A Day in the Life of a Geographer … Andy Cook

April 20, 2012

It is interesting to note how quickly nine weeks have passed since my last contribution to the Geog Blog, possibly due to the fact that it has been an extremely busy term teaching wise. This week I will be offering some thoughts on the often hidden practices in which academics are involved in over the …

A Day in the Life of a Geographer … Andrew Leyshon

April 15, 2012

Friday 30th March As Head of School one of the things that I do much more of than ever before is spend time in meetings.  These can be of many kinds, from occasional large University-wide gatherings of senior management which include the Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellors, Deans and the like, through monthly School Management Committees …

A day in the life of a geographer… Lucy Veale

April 13, 2012

Since I last contributed to the blog I have started a new job as the named researcher on a project titled ‘Bringing Landscape to Life: Environmental Histories at Sheringham Park, 1812-2012’. Funded by AHRC, the aim is to address current debates about the implications of environmental change for the restoration, management and interpretation of publically …

Geog On… takes an Easter break too

April 4, 2012

Because my colleagues are occupied carrying out research they’re too busy to talk to me over the holidays so Geog On… will return in May, featuring discussions on the Occupy movement and how we visualise the landscape, amongst other things. Have a great holiday.

Contested Environments: a postgraduate workshop

March 26, 2012

On  Thursday 7th June 2012 the School will host the  sixth annual postgraduate workshop to be run by the Landscape, Space, Place Research Group. Jennifer Rich outlines the meeting below: An environment is a complex site of meaning in which a range of tensions, relations and contestations are sustained, played out, fought, won and lost.  Environments are …

A day in the life of a Geographer… Francesca Marriot

March 23, 2012

Hello, my name is Francesca Marriott and one the mysterious geographers who, for reasons unknown, was not introduced at the start of the ‘A Day in the Life of a Geographer’ blog series. So I shall start off with a little background information about myself.   This is me, Francesca Marriott, and I am a …

Geog On … the Educational Service Industry

Sarah Hall talks to Matt Jones about her work on the Education Industry either side of the Atlantic and some of the implications for  Higher Education in a new funding landscape.   On the Educational Service Industry

Simon Gosling talks on Science and Parliament

March 19, 2012

Last Thursday evening I was seated on the panel for a panel discussion on the role of science in Parliament and Government. I was joined by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Chair of the House of Lords Science & Technology Sub-Committee), Lord Oxburgh (Board Member of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology), Xameerah Malik (Specialist …

A day in the life of a Geographer… Tim Meadows

March 16, 2012

The week started off badly: a defeat for my 5-a-side football team on Monday night in a game we really should have won, during which I also picked up an ankle injury following a bit of a clumsy challenge on a slippery surface. Hobbling into the Sir Clive Granger Building on Tuesday morning bemoaning my …

Geog on … Landscape and Environment

March 14, 2012

Steve Daniels and Lucy Veale talk about the AHRC Landscape and Environment Programme; the projects it funds, film making and it’s place in Geography. On Landscape and Environment