Departmental News News stories News items relating to the staff, students, courses and partnerships of the University of Sheffield Department of Geography. 8 May 2024 Prof Chris Clark receives Royal Geographical Society medal Professor Chris Clark has received the Busk Medal from the RGS "for profound influence on the understanding of glacial systems through the ‘British-Irish Ice Sheet’ reconstruction." See the full list of awards here: 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 Moving beyond food banks Inflation is at its highest level in four decades and many British households are struggling to access basics including food. Dr Megan Blake is redefining food support by addressing the wider effects of food insecurity on wellbeing and communities. 13 July 2022 The downsides of posing individualistic solutions to the global problem of food security Rebecca Fernandes examines how to combat food insecurity. 22 June 2022 A social and political problem – exploring the role of social science research in tackling the climate crisis Jenny Pickerill and Matt Watson explain why the climate emergency is a social and political problem and how solutions must come from social science research alongside any technological advances we might make. 17 June 2022 | Published by the Academy of Social Sciences Intermittent water supply - striving for a sustainable livelihood in cities without continuous running water In the latest installement of our blog series, Matthew MacRorie discusses the challenges faced by the one billion people around the world who have only intermittent access to running water. 8 June 2022 Cultured meat - a threat or an opportunity for UK farmers? Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaming up with agricultural experts and farming groups to test whether cultured meat is a threat or an opportunity for UK farmers. 30 May 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 … Next page Next › Last page Last »