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Revealed: how to reduce the environmental impact of your Christmas roast
The Christmas roast – a centerpiece of the Christmas celebration for many families across the globe – has a high environmental impact, but a new study by University of Sheffield has revealed how the traditional meal can be made more sustainably.
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Seminar: Capitals, commons and community-managed forests. Exploring the politics of sustainability in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala
Tuesday 12th December, 4.15pm
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Seminar: Dr. Marcia Vera Espinoza & Dr. Joe Turner (University of Sheffield): The Affective and Intimate Life of the Family Migration Visa: Knowing, Feeling and Encountering the Heteronormative State
Location: Department of Geography, Ron Johnston Research Room (C Floor)
Date: Tuesday 5th December 2017
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Naomi Hart: ‘Ice Report: An artist's view of ice science in Svalbard, illustrated with field sketches, photos and work in progress’
Location: Department of Geography, Ron Johnston Research Room (C Floor)
Date: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Full List of Human Geography Seminars: 2017
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Human Geography Seminar: ‘Landscape and food: taste, foodways, and everyday life’
Location: Department of Geography, Ron Johnston Research Room (C Floor)
Date: Tuesday 14th November 2017
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Undergraduate Awards
Lizzie Jewitt (BSc Environmental Science, 2017) has had her undergraduate work recognised by an international competition.
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Latin American Volcanoes Research
EPSRC have recently funded a Global Challenges Research Fund project, aimed at developing a network of volcanic gas monitoring personnel across Latin America.
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Geographical Association Internship
Internship opportunity at the Geographical Association for current students
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Into the UV
Rolex Institute grant for our two Rolex Laureates to fund impacts of ultraviolet radiation on human health.
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New Head of Department
The Department of Geography is delighted to announce Professor David Robinson as its incoming Head of Department.
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British Academy Fellowship
Professor Peter Jackson has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy
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Soils Workshop
An international workshop, funded by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, has brought together scholars studying soils from social science, arts and humanities, and natural science perspectives.
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Department wins RGS Accreditation
The Department of Geography has recently been awarded Royal Geographical Society accreditation for its undergraduate degree programmes.
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Success for Geography in GLOSS Research Associate scheme
This Summer, Dr Tom Pering and Rebecca England (a 2nd year BSc Geography student) will be conducting fieldwork on the slopes of Masaya – a volcano in Nicaragua.
Categorised under: Research and Undergraduate study