Posts by lzzeb
Virtual Fieldcourse at the Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld, March 2021
April 28, 2021
A blog by Ian Conway The Year 1 Geographical Fieldcourse is based at the Field Studies Centre Blencathra in Threlkeld, near Keswick in the northern sector of the Lake District. It is held over 4 days and is run twice (back to back), due to the large number of students attending (approximately 100 per trip), …
My placement at Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMRAP)
April 22, 2021
A blog by Caitlin Lyng – Geography; Environmental Leadership & Management MSc At the end of my first semester on the Environmental Leadership and Management MSc course, I decided to apply for a placement with the Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMRAP) and began my 10-week role as a research intern in February …
Knowledge systems for urban renewal
April 21, 2021
A blog by Dr Chris Ives Originally posted on The Nature of Cities: https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2021/03/12/knowledge-systems-for-urban-renewal/ “Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: ‘What shall we do and how shall we live?’ ” — Leo Tolstoy We know that our cities need to look and function differently. There is …
The Hidden World of Algae
February 3, 2021
A blog by Hannah Kemp, PhD student At the beginning of January, the University of Nottingham ‘virtually’ welcomed algae researchers and enthusiasts from across the world, to the 69th British Phycological Society (BPS) 2021 Winter Meeting, held in partnership with Protistology UK. The online format was a big success with 259 delegates tuning in from …
Bearing the weight: Dis-figuring understandings of fatness in the gym
January 20, 2021
2020 dissertation prize winner, Lottie Ross, reflects on her dissertation: I was initially intrigued by the feelings a particular space (notably the gym) could induce, just by being a passive being in it. As my research began, I quickly learnt that no physical body is ever passive in space but contributes both directly and indirectly …
Placement joys: the Parkyns Collection
January 19, 2021
A blog by Matthew Carter, a PhD History student at the University of Nottingham, during a part-time, M4C-funded placement with the Nottingham Museums and Galleries Service in 2020. Matthew’s supervisors are Charles Watkins, Ross Balzaretti and Onni Gust. The newly-renovated bird room at Wollaton Hall includes some fascinating specimens from the Parkyns Collection, which consists, …
Blog of Blogs 2020
December 15, 2020
2020 has been an unusual year to say the least, but we still have some great research to share with you as a round up to the year! We hope you all have a relaxing Christmas break and a very Happy 2021! Matt Jones shares some blogs and projects he has been involved in below: …
The School of Geography Map Collection goes online
December 8, 2020
Are you a student or staff member or somebody who just loves maps? Maps in the School of Geography’s extensive collection are now searchable via the University’s library discovery tool, NUsearch. About the collection The School of Geography map collection is the main cartographic holding within the University and one of the largest in the East Midlands, comprising over 85,000 paper …
Global Biofuel Production Trend: The inevitable energy bio-future for achieving global climate target
June 25, 2020
A blog by Basiru Shehu Gwandu My research focuses on exploring locational criteria to optimise biofuel production potential in Nigeria. The research looks into finding most suitable lands in the country for cultivating biofuel crops largely on the basis of ecological requirements of the crops. Then optimise locations for biofuel processing based on the identified …
Situated education in a time of pandemic
June 23, 2020
A blog by PhD researcher, Anna Colin My PhD research is dedicated to exploring – conceptually, organisationally and physically – alternative learning, social and arts centres in the UK, from 1884-2022. The alternative space that constitutes the object of my study is a building-based, locally-rooted, democratic and emancipatory cultural, educational and social centre in which …
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