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Richard is passionate about leading impactful science that enables sustainable development and use of our planet’s land and water environments. He has developed science strategy and led large, international, multi-disciplinary projects. Richard has led research that has evaluated river restoration, used big data to quantify river morphodynamics, assessed the impact of mining on water quality, and simulated natural flood management approaches in river, estuarine and coastal settings. Until June 2025, Richard was Professor of River Science and Director of Research at the School of Geographical and Earth Systems at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.