Steven Forrest
@sforrest1
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Assistant Professor in Flood Resilience & Sustainable Transformations at the @EEIatHull (@UniofHull). Floods, climate resilience, and disasters
Hull, UK
Joined July 2009
Any reason your train missed us at Beverley? @northernassist the app says it stopped and it didnt, no announcement, and now we're waiting 45mins for the next train. Is this now classed as okay? @transportgovuk
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Congratulations to my @UniofHull colleague @sforrest1, who was recently appointed an Associate @YHClimateCom. Steven will co-chair their Regional Picture & Evidence Group as well as continuing to contribute to their Adaptation & Resilience and their Research & Evidence panels.
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Our exhibition is live - a visual dialogue on climate change in Hull :D
Thank you to everyone who's already attended "Co-Creating a Climate Ready Hull" at @humberstgallery Catch the exhibition until Sun 30/6 & contribute to an important conversation about Hull's future, our team are running a family friendly event 1-3pm 29/6 https://t.co/TLF5vWABZB
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Amazing fun to share our @EEIatHull Flood Recovery Game at #FloodandCoast24 - so much energy and enthusiasm in the room! Thank you to our friends at @Hullccnews and @avivaplc for helping us facilitate the largest session we've run, and to @CIWEM for a great conference :D
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Great to talk to and exchange views with so many people at #FloodandCoast24 . Many conversations on our CIWEM- accredited MSc in Flood Risk Management, our Flood Recovery Groups, future research projects (and potential collaborations!).
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Thunderstorms have followed me east to Nancy! Lots of lighting and rain - with some potential flooding :O best adaptation measure: have a beer and wait for it to all blow over!
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Arrived in Paris yesterday in the midst of a "Super Cellulaire Orange" (supercell thunderstorm) with huge hailstones, flooded airports, and flooding through certain streets :O
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Delighted that our second workshop was so positively received! Great to bring academics, youth voices, policymakers and practitioners into the same room - excellent contributions from the school pupils in Hull @thrivetrust_UK @thrivetrust_PEL
https://t.co/IuQbbvSDtl
thrivetrust.uk
Today, students from two of our Thrive Secondary Schools took part in the second stage of a major project at Hull University. A cross-faculty team, led by Dr Steven Forrest and Dr Aviv Kruglanski, is...
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V good article on #flooding & real cost in human lives. Hull @Hullfloodrisk @sforrest1 get good mention at end along with @floodmary Aquagreens @LivingWithH2O wateroverlast
theguardian.com
Last year, Storm Babet tore through Chesterfield in Derbyshire, an at-risk town that had been hit before. Could the devastation have been avoided?
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What a nice presentation - included a song on green finance! Very creative expression on the topic @UoL_Sus !
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Excellent presentation by Caitlin Matthews - her first conference presentation and she nailed it!
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Eco sprint session presenting and developing their ideas from the @YorkshireUnis and @UPP_Foundation multi-university workshop with Hannah Wyatt representing the @UniOfHull
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Our @UniOfHull contingent (including @AlexOsborne_Geo and @BlessMuchie) are on the way to the @UoL_Sus student sustainability research conference - looking forward to the day ahead!
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Was talking about floods on @BBCRadio4 with @DAaronovitch @hancloke @DrLouiseSlater - even mentioned Hull's aquagreens @EEIatHull
More than 6M UK homes at risk of flooding @DAaronovitch speakers to an 'inundation' of #geographers inc @hancloke @UniRdg_GES, @DrLouiseSlater @oxfordgeography, & @sforrest1 On @bbcradio4 #thebriefingroom
#geographerinthenews Listen below https://t.co/Oj35XhNpwu
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Learning a lot from colleagues at the 2023 MSc Flood Risk Management Winter Conference @UniOfHull led by @sforrest1. Learnt about historical approaches to flooding and career paths. #MScFloodRiskMgt @EEIatHull
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Myself and @sforrest1 giving an in depth Q&A in todays Hull Daily Mail about Flooding and flood risk in Hull https://t.co/YTRa98plWB
hulldailymail.co.uk
Ten years on from the 2013 tidal surge, University of Hull experts answer our most pressing questions
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What a brilliant day!! 🤩 check out some of the highlights from today’s multi-university sustainability challenge over on YU’s feed ⬇️
That’s a wrap on #YUSustainability2023 👋 Thank you so much to everyone involved in bringing together these incredible, engaged students from across the region who have blown us away with the amazing level of collaboration and innovation on show today!! 😁🌟
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Here at the Multi-University Challenge Day in Leeds representing @YorkshireUnis and @UniOfHull - students will spend the day developing sustainability solutions for universities in the region
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