Resources for schools
We support teaching in the classroom and in the field by providing high quality geographical teaching and learning resources.
Sinking Cities
In addition to the usual challenges faced, some cities are also under threat from another problem – they are sinking!
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Population change in Britain since the 19th Century
Urban centres experienced vast population growth between the 1800s and 1900s where the population in towns and cities increased from 30% to 50%.
Population Change in Britain Since C19th with Professor Alice Reid
Professor Alice Reid is a historical demographer, working on fertility, mortality and health in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Maps of Ukraine with Cartographic Collections Manager, Katie Parker
When taken in context and with a level of critical thinking, maps can reveal not only what the landscape is like, but also how people interact with it.
Maps of Ukraine with Dr Katie Parker
An interesting insight into the role maps have on understanding a sense of place
Saving our seas
A look into the impacts of plastic in the oceans
Saving our seas with Sally Earthrowl
Sally Earthrowl is a British geographer and educator who has a wealth of experience in exploring our seas and oceans.
Geopolitics and new perspectives on Arctic governance with Dr Ingrid Medby
With Dr Ingrid Medby from Newcastle University
Migration, diasporas, and remittances during Covid-19
Activities focused on migration, diasporas and remittance sending during the Covid-19 pandemic
Flight of the Osprey – an ArcGIS activity idea
Flyways are superhighways - important flight paths which migratory birds use either for short migration or very long intercontinental journeys.
Flight of The Osprey - a conversation with Sacha Dench aka the ‘human swan’
The Priestley Centre's 'Ask a Climate Researcher' series
‘Ask a Climate Researcher’ is a series produced by The Priestley Centre at the University of Leeds. It features climate experts answering climate change questions
Fraying Ties: what is the UK oil industry? Professor Bridge explains
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