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A supportive and friendly event for PhD students  to present their work and meet others working in related fields. 

Taking the audience on a breathtaking journey across the continent, filmmaker Reza Pakravan will share stories of the tense frontiers, enduring traditions and ordinary people living where climate change has hit the hardest: the Sahel.

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East ski across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole.

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East ski across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole.
 

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston, and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East skied across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole.

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East ski across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole. 

Spatial big data, generated from in-situ sensors, connected autonomous vehicles, phones and people has the potential to revolutionise the way we understand and make decisions in our cities. 

A decade of identifying significant areas for marine biodiversity and the urgency of factoring in resilience to climate change.

This conference looks at why and how we should respond to envionmental change, with reference to science and society as well as the moral dimensions of climate change.

Why did people in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries become fascinated by high mountains which had previously been regarded as desolate wastelands?

The talk explores how the governance framework for and of cities has changed in recent years, and what effects this has had on the distribution of power and resources within cities.

The 55th Annual Tyneside Geographical Society Lecture will be presented by Zion Lights from Extinction Rebellion. 

Asher is the Executive Director of the Tyndall Centre at UEA and is a science communicator who specialises in knowledge transfer of climate change research to audiences outside of academia. 

Enjoy a buffet meal with other Fellows and members and, if you wish, bring some pictures, maps or other memories of your travels.

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East skied across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole. 

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East skied across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole. 
 

This illustrated talk will explore the mental maps of medieval Christians through the great medieval Christian world maps.

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East skied across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole.
 

CANCELLED: Debate on the topic 'This house believes the Planning (listed building and conservation areas) Act 1990 preserves our past but denies our future'.

From land to oceans – how do microplastics make their way to the aquatic ecosystems and how can we mitigate them?
 

Facing extreme temperatures, a constantly shifting landscape and the threat from predatory polar bears, polar scientist turned explorer, Felicity Aston and a team of ten novices from across Europe and the Middle East skied across the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole.

This talk will explore some radical solutions to enhancing urban sustainability through the creation of more greenspace and the development of urban agriculture. 

Part of the School of Ocean and Environmental Sciences' series on Volcanoes - all you need to know! 

A talk illustrated by stunning photographs and video footage of the ongoing ICEBERGS project led by Professor James Scourse in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey and UK and Chilean university groups.

This talk brings together Katrina's research on water security, sanitation and poverty, particularly in developing countries.
 

Davy will talk about his experiences on the Tour Divide, a cycle event along the Rockies from Canada to the Mexican border in which no outside assistance is allowed.

From Colombia to Cape Horn, Kate undertook this epic journey to inspire action on this hugely important but relatively neglected environmental challenge.

 With videogames becoming a hugely popular form of entertainment, this lecture explores why videogames matter to geography and how they can both shape and challenge popular understandings of geopolitics.
 

No man’s lands are proliferating in today's turbulent world. Using digital archives and immersive technology, Alasdair and Noam explore the stories of places that remain locked behind barbed wire and minefields.

This talk explores how Huddersfield researchers have helped communities come to manage their forests sustainably and maintain resources unique to Ethiopia. 

Drawing on qualitative feminist research with women anti-mining activists in Latin America, this presentation explores the concept of ‘development’ through the lens of large-scale resource extraction.

An opportunity to hear the accomplished Dr Simon Boxall talking about oil spills in the sea and their consequences.

Explore Snowdonia in this unusual way - by looking at the styles of furniture found within the National Park, which show links to the natural and cultural heritage of the area.

Birkenhead and Mobberley born and bred mountaineers on Everest, supported by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and the Alpine Club, London. Find out things you never knew about the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition and learn more about their journeys through the Society’s Collections.

Professor Richard Betts looks at the impacts of climate change at global warming 1.5°C, 2°C and above.

A rare chance to see an amazing piece of cinematography documenting the famous 1931 expedition, sponsored by Citroen, through central Asia from Beirut to Beijing. Supported by a short archive film about Fiji from 1919. 

Matthew Marriott and Chris Chambers, in these two talks, find out how Christmas Island is the location of one of the world’s great natural wonders, and explore our urge to travel just about anywhere. 

Professor Andy Morse and his team have developed a number of vector and vector borne disease (VBD) models of varying complexity, including those for malaria, Rift Valley fever, dengue, Zika and bluetongue and a mosquito model for Aedes albopictus.

This presentation looks at how geospatial scientists and engineers employ modern technologies in an attempt to monitor earth processes with a view to developing effective early warning systems.

Part of the School of Ocean and Environmental Sciences' series on Volcanoes - all you need to know!

No man’s lands are proliferating in today's turbulent world. Using digital archives and immersive technology, Alasdair and Noam explore the stories of places that remain locked behind barbed wire and minefields.

The Earth's climate has always changed, but humans have, in the context of geological timescales, produced near instantaneous planetary-scale disruption.

Image credit: James Dyke

Running marathons day after day, sleeping by the side of the road and presenting to remote schools. Ecologist and Ex-Exonian, Katharine will recount this world-first expedition and the people and wildlife she met along the way. 

Professor Joe Howe, from the Thornton Energy Research Institute, will look at the geography of industrial decarbonisation.

In this presentation, Professor Tom Rippeth will look whether and how the increased frequency of UK weather events are linked to the reduction in Arctic Ocean sea ice. 

Trevor is a boat chaperone in the Standedge Canal Tunnel and will consider the history of the canal railway tunnels together with the impact of their construction.

Between 1992 and 2009 Gavin worked as an International Election Observer at over thirty elections. He will outline the background to international observation missions and then outline his role in three countries.

Dr Mark Collins will describe the ambitious five-year programme to save Floreana by eradicating invasive species and working alongside the human inhabitants towards sustainable livelihoods.