Resources for schools

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