Nicholas John Clifford is a British geographer and academic.

Education and career

Clifford graduated from the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

with a first-class geography BA and then completed a PGCE before undertaking doctoral studies there;"Professor Nick Clifford"
''Loughborough University''. Retrieved 22 July 2019. his

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was awarded in 1989 for his

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"The formation, nature and maintenance of riffle-pool sequences in gravel-bedded rivers"."The formation, nature and maintenance of riffle-pool sequences in gravel-bedded rivers"
''EThOS'' (British Library). Retrieved 22 July 2019. Clifford was appointed

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in Physical Geography at

Portsmouth Polytechnic , mottoeng = Let us follow the Light , established = 1870 (Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art) , type = Public , budget = £282.5 million (2020/21) , chancellor ...

in 1988 and was promoted the following year to Senior Lecturer. In 1991, he was appointed Lecturer in Physical Geography at the

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and then, in 1995, moved to

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

where he held the same title. He was appointed to a

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at the

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in 2001 and was promoted in 2003 to Professor of River Science. He moved to

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in 2010 where he was Professor of Physical Geography, and then moved again, to

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

, in 2016 when he was appointed Professor of Geography and Dean of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences until his retirement in 2020.

Publications

* (Edited with

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, Stephen P. Rice and

Gill Valentine Gill Valentine is a British geographer, currently Professor of Geography and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield. She is a member of the university's executive board and has chaired the Equality, Diversity & I ...

) ''Key Concepts in Human Geography'' (

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, 2009; 2nd ed. 2012, 3rd ed. 2016 published as ''Key Methods in Geography'').

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British geographers Alumni of the University of Cambridge Academics of the University of Portsmouth Academics of the University of Hull Academics of University College London Academics of the University of Nottingham Academics of King's College London Academics of Loughborough University {{UK-academic-bio-stub