Job title
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Job responsibilities
Dr Nicholas Midgley is the Programme Leader for the BSc Geography (Physical). He is also Module Leader for Earth Surface Processes and Landforms; Geographical Fieldwork (UK and Overseas); Introduction to Geology; Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology; and Environmental Change.
Research, scholarly and professional interests
Areas of research include issues of ice-marginal processes, moraine sedimentology, geomorphology and structural characteristics at the following sites:
- Midre Lovénbreen and austre Lovénbreen in Svalbard (2009 and 1999);
- Svínafellsjökull in Iceland (2010, 2007 and 2005);
- Hagafellsjökull-Eystri in Iceland (2003 and 2002);
- Various sites in Switzerland (2004);
- Glaciology training courses undertaken on Storglaciären in Sweden (2003 and 2001);
- Various sites in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland (1997-1999);
- Cwm Idwal in North Wales (1997-1998).
Current projects
Research funding in the period since 2007 includes:
- Paraglacial modification of englacial thrust moraines in Svalbard: implications for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, D Graham and N Midgley, The Royal Society (2008 to 2009), £14,700.
- Glacier response to a changing climate in southern Iceland, D Graham, D Evans, R Hodgkins, N Midgley, D Swift, D Twigg, S Cook and P Powis, NERC ARSF (2007), Equipment bursary.
Information for prospective research students
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above and in associated interdisciplinary areas. Informal enquiries may be directed to Jillian Labadz.
Further information may be obtained from the University Graduate School.
