RT @The_GA: It's happening on Wednesday 29 January from 5-6pm in the Unwin Lecture Theatre, University of Worcester main campus. Title….

Thanks, Dave. This paper builds on an @RGS_IBG conference session. Thanks to Ewan Woodley @ExeterGeography for pulling the paper together🙂.

What do you want to know?.

RT @BBCScienceNews: Scientists go airborne to understand soil erosion

RT @rahmstorf: New Zealand 🇳🇿 is as far from the northern Atlantic as you can get - yet the far-reaching effects of #AMOC instability have….

RT @GlaciersVR: ‘VR Glaciers and Glaciated Landscapes’ was updated with two more immersive virtual field trips during the summer of 2024.….

RT @BSG_Geomorph: Members, we need a new .Junior Vice Chair, .Honorary Treasurer, .Vice-Chair of Research Sub-committee, .Professional Geom….

RT @subfossilguy: 🌊 Val d'Orco flooding 🌊. Nothing short of shocking. 😱.Noasca (1065 m asl) in Val d'Orco (TO, NW Italy) has recieved 149….

The image above is from our Alps 2024 field course (just last week!). We run field courses in all three years. We also have local fieldwork in most modules. To learn more about @GeographyUoW, why not visit our lovely new webpage? Go on.

As we approach the end of @The_GA's #NationalFestivalofFieldwork, it's worth remembering how truly transformative the field experience is for most students. This cannot be replicated in class, not even using VR (which I am a big fan of; yes, I kept that one quiet). [1/2]

. much broader approach that starts with field course planning. For more information on good practice in the field, see For more information on using virtual fieldwork to support in-person fieldwork, see

Fieldwork in schools and universities should be as inclusive as possible. For example, our Alps field course @worcester_uni is supported by immersive virtual fieldwork (for preparation, follow-up, fall-back, and extension). This is part of a. [1/2] #NationalFestivalofFieldwork

RT @subfossilguy: Yesterday (21st) vs Today (22nd) 😱. More incredible changes since yesterday at La Bérarde! 🌊🪨. (red dot marks the same bu….

RT @subfossilguy: 3 missing persons at Lostallo (Grisons, CH) buried by debris flow after 125mm precipitation in 24h. 😱. This is what cli….

RT @GeographyUoW: Thinking about studying Geography at university? Why not join us at the University of Worcester this Sunday (23rd June) f….

We've been taking students to the Moiry Glacier (Switzerland) for more years than I care to (or can) remember. As you'd expect, there have been dramatic changes over this period - as illustrated in these photos from 2004 and 2024. #NationalFestivalofFieldwork

Day 4 of our field course was spent in the Moiry Valley, where students continued to work on Late Holocene landscape change. In addition to evidence for glacier fluctuations, students also considered other processes (e.g. slopes, fluvial). #NationalFestivalofFieldwork

Students can use one of our virtual field trips to travel back in time to see it in (slightly) better times.

This is a dynamic landscape, and changes are visible from one year to the next—especially glacier melt! The glacier at the head of the valley (Bas Arolla Glacier) is sadly no more. All that remains is some dead ice. #NationalFestivalofFieldwork

Day 2 focused on recent (Late Holocene; last 4,200 years) landform and landscape development in the Arolla Valley. There was a strong emphasis on glacier fluctuations (evidence, causes). Students collected data they will use to produce a field guide. #NationalFestivalofFieldwork