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Prof Jamie Woodward

@jamie-woodward.bsky.social

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Prof in Physical Geography @ Manchester, UK. Earth history, river science, #microplastics. Vice Pres R&HE @RGS_IBG Fellow @BSG_Geomorph Editor @GeogReview Author: The Ice Age VSI. A Little History of the Earth coming 14/10/25 🌍 .. more

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Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · Mar 23

Delighted to share my upcoming book in the @yalebooks.bsky.social Little Histories Series: “A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs” yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... 23-09-25

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 4d

We now have the official UK cover for The Story of Birds!

And I have hard copy proofs in my grubby hands...

British readers, you can find it too on June 11!

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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 6d

The week in bestsellers 🫶🏻

Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 7d

Did you see the exquisite ice age carvings in woolly mammoth ivory in the museum?

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Dr Ross Barnett @deepfrieddna.bsky.social · 23d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

When 21 men saw in the new year by dining in a dinosaur

Guests braved the cold of December 1853 to have dinner inside a concrete mould of a dinosaur in a warehouse.

Prof Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks Steve! 😊

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 27d

If you got book tokens or gift certificates this Christmas, may I recommend these new-ish books, a selection for kids and adults!

@jamie-woodward.bsky.social @lsmonster.bsky.social @rachelignotofsky.bsky.social

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · Dec 17

On deep time. This week’s philosophy column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social - inspired by @jamie-woodward.bsky.social’s A Little History of the Earth www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...

Everyday philosophy: How the world forgot James Hutton

A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Streaming Spires Podcast Network @streamingspires.bsky.social · Dec 11

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Science Of The Times: A Little History Of The Earth. Have a listen:

A Little History Of The Earth

Tim and Syma chat with Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography,...

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · Nov 27

The T-Rex of Damocles hung over me last night at the launch of @jamie-woodward.bsky.social’s A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social at the Manchester Museum

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · Nov 27

A great evening discussing 4.54 billion years of the Earth’s history with @jamie-woodward.bsky.social at Manchester Museum to celebrate the launch of his A Little History of the Earth @yalebooks.bsky.social

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Nov 24

Really impressed with A Little History of the Earth, the new book from @jamie-woodward.bsky.social ! Out in the UK now, and USA soon...

A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · Nov 21

Looking forward to discusing this fine @yalebooks.bsky.social book with @jamie-woodward.bsky.social in Manchester next week www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/jamie-...

Jamie Woodward: A Little History of the Earth book launch

www.museum.manchester.ac.uk

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Jenny Lewin-Jones @jennylewinjones.bsky.social · Nov 21

Shout-out to @jamie-woodward.bsky.social for his new book 'A Little History of the Earth'. Great for #sociology students, e.g. chapter 3 for Visual Sociology (the importance of the 'Blue Marble' photo of the earth), and chapter 40 for Environmental Sociology (The Anthropocene: a human planet)

Book cover of 'A little history of the earth', by Jamie Woodward

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Nov 7

What do we know about the last surviving dinosaurs, living right before the asteroid? And is Nanotyrannus a tiny tyrannosaur species or juvenile T. rex?

Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social !

www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...

Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not

Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.

www.sciencefriday.com

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · Nov 3

👂Siawns i wrando eto ar Dr Hywel Griffiths, Adran Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear, yn edrych ar drychineb Dolgarrog ym 1925 a beth allwn ni ddysgu ohoni.

🖱️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Lleisiau Cymru - Gwersi Dolgarrog - BBC Sounds

Hywel Griffiths sy'n edrych ar hanes trychineb Dolgarrog ym 1925 a beth allwn ni ddysgu.

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · Nov 3

Mewn erthygl yn The Conversation, mae'r Athro Stephen Tooth yn egluro sut, ers Dolgarrog, mae gan y DU record diogelwch cronfeydd dŵr rhagorol ond mae trychinebau'n dal i ddigwydd.

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#diogelwch #cronfeydddwr #NewidHinsawdd #llifogydd

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · Nov 3

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Stephen Tooth explains how since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.

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#resevoirsafety #climatechange #flood

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Brian Sayle @briansayle.bsky.social · Nov 2

The breach in the Llyn Eigiau Dam wall.
100 years ago today, following heavy rain, the dam failed flooding the village of Dolgarrog, resulting in the loss of 16 lives. I've past this dam several times, its remains are a sombre structure in the mountains above what was a peaceful village below.

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us-news.bsky.social @us-news.bsky.social · Nov 2

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

https://www.europesays.com/us/350668/

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales,…#us #news #usnews

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again - United States

Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.

www.europesays.com

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Geography at Bangor Uni @bugeography.bsky.social · Nov 2

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

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eu-science.bsky.social @eu-science.bsky.social · Nov 2

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

https://www.europesays.com/uk/543175/

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales,…

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again - United Kingdom

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a

www.europesays.com

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au-nb.bsky.social @au-nb.bsky.social · Oct 31

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

https://www.newsbeep.com/au/253507/

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales,…

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again - Australia News Beep

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a

www.newsbeep.com

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Oct 31

Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Oct 31

The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.

New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator

The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · Oct 31

#FossilFriday: the fossil 'crocodile' (ichthyosaur) skull found one autumn day 214 years ago between Lyme Regis and Charmouth in Dorset by Mary Anning's brother, Joseph. Although similar fossils had long been known to occur at Lyme and elsewhere, this was the first to be scientifically described.

Ichthyosaur fossil showing a long pointed snout with many small teeth and a large eye with bony plates photographed in a museum.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Oct 31

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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Geography at Bangor Uni @bugeography.bsky.social · Oct 30

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

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Oct 30

Nanotyrannus is real.

For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.

But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.

Isn’t science fun?!

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil

Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex

www.theguardian.com

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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · Oct 27

The latest installment in the Little Histories series, A Little History of the Earth is a lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs. Order now at yalebooks.com.

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Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester @socialresponuom.bsky.social · Oct 14

Prof @jamie-woodward.bsky.social recently addressed an APPG roundtable at Westminster, presenting research on microplastic pollution from wastewater discharges and biosolids. 💦
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Geography professor delivers impactful Westminster talk on microplastics < Social Responsibility

Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Manchester, recently addressed key stakeholders at Westminster to speak about the impact of microplastic pollution on our…

www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk