The University of Sheffield
Department of Geography

Research Calendar

February 2012  
Tuesday 7 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Conflicting views on climatic and sea-level changes in the Caspian Sea
Suzanne Leroy (Institute for the Environment, Brunel University)
4pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 7 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
The new 'reality' of being there: towards mediated transnational community
Pat Noxolo (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4:15pm, Room B8
Tuesday 14 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Situating 'Rising Asia' in the development imaginary: challenges for migration research
Dr Parvati Raghuram (Open University)
4:15pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 21 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Microbe-mineral interactions at the extreme: from the cold to carbon capture and storage
Andrew Mitchell (Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University)
4pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 21 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
tbc
Jess Dubow (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4:15pm, Room B8
Tuesday 28 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Understanding coastal flood hazard in South Uist and Benbecula, Scottish Outer Hebrides
Alastair Dawson (Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen)
1pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 28 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Beyond a boundary: is electoral redistricting in the UK still cricket?
Charles Pattie (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4:15pm, Ron Johnston Research Room

 

March 2012  
Tuesday 6 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Global atmospheric pressure variability and storminess climate change 1870-2008 from 20th Century reanalysis and met station data
Edward Hanna (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 6 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
tbc
Adam Whitworth (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4:15pm, Room B8
Tuesday 13 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Celebrity and Development
Daniel Brockington (University of Manchester)
4:15pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 20 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Neoproterozoic (Snowball) glaciation: microbes at work in terrestrial oases
Ian Fairchild (Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham)
4pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 20 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Using maps in academic research
University of Sheffield Map Librarians
4:15pm, Room B8
Tuesday 27 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Informality, security and neighbourhood development: formalising downtown Kingston, Jamaica
David Howard (University of Oxford)
4:15pm, Ron Johnston Research Room

 

April 2012  
Tuesday 24 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
Novel sources of biological ice nuclei
Bruce Moffett (Environmental Research Group, University of East London)
4pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 24 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
tbc
Ana Paula Bortoleto (Geography, University of Sheffield)
4:15pm, Room B8

 

May 2012  
Tuesday 1 Department of Geography Physical Geography Seminar Series
tbc
Gonçalo Vieira (Geographical Studies, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
1pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 1 Department of Geography Human Geography Seminar Series
Bodies Politic: Gender, heteronormativity, and feminism in nationalist superhero comic books
Jason Dittmer (University College London
4:15pm, Ron Johnston Research Room
Tuesday 8 Department of Geography/Sheffield International Development Network Workshop
Cities in the Global South
Susan Parnell (University of Cape Town), Owen Crankshaw (University of Cape Town), Dan Hammett (Sheffield), Glynn Williams (Sheffield), Paula Meth (Sheffield)

Convenors for departmental research forum:

Climate & Cryosphere: Grant Bigg (x27905)