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Ask the Geographer

Our award-winning podcasts bring the latest in geographical research to your classroom from a host of experts. The experts involved present their own opinions, which should not be interpreted as the S... Read more

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Changing urban places through poetry with Dr Phil Jones

Changing urban places through poetry with Dr Phil Jones

How do human geographers use creative methods, such as poetry, to engage with changing places? We spoke to Dr Phil Jones... Read more

12 Sep 2017

14mins

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Gender equality and women in geography with Dr Sarah L. Evans

Gender equality and women in geography with Dr Sarah L. Evans

How have women shaped the discipline of geography? To celebrate International Women's Day, Dr Sarah L. Evans from the Ro... Read more

6 Mar 2018

39mins

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How is creativity produced in the Caribbean? Dr Pat Noxolo

How is creativity produced in the Caribbean? Dr Pat Noxolo

Caribbean creativity has shaped literary, music and dance cultures globally. Alongside this geographers are increasingly... Read more

9 Aug 2019

31mins

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Extreme weather in the UK: past, present and future with Professor Georgina Endfield

Extreme weather in the UK: past, present and future with Professor Georgina Endfield

Professor Georgina Endfield, University of Liverpool, explores local and regional climate histories and periods of unusu... Read more

21 Oct 2016

12mins

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Chinese cities and urban life with Professor Mark Jayne

Chinese cities and urban life with Professor Mark Jayne

How do Chinese cities challenge and develop geographical understanding of global urban spaces? We discuss place-making, ... Read more

26 Oct 2017

10mins

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Forests and the carbon cycle with Professor Rob MacKenzie and Professor Jerry Pritchard

Forests and the carbon cycle with Professor Rob MacKenzie and Professor Jerry Pritchard

How do plants and forest work within the carbon cycle? We discuss exciting new research from the Birmingham Institute of... Read more

5 Oct 2017

18mins

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Lagoon wetland systems and sea level rise in Ghana with Dr Sian Davis Vollum

Lagoon wetland systems and sea level rise in Ghana with Dr Sian Davis Vollum

The Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site in Ghana is a coastal lagoon wetland system with rich biodiversity. How is it changing and... Read more

25 Jul 2017

19mins

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Plate tectonics and earthquake prediction with Dr Rebecca Bell

Plate tectonics and earthquake prediction with Dr Rebecca Bell

How do we predict earthquakes? They’re just like London buses, according to Rebecca Bell from Imperial College. In this ... Read more

22 Mar 2018

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Mapping population and displacement with Professor Andrew J Tatem

Mapping population and displacement with Professor Andrew J Tatem

How can high resolution maps be used to illustrate population displacement and disaster response? Professor Andrew J Tat... Read more

10 May 2017

23mins

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Sustainable urban communities and young people. Dr Sophie Hadfield Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl

Sustainable urban communities and young people. Dr Sophie Hadfield Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl

What are sustainable urban communities and how do these spaces interact with the everyday lives of young people? We disc... Read more

15 Jun 2017

15mins

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Diverse places and ordinary high streets with Dr Suzanne Hall

Diverse places and ordinary high streets with Dr Suzanne Hall

How are high streets in the UK shaped by migration? Dr Suzanne Hall, Director of London School of Economics Cities progr... Read more

19 Apr 2017

25mins

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A Royal Meteorological Society update on weather, climate and COVID-19. Dr Sylvia Knight

A Royal Meteorological Society update on weather, climate and COVID-19. Dr Sylvia Knight

A Royal Meteorological Society update on weather, climate and COVID-19. Dr Sylvia Knight by Royal Geographical Society (... Read more

22 May 2020

21mins

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South Korea is a success story for managing Covid19, is surveillance the answer? Dr Sonn explains

South Korea is a success story for managing Covid19, is surveillance the answer? Dr Sonn explains

South Korea is a success story for managing Covid19, is surveillance the answer? Dr Sonn explains by Royal Geographical ... Read more

4 May 2020

28mins

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Aaron Wyld, winner of the Marjorie Sweeting award, on hypsometry and geomorphic evolution

Aaron Wyld, winner of the Marjorie Sweeting award, on hypsometry and geomorphic evolution

Aaron Wyld, winner of the Marjorie Sweeting award, on hypsometry and geomorphic evolution by Royal Geographical Society ... Read more

10 Mar 2020

19mins

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What is the Indian Ocean Dipole and Southern Annular Mode? Dr Helen Cleugh

What is the Indian Ocean Dipole and Southern Annular Mode? Dr Helen Cleugh

What is the Indian Ocean Dipole and Southern Annular Mode? Dr Helen Cleugh by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Scho... Read more

18 Feb 2020

31mins

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Why live in fire prone areas and how do people cope? Dr Christine Eriksen

Why live in fire prone areas and how do people cope? Dr Christine Eriksen

Why live in fire prone areas and how do people cope? Dr Christine Eriksen by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schoo... Read more

11 Feb 2020

28mins

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How do graphic novels help understanding of natural disasters? Dr Gemma Sou

How do graphic novels help understanding of natural disasters? Dr Gemma Sou

On September 2017, the biggest storm in Caribbean history, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico causing 30 billion US doll... Read more

30 Aug 2019

20mins

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How is globalisation changing the countryside? Professor Michael Wood

How is globalisation changing the countryside? Professor Michael Wood

Globalisation is changing our world as we know it, it’s transforming economies, societies, and the environment. But whil... Read more

23 Aug 2019

21mins

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How is climate and its science governed in Russia? Dr Jon Oldfield

How is climate and its science governed in Russia? Dr Jon Oldfield

In this podcast we meet with Dr Jon Oldfield, from the University of Birmingham to discuss geopolitics, the role of Russ... Read more

19 Aug 2019

17mins

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Why is sand a powerful natural resource? Dr Laura Schoenberger

Why is sand a powerful natural resource? Dr Laura Schoenberger

In this podcast, we meet with Laura Schoenberger, we explore how, in countries such as Cambodia, sand mining is contribu... Read more

16 Aug 2019

11mins

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