Laura Turnbull-Lloyd

Map of the study are in Northern Mesopotamia, with major sites pinpointed and blue lines representing ancient route systems between them.

NEW How did ancient cities adapt to changes and overcome crises? By applying resilience theory to Northern Mesopotamian urban centres, researchers empirically analyse how settlement networks and connectivity changed over time.

A resilient #AntiquityThread 🧵 1/9

🏺 #Archaeology

Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley

New paper out 🥳

In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle.

Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

FAO report: 1.7 billion people experience lower crop yields due to land degradation The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report focuses on land degradation caused by human activities

Land degradation remains one of the most serious and persistent global challenges. This deserves to be a global priority for science, policy, and more.
www.fao.org/newsroom/det...

Another paper out from the I-CONN network. Well done Deborah

Delighted that our paper led by Deborah Priß "The social behind the physical" on connectivity of Bronze and Iron Age societies is now out in Journal of Archaeological Science. It's available Open Access at authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Mathematical modelling of Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate

We're advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position on modelling ecosystem resilience/vegetation patterning with @ecogeo.bsky.social, Denis Patterson, Roy Sanderson, and John Wainright! Keen to chat with anyone trained in geography/maths/ecology/physics etc.

iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Are you thinking of enrolling on a Masters programme? Look no further! We have two suites (with a choice of three programmes in each) - one on Risk and (all new for 2026) one on Sustainable Futures. For more information please visit our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

RiscBal welcomed @geogdurham.bsky.social students last week with two field trips:

1. Exploring the Flash-Flood Early Warning System in the Balearic Islands at Ca n’Amer River catchment.

2. Learning about ecogeomorphic modelling in Mediterranean catchments at Sa Font de la Vila River catchment.

Desertification and drought day seminar. Happening soon!

Feel free to email me if you want to chat about the details more (Laura.turnbull@durham.ac.uk)

Hi, of course. The key thing is that you’re willing to learn the modelling/coding and remote sensing side of things.

We’re advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social undergraduate summer research experience project on ‘Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate’, with me, @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson & @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social. Please share with your undergrads! iapetus2.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Amazing to see this I-CONN ITN paper come out. Well done Mel!

Ecological complexity and the biosphere: the next 30 years | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display multiple alternative states a...

The biosphere in 2050: Can complexity science help predict the state of the planet? How can networks, theoretical ecology & synthetic biology help? Check our
@royalsocietypublishing.org issue co-edited with SLevin. All started at @sfiscience.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Could you add me, please 😀

The MSc Climate, Risk and Society and MSc Environmental Hazards and Risk @geogdurham.bsky.social are eligible for British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM scheme for female students from MEXICO: deadline 16th March 2025. Full info in the link www.durham.ac.uk/study/schola...

Great resource here!

A great opportunity at a fantastic department - Assistant Professor in Physical Geography @geogdurham.bsky.social. We are looking for candidates with expertise in ice sheets and glaciers that will complement and extend our current work. Closing date 12th January.❄️⚒️🧪 durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

Yes please!! Looks great