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Biography
I am a hazard geoscientist with expertise in extreme coastal change including tsunamis and storms with a particular interest in their onshore sedimentological signature. My research considers the impact of submarine landslide tsunamis and the potential for an increase in this hazard to the North Atlantic with the response of climate change in the Arctic. I have wider interest in the sediment ‘fingerprint’ observed in the landscape of a range of natural hazards and use methodologies including sedimentology, paleoecology, geomorphology geology, geomatics, experimental and numerical modelling to investigate these in a range of environments.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner , University of Glasgow
2018 → 2021
External Examiner , Sheffield Hallam University
2017 → 2020
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- Tsunami geoscience
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Assessing Seabed Integrity Under Increased Pressures From Offshore Windfarm Developments (Joint with Universities of Heriot Watt, Aberdeen & Keele)
Cuthbertson, A. (Investigator) & Dawson, S. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Assessment of the Impact of Drainage Works Carried Out in 2012, on the Scientific Interest of the Philorth Valley SSSI
Dawson, S. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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UNESCO CWLPS - Hydration
Dawson, S. (Investigator), Hendry, S. (Investigator) & Rowan, J. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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PhD: Water Smart Cities: Towards A Place Based Approach For Waterfront Management And Flood Protection
AlWaer, H. (Investigator) & Dawson, S. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science (UNESCO) - Next Generation
Allan, A. (Investigator), Dawson, S. (Investigator), Hendry, S. (Investigator) & Rowan, J. (Investigator)
1/08/19 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Meet Our Researchers
Ferguson, C. (Lead / Corresponding author), Oza, S., Towler, M. (Editor), McKim, S. (Contributing member), Ly, T. (Contributing member), Holme, R. (Contributing member), Muqit, M. (Contributing member), O'Neill, M. (Contributing member), McGoldrick, N. (Contributing member), Keitel, C. (Contributing member), Kennedy, A. (Contributing member), Doney, A. (Contributing member), Lockhart, A. (Contributing member), Dawson, S. (Contributing member), Menard, H. (Contributing member), Schweikert, G. (Contributing member), Hartmann, J. (Contributing member), Marryat, L. (Contributing member), Pakleppa, M. (Contributing member) & Crabb, M. (Contributing member) & 6 others, , 15 May 2025, 18 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Placemaking and Blue Green Infrastructure for Liveable, Resilient Places: Insights from Dundee, Scotland
Crowe, S. (Lead / Corresponding author), Dawson, S. & AlWaer, H., 2025, In: International Journal of Water Governance. 12, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sedimentary structures reflecting the flow and depositional regime of the 8.15 ka yr BP Storegga submarine landslide tsunami at the Montrose Basin, North-East Scotland
Wrethman, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Dawson, S., Cuthbertson, A. & Wilkin, J., 12 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Holocene. 16 p., 09596836251350227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dangers of disposable electronic devices
Young, L. (Lead / Corresponding author), Dawson, S., Lavallee, D., Miodownik, M., Napper, I., Thompson, R. & Wade, R., 25 Apr 2024, In: Science. 384, 6694, p. 393-394 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Polls, planning and the potential for people and planet
Young, L. (Lead / Corresponding author), Crowe, S., Dawson, S., AlWaer, H. & Wade, R., 28 Oct 2024, In: Nature Cities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Activities
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Newlands, M. (Visiting researcher), Csetenyi, L. (Visiting researcher), Mather, N. (Visiting researcher), Dawson, S. (Visiting researcher) & Hayatdavoodi, M. (Visiting researcher)
14 Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external institution - other
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Festival of the Future 2021 - COP26 Series - Energy
Jones, T. (Presenter), Dawson, S. (Presenter), Zhu, T. (Presenter), Röben, V. (Chair), Preston, E. (Organiser) & Urch, J. (Host)
21 Oct 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Discovery Days 2021
Dawson, S. (Presenter), Petrie, K. (Presenter), Head, A. (Presenter), Robson, I. (Presenter), Grunwald, I. (Presenter), Jefferson, E. (Presenter), Campbell, F. K. (Presenter), Knappett, J. (Presenter), Fusco, M. (Presenter), Kovats, T. (Presenter), Pullin, G. (Presenter), Wilson, S. (Presenter), Islam, M. (Presenter), Christie, L. (Presenter), Gratzke, M. (Presenter), Zachariae, U. (Presenter), Cutler, M. (Presenter), Wallace, L. (Organiser), Rowan, J. (Chair), Grubb, B. (Chair), Alexander, W. (Chair), Blow, J. (Chair), Gillespie, I. (Chair), Urch, J. (Organiser), Preston, E. (Contributor) & Wasim, S. (Organiser)
13 Jan 2021 → 15 Jan 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Saturday Series - The Climate Emergency - Local Responses to a Global Menace
Wallace, L. (Organiser), Rowan, J. (Chair), Dawson, S. (Presenter), Woods, M. (Presenter), Röben, V. (Presenter) & Murray, P. (Organiser)
27 Feb 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Science of Tsunamis - Engage Dundee 2014
Dawson, S. (Presenter)
6 May 2014Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement