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Linley Hastewell is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate modules. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Chartered Geographer, Linley's specialism lies in coastal geomorphology. Throughout his career in academia and the research industry, he has worked as a Principal Consultant on marine, fluvial, and terrestrial projects for clients including water utilities and the Environment Agency. His projects have encompassed flood relief and coastal defense schemes, as well as water quality and sediment transport role in nature-based solutions for carbon reduction. His research interests primarily focus on the role of contemporary storm activity in modifying coastal landscapes and the depositional signatures of extreme storms and tsunamis. Linley has led ongoing research collaborations with colleagues at the University of Trieste (Italy) and the University of Malta. His findings have been published in leading geomorphology journals, and he is regularly invited to peer-review manuscripts for publication. Additionally, Linley leads departmental outreach engagement efforts.