Prof David Thomas awarded the British Society for Geomorphology's David Linton Award
Congratulations to Professor David S.G. Thomas who was awarded the British Society for Geomorphology's David Linton Award at the BSG's Annual Conference in September 2025.
The David Linton Award is given to a geomorphologist who has made a leading contribution to the discipline over a sustained period. Prof Thomas received a Medal and presented the Linton Lecture at the British Society for Geomorphology's Annual Conference in September. Prof Thomas's talk was entitled, "Accumulation, organisation, dispersal and timing: A few things we have learned in the last 50 years about dryland aeolian landscape geomorphology (and some significant uncertainties)."
The British Society for Geomorphology said, "Professor David Thomas is a hugely influential scholar who has made outsized contributions to dryland and desert geomorphology research. His phenomenal track record covers contemporary processes that shape arid landscapes, reconstruction of Quaternary landscapes, and the interplay between desertification and human migration and mobility. He has published over 250 refereed papers, 13 books and been a PI or CI on numerous competitively funded research proposals. His work has attracted over 28,000 citations. Whilst sustaining this impressive research track record, Professor Thomas has also been an outstanding advocate for our discipline, championing geomorphology through a number of senior national and international leadership positions including Chair of the REF2021 Geography and Environmental Studies sub panel, Chair of the QAA Geography benchmark review panel in 2013-14, Vice-President of the Research and Higher Education Committee at the RGS, and Chair of the (then) BGRG in 2002-3. He has also served as Head of Department at both Sheffield (1997-2000) and Oxford (2008-2012) and has been invited to lead evaluations in Kuwait, Israel, Estonia, Hong Kong amongst others. Professor Thomas has already received a number of awards in recognition of his sustained contribution his outstanding research including the Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal, the El-Baz Award from the Geological Society of America and was in the inaugural BSG Fellowship. He has made a sustained and enormous contribution towards geomorphology and is a highly deserving recipient of the Linton Award."
More information on the award is available on the British Society for Geomorphology website.
Prof David Thomas awarded the British Society for Geomorphology's David Linton Award
Congratulations to Professor David S.G. Thomas who was awarded the British Society for Geomorphology's David Linton Award at the BSG's Annual Conference in September 2025.
