Protecting worker welfare through climate change training
September 19, 2024
Dr Bethany Jackson Climate change is an increasing threat to working conditions. Some of the most vulnerable workers globally are facing risks of environmental extremes and economic exploitation. To support organisations developing strategies to improve worker welfare in India we have designed and made freely available an online self-guided training module on the topic of …
Reflections on Iconography in Historical Geography at 40
July 10, 2024
A symposium hosted by the Cultural and Historical Geography research theme, 15th May 2024 A blog by Cristian Croitoru, Third Year Undergraduate Geography student Back in mid-July 1984, the University of Nottingham staged a key event that helped define the field of cultural and historical geography. Held at Hugh Stewart Hall, the Iconography in Historical …
Launch of the EDGE Lab!
June 27, 2024
Dr Steph Coen This week, Associate Professor Dr Stephanie Coen launched a new interdisciplinary virtual lab with her colleague Dr Joanne Parsons from the University of Manitoba (Canada). The Environments Designed for Gender Equity in Sport & Physical Activity Lab – or EDGE Lab for short – focuses on the gendered environments of sport and …
Learning from fieldwork ‘failure’ – lack of engagement with my community engagement project
June 19, 2024
Katie Keddie, Geography PhD student At the time of writing, I am nearly two years into my PhD research, which centres around Nottingham’s environmental transformation, specifically looking out how notions of social justice and place are considered within the city’s journey to carbon neutrality. Procedural justice is extremely pertinent within this: making sure that local …
Northern Light in Darkened Times: Attending Arctic Congress 2024
June 17, 2024
A blog post by Dr Peter Martin, Assistant Professor in Cultural and Historical Geography. As recent research in the School of Geography has shown, conferences are always affected by the environment and atmospheres that surround them. A notably unique affective atmosphere greeted me as I arrived into the city of Bodø in Northern Norway to …
Climate change & malaria transmissions
May 23, 2024
Using global hydrological models, new research from experts from the University of Leeds, Nottingham, Lincoln and Namibia, showed that changes in climate will cause a net decrease in the number of locations in Africa suitable for malaria transmissions from 2025. Simon Gosling, Professor of Climate Risks & Environmental Modelling at the University of Nottingham, co-authored …
UKRI Policy Placement with Defra
May 13, 2024
A blog post by Eve Draper, PhD Student I decided to apply for a UKRI Policy Placement with Defra as I have always had an interest in working for the Civil Service. I was extremely happy to find out I was successful, and I was placed in the Air Quality and Industrial Emissions (AQIE) team …
Post of the week…
May 9, 2024
Dr. Matthew Johnson, School of Geography Research by Matt Johnson and colleagues has found that animals may expend more power in moving river sediment than the flow of water. In a series of experiments, the power expended by crayfish when burrowing into sediments was compared to the power of river flows to move sediments. Estimates …
Field Notes From Calais
March 21, 2024
A blog by Freya Peters, Geography student My first experience upon arriving in Calais was feeling the bitter wind whip across my face the moment I stepped out of my car. I was there, with the support of the School of Geography Graduate Research Fund, to conduct research with those living in informal refugee camps. …
A quest for sustainable solutions: Reflections on the HUMANE Sustainability Summit
March 19, 2024
This is a blog on a sustainability conference attended in May 2023 by one of our academics, Chris Ives, and a third year Geography student, Bryony Jarman. We (Chris and Bryony) met on a sunny spring morning ready to depart on our long journey from Nottingham to the HUMANE Sustainability Summit, to be held in …
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