Resources for schools

TEMPEST is a database of historical weather extremes in the UK. Bring these stories to your classroom with our user guide. 

How do we talk about environmental risk? Who do we blame when things go wrong?

This subject knowledge animation explores development challenges in Brazil.

This animation explores India and the Sustainable Development Goals. How might this dynamic country change by 2030?

By 2050, it is projected that 70% of the world's population will live in cities. 5.2 billion urban residents are expected in Asia and Africa. How is internal migration shaping these cities? 

What is dust? How does it get into the atmosphere and shape our climate? Dr Rob Bryant from the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield joined us to discuss.

School Member Lecture, 27 September 2017

Professor Andy Hodson, University of Sheffield

Dr Annie Ockleford, University of Brighton

Written by Peter Jackson, a Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield

Written by Martin Evans, Professor of Geomorphology, School of Environment, University of Manchester

What is conflict and how does it impact sustainable development? This subject knowledge animation explores the global impact of violence and the promotion of peace and justice

What is gender equality and why is it so important to geography?

This animation explores the development challenges for the Horn of Africa region

In 2015 over one million people crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in search of safety and a better life. Find out their stories.

School Member Lecture, 3 October 2018

Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost three planets could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles

Why do people move? Our educational video resources explore case studies based on the Society's Field Research Programme.

School Member Lecture, 27 June 2019