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Ross Woods
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Hydrologist at University of Bristol.
Blues dancer/DJ.
New Zealander
Pronouns: he/him

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Larisa Tarasova @lytarasova.bsky.social · 2d
Still some time to apply for a PhD position in my group @ufz.de in my group with the focus on streams, hydrometric and isotopic signatures and ML: recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/32... Looking forward for your applications 🤩

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 5d
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

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Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. A figure detailing the drain on researcher time. 1. The four-fold drain 1.2 Time The number of papers published each year is growing faster than the scientific workforce, with the number of papers per researcher almost doubling between 1996 and 2022 (Figure 1A). This reflects the fact that publishers’ commercial desire to publish (sell) more material has aligned well with the competitive prestige culture in which publications help secure jobs, grants, promotions, and awards. To the extent that this growth is driven by a pressure for profit, rather than scholarly imperatives, it distorts the way researchers spend their time. The publishing system depends on unpaid reviewer labour, estimated to be over 130 million unpaid hours annually in 2020 alone (9). Researchers have complained about the demands of peer-review for decades, but the scale of the problem is now worse, with editors reporting widespread difficulties recruiting reviewers. The growth in publications involves not only the authors’ time, but that of academic editors and reviewers who are dealing with so many review demands. Even more seriously, the imperative to produce ever more articles reshapes the nature of scientific inquiry. Evidence across multiple fields shows that more papers result in ‘ossification’, not new ideas (10). It may seem paradoxical that more papers can slow progress until one considers how it affects researchers’ time. While rewards remain tied to volume, prestige, and impact of publications, researchers will be nudged away from riskier, local, interdisciplinary, and long-term work. The result is a treadmill of constant activity with limited progress whereas core scholarly practices – such as reading, reflecting and engaging with others’ contributions – is de-prioritized. What looks like productivity often masks intellectual exhaustion built on a demoralizing, narrowing scientific vision. A table of profit margins across industries. The section of text related to this table is below: 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. The costs of inaction are plain: wasted public funds, lost researcher time, compromised scientific integrity and eroded public trust. Today, the system rewards commercial publishers first, and science second. Without bold action from the funders we risk continuing to pour resources into a system that prioritizes profit over the advancement of scientific knowledge.

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Larisa Tarasova @lytarasova.bsky.social · 19d
We are looking for 2 PhDs in our @dfg.de #HydroSIGNs project with @sub-heterogenty.bsky.social to study resilience of hydrological systems to #global change. Interested in merging large-sample analysis and field work to study these beautiful springs and the streams they feed? Apply via links below ⬇️

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Giulio Castelli @giuliocst.bsky.social · 24d
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
www.nature.com

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 24d
🎥 Our new webinar introduces UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2 and shares what’s next for FDRI data.

Watch here 👉 youtu.be/JMZYzlLA_h8

Thanks to all the partners and the community effort making these datasets possible 👏🏼

#FDRI #Hydrology #EnvironmentalScience
FDRI: Large-sample hydrology data webinar
YouTube video by UKCEH
youtu.be

Reposted by Ross Woods, Jamie Hannaford

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 24d
📣 Great news for UK hydrology!

The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments

🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...

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Map of UK with dots indicating river flow stations and colours indicating number of years data available in UK-Flow15

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LIQUIDICE @eu-liquidice.bsky.social · 26d
Proud to present LIQUIDICE at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 — one of the world’s key fora on the Arctic, climate, and sustainable innovation.

Representatives of 3 LIQUIDICE partners joined global discussions on how science and technology can shape a resilient future of the Arctic. ❄️💧

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LIQUIDICE @eu-liquidice.bsky.social · Oct 16
LIQUIDICE is hiring a Postdoc to research green transition, glacier melt & climate adaptation in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).

📍 University of Copenhagen (GAS group), ToRS
🕒 22-month contract starting ~ Feb 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 23:59 CET
Info: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Postdoctoral position: green transition, melting glaciers and climate adaptation in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)
jobportal.ku.dk

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · Oct 11
🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.
Screenshot of LinkedIn’s menu: “How LinkedIn uses your data”. Near the bottom, is the option to turn off “Data for Generative AI improvement”, shown with a red arrow.

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Oct 6
This quote was (mis-)attributed to Twain in 1975, but it seems that Blaise Pascal deserves the credit.
Source, with references: quoteinvestigator.com/2012/04/28/s...
quoteinvestigator.com

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Thomas House @tah-sci.com · Sep 12
This group of UK-based LGBTQIA+ and allied members of the UK mathematics community is self-organising to support mathematicians, and have a pun in their name, so are likely of interest to many peeps I know here!

bsky.app/profile/qedm...
bsky.app

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Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · Sep 12
Two exciting opportunities to help shape UK flood hydrology just opened:

1. Join the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for the UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap
2. Contribute to research ideas on the big questions for hydrology in a changing climate

Find out more shorturl.at/7bO9w

Reposted by Ross Woods, Andy Baker, Matthias Cuntz

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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division @hs.egu.eu · Sep 12
Mentors matter—especially in challenging times.
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.

Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.

Check 👇

blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...
Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue
It was 2021, and we were not feeling good.  COVID-19 was in full force.  Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements.  Our social...
blogs.egu.eu

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Siân Pearce @sianp.bsky.social · Sep 9
A friend has a student interesting in doing a PhD and is looking for some advice - mechanical engineering. Anyone able to spare a little time to chat to her?

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Sep 8
📣 Closing soon! Senior Research Associate (2 yrs) at @bristoluni.bsky.social with the UK Floods & Droughts Research Infrastructure. Lead the Early Adopters Programme & help shape FDRI monitoring with UKCEH, @bgs.ac.uk & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social.

Apply by 17 Sep 🧪: tinyurl.com/4hfhe93m
A drone flies over a remote-controlled monitoring boat on a river in a scenic landscape

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Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · Sep 4
I would encourage anyone who works in, or with, UK Hydrology to join this @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social webinar

We'll be sharing project updates from the Flood Hydrology Roadmap and exciting news on how you can get involved

Tue 16th September | 1030 - 1200 BST

Register here: m.bpt.me/event/6696408

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 28
Congratulations Hayley, that's brilliant news!

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 8
And indeed the Whanganui River in New Zealand _is_ a legal person.

www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

(as are some other natural features in NZ - see BBC article)
The New Zealand river that became a legal person
In 2017, New Zealand granted legal personhood to the Whanganui River. Since then, other nations have followed suit in an effort to protect the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 2
Hooray!!!

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 24
New paper alert :)
"DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions"
A University of Bristol team led by Dr Yanchen Zheng
doi.org/10.5194/gmd-...

(seems like it's my month for groundwater modelling papers)
DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions
Abstract. Groundwater is a crucial part of the hydrologic cycle and the largest accessible freshwater source for humans and ecosystems. However, most hydrological models lack explicit representation o...
doi.org

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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · Mar 2
That was much easier than expected, using SkyFeed.

Here is a public feed for all posts mentioning #EGU25 in the last 7 days. If you think other keywords would be good to add, let me know.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · May 21
"[...] modellers stitch together data and theories from disparate locales, weaving them into seemingly universal hydrological frameworks. [...] however, it risks creating 'geographical chimera' of mismatched empirical parts [...]". www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
A18-2-3
Water Models as Geographical Chimera: Precipitation Interception Routines as an Example of 'Patchwork Empiricism' John T. Van Stan II Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland...
www.water-alternatives.org

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23
PS In section 3.1 where it says "very poor performance with a KGE = 0.97", that's a post-proof typesetting error which we've asked the journal to fix. It should be KGE = -0.97

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23
We demonstrate that our model simulates the space–time variability of IGF and closes the mass balance within the topographic catchment boundaries consistent with observations.

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23
New paper alert:
"Application of a parsimonious large-scale distributed groundwater flow model to quantify inter-catchment groundwater flow"
Led by Shams Rahman, with contributions from Francesca Pianosi, Thorsten Wagener, @sub-heterogenty.bsky.social and me.

doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
Long-term average IGF (colourmap) across the topographic boundaries of the Kennet and Pang superimposed on the average groundwater head (grey map) simulated by SOIL-PALADIGM. The red arrows (length scaled by the magnitude of IGF) show the direction of groundwater flow.

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 18
I've just spent a month back in New Zealand. Such a pleasure to see Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki again 🥰
I've had a great time with family, saw a few friends, dropped in at NIWA (now ESNZ) for a day, and took some time out for myself 😁

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Ross Woods, Ryan K. Brook

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · Jul 17
Okay, I'm having trouble finding reviewers for an article on river morphology and its impacts. Lots declined and 1 late 21 days. Can anybody suggest a reviewer or volunteer to review? #AcademicSky #GeoSky

Reposted by Ross Woods, Andy Baker, Benjamin I. Cook

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Jamie Shulmeister @jamie-shulmeister.bsky.social · Jun 24
A final reminder that we have a permanent position at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Assoc Prof) level in Active #Tectonics and #Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury, #NZ. Closes on 28th June. Come join us.

#Geology #hazards

jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz

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British Hydrological Society @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 2
Early careers hydrologist?

Peter Wolf Early Career Symposium
Liverpool Uni, UK
28/29 July
Cost: Registration free
(Attendees to cover travel/subsistence)

Abstract submission deadline: JUNE 13TH.
Registration closes: JUNE 27TH.

For all information and registration go here: lnkd.in/eRGFEFKC

Reposted by Ross Woods, Doerthe Tetzlaff

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Adriane Hövel @adrianehoevel.bsky.social · Jun 6
🚨New paper alert! We investigated the hydro-meteorological drivers of event runoff characteristics in three catchments with forest, grassland and agricultural land use, highlighting the differences in runoff generation mechanisms between land use types:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hydro‐Meteorological Drivers of Event Runoff Characteristics Under Analogous Soil Moisture Patterns in Three Small‐Scale Headwater Catchments
Analogous soil moisture patterns and respective runoff patterns were identified by applying a novel time series-based pattern search. Wetness-derived variables were decisive for causing a similar run....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com