Welcome to the first Digest of 2017 from the Press Office of the British Society for Geomorphology. Below you will find the latest News, Jobs and Opportunities sent in by our membership over the last month.

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#BSGNews sent in by members

Geomorphological science can help mitigate severe storm and flood damage – Research emerging from the Stormy Geomorphology Working Group

Citizens and smartphones use photogrammetry to quantify erosion induced by nutria – research published in ESPL

#BSGJobs and Opportunities sent in by members

Geography Teacher Training Scholarships – The Royal Geographical Society

University Assistant without doctorate (Junior Scientist) – The Institute of Geography and Regional Science at the University of Graz (Austria): Deadline January 25th 2017

Funded PhD Studentship - Improved characterisation of bed sediment in shallow water environments using bathymetric sonar, Cranfield University: Application deadline 9th January 2017

Funded PhD Studentship - Reconstructing Himalayan glacier behaviour since the ‘Little Ice Age’ to predict their response to future climate change, University of Sheffield: Application deadline 9th January 2017

NERC Advanced Training Short Course – Integrating Remote Sensing Into Advanced Geomorphological Mapping, Cranfield University, 13-17 March 2017