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Find out what's been happening in the Geography department.
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Manchester to lead new £8m research centre on equitable low carbon living
6 Nov 2024
Following an £8m investment over five years, The University of Manchester is set to lead an innovative centre funded by the Economic and Social ...
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New research uncovers environmental crisis in Isle of Wight estuary
29 Oct 2024
A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary on the...
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Cumbria coal mine shows planning is next battleground in UK climate policy
31 Jul 2024
The UK’s new Labour government has made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, has announced that the government ...
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Winners of the National Trust's first 'Sky Gardening Challenge' in Manchester announced
31 Jul 2024
The winning entries to the National Trust’s first ever Sky Gardening Challenge were announced on Thursday 25 July at a private garden party ...
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An ancient lake supported human life in the Namib Sand Sea, say experts
31 Jul 2024
Desert regions in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been well studied by archaeologists as the home of early humans and as routes of ...
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Restoring eroded peatlands reduces flood risk for communities downstream
19 Jul 2024
Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands ...
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UKRI award The University of Manchester £1.7m to investigate gendered energy inequalities
25 Jun 2024
The £1.7m award will fund an ambitious 5-year programme, led by Dr Saska Petrova, Professor in Human Geography at The University of Manchester. ...
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Professor Jamie Woodward named one of UK’s top environmental professionals
4 Jun 2024
Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Manchester has been named one of the most impactful environmental professionals ...
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SEED recognition at the University's Making a Difference Awards 2024
10 May 2024
The University of Manchester's 10th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 9 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall, and live ...
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Geography Laboratories awarded Gold LEAF certification for sustainability and efficiency action
9 May 2024
The University of Manchester’s Geography Laboratories have been certified as operating to a Gold standard in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment ...
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‘City deals’ are coming to NZ – let’s make sure they’re not ‘city back-room deals’
9 May 2024
Written by Tom Baker Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Cristina Temenos Reader in Geography, ...
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Moss 'speed bumps' to prevent flooding in latest phase of Kinder Scout peatland restoration
8 May 2024
Work has started to restore a new 526-hectare (1,300 acre) area of peatland on Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the site of the famous mass trespass of ...
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Group to investigate research governance of controversial ‘Solar Radiation Modification’ technology
30 Apr 2024
Over the next three years, a group of European researchers including The University of Manchester's Dr Robert Bellamy will examine the governance ...
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Henrik Ernstson and his co-authors have won the 2023 International Journal of Urban and Regional Research prize for Best Article
20 Feb 2024
Henrik Ernstson, Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and co-authors, Ricardo Cardoso (National University of Singapore) and ...
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Report into Parliamentary Art Collections presented at Westminster
17 Nov 2023
Dr Saskia Warren, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, presented the findings of her report ‘Our Parliamentary Art Collection: New Directions for ...
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Call for COP28 discussions to address the destruction of non-forest regions
9 Nov 2023
An international team of over 40 researchers is calling for COP28 discussions to address the destruction of non-forest regions, as featured in Nature...
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Hidden histories: new exhibition seeks to unpack Manchester's colonial legacies
12 Oct 2023
The University of Manchester has launched a new exhibition exploring the social and environmental legacies of North West England’s cotton industry,...
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Exhibition to showcase Manchester Ship Canal's fascinating advertising archive
6 Sep 2023
A new exhibition at Manchester Central Library is set to showcase visually striking adverts created by commercial artists in the twentieth century to ...
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Manchester experts recognised by Advance HE for their teaching excellence
3 Aug 2023
An Optometry team from The University of Manchester has been awarded the University’s first-ever Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by ...
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Walls along River Nile reveal ancient form of hydraulic engineering
13 Jun 2023
An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive ‘river ...
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To clean up England’s rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won’t tell us
23 Feb 2023
UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They ...
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The UK needs a national energy advice service
17 Jan 2023
The UK government recently launched “It all adds up”, a campaign aimed at providing “simple, low or no-cost actions that households can take to ...
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Antarctic glaciers formed 30 million years earlier than previously thought
5 Jan 2023
A new study has revealed that glaciers formed in the highest mountains of Antarctica at least 60 million years ago, which is 30 million years earlier ...
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Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations
3 Jan 2023
Austerity in the UK is here to stay. The Bank of England has warned that the country is facing the longest recession since records began, predicting ...
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