Reader
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: hmg@aber.ac.uk
- Office:E5 Llandinam Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 2674
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=iqBpfv4AAAAJ
- Personal Website: https://hywelgriffiths.cymru/en/hafan/home/
- Research Portal Profile (https://research.aber.ac.uk/en/persons/f7f08d73-1f91-47d3-8f7f-e2d42b8f072c)
- Personal Pronouns: he / him
Biography
- 2022-present: Reader in Physical Geography through the medium of Welsh, Aberystwyth University
- 2015-2022: Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography through the medium of Welsh
- 2009-2015: Lecturer in Physical Geography through the medium of Welsh
- 2008-2009: Welsh medium teaching fellow
- 2006-2009: Phd, Aberystwyth University
- 2005: MSc River Basin Dynamics and Management, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- 2004: BSc Physical Geography and Mathematics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- AB1 Sut i Greu Planed (DA11520)
- AB1 Prosesau Rhewlifol ac Afonol (DA25520)
- AB1 How to Build a Planet (GS11520)
- AB1 Glacial and Fluvial Processes (GS25520)
- AB2 Applied Environmental Management (GS31120)
Module Coordinator
- AB1 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science (GS34040)
- AB1 Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes (DA25420)
- AB1 Geography Joint Honours/Major Project (GS34220)
- AB1 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills (GS20020)
- AB1 Ymchwilio'r Byd: Casglu a Dadansoddi Data (DA10320)
Lecturer
Group Affiliation
- Earth Surface Processes
Research Interests
- Fluvial and coastal geomorphology
- Rates, pattens and controls of fluvial and coastal processes.
- The impact of environmental change on fluvial and coastal processes
- The long term development of the landscape of Wales.
- Extending flood and drought chronologies using archival and sedimentary records.
- Cultural and creative geographies of rivers.
Current projects
- Transformative Research Actions for Resilient Coastal Communities
PhD Supervision
- Jayesh Mukherjee
- Cara Jones
- Nuala Dunn
- Blue Bell
Toward a relational biodiversity economics: Embedding plural values for sustainability transformation. / Kenter, Jasper (Corresponding Author); Carmenta, Rachel; Christie, Michael et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 122, No. 40, e2314586122, 07.10.2025.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 122, No. 40, e2314586122, 07.10.2025.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Agoriad. / Griffiths, Hywel.
In: Agoriad: A Journal of Spatial Theory, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1.2, 04.12.2024.
In: Agoriad: A Journal of Spatial Theory, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1.2, 04.12.2024.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An interdisciplinary research agenda for climate change and cultural heritage. Forino, Giuseppe (Author); Lynda, Yorke (Author); del Pinto, Monia (Author) et al.. 2024. Royal Geographical Society.
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Exploring 'y paith': historical and contemporary perceptions of desert environments in Patagonia, Argentina. / Griffiths, Hywel; Tooth, Stephen; Kaless, Gabriel.
Storied Deserts: Reimagining Global Arid Lands. ed. / Celina Osuna; Aidan Tynan. London: Taylor & Francis, 2024.
Storied Deserts: Reimagining Global Arid Lands. ed. / Celina Osuna; Aidan Tynan. London: Taylor & Francis, 2024.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Llifogydd yr Archif: Afonydd ardal Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Rhondda Cynon Taf. / Griffiths, Hywel.
In: Modron Magazine, 16.12.2024.
In: Modron Magazine, 16.12.2024.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article