| 20 December |
Marie Curie Fellow wins prestigious Green Talent award
Dr Ana Paula Bortoleto has been awarded a prestigious Green Talent award by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research... |
| 11 November |
Another successful Athens fieldclass
25 Level 3 BA students and three members of staff have just returned from another successful GEO358 Geography of Europe Fieldclass to Athens, Greece... |
| 12 October |
Sheffield Geography students provide 'A Different View'
Six of our former undergraduates have co-authored an article in the Geographical Association's (GA) journal Teaching Geography (Autumn 2011) providing their personal reflections on the GA's manifesto "A Different View"... |
| 26 September |
Geography at Sheffield tops 2011 National Student Survey
The Department of Geography has achieved high satisfaction ratings in the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS). Degrees in Physical Geography (98% satisfied) and Human Geography (91% satisfied) at the University of Sheffield continue to offer an excellent student experience... |
| 24 September |
Come along to our Intro Week Welcome Walk!
All undergraduate and postgraduate students are invited to join Geography staff and members of the GeogSoc committee on a special walk to the Peak District to welcome all our new Geography students to Sheffield... |
| 2 September |
James aims to make it round the world
James Hirst (BA Geography, 2008) left home this week to embark on a round-the-world bicycle ride to help raise £20,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support... |
| 7 July |
Academic prizes 2010 – 2011
We are pleased to announce this year's prizes... |
| 22 June |
Postgraduate Newsletter hot off the press!
The latest edition of the Postgraduate Newsletter has just been published... |
| 1 June |
Peter Jackson appointed Chair of the Food Standards Agency's Social Science Research Committee (SSRC)
Peter Jackson has been appointed as Chair of the FSA's SSRC, having previously served on the committee since its inception in 2008... |
| 25 May |
How melting glaciers effect ocean currents
Departmental staff have used a computer climate model to study how freshwater entering the oceans at the end of the penultimate Ice Age 140,000 years ago affected the parts of the ocean currents that control climate... |
| 20 May |
Department hosts 'Windy Day' meeting
The 17th 'Windy Day' meeting will be held at the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield on 19 October 2011... |
| 17 May |
Geography alumni awarded
Two departmental alumni have recently received prestigious awards...
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| 6 May |
Tuck in for Tikeet!
Following on from last year's success, this year's West Pokot Week is encouraging everyone in the Geography & Planning Building to "Tuck in for Tikeet"...
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| 5 May |
Three Geography staff nominated for Students' Union Academic Awards
The University of Sheffield Students' Union recognises that good teaching has an enormous positive impact on student's learning experience...
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| 21 April |
Dry spring in Sheffield and no sign of a let up
This spring so far has been unusually dry, with only 7.7 mm of rainfall recorded in March and 5.9 mm in April so far...
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| 1 April |
Nicky wins AAG Photo Competition
Professor Nicky Gregson has won this year's Association of American Geographers (AAG) Geography in Focus photo competition...
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| 8 February |
Geography Student Photo Competition 2010
The department is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Geography Student Photo Competition...
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| 7 February |
Masters students return from successful Kenya fieldclass
International development students (MA International Development, MPH Public Health and International development, MSc Environmental Change and International development) recently visited West Pokot, Kenya in order to gain firsthand experience of development fieldwork...
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| 4 February |
Ben Hennig named as one of 50 'ones to watch' in the North of England in 2011
The Institute of Public Policy Research North (ippr north) has just named Ben Hennig in the Northern Lights 2011 Top 50...
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| 21 January |
Stephanie awarded 2011 Geographical Association internship
Stephanie Milton, a second year BSc student, has been awarded this year's internship at The Geographical Association...
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| 19 January |
Graduation of our first new Masters programmes
On Thursday 13 January 2011 the first group of students from our new suite of Masters programmes graduated...
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| 17 January |
Hunting down 65,000 drumlins
In a major new Channel 4 television series Birth of Britain Tony Robinson, together with Professor Chris Clark examine the forces that have shaped the British Isles...
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