Capers in the woods: Reflections on a fun PhD
March 28, 2019
A blog by Vivyan Lisewski-Hobson Having just submitted my PhD I thought it was a good time to reflect on my experiences after over 4 years at Nottingham. When I started my integrated Masters my kids were just 2 and 4 years old, a lot of people thought I was mad. I think I agree …
A day in the life of….Martin Danyluk
March 19, 2019
A blog by Dr Martin Danyluk I am an Assistant Professor here at the School of Geography, and I started my position only recently, in January 2019. I’m also brand new to the UK, having arrived here from Canada on New Year’s Eve—a strange and disorienting time to land in a new country! Prior to …
Assessing the impact of aquaculture on lakes in the Philippines
March 7, 2019
A blog by Charlotte L. Briddon Hi, my name is Charly and I am a third year PhD student at the University of Nottingham in the School of Geography. Prior to this I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Southampton followed by a MSc in Geoscience Research at Keele University, For this I …
Careers with Geography Event
March 6, 2019
A blog by Cordelia Freeman The School of Geography’s largest careers event of the year took place in February. This was an informal, networking style event where ten alumni who studied in the School of Geography came back to speak to our students about their career experiences. Over some drinks, over seventy students were able …
A conference in eight haikus
March 5, 2019
A blog by Dr Adam Algar In January 2019, I travelled to Malaga, Spain to attend the 9th Bienniel Meeting of the International Biogeography Society, funded by the School of Geography. I am an old hand at the (unfortunately abbreviated) IBS meetings, having only missed one since 2007, but this edition had several particular highlights. …
Map of the month. Map of the County of Nottinghamshire, George Sanderson, 1836
February 28, 2019
A blog by Professor Charles Watkins The surveyor George Sanderson, of Mansfield, was born in Richmond, Yorkshire in 1798 and took over the Mansfield firm in 1828. Like most early nineteenth century cartographers he was kept busy charting the many ways that Britain was being reconfigured and transformed. He surveyed and mapped enclosure awards, produced …
Researcher Links Workshop – Jordan April 2019
February 12, 2019
Call for participants from Jordan to workshop on: Water Resources: management and sustainability in Jordan from pre-history to the future. Under the Researcher Links scheme offered within the Newton Fund, the British Council and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology will be holding a workshop on the above theme in Amman, Jordan from the …
RENKEI Researchers Workshop on Climate Change – Tokyo 2018
February 5, 2019
A blog by Laura Hunt and Henry Fell Back in November (2018), we (Henry Fell and Laura Hunt, both PhD students in the School of Geography) were lucky enough to travel to Tokyo in order to represent the University of Nottingham at the RENKEI Climate Change Researcher Forum and Workshop; a three day event aiming …
Map of the month. Refugees from Eastern Counties
January 22, 2019
A blog by Professor Matthew Smallman-Raynor This Great War map was prepared by the County Chief Constable’s Office, St. Mary’s Gate, Derby in January 1916. It depicts the planned routes of movement of ‘refugees’ from eastern England for the sanctuary of Derbyshire in the event of a hostile landing on the Lincolnshire coast. Eight planned …
Understanding the impacts of global climate change
December 20, 2018
A blog by Dr Simon Gosling A significant amount of my research this year has been conducted within the framework of the Intersectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP). This is a large collaborative project involving over 100 scientists from across the globe, who have expertise in using numerical models that simulate the effects of climate …
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