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Chris Hackney
@drchrishackney.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Newcastle University. Vice chair of the British Society for Geomorphology. Researching sand mining, river morophodynamics, microplastics and deltas ⛏️🏞️
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The Junior Deputy Chair (JDC) assists the Chair and Senior Deputy Chair with the day to day running of the society. The JDC is an elected one-year role, with the incumbent assuming the role of Senior Deputy Chair in the subsequent year, and then the role of Chair in the year after.
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Outreach Vice Chair is responsible for coordinating the Outreach Committee’s activities, including promoting geomorphology to the public and encouraging the teaching of geomorphology at schools, colleges, universities, and to the wider public. The position is held for a three-year term.
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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We also announce this year's photo competition winners: congratulations @thapasara.bsky.social, Stephen Tooth. @drchrishackney.bsky.social 🥇🥈🥉
June 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Based on work in Vietnam, we explore how place-based, intergenerational storytelling can drive real momentum and sustain engagement.

@parsnipsparsons.bsky.social @bedforms.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @lisa-jones7.bsky.social, Thu Vo, Hue Le, Anh Nguyen, Alison Lloyd Williams
June 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This means they provide more friction and resistance to the flows of water in the river, and change the dynamics of suspended sediment flowing over them.
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In this new work we quantify the geometry of a range of natural dunes and bedforms impacted by sediment extraction along the Mekong River in Cambodia. Anthropogenic bedforms are larger and steeper than natural sand dunes.
June 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Good good. Got to protect junior colleagues IP 😉
April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Shame you didn't see the no photos sign on the poster @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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As the world constructs ever more buildings, we're destabilising rivers, lakes, deltas & loughs to gather the sand we need for all that concrete. What harm are we causing? How can we reduce that harm? Can we use alternative materials in concrete or reduce the amount of concrete we use?
April 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
January 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM