Posts by lzzre
Africa adventure: fieldwork for the impacts of aquaculture on Lake Victoria sustainability
May 22, 2023
Mingjie Sun, PhD Student It has been over two years since I started my PhD in January 2021, when the world was still under the shadow of Covid 19. When my supervisor, Ginnie, told me that I had a chance to go to Africa with Dr Andy Marriot from the British Geological Survey (BGS), who …
Public Geographies of Brexit
May 16, 2023
Professor Sarah Hall Since 2019, I’ve been supported by the ESRC through a Senior Fellowship with UK in a Changing Europe to research the economic geographies of Brexit. This work intensified in Autumn 2022 with the further support of a period of research leave from the School of Geography. The main focus of my …
Exploring the Effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas
May 15, 2023
Dr Bethany Jackson Three and a half years ago, one of the most devastating Category 5 hurricanes to pass through the Caribbean made its home over the Bahamian islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The impact of this extraordinary hazard displaced communities, demolished homes, and devastated the landscape. Compounding the issues following the response to …
A Toast to GeogSoc
March 30, 2023
A blog by Dr David Beckingham Our Geographical Society is celebrating its centenary in 2023. The Society’s minute books are some of the oldest materials relating to departmental and student life in our archive. They record a range of activities, from talks to dances and trips to local industries. With research interests in British cultures …
Integrated ClimAte Resilience UnderStanding (ICARUS), Belize
March 27, 2023
Blog by Betsabé de la Barreda-Bautista, Sofia Mardero, Oriol Ambrogio Gali, Franziska Schrodt and Sarah Metcalfe Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts, and floods, are becoming more frequent and severe around the world. However, developing countries are particularly vulnerable, and the consequences of extreme events can be devastating. This is especially true for countries …
Putting a New Paradigm into Practice
By Stephanie Coen, Associate Professor, School of Geography If you had told me 5 years ago that I would be sitting around a table at the University of Nottingham with two academics I met on Twitter and four high-level practitioners within the UK’s elite sport system, I’m not sure I would have believed you! …
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