Room: F22, Thoday Building

Email: l.yorke@bangor.ac.uk

Lynda is an Environmental Geographer. Lynda's research takes a critical physical geography approach combining insights from geomorphology, politcs of risk and disasters, and community-led responses around climate change and cultural heritage to promote socio-eco transformations and environmental justice. Lynda is a key voice in the geographies of education, an advocate of inclusion and accessibility in geosciences, and the use of virtual technologies to enhance learning. 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. 

Lynda has held NERC-funded grants (PI and co-I) (CULTIVATE project More Inclusive Fieldwork ClicHer), and Shore to Shelter (Engaging the Public with Environmental Science). She has also been awarded funding from the British Council, the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Higher Education Academy.  

She is the Degree Programme Director for the Geography programmes at Bangor. Lynda is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). She was the Chair of the RGS-IBG Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd; 2021-2024). 

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 Expertise: Environmental Geography, Climate Change, & Natural Hazards

I am an Environmental Geographer specialising in the intersection of climate change, natural hazards, and community-led resilience. I am available for expert media commentary (print, broadcast, and digital) on:

• Climate Change & Adaptation: Navigating the social and environmental impacts of climate change, with a focus on community-led resilience.
• Natural Hazards & Risk: Understanding flood risks, river/coastal geomorphology, and environmental resilience in a multi-hazard world.
• Geological Context: Landscape evolution - including glacial/post-glacial histories - and its relevance to contemporary issues.
• Inclusive Geoscience: Advocating for more accessible, ethical, and inclusive approaches to fieldwork and environmental education.

With extensive experience in live and pre-recorded television and radio (including BBC and ITV), I am comfortable explaining complex environmental research for public audiences.

Media Enquiries: Please contact l.yorke@bangor.ac.uk or press@bangor.ac.uk for interview or expert insights. 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2024-date Editorial Board Member, GEO: Geography and Environment Journal

2024-date Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geography in Higher Education 

2023-date External Examiner (Physical Geography) Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

2021-date External Examiner (Physical Geography/Natural Hazard Management) University of Chester

2021-2024 Chair, RGS-IBG Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd)

2020-2024 Member, RGS-IBG Geography Programmes Accreditation Panel

2020-2023 Editorial Board Member, Routes Journal

2019-2024 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)

2004-2007 Postgraduate Rep, Quaternary Research Association (QRA).

Teaching

I am the module organiser for: 

• ENS-1101 Geography Field Study (north Wales)
• ENS-2104 Natural Hazards
• ENS-3102 Rivers, Coasts and Oceans
• ENS/C-3199 Geography Dissertation

I contribute to:

• ENS-1100 Earth Systems and Processes
• ENS-1101 Geography Field Study (north Wales)
• ENS-1000 Academic Tutorial & Key Skills
• ONS-1001 Environmental Data Analysis
• OSX-1003 Earth, Climate and Evolution 
• OSX-2012 Ice, Oceans and Climate
• HTA-2136/3126 Geoarchaeology
• DXX-4103 MGeog Dissertation

 PhD/MRes 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.

Blessing Ose Ejovi. Public engagement with climate change in Nigeria. 2025 - present.

Quaternary environmental change and fluvial histories, with reference to the Last Glacial Maximum and post-glacial periods.

Natural hazards and disasters, particularly hydro-meterological. 

Climate Change and Community Engagement.

Geoarchaeology, with reference to fluvial and coastal settings.

Geographies of Education, and Inclusive and Accessible Fieldwork.

I am willing to supervise MRes and Ph.D students, with interests aligned with my expertise, and who have funding or are able to secure funding for their research.

2024: Royal Geographical Society - Ray Y Gildea Jr Award: Building inclusivity and accessibility into your fieldwork. Co-Lead. March-Sept 2024.

2023: NERC Growing Roots Public Engagement with Science: Shore to Shelter Project, PL. May 2023 - March 2024.

2023: NERC Cross-disciplinary research for Discovery Science Award: Clicher Project:  Linking Castles and Seas, People and Science. Co-Lead. Jan-March 2023.

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society