Department of Geography

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• Reshaping the domestic nexus

  14 July 2016

  Reshaping the Domestic Nexus is a project bringing together academic research groups and policy partners in DECC, DEFRA, FSA and Waterwise.

• Key moments from the IDS 50 Conference

  13 July 2016

  Key moments from the IDS 50 Conference: States, Markets & Society

  Categorised under: Research

• Building Civil Society Capacity in Rwanda

  22 June 2016

  Dr Daniel Hammett has just returned from a trip to Rwanda working with the Rwandan office of the Belgian-based NGO RCN Justice & Démocratie on the first phase of a project to enhance the strength of civil society in Rwanda.

• Welcome to Dr Amrita Lamba

  17 June 2016

  Amrita Lamba joins us as a post-doc researcher for a short project on the Politics of Water.

• Welcome to Dr Ellie Chowns

  17 June 2016

  The Department of Geography is pleased to welcome Dr Ellie Chowns.

• Welcome to Professor Dorothea Kleine

  17 June 2016

  The Department of Geography is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Dorothea Kleine.

• Ann Rowan awarded the Geological Society President's Award

  16 June 2016

  Dr Ann Rowan was awarded the Geological Society President's Award.

  Categorised under: Research

• New research reveals secrets of former subglacial lakes in North America

  14 June 2016

  Researchers at the Department of Geography have provided a unique glimpse into one of the least understood environments on Earth by revealing for the first time former subglacial lakes and their drainage routes beneath the North American ice sheets.

  Categorised under: Climate & Cryosphere and Research

• Geography Student invited to present at EDD 2016

  10 June 2016

  Elena has been invited to participate with the group at the European Development Days Conference in Brussels 15-16th June.

  Categorised under: Undergraduate study

• Greenland sets melt records in 2015 consistent with ‘Arctic Amplification’

  10 June 2016

  Following record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study has provided the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification.

• Changing Place: A level Human Geography content at GA event

  3 June 2016

  Professor Richard Phillips will be giving an overview of the changes to A level geography around the new human geography ‘Changing Place’ content at Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday 9th June.

• Top Ten Things about Studying at Sheffield

  1 June 2016

  GeogSoc have created a list of top ten things that make studying Geography in Sheffield so great.

• Sheffield Students’ Union Academic Award Winner: GeogSoc

  20 May 2016

  We are pleased to announce that GeogSoc have won 'Best student group campaign' from the Academic Awards 2016.

  Categorised under: Undergraduate study

• Pint of Science 2016: Bubbles, Beer and Volcanic Eruptions

  11 May 2016

  Dr Tom Pering will be taking part and delivering a talk at this year’s festival in Sheffield.

  Categorised under: Research

• Sam Halvorsen awarded RGS-IBG Area Prize 2016

  9 May 2016

  We are pleased to announce that Dr Sam Halvorsen has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to geography.