News from 2021

Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world

Before the end of this century, most of the Arctic will for the first time receive more rain than snow across a whole year. That’s one of the key findings of a new study on precipitation in the Arctic which has major implications – not just for the polar region, but for the whole world.

Geography graduate flying high as third º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumnus to be recruited to the Red Arrows

Flight Lieutenant Stuart Roberts is joining the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – better known as the Red Arrows – for its 2022 season.

What would 4°C of global warming feel like?

COP26 is underway and keeping 1.5°C within reach will feature prominently in world leaders’ discussions.

What is COP26 and why should I care about it?

This November, the UK is hosting COP26 in Glasgow – but what actually is COP26 and why should we care about it?

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ launches campaign to highlight research linked to COP26

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ today launches its COP26 campaign to highlight the work being done by academics and researchers which supports the United Nation’s biggest climate change targets.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic Sarah Mills publishes new book exploring the growth of ‘character education’ in schools and youth organisations

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ geographer Dr Sarah Mills launches brand new monograph published with Routledge last week.

Geography academic elected Chair of the Population Geography Research Group

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is excited to announce Dr Sophie Cranston has been elected as Chair of the RGS-IBG Population Geography Research Group.

Geography student awarded Sir Robert Martin University Prize

Simi Kolajo becomes the latest student to be awarded the Sir Robert Martin University prize on account of her outstanding academic achievement.

Job Opportunities in Geography and Environment

We are currently advertising three University Teacher posts to support learning and teaching within Geography and Environment for the new academic year. These all have a closing deadline of 9th September 2021, with full details of the vacancies below via the individual links.

‘Children living in pandemic times’ - Special Viewpoint Collection

Reader in Human Geography, Dr Louise Holt, has co-edited a special viewpoint collection on children living in pandemic times.

One Britain One Nation Day is the perfect vehicle for the government’s values campaign

The UK government has officially endorsed the celebration of June 25 as One Britain, One Nation (OBON) Day.

Sustainable energy expert appointed Chair of UN group dedicated to increasing solar energy uptake

An academic in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School of Social Sciences and Humanities has been appointed to a United Nations role that will allow her to continue pushing for solar energy uptake.

Clean energy cooking in refugee camps should be prioritised on the humanitarian agenda, new briefing note argues

New briefing note outlines lessons to be learned from implementing clean cooking in refugee camps in the context of the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Ghana’s electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Dr Bridget O. Menyeh, Research Associate on the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme, has written an article for The Conversation about the electricity supply mix in Ghana.

Honouring Earth Day with our Doctoral students carrying out innovative environmental research

Two Geography Doctoral students have been included in a social media campaign to raise awareness of the key environmental research taking place at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.