Physical geographer (ecohydrology, peatlands, computer modelling, soil and ground water). Keen (but not very good) cyclist in spare time.
Joined June 2012
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1 Oct 2025
I have migrated to Bluesky. This account will remain, and I'll occasionally dip into X's content, but if you want to see my posts, please head over to Bluesky.
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28 Aug 2025
A postdoc opportunity for #PeatTwitter
28 Aug 2025
Nice applied post-doc in our @nationaltrust team. Please spread the word …IRC165475 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow careers.nationaltrust.org.uk…
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27 Jan 2025
Interested in tropical peatlands? On 17-18 February, we have the first ever scientific conference on African peatlands, at the Royal Society in London. Free to attend streamed online (w/ French subtitles). Register here: royalsociety.org/science-eve…
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Andy Baird retweeted
10 Dec 2024
I'm heading to Liverpool today for #BES2024 as part of the Peatland and Wetland Special Interest Group team. Come and say hi to me and @ScootJD to get involved in @BES_Peat #peatlands #wetlands
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Andy Baird retweeted
26 Nov 2024
Funded PhD scholarship available on peatland hydrology and carbon cycling. It will examine the impacts of windfarm disturbance and restoration techniques. Supervised by @catherinesmoody @nichollebell8 and I. Deadline = 8 January 2025 yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the-i…
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9 Oct 2024
Pleased to have been recognised as an oustanding reviewer by the American Geophysical Union.. eos.org/editors-vox/in-appre… agu.org/honors/announcement/… Reviewing is one of those jobs nobody particularly likes but it makes an important contribution to our respective disciplines.
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Andy Baird retweeted
25 Sep 2024
Reminder to register for our re-launch Zoom event a week today to find out more about what we have planned for the @BES_Peat special interest group!
#PeatTwitter
4 Sep 2024
We are officially re-launching the #Peatland and #Wetlands SIG on October 2nd 2024 at 1pm UK time on Zoom!
Join to find out more about the SIG, our plans for the future to let us know what you want from us!
You can sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Please RT!
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Andy Baird retweeted
1 Sep 2024
Great to see our new open access paper out in Water Resources Research on how peatland restoration can reduce flood peaks arriving at towns downstream: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… @wateratleeds
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Andy Baird retweeted
20 Aug 2024
We have a new paper on NPP in Peruvian peatlands, just published today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #PeatPaper #PeatTwitter @pashkito @KHRoucoux @SimonLLewis @EdMitchard @AdamHastie6 @kofitim @FCDraper
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Andy Baird retweeted
12 Aug 2024
Extremely worrying. The importance of #wetlands such as this can't be understated.
“The #Pantanal is like Noah’s Ark. It is home to animals that are disappearing … That could be about to change... The Pantanal... could soon cease to exist.”
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Andy Baird retweeted
18 Jul 2024
Hot of the press! Check out our new review paper developing a conceptual model of the complex release of toxic metals and metalloids from peatland fires! tinyurl.com/yh27uua3 #PeatTwitter #PeatFire
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11 Jul 2024
Pleased to see the first recipient of the @CIWEM award in the flood and coastal risk management sector named after my late wife (The Laura Baird Special Recognition Award): ciwem.org/news/ciwem-members… Many congratulations to Sun Yan Evans!
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10 Jul 2024
New #PeatPaper 'The effect of wetting history, botanical composition and depth on the specific yield of two common types of bog peat' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… w/ @alicemmilner @peatbloke @sophie0682 #PeatTwitter
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10 Jul 2024
The empirical work in this paper was completed in my 'garage lab' - my first #ShedScience paper!
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Andy Baird retweeted
25 Jun 2024
Results from my peaty "Grand Tour", where I collected 405 surface water samples from 52 to 63°N, showed how varied DOM composition can be, but also how DOM can be clustered to maximise DWT efficiency: doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.202… #PeatTwitter @wateratleeds @rbpmleeds
ALT A small stream in the Faroe Islands
ALT Graphical abstract of the manuscript, showing a map if site locations in the UK and Faroe Islands, thumbnail photos of six sites, and a graph of results showing clusters of DOM compositions
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21 Jun 2024
Super pleased that my first paper based on experiments in my garage 'lab' (#ShedScience) has been accepted for publication 🙂. The topic? The specific yield of peats. More to follow soon.
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I'm using @BestforBritain's tactical voting information tool GetVoting.org because it shows local factors and the latest polling data. getvoting.org
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12 Jun 2024
Have just been asked to examine a PhD thesis ... in August. Reading the thesis, completing an examiner's report, and participating in the defence (overseas) would take at least 4-5 days. I have already planned a full schedule for the next three months. I declined.
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Andy Baird retweeted
5 Jun 2024
I’ll be presenting my CGU Woo Water Lecture titled “The Ecohydrology of Fire Swamps, Wil O’ the Wisp, and Zombie Fires” on Zoom to Leeds Geog.
Wed June 12, 1230 BST, 0730 EDT
DM me for link!
#PeatTwitter #peatlands #wildfire
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Andy Baird retweeted
31 May 2024
We presented our #SurvivalOfTheDeepest #peatlands poster on Tuesday at @CGU_UGC
We are seeking input from a wider range of perspectives on ecohydrological feedback strength as a function of peatland peat depth #PeatTwitter
Details and link to a survey:
mcmasterecohydrology.ca/surv…
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