Episode #64: Dave Petley - Landslides and Earthquakes

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In this episode, John speaks to Professor Dave Petley, the new Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hull. Their conversation centres of Dave's work on landslides, their relationship to earthquakes, the evolution of slopes and how they can be better taught in the classroom. Dave has a wealth of knowledge, recounting his work in Taiwan as well as discussing events like the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 and its after-effects.

Follow Prof. Petley on Twitter here.

Sign up for the Inaugural Lecture here.

Watch the lecture Things are going downhill fast: Understanding massive landslides here.

Follow Prof. Petley's blog here.

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