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Geography at Bangor Uni @bugeography.bsky.social · Oct 31
This is the energy you get when the geographers are together and the journey is just as fun as the destination! #FieldTripFun #MakingMemories #StudentTravel #Laughter #BusLife #GoodVibes #RoadTrip #Geography #unfiltered Why not join us next September? #BangorUni #OpenDay
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Another one for our Geoarchaeologist students 👇
titoalpastor.bsky.social Alberto Pastor 🦔 @titoalpastor.bsky.social · 10d
"Norway is at the forefront of this emerging field of research, called glacial archaeology. With about 4,500 artifacts discovered, the country claims more than half of the planet's glacial archaeology findings."
🏔️🌡️⛰️🦴🦣🏹🗡️🛡️ #GlacialArchaeology #Norway #Artifacts #ClimateChange #History #Culture
Norway's Melting Glaciers Are Spilling Out Troves of Lost Artifacts
Mysterious and fascinating artifacts are surfacing on melting glaciers across the planet.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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A listen for our Rivers, Coasts & Oceans module students 👇
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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One for our Geoarchaology students to access 👇
cncipolla.bsky.social Archaeo-CNC @cncipolla.bsky.social · 16d
Now open access: Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow.

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

#archaeology
#openaccess
Book cover - Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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I'll be giving a talk at the Menai Suspension Bridge Bicentenary History Day, 31 Jan, at the Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, about "The 1930s reconstruction and later history". Find out more at: www.thebangoraye.com/celebration-...
Celebration at Bangor University to mark 200th Anniversary of Menai Suspension Bridge
A celebration for the 200th anniversary of Menai Suspension Bridge will be held on Saturday, 31 January, at Bangor University.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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One for our Natural Hazards students 👇
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Another one of interest to our hazards students
newscientist.com New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19d
Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater extraction and urban expansion, compounding the threat they face from sea-level rise.
Sinking river deltas put millions at risk of flooding
Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater extraction and urban expansion, compounding the threat they face from sea-level rise
www.newscientist.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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One for our natural hazards students
ihrr.bsky.social Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 19d
Caroline will explore glacier change in regions like the Andes & Himalayas, and what communities can do to adapt to a rapidly warming world.
📅 Mon 26 Jan 2026
🕑 2–3pm
📍 TLC106 or Teams
👉 lnkd.in/e2_jSwzp
A must‑attend for anyone interested in climate resilience and Earth’s disappearing ice.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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🌍 IHRR Seminar
Join us for Dr Caroline Clason’s talk on the risks of glacier decline and what shrinking “mountain water towers” mean for global water, energy, and food security.

💧 “Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water.”
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Christmas can be a tough time for many. If you or someone you care about needs mental health support, help is available:

NHS 111: 111.nhs.uk/triage/check...

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Mind Charity: mind.org.uk/information-...

Shout: giveusashout.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#InternationalMountainDay
Sir Robert Charles Evans, Principal of Bangor Uni. 1958-1984
Sir Charles was the deputy expedition leader on the first successful ascent of Everest in 1953 alongside Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary
Online exhibition Reach for the Summit
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December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Last night our Student GeogSoc hosted a guest talk: Dr Giuseppe Forino (UoSalford) was talking about research he has been undertaking with Dr Lynda Yorke on climate change, cultural heritage and communication in north Wales Great attendance ... we look forward to more of these across the coming year
A group of approximately twenty university students and staff pose for a photo in a lecture hall. The group is diverse in appearance, standing and kneeling in front of a white dry-erase board. On a projector screen above them, a slide titled "Climate Change and Cultural Heritage in North Wales: A Complex Link" is displayed, along with the speaker's name, Giuseppe Forino. A dog stands on the far left next to a man in a red sweater. The people are smiling, suggesting the end of a successful presentation or class.
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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How did the 1925 Dolgarrog dam disaster transform the UK’s approach to infrastructure safety?

Lynda Yorke (Geography at Bangor Uni) and Giuseppe Forino (University of Salford) discuss in a new Geography Directions blog, reposted via The Conversation UK.

Check it out 👇
https://ow.ly/cTxQ50XsPbz
Aerial view of a large dam releasing a powerful flow of water into a river below, surrounded by rocky terrain and sparse vegetation.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Join the Society’s Geography and Education Research Group for an upcoming event dedicated to teaching and learning in geography (and allied disciplines) in higher education.

📍 Online
📅 Monday 15 December, 1.00pm

Book your place 👇
https://ow.ly/OV9X50Xr1qw
Teaching and learning in geography higher education
Join the Society’s Geography and Education Research Group for an upcoming event dedicated to teaching and learning in geography in higher education.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Today Perpetua Ifiemor, PhD researcher in Geog, will be speaking at the ‘We Are Energy Warriors’ #COP30 online conference (9:30–10:30 am) hosted by @cardiffuni.bsky.social about sustainability, from the food we eat to the energy we use, & how small changes in our communities can make big differences
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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This will be a great lecture and of absolute interest to our geographers and geography community 👇
archpbu.bsky.social Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social · Oct 22
The 2025 Archives Annual Lecture will be delivered by Alex Ioannou.

“Challenging time(s): Exploring how we shape the past and future of Eryri through the exchange of material culture.”

12/11/25 5:30pm
Eric Sunderland Lecture Theatre (MALT)
Free to attend

archives@bangor.ac.uk 01248 383276
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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#Geography #Educator #GeographyTeacher #GeogTeachers in #secondaryschool? Dr Lynda Yorke & Dr Naomi Holmes (UoYork) are looking 4 participants 4 a 1hr online focus group on #inclusive #accessible #fieldwork after school on 18/19/20 Nov Sig up here york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Pls share widely
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November 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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86% of geography graduates are in work or further study within 15 months, and more become environmental professionals than any other job. 💼

See the range of green career paths for geographers, like energy, law, food security and more👇http://bit.ly/4997evJ

#GreenCareersWeek
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Some colleagues were in #Dolgarrog today to remember the #disaster 100 years ago & the 16 lives lost The postbox topper depicts the burst dam & the massive boulders that were thrust down the Afon Porth Llwyd gorge with the violent floor waters bursting on to the unsuspecting villagers below
A knitted postbox topper featuring tje scene of the burst dam. The topper sits on a bright red postbox and depicts grey-and-white knitted elements resembling rocks, with a church bell and cross visible. A small, knitted figure of a man (rector) in a dark suit is walking across the scene. A memorial in a wooded area with large silver letters on vertical wooden planks reading "TACH 2 NOV". To the right, a large white paper flower is attached to a boulder, and behind it, a dark stone plaque commemorates the 1925 Dolgarrog Dam Disaster, listing names. The ground is covered in slate chippings and fallen leaves
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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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...
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.
theconversation.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
bugeography.bsky.social
This is the energy you get when the geographers are together and the journey is just as fun as the destination! #FieldTripFun #MakingMemories #StudentTravel #Laughter #BusLife #GoodVibes #RoadTrip #Geography #unfiltered Why not join us next September? #BangorUni #OpenDay
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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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.
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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October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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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...
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.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Might you want to be a volunteer rainfall observer and contribute to the ongoing monitoring of UK climate?
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WANTED: rainfall observers | Climate Lab Book
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October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Great to see this piece from our colleagues 👇
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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📣 Tomorrow is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction!

#EarlyWarningsForAll is a key part of building resilience against disasters, and WMO is proud to be a leader in this initiative!

Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3J4saJO

#DRRday #ResiliencePays
October 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM