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  1. Heather Pore

    Heather named as IEMA Graduate Award Winner 2011

    Heather Poore, (BSc Geography, 2009) Youth Volunteering Project Manager at Global Action Plan has been awarded the IEMA's Graduate Award 2011.

    Categorised under: Alumni and Undergraduate study
  2. PG newsletter 6

    Postgraduate Newsletter Winter 2011/12 Edition

    The latest edition of our Postgraduate Newsletter has just been published.

    Categorised under: Postgraduate study
  3. High Bradfield Weather Station

    High winds make departmental TV star

    High winds across the county this week made a TV star out of one of the Department's weather stations.

    Categorised under: Climate & Cryosphere
  4. Green Talents

    Marie Curie Fellow wins prestigious Green Talent award

    Dr Ana Paula Bortoleto has been awarded a prestigious Green Talent award by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research...

    Categorised under: Research
  5. Athens fieldclass

    Another successful Athens fieldclass

    25 Level 3 BA students and three members of staff have just returned from another successful GEO358 Geography of Europe Fieldclass to Athens, Greece.

    Categorised under: Undergraduate study
  6. Teaching Geography Autumn 2011

    Sheffield Geography students provide 'A Different View'

    Six of our former undergraduates have co-authored an article in the Geographical Association's (GA) journal Teaching Geography (Autumn 2011) providing their personal reflections on the GA's manifesto "A Different View".

    Categorised under: Alumni and Undergraduate study
  7. Graduation

    Geography at Sheffield tops 2011 National Student Survey

    The Department of Geography has achieved high satisfaction ratings in the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS). Degrees in Physical Geography (98% satisfied) and Human Geography (91% satisfied) at the University of Sheffield continue to offer an excellent student experience.

    Categorised under: Undergraduate study
  8. James Hirst

    James aims to make it round the world

    James Hirst (BA Geography, 2008) left home this week to embark on a round-the-world bicycle ride to help raise £20,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

    Categorised under: Alumni
  9. Graduation

    Academic prizes 2010 – 2011

    We are pleased to announce this year's prizes.

    Categorised under: Undergraduate study
  10. PG Newsletter

    Postgraduate Newsletter hot off the press!

    The latest edition of the Postgraduate Newsletter has just been published.

    Categorised under: Postgraduate study
  11. Professor Peter Jackson

    Peter Jackson appointed Chair of the Food Standards Agency's Social Science Research Committee (SSRC

    Peter Jackson appointed Chair of the Food Standards Agency's Social Science Research Committee (SSRC)

    Categorised under: Staff and Research
  12. Tunabreen glacier

    How melting glaciers effect ocean currents

    Departmental staff have used a computer climate model to study how freshwater entering the oceans at the end of the penultimate Ice Age 140,000 years ago affected the parts of the ocean currents that control climate.

    Categorised under: Climate & Cryosphere and Research
  13. Department hosts 'Windy Day' meeting

    The 17th 'Windy Day' meeting will be held at the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield on the 19 October.

    Categorised under: Ecosystem Dynamics & Biogeochemistry and Research
  14. Geography alumni awarded

    Geography alumni awarded

    Categorised under: Alumni
  15. Tikeet Health Clinic

    Tuck in for Tikeet!

    Following on from last year's success, this year's West Pokot Week is encouraging everyone in the Geography & Planning Building to Tuck in for Tikeet.

    Categorised under: Postgraduate study, International Development and Undergraduate study