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 Job alert: Operations Officer (Maternity Cover) We are looking for an Operations Officer to ensure the smooth running of a range of all operational activities, including HR, recruitment, staff induction, health and safety, and a range of administrative support responsibilities. 7 November 2022 Africa scholarship holder Charles Ombonya wins Masters dissertation prize Charles Ombonya, a Masters student on our Public Health and International Development (MPHID) programme, has been awarded the prize for best MPHID dissertation of his year (2020-21). 28 October 2022 Re-imagining Food Security during Covid-19: Buen Vivir in the Andes In the final installment of our masters students' blog series, Lauren Smithstone discusses rising food insecurity over the last decade, in particular during the global pandemic. 21 October 2022 New evidence for liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. 30 September 2022 From ‘Valladolidian non-human’ to ‘Buen Vivirian human’ - An attempt to understand racism through the concept of ‘other’ Ritu Shankar discusses the post-neo-liberal concept of alternative development Buen Vivir. 14 September 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … Next page Next › Last page Last »