Departmental News News stories News items relating to the staff, students, courses and partnerships of the University of Sheffield Department of Geography. 27 March 2024 Lecture: Can researching everyday practices usefully inform social transformation for sustainability? The multiple crises that human societies are faced with today are fundamentally the consequences of human actions. But can research that focuses on everyday practices usefully inform wide-ranging systemic changes? 15 April 2024 Job alert: Research Associate in Drivers and Attribution of Antarctic Extreme Weather Events We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join the NERC-funded highlight topic project PICANTE (Processes, Impacts, and Changes of ANTarctic Extreme weather’), led by Dr Julie Jones. jobs.ac.uk 14 March 2024 Two Geography students win SURE awards Two students from the Department of Geography have been recognised for their work as part of SURE, the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience. 7 February 2024 Geography at Sheffield recognised for advancement of gender equality We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award for commitment to the advancement of gender equality within the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. Search Sheffield Geographer secures funding for major research into food resilience in times of pandemic The project will enhance the resilience of the overall UK food system by supporting the under-resourced, but crucial, local food sector. 4 June 2020 Dealing with violence: women doing fieldwork In an online workshop sponsored by the University of Sheffield, women doing social science in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America shared their experiences in dealing with gender-based violence during fieldwork. 27 May 2020 Connecting when the world was disconnecting International Development Masters students take a virtual trip to Nepal 22 May 2020 BSc Geography graduate wins Royal Geographical Society dissertation prize Stephanie Lake's dissertation on deforestation in Malawi was "of clear First Class standard". 19 May 2020 Galapagos comes to students in virtual field class Our virtual field class to the Galapagos gave students an insight into the current situation on Isabela Island. 14 May 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Current page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 … Next page Next › Last page Last »