Department of Geography

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• 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.

• The future of UK employment support

  6 May 2016

  Policy makers, commentators and academics will discuss the future of the UK’s employment support system in the second Sheffield Solutions seminar next month.

• Dr Andrew McGonigle invited to attend the 6th International Convention of Environmental Laureates

  5 May 2016

  In March 2016, Andrew was invited to attend the 6th International Convention of Environmental Laureates in Freiburg, hosted by the European Environment Foundation (EEF) - an international community of environmental leaders who exchange experiences, ideas and innovative solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.

• Professor Stan Gregory (1926-2016)

  5 May 2016

  We are sad to announce that former Head of Department, Stan Gregory, died last month.

• Professor Edward Hanna delivers Inaugural Lecture

  5 May 2016

  On Tuesday 4th May 2016, Professor Edward Hanna delivered his Inaugural lecture at the University of Sheffield.

  Categorised under: Climate & Cryosphere and Research

• Peter Jackson launches RGS-IBG conference theme

  5 May 2016

  Professor Peter Jackson, who is the Chair of the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2016, has made a short video to introduce this year’s theme – Nexus thinking.

  Categorised under: Research

• Climate change and extreme weather linked to high pressure over Greenland

  27 April 2016

  Greenland is one of the fastest-warming regions of the world, according to climate change experts at the University of Sheffield.

  New research, led by Professor Edward Hanna, has identified changes in weather systems over Greenland that have dragged unusually warm air up over the western flank of Greenland’s Ice Sheet.

  Categorised under: Climate & Cryosphere and Research

• Alumni come back to Geography to advise students at special ‘Speed Networking Event’

  25 April 2016

  Alumni and students came together from the Department of Geography for a special Speed Networking event.

• So You Think You Know Everything About the Refugee Crisis?

  21 April 2016

  Following their recent field classes to Lesvos in Greece, Geography students present their insights and first-hand experiences of the refugee crisis.

  Categorised under: Research and Undergraduate study

• First Group visit the SIDshare & KEDA Field Centre in Tanzania

  20 April 2016

  In March 2016, 26 International Development Masters students from 12 countries, became the first cohort to visit the Field Centre in Tanzania.

• PEREC’S Geographies / Perecquian Geographies

  13 April 2016

  This symposium explores Perec’s Geographies (his own geographical writing) and the wider body of geographical writings and other practices he inspired, ranging from novels to travel books, architectural projects and urban expeditions: we call these Perecquian Geographies.

  Categorised under: Research