News from 2018

Academic sponsorship achieved by MSc student Oscar Newman and Dr Andrew Pledger

Oscar Newman (Environmental Monitoring for Management MSc student) and Dr Andrew Pledger have been awarded 拢3,500 from the "Fishmongers company".

New book release by Dr Antonis Vradis and Evie Papada

Dr Antonis Vradis and Evie Papada have released a new book, named New Borders: Hotspots and the European Migration Regime.

Study led by Dr Andy Pledger commissioned by The Somerset Levels Drainage Board

A study led by Dr Andy Pledger has been commissioned by The Somerset Levels Drainage Board, on the effects of water injection dredging on River Parrett fish community characteristics and behaviours.

Regional Studies Association Winter Conference co-organised by Dr John Harrison

Dr John Harrison, alongside Lesa Reynolds (RSA), Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE) and Elvira Uyarra (Manchester), co-organised the Regional Studies Association Winter Conference in London on 15th-16th November.

Urban Studies Foundation application success for a seminar series on 鈥楾he Welcoming City鈥�

Dr Antonis Vradis has been successful with an application to the Urban Studies Foundation for a seminar series on 鈥楾he Welcoming City鈥�, co-written with Anna Papoutsi, who was a Research Associate on their ESRC Transcapes project.

Prof Darren Smith invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities

Prof Darren Smith has been invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities on 20th November 2018.

Dr Antonis Vradis made an Associate Editor for the journal Political Geography

Dr Antonis Vradis has been made an Associate Editor for the journal Political Geography for the next three years, starting his post on 1st January 2019.

Professor Ed Brown to lead new 5-year DFID research programme on Modern Energy Cooking Services

含羞草视频 academics are leading a Department for International Development-funded research programme that aims to transform the way people cook in low income countries by focusing on the use of electricity and other modern fuels.

SkyEarth success in first round of Young Entrepreneur Scheme competition

鈥淪kyEarth鈥� have successfully won the first round of the YES (Young Entrepreneur Scheme) competition.

Dr Jon Millet success with New Phytologist research workshop at Harvard University

Dr Jon Millett successfully ran a New Phytologist research workshop on the traits of carnivorous plants at Harvard Forest, a department of Harvard University.

Professor Sarah Holloway awarded scholarship by the Ministry of Science of Technology, Taiwan

Professor Sarah Holloway has recently been awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Science of Technology, Taiwan, for May 2019.

Professor Darren Smith has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Rural Studies.

Professor Darren Smith has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Rural Studies. JRS is the leading sub-disciplinary journal in its field.

New book by Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson

Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson have published a new book, Global City Makers, co-edited with Christof Parnreiter from Hamburg University.

RGS-IBG Annual Conference and Committee Roles for Geography and Environment Staff

At the recent RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in Cardiff, a number of Geography and Environment staff were elected to Research Group Committees of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers).

Two successful research conferences hosted by 含羞草视频 Geographers

Two large international conferences were hosted by Geography and Environment at 含羞草视频 this month.

MSc Student Success

Matt Youngs, who graduated with a first-class degree in July 2018 and is starting our MSc programme this October has recently been awarded a 拢1500 grant from the British Hydrological Society to support his MSc studies/research in collaboration with Dr David Ryves.

Sarah Mills on BBC Radio Leicester

Dr Sarah Mills recently appeared on BBC Radio Leicester to discuss findings of ESRC funded research on the National Citizen Service.

Academic awarded fellowship for project that aims to provide sustainable energy to vulnerable communities

Dr Long Seng To, from Geography and Environment, has been announced as one of two recipients of the Engineering for Development Research Fellowship.

Prof. Joanna Bullard at Westminster 鈥� APPG for the Polar Regions

Professor Joanna Bullard was at the Palace of Westminster to brief members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions.

Distinguished Travel Grant for Dr Antonis Vradis

Dr Antonis Vradis has been awarded one of 含羞草视频's Distinguished Travel Grants. This is for a two-month visit during Aug-Sept-Oct to the Department of Geography at UCLA.

New handbook co-edited by Dr John Harrison

Dr John Harrison has co-edited a new handbook on the Geographies of Regions and Territories.

Peny Sotiropoulou 鈥� Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

PhD student Peny Sotiropoulou has recently been made an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Somerset Levels Draining Board Funding 鈥� Dr Andrew Pledger

Dr Andrew Pledger and colleagues have been awarded a further increase of 拢7000 to the funding secured from the Somerset Levels Draining Board.

Angling Trust and Institute of Fisheries Management Workshop 鈥� Dr Andrew Pledger

Dr Andrew Pledger was invited to present at the Angling Trust and Institute of Fisheries Management 鈥淥tter Predation Workshop鈥�.

ESRC Funding 鈥� Prof. Kate Gough

Professor Kate Gough has received ESRC funding.

Historic Environment Scotland and Wessex Archaeology Contract 鈥� Dr David Ryves and Jon Lewis

Dr David Ryves and Dr Jon Lewis have been awarded a contract worth around 拢34,000 with Historic Environment Scotland (HES), in collaboration with Wessex Archaeology.

Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award for 含羞草视频 Geography Student at Buckingham Palace

Max Sellers, a current second year Geography with Economics student, recently received his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award from Buckingham Palace.

Doctoral College Research Student Prize 鈥� Peny Sotiropoulou and James White

Peny Sotiropoulou and James White have been awarded a Doctoral College Research Student Prize.

Geography Student Success at the 含羞草视频 Academic Awards

Just over a week ago, 含羞草视频 Students Union held the Annual 含羞草视频 Academic Awards to recognise the staff and student contributions towards academic success at the University.

LSU and Doctoral College PGR Rep of the Year

Postgraduate research student, Laura Crawford was awarded PGR Rep of the Year at last weeks Postgraduate awards.

National Geographic Society Bid 鈥� Dr Richard Hodgkins and Dr Tom Matthews

Dr Tom Matthews has led a bid alongside Dr Richard Hodgkins which has just received $29,987 from the National Geographic Society.

TS Shipman Prize for Geography Researchers

Penny Sotiropoulou and Leila Wilmer have been awarded the TS Shipman prize.

Botanical Research Fund 鈥� Dr Joni Cook

Dr Joni Cook has secured 拢960 from the Botanical Research Fund to undertake research which aims to further understanding of why some plant species are invasive outside of their native range.

Internationalisation of Higher Education Workshop 鈥� Dr James Esson

Dr James Esson, Lecturer in Human Geography, recently organised and ran The Internationalisation of Higher Education workshop.

Athens and the War on Public Space: Tracing a City in Crisis 鈥� Dr Antonis Vradis and Christos Filippidis.

Dr Antonis Vradis and Christos Filippidis have recently co-authored a new book with Jaya Klara Brekke.

House of Lords Report bases recommendations on 含羞草视频 Research

A House of Lords Select Committee report on citizenship and civic engagement has based recommendations about young people, discrimination, social anxiety and policy on research by 含羞草视频.

International Advisory Council Member

Dr Marco Antonisch has been appointed as a member of the International Advisory Council.

Published Dissertation Research- Anusha Mehta

Former undergraduate student, Anusha Mehta, has published her dissertation research.

Dudley Stamp Memorial Award for Leila Wilmers

Leila Wilmer has been awarded a Dudley Stamp Memorial Award of 拢500 from the Royal Geographical Society.

Staff Santander Mobility Award for Dr Davide Vettori

Dr Davide Vettori has secured a 拢1200 Staff Santander Mobility Award which will see him travel to Italy in June to attend the IAHR European Congress on the 鈥楴ew challenges in hydraulic research and engineering鈥� in Trento.

含羞草视频 Geography at EGU and AAG

Over the past week, Geography Lecturers here at 含羞草视频 have been delivering at two major international conferences.

ASET Research Bursary for Dr Sophie Cranston and Dr Helena Pimlott-Wilson

Dr Sophie Cranston and Dr Helena Pimlott-Wilson have been awarded the 2018 ASET Research Bursary.

Leverhulme Research Fellowship for Dr Elizabeth Mavroudi

Lecturer in Human Geography, Dr Elizabeth Mavroudi has successful secured a Leverhulme Research Fellowship.

RGS-IBG Research Grant for Dr Sophie Cranston

Dr Sophie Cranston has recently secured a 拢3,000 RGS-IBG Small Research Grant including a Jasmin Leila Award of 拢250.

UK- India Sustainability Research Grant for Professor Paul Wood

Professor Paul Wood has secured 拢24,807 as part of a successful bid to establish the first UK-India network for developing low-cost and self-sustaining in-situ techniques for bioremediation of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) result from automotive industry pollution.

Doing Global Urban Research

Dr John Harrison and Michael Hoyler have co-edited a book titled Global Urban Research which has been published this week.

Top 10 most downloaded articles in Area 2017

Professor Darren Smith and Dr James Esson have both been listed as authors of articles which are in the top 10 most downloaded articles in Area during 2017.

International Workshop Funding for Avinoam Baruch

Avinoam Baruch has recently received external funding to allow him to participate in several international workshops.

Dr Louise Holt Keynote Speaker - Brazil

Dr Louise Holt will be the invited keynote speaker at the International Conference for 鈥淐hildren and Children鈥檚 Territories鈥�.

Botanical Society Committee Elections

Postgraduate research students Ellen Goddard and Ciara Sugrue have been elected onto the Committee for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI).

Research Success on North American Crayfish

Postgraduate researcher Harry Saunders has, alongside Professor Stephen Rice and Professor Paul Wood, been awarded two grants to visit Montana State University later in the year.

University Annual Review 2016/17

The University has recently released its Annual Review 2016/7 including a number of videos.

Migration special issue from Dr Sophie Cranston

Congratulations to Sophie Cranston whose co-edited special issue on 鈥淓xploring the Migration Industries鈥� has been published.

Prof Anderson and the King of Sweden

Prof John Anderson continues his year as King Carl Gustaf of Sweden's Professor of Environmental Science at Umea University.

Dr David Graham promoted to Senior Lecturer

The Department is delighted to report that Dr David Graham has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.

Long Seng To and Ed Brown secure UKERC funding

Dr Long Seng To and Dr Ed Brown have been successful in their application for the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Whole Systems Networking Fund.

Liz Mavroudi publishes new co-edited collection

Congratulations to Dr Liz Mavroudi whose book Timespace and International Migration was recently published.

Allan Watson awarded 拢115k RCUK-funded project

Big congratulations to Allan Watson who has just heard that his 拢115k RCUK-funded KTP project has been approved.

Geography Research Students feature on BBC's Countryfile

Ciara Sugrue and Ellen Goddard became national TV stars when they appeared on Countryfile.

Institute of Advanced Studies supports "Nation" programme

A big congratulations to Marco Antonsich who has led a successful application to the Institute of Advanced Studies for one of their Semester Interdisciplinary Themes.

PGR joins NERC's Operation Earth Training Academy

Well done to PGR Tessa Driessen who has successfully secured a place on NERC鈥檚 Operation Earth Training Academy.

含羞草视频 to host Third International Conference on Geographies of Education

The 3rd International Conference on Geographies of Education will take place on 3-5 September 2018.

Andy Pledger secures IDB funding for work on Somerset Levels

Congratulations to Andy Pledger who has led a successful bid to the Internal Drainage Board.

Dapeng Yu made Visiting Professor

Congratulations to Dr Dapeng Yu

LCEDN host 90 international delegates in Nairobi

Geography colleagues from the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network were recently in Nairobi to organise and chair the annual USES workshop.

NERC grant success investigating financial planning for natural disasters

Congratulations to Louise Slater and John Hillier who are both involved in a successful NERC Standard Grant Proposal.

TOAD - NERC Standard Grant Success for Dr Matt Baddock

Many congratulations to Matt Baddock who is Co-I on a NERC Standard Grant project 鈥� The Origin of Aeolian Dunes (TOAD) 鈥� which will last for three years.

Maud van Soest awarded Santander Mobility Award

Postgraduate Researcher, Maud van Soest has been awarded a Santander Mobility Award (拢1500) from the Doctoral College.