Professor John Woodward

Pro Vice-Chancellor

Department: Geography and Environmental Sciences

Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellor - present
Faculty Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) - to 2018
Associate Dean Research and Innovation, 2013-present.
Professor of Physical Geography, 51��, 2012–present.
Director of Research, Department of Geography, 2010-2013.
Reader in Physical Geography, 51��, 2008–2012.
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, 51��, 2003–2008.
Research Associate, British Antarctic Survey, 2002-2003.
Lecturer in Physical Geography, Brunel University, 2001-2002.
PDRA, University of Leeds, 2000-2001.
PhD, University of Leeds, 1996-2000.
MSc, University of Alberta, Canada, 1994-1996.
BSc, University of Leeds and University of Liege, Belgium, 1991-1994.

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Key Publications

Assessing the suitability of sites near Pine Island Glacier for subglacial bedrock drilling aimed at detecting Holocene retreat–readvance, Johnson, J., Woodward, J., Nesbitt, I., Winter, K., Campbell, S., Nichols, K., Venturelli, R., Braddock, S., Goehring, B., Hall, B., Rood, D., Balco, G. 24 Jan 2025, In: The Cryosphere
Glacial geology of the Hudson Mountains, Amundsen Sea sector, West Antarctica, Johnson, J., Nichols, K., Riley, T., Venturelli, R., Hodgson, D., Balco, G., Hall, B., Smith, J., Woodward, J. 15 Feb 2025, In: Quaternary Science Reviews
Landsystem models from remote and field based geomorphological mapping reveal diverse glacier dynamics on Svalbard, McCerery, R., Davies, B., Lovell, H., Calvo-Ryan, R., Pearce, D., Małecki, J., Woodward, J. 1 Sep 2025, In: Geomorphology
Lessons learned from shallow subglacial bedrock drilling campaigns in Antarctica, Braddock, S., Venturelli, R., Nichols, K., Moravec, E., Boeckmann, G., Campbell, S., Balco, G., Ackert, R., Small, D., Johnson, J., Dunbar, N., Woodward, J., Mukhopadhyay, S., Goehring, B. 1 Jan 2025, In: Annals of Glaciology
Microbial communities in sediments from different landform systems, Svalbard, McCerery, R., Woodward, J., Fernández Juliá, P., Calvo-Ryan, R., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Davies, B., Pearce, D. Oct 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Preparation protocol for epifluorescence microscopy when working close to the detection limit, McCerery, R., Hall, L., Omanakuttan, J., Chai, H., Lawrence, J., Woodward, J., Pearce, D. 1 Mar 2025, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology
Remote Mapping of Bedrock for Future Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating Studies in Unvisited Areas of Antarctica, Adams, J., Mason, P., Roberts, S., Rood, D., Smellie, J., Nichols, K., Woodward, J., Johnson, J. 17 Jan 2025, In: Remote Sensing
Super slippery surface concepts: A novel explanation for the dynamics and flow instability of glaciers and ice sheets, McCerery, R., Woodward, J., McHale, G., Winter, K. 2025, In: Journal of Glaciology
Thinning Antarctic glaciers expose high-altitude nunataks delivering more bioavailable iron to the Southern Ocean, Winter, K., Woodward, J., Dunning, S., Jordan, J., Graly, J., Westoby, M., Henley, S., Raiswell, R. 21 Oct 2025, In: Nature Communications
Detecting Holocene retreat and readvance in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica: assessing the suitability of sites near Pine Island Glacier for subglacial bedrock drilling, Johnson, J., Woodward, J., Nesbitt, I., Winter, K., Campbell, S., Nichols, K., Venturelli, R., Braddock, S., Goehring, B., Hall, B., Rood, D., Balco, G. 23 May 2024

Qualifications

Teaching & Learning PCAPL November 04 2004
Geography PhD September 01 1995
Geography BSc (Hons) September 01 1990
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015
Approved Shotfirer EPIC Shotfirer & Explosives Supervisors 2002
Ordinary Member International Glaciological Society (IGS) 1996

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