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Remaking citizenship in Athens

A new video discussion on citizenships in Athens was published on 12 January by the Onassis Centre in Greece, moderated by Tom Western of UCL Geography.

Online exhibition launched by student collective Urban Miscellanea

“States of Apprehension” features contributions from UCL Geography students at all levels

CDRC holds Masters Dissertation Scheme 2021 Awards

The nationwide awards featured recognition for UCL Geography student Lu Xia.

PhD student Joshua Powell wins Capturing Ecology photography award

UCL Geography’s Joshua Powell has won an award from the British Ecological Society as part of their Capturing Ecology 2021 photography competition.

Professor Philip Lewis and Dr Qingling Wu present work at COP26

Prof Philip Lewis and Dr Qingling Wu have discussed their agricultural monitoring work in the “Earth Information Day - Perspective from UK Presidency” event at COP26

Learning from Small Cities project to hold conference and public exhibition

‘(Re)thinking Smart, (Re)building Scale’ Conference will take place from 12-13 November 2021, accompanied by public exhibition open from 12 November- 10 December 2021

Climate sacrifices undermined by space tourism, says Dr Eloise Marais

UCL Geography’s Dr Eloise Marais has appeared on Sky News and Channel 4 to discuss the growing trend of space tourism and its implications for the climate.

First year geographers explore London in department walking tours

First year students at UCL Geography were given a chance to see London from a variety of new perspectives as the department ran a series of walking tours led by academic staff as part of induction week.

Dr Russell Hitchings' new book - The Unsettling Outdoors: Environmental Estrangement in Everyday Life

Congratulations to Dr Russell Hitchings whose new book, The Unsettling Outdoors: Environmental Estrangement in Everyday Life, was recently published by Wiley as part of the RGS-IBG Book Series.

New study explores population movement in first lockdown

Researchers from UCL Geography with the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) have published a new study that uses smartphone location data to explore activity patterns in Greater London during the first lockdown.