School of Environmental Sciences

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The 11th Congress on Tidal Dynamics and Sedimentology (TIDALITES) will be held at the University of Liverpool from September 9-11, 2025. This exciting event will bring together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines, including sedimentology, oceanography, coastal engineering, morphodynamics, and tidal energy. The congress aims to foster vibrant scientific exchange between communities that often operate independently, creating unique opportunities for collaboration and advancing our understanding of tidal systems. Join us for an inspiring gathering that promises to push the boundaries of knowledge!

ABSTRACT UPLOAD:

You should use this TEMPLATE for your abstract and upload it using this LINK after you have registered and no later than May 31st, 2025. Text must be in English and no longer than 400 words, excluding title, authors, affiliation, figure caption and references. Abstracts can include one figure (res. 400 dpi) with caption. The total length of the abstract (including the figure) should not exceed one A4 page. Please indicate the presenting author in the author list by using an asterisk (*) next to their name. When uploading the file through the LINK, you will be prompted to add a name. At that stage, please enter the name of the presenting author. 

The 18th Heads of School Meeting of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) will take place in Liverpool. The theme of the event will be Inclusive Planning Education for Changing and Challenging times. 

Planning theorists and educators have long grappled with the issue of what gives planning and planners legitimacy to ‘pronounce’ on the forms and outcomes of development that serves the public interest. The current political and societal climate with the rise of populist anti-truth movements in Europe and beyond presents challenges for professionals and their claims to possess forms of specialized knowledge. Under such conditions legitimacy for planning and the profession of planning can derive from the inclusivity of planning education and greater diversity of entrants to the planning profession to better reflect the societies that planning seeks to serve. 

The 2025 AESOP Heads of School meeting in Liverpool will seek to foreground inclusive teaching that develops future planners’ capacity to work reflectively as practitioners in a world where consensus around matters of collective interest can be difficult to achieve and claims for the legitimacy of expert and professional knowledge are contested.