the UK government to implement climate change and protecting the earth into all school curriculums to ensure that our generation are informed about the choices they make and the impact w...
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Ed Garrett @edtgarrett.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Join us for the Sea Level and Coastal Change @slacc-qra.bsky.social conference from 8-10th September hosted by @uoyenvironment.bsky.social. Submit abstracts here forms.gle/tDxUpGK4QeYW... and register at store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...
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SLaCC: Abstract submission
Deadline: 15th August 2025 The Sea Level and Coastal Change Field Meeting will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York from 8th - 10th September 2025. This ...
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
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Haley Crim @haleycrim.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
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How Trump’s assault on science is blinding America to climate change
Through budget cuts and layoffs, the administration has begun to cripple the government's ability to research global warming.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing
Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot
Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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David Rippin @dmrippin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Cheerio Obergurgl. We've had a blast. Now the long journey back home begins for UoY Department of Environment & Geography students. @uoyenvironment.bsky.social #Austria #Obergurgl #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #OPOTY #PhotoRippin
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Our @uoyenvironment.bsky.social students take to the sea to investigate seagrass beds off the #Islay coast.
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David Rippin @dmrippin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Students from the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, hanging out in the amazing forests that surround Obergurgl, learing all about alpine ecology. @uoyenvironment.bsky.social #Obergurgl #Austria #PhotoRippin
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
There’s another scandal buried in the Trump-Republican budget plan that’s not getting enough attention: massive giveaways to Big Oil.
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Department of Environment and Geography @uoyenvironment.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Brilliant collaborative #YorkResearch in Nature Sustainability - examining ways to consolidate transformative economic approaches and support future efforts to synthesize conceptual models, methodologies and policy solutions 👇🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ten principles for transforming economics in a time of global crises - Nature Sustainability
Unconventional economic approaches with transformative potential for sustainability are too dispersed to gain sufficient traction in policy. With qualitative content analysis, this study brings cohere...
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A field course to #Islay wouldn’t be complete without a deep investigation into... whisky 🥃🔬 It’s important to distill the scientific facts. @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Our @uoyenvironment.bsky.social field course in the stunning Austrian Alps continues to provide Environmental Science and Environmental Geography students with hands-on learning and unforgettable experiences in one of Europe’s most breathtaking landscapes. 🌍⛰️
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David Rippin @dmrippin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Midway through the University of York Department of Environment & Geography's annual field trip to Obergurgl in Austria. Mountains, glaciers, rivers, engaged and enthusiastic students, and a lot of marmots! @uoyenvironment.bsky.social #Obergurgl #Austria #PhotoRippin
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Very powerful to experience what can happen when a Landowner decides to convert poor, unproductive agricultural land for nature. With Beavers around the corner the landscape of Bog Hall @castlehowardestate.bsky.social will be transformed with net gain biodiversity. @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Our low-carbon field course in the Austrian Alps for York Environmental Science and Environmental Geography students is in full swing! @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Our @uoyenvironment.bsky.social student fieldtrip to #Islay includes a community talk by @edtgarrett.bsky.social and Ollie Moore on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, our students are having fun investigating some beautiful beaches and salt marshes.
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Excellent start to the week of fieldwork fun across Yorkshire. #Seawater monitoring, bird surveying and environmental assessment of the #blue economy around seaweed production in #Scarborough @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This year we have begun a new journey, a sustainable field course on Islay, where our students learn and explore beneath wide, endless Hebridean skies. @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Department of Environment and Geography @uoyenvironment.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We are facing a global #climatecrisis which requires urgent collaborative action to help tackle challenges, build understanding and capacity, influence policy and change mindsets. How can we best work together? A York Festival of Ideas event later today 👇🌍 yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
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The Future of Higher Education in a Climate Crisis
How can those in higher education work together to address the challenges of a global climate crisis? Our expert panel discusses some unique new approaches.
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Marco Sakai @marcosakai.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Recently disembarked in the Netherlands, ready for an exciting fieldtrip. Our 2nd year undergraduates boarding the bus to IJmuiden beach, the first stop this week. Stay tuned! @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 15/05/2025
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Line chart – China's CO2 emissions are now 1% below their March 2024 peak: China’s emissions from fossil fuels and cement, million tonnes of CO2, rolling 12-month totals. Source: Emissions are estimated from National Bureau of Statistics data on production of different fuels and cement, China Customs data on imports and exports and WIND Information data on changes in inventories, applying emissions factors from China’s latest national greenhouse gas emissions inventory and annual emissions factors per tonne of cement production until 2024. Sector breakdown of coal consumption is estimated using coal consumption data from WIND Information and electricity data from the National Energy Administration.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
100,000 signatures to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships — thank you to everyone who signed ! Now onwards to a debate . . . govpetition.uk/700024
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A splendid day for fieldwork! Our @uoyenvironment.bsky.social first year students are busy in the beautiful Peak District.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I have never seen a situation so dismal that Tony Blair couldn't make it worse.
Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy
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Bring Science to Politics - for Climate, Nature & Our Survival @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Listen to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social personal invitation to Scientists to join him, notable figures & scientists from across the U.K. at Parliament on 13 May ⁉️ Find out more: tinyurl.com/Scientists2025 🥼 Pledge to join: tinyurl.com/SciParl25 #ScientistsOnSurvival #ActOnFacts youtu.be/sBXHiiOF5Rg
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An invitation to Scientists to join me at parliament on May 13th 2025 | Chris Packham
YouTube video by Chris Packham
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Well done, Harvard. Standing up to Trump will not be easy, but academic freedom demands it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/04/2025
Obama and Yale faculty back Harvard as Trump cuts $2bn, alleging antisemitism
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Obama and Yale faculty back Harvard as Trump cuts $2bn, alleging antisemitism
Harvard faces a funding freeze as elite universities warn of growing threats to free inquiry and civil rights * US politics live – latest updates Barack Obama, Yale and other academic institutions have come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration elected to cut $2bn of its federal grants after the Ivy League school in Massachusetts rejected what it said was an attempt at “government regulation” of the university. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect,” said a statement from Obama, the US president from 2009 to 2017. “Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.” Continue reading...
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🌍 Steve Reed wanted the Climate & Nature Bill to proceed. Ed Miliband promised to work on the #CANBill's objectives. Mary Creagh pledged to deliver “binding nature commitments”. 🚨 Labour Ministers are speaking out. ⏳ What’s the delay for new, joined-up, science-led climate and nature legislation?
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🌿 Steve Reed MP on Climate and Nature Bill | Environmental Audit Committee, 24 March 2025
YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New high-resolution sea-level record from the North Sea spans the entire Holocene. Published in Nature today. insideclimatenews.org/news/1903202...
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New Study Reinforces Worries About Pulses of Rapid Sea Level Rise - Inside Climate News
An analysis of peat layers at the bottom of the North Sea shows how fast sea level rose during the end of the last ice age, when Earth was warming at a similar rate as today.
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School for Business and Society 🏫 @uoysbs.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📢 We're delighted that Social Policy and Administration has been placed 41st in the world in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2025, reconfirming our place among the world's most highly regarded departments. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/busin... #UoYSBS #UniversityOfYork #QSWUR
Students sat in a lecture theatre. Text reads: University of York School for Business and Society. World Top 50 for Social Policy and Administration in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray
With the world already experiencing dangerous climate change, decarbonization and climate adaptation are urgent challenges. The potential for even more rapid and irreversible changes augments this ...
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Sunderland AFC raising awareness of rising sea levels.
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Cowards www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists
Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled
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ap366.bsky.social @ap366.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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Hole drilled into Greenland's heart reveals ice ready to slide into the sea
Unique drilling project has ominous implications for sea-level rise
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Jon Baker @jonbakerocean.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🌊 Today in @nature.com: Is the AMOC on the brink of collapse? Unlikely before 2100—but the risks are real 🚨 We find Southern Ocean winds keep this vital ocean "heat engine" running, even under extreme #climatechange. But the Pacific holds a surprise… tinyurl.com/yt6u4e7d Let’s explore 🧪👇
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Well , at least we made the shareholders some more money . #BP
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Guess they’ll be slashing their rather large greenwashing budget as well.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"What made me very cross was when [Defence Minister] Luke Pollard keeps saying 'this was a hard decision'" The Green Party's Caroline Lucas responds to the Government's decision to cut foreign aid to fund an increase in defence spending. #Newsnight
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
With #BP announcing that they’ll slash investment in renewables, today feels like a particularly good day to sign @chrisgpackham.bsky.social petition to end fossil fuel greenwash👇
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Roland Gehrels @rolandgehrels.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
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