News from 2026

children cooling off in water during heatwave

鈥淐hildren will seek water during heatwaves, so we need safer places, not just stronger warnings,鈥� warns children's geographer.

Last week鈥檚 Bank Holiday heatwave revealed the devastating dangers of swimming in open water.

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Likelihood of very severe hot-dry summers and wet-windy winters will increase, new report warns

A new report that will feed into the upcoming UK Climate Change Assessment, supported by 海角社区 University expertise, has warned that episodes containing multiple high-intensity weather events will increase.
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Professor Daniel Parsons elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Daniel Parsons, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Professor in Geosciences at 海角社区 University, has been elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
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海角社区 academic honoured with international mentoring award

Professor Sarah Holloway has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to mentoring with a prestigious international award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
A man standing on a melting glacier

As Bolivia鈥檚 glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities

An opinion piece authored by Jamie Macmanaway, Doctoral Researcher, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.
Two female academics looking into a tube with sediment sample inside whilst on a boat

Natural textile fibres, such as cotton, present in lake sediments for over a century

An environmental assessment of textile fibre pollution has found natural textile fibres persist in lake sediments, and could be used to help recreate historic human activity alongside other microscopic anthropogenic particles like microplastics.
A person sat at a laptop with graphics of increasing bar charts in front of the screen

Everything can be a bet now 鈥� the rise and risks of prediction markets

An opinion piece authored by Professor Sarah Mills, Professor of Human Geography, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.
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Researchers to look at why some human lives are valued as more important than others

Researchers at 海角社区 University are preparing to launch a new project which aims to answer the question - why and how are some human lives regarded as expendable, while others are deemed exemplary?
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From hedgerows to headwaters - new research shows how smarter landscapes can cut flood risk and boost nature

Flooding, biodiversity loss and climate change are often treated as separate problems.
Peter Kraftl in a landscape with mountains and a river

Peter Kraftl to join as Professor of Human Geography

Peter Kraftl will be joining 海角社区 University on February 1 as Professor of Human Geography, further strengthening the Department鈥檚 world-renowned expertise in the geographies of children, youth and families, and geographies of education.