New Orleans: The city and the swamp
May 15, 2018
In April Dr David Beckingham travelled to the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Conference in New Orleans. The conference last visited NOLA in 2004, just over a year before Hurricane Katrina battered the Mississippi delta. Here he reflects on thinking historically about the city. Colonial foundations Pinched between Lake Pontchartrain and the mighty Mississippi river, …
How do you make an impact in Hanoi?
May 9, 2018
Professor Suzanne McGowan reports on her recent trip to Vietnam and Malaysia Academics are now increasingly required to ensure that their research has an ‘impact’. Research that has an impact is defined by NERC as having led to “demonstrable social, cultural, public policy or service, health, environmental or quality of life benefits”. But what does …
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
May 8, 2018
A blog by Dr Matt Johnson Between Wednesday 11th and Friday 13th April I attended the European Geosciences Union General Assembly which took place in Vienna. The EGU is one of the largest environmental conferences in the World, with 15,075 scientists from over 106 countries attending in 2018. The conference covers a wonderfully diverse programme, …
GA Conference 2018
April 10, 2018
A blog by Lorna Burnell, PhD Student The Geographical Association (GA) conference is held every year, hosting talks and exhibition stands with a variety of resources for schools from field study centres and exam boards to universities and professional organisations. Amongst the delegates are A-Level geography teachers, including many of our alumni and current A-Level students. …
Field trip to Mexico
March 27, 2018
A blog by Joe Bishop In January of this year, myself and thirteen others embarked on a field trip to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The trip was part of a module ‘Quaternary Environments’; with the module having a focus on students designing and carrying out studies to assess changes in past and present environments. …
New York field trip 2017
February 27, 2018
A blog by Dr Andy Greenhalgh-Cook Fieldwork is an essential part of geography as a discipline and in the School of Geography at Nottingham we recognise that field learning is one of the most effective ways of encouraging students to critically engage with the world around them. My colleagues and I see ourselves as being …
Blog of blogs 2017
December 7, 2017
2017 has been a busy year here at the School of Geography, and to round up the year and give you an idea of what we do, we have put together a collection of blogs relating to research from the School, which we hope you will enjoy. We would also like to wish you a …
ICHC and ICHST, Brazil 2017
November 22, 2017
A blog by Professor Mike Heffernan Thanks to a Conference Grant provided by the School’s Research Committee, I was able to attend two major conferences in Brazil in July 2017 – the 27th International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) and the 25th International Congress on the History of Science and Technology (ICHST). The …
Engaging both the head and the heart: Reflections on Transformations 2017
October 18, 2017
A blog by Dr Chris Ives The haunting melody caught us by surprise and held us captive. All eyes were transfixed on the petite singer and her big guitar as she sang, painting sonic images of the Scottish coast and countryside. It was 8:30am on the first morning, and already I knew this was to …
A visit to the Hunter Valley coal mining region
September 27, 2017
A blog by Professor Paul Nathanail What does a professor of engineering geology do on his only free day during a 12 day trip to Australia? The School of Geography’s Paul Nathanail was faced with just such a ‘problem’ in Newcastle – the one in New South Wales. His choice? A drive up the Hunter …
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