Dr Lynda Yorke
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Additional Contact Information
Room: F22, Thoday Building
Email: l.yorke@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)1248 388 641
Lynda is a Quaternary geomorphologist, with principal emphasis in fluvial and pro-glacial sequences. Her doctoral research was focused on northern England, and the River Tyne sequences that developed post-glacially. She is interested in Quaternary environmental change and fluvial histories, including geoarchaeology, relict glacial environments, and flood risk and hazards. In addition, Lynda has research interests in the Geographies of Education, Inclusion and Accessibility in Environmental Science, and the use of Virtual Technologies to Enhance Learning.
She is currently PI on the NERC-funded Growing Roots Environmental Science Public Engagement 'Shore to Shelter' grant. She was also awarded a Learned Society of Wales Research Workshop grant (ClicherNet4Wales) in March 2023. From Dec 2021 to May 2022, she was PI on the NERC-funded CULTIVATE project (‘Digital Technologies to open up environmental sciences’), and co-I on the NERC-funded project ‘More Inclusive Fieldwork’ (‘Making environmental science equal, diverse and inclusive’). From Jan to Mar 2023, she was co-I on the NERC-funded ClicHerComm project (Discovery Science).
She is the Degree Programme Director for the Geography programmes at Bangor. She is a member of the Equality Network Steering Commitee within the School of Natural Sciences. Lynda is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). She is the Chair of the RGS-IBG Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd). In 2021, she co-founded the TeaS (teaching and scholarship) collective.
Lynda has studied and worked in a number of UK Universities. She began her career at Northumbria University (BSc.), went on to Durham University (MSc.) and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Hull. She worked in industry prior to her undergraduate degree and following her Masters' degree. She worked as a Junior Research Associate in the early 2000s on a number of Aggregate Levy Funded projects. She was a post-doc at the University of Liverpool.
MEDIA
Lynda is available for media contact. She has experience of both radio and televsion (BBC and ITV), pre-recorded and live delivery.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2023-date External Examiner (Geography) Trinity College Dublin
2021-date Chair, RGS-IBG Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd)
2021-date External Examiner (Physical Geography/Hazards) University of Chester
2020-date Member, RGS-IBG Geography Programmes Accreditation Panel
2020-2023 Editorial Board Member, Routes Journal
2019-2023 External Examiner (Physical Geography), Bath Spa University
2019-2021 Deputy Chair, RGS-IBG Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd)
2014-2017 Ordinary Secretary, Outreach Committee, British Society for Geomorphology (BSG)
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching
I am the module organiser for:
- DXX-1006 Introductory Fieldwork: Eryri
- DXC-1006 Gwaith Maes Rhagweiniol: Eryri
- DXX-2008 Geohazards, Disasters and Mitigation
- DXX-3018 Rivers, Coasts and Oceans
I contribute to:
- DXX 1005 Earth Systems and Processes
- DXX 1006 Introductory Fieldwork: Snowdonia
- DXX 1007 Academic Tutorial & Key Skills
- ONS 1001 Environmental Data Analysis
- OSX 1003 Earth, Climate and Evolution
- OSX 2011 Ice and Oceans
- HTA 2136/3126 Geoarchaeology
- DXX 3707 Geography Dissertation (Honours Project)
- DXX-4103 MGeog Dissertation
PhD Student Supervison
Rachel Jones. The identification and significance of landing places in coastal and maritime archaeology. 2020 - present.
Sarah Morton Williams. Geoarchaeology of Anglesey. 2021 - present.
Research Interests
Quaternary environmental change and fluvial histories, with reference to the Last Glacial Maximum and post-glacial periods.
Natural hazards and disasters, particularly hydro-meterological.
Geoarchaeology, with reference to fluvial and coastal settings.
Geographies of Education, and EDI in Environmental Sciences.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2023
- PublishedThe need for a people’s perspective when exploring climate change and cultural heritage
Forino, G., Yorke, L., Robinson, G., Austin, M., Sieradzan, K. & Hewitt, J., 28 Jun 2023, Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers .
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
2022
- Published10 ways to make fieldwork more inclusive and accessible : a guide for educators
Yorke, L., Hutchinson, S. & Hurrell, L., 31 May 2022, 16 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - PublishedCultivate Project Website
Yorke, L., Hutchinson, S. & Hurrell, L., 31 May 2022
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedLooking ahead to the future of GeogEd: Creating spaces of exchange between communities of practice.
Finn, M., Hammond, L., Healy, G., Todd, J., Marvell, A., McKendrick, J. & Yorke, L., Mar 2022, In: Area. 54, 1, p. 41-51 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMore Inclusive Fieldwork Website
McDougall, D., Hutchinson, S. & Yorke, L., 31 May 2022
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedVirtual field trips: Equitable, sustainable, develops the learner?
Yorke, L., McDougall, D. & Hutchinson, S., 28 Nov 2022, Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review - PublishedWays to make field work more inclusive and accessible: insights from the CULTIVATE team
Yorke, L., Hurrell, L. & Hutchinson, S., 25 Jul 2022
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
2021
- PublishedNew to Teaching Geography: A practical guide for higher education teaching assistants, teaching fellows and demonstrators.
Yorke, L., Tate, S. & Davis, M., 13 Dec 2021, Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). 42 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2017
- PublishedFlooding: is it really getting worse:
Yorke, L., 25 May 2017, In: Geology Today. 33, 3, p. 114-118
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedGlaciodynamics of the central sector of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet in Northern England
Livingstone, S. J., Evans, D. J., Cofaigha, C. Ó., Davies, B. J., Merritt, J. W., Huddart, D., Mitchell, W. A., Roberts, D. H. & Yorke, L., 1 Feb 2013, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 111, 1-2, p. 25-55
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire: Field Guide
Davies, B. (ed.), Yorke, L. (ed.), Bridgland, D. (ed.) & Roberts, D. (ed.), 13 Sep 2013, Quaternary Research Association, London. 208 p. (Field Guide)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2012
- PublishedDepositional history of the Tyne valley associated with retreat and stagnation of Late Devensian Ice Streams
Yorke, L., Rumsby, B. T. & Chiverrell, R. C., 1 Aug 2012, In: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 123, 4, p. 608-625
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2011
- PublishedChannel bar dynamics on multi-decadal timescales in an active meandering river
Hooke, J. M. & Yorke, L., 1 Nov 2011, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 36, 14, p. 1910-1928
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2010
- PublishedRates, distributions and mechanisms of change in meander morphology over decadal timescales, River Dane, UK
Hooke, J. M. & Yorke, L., 1 Oct 2010, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 35, 13, p. 1601-1614
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2007
- PublishedPreliminary investigations of outwash environments in the Tyne Valley: implications for Late Devensian (Dimlington Stadial) deglaciation.
Yorke, L., Fuller, I., Howard, A. & Passmore, D., 10 Apr 2007, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 118, 2, p. 201 211 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
2023
- Responding to a Dynamic Environment—A Long View of Coastal and Maritime Communities in North Wales.
15 Jul 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Building Inclusivity and accessibility into your fieldwork
14 Apr 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2022
- Sharing outcomes and good practice from the CULTIVATE project.
21 Nov 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Game on ... beyond VFTs!
14 Sep 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Are Digital Visualisation Resources (DVR) a valid tool for post pandemic Geography?
This session will host a Panel of Experts who will provide their insights into the creation, current and future use of digital resources for learning and teaching, and the role of DVRs in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and outreach.
1 Sep 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker) - Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Geography and Environmental Science
In this panel, we focus on the politics and practices of promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in geography, environmental science, and allied disciplines.
31 Aug 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker) - Growing an inclusive teaching environment
30 Aug 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Supporting and extending student field experiences with virtual reality: the ‘More Inclusive Fieldwork’ project
30 Aug 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Growing an inclusive (field) teaching environment.
A workshop designed to get participants engaging with inclusion and accessibility issues associated with field work in environmental sciences.
29 Jun 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
Projects
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01/04/2023 – 30/11/2023 (Active)
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01/01/2023 – 31/01/2024 (Active)
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15/12/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/12/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
Layman's description
More Inclusive Fieldwork
Other Grants and Projects
2023: Clicher Project: NERC Discovery Science Award. Linking Castles and Seas, People and Science. Co-I. Jan-March 2023.
Other Information
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society