In The Conversation, Labib Azzouz and Hannah Budnitz from Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit explore the uneven rollout of electric vehicle charging points across the UK. While cities like London and regions in the South East are well-equipped, the article reveals a striking shortage of public chargers in rural and less affluent areas. As the UK pushes for a greener future, Azzouz and Budnitz ask a critical question: are we leaving parts of the country behind in the EV transition?
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Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'
In The Big Issue, Kevin Grecksch from the School of Geography and the Environment provides expert insights into the complexities of reservoirs and water companies, contributing a critical perspective on current policies and their environmental implications.
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Negotiating a ‘Frozen’ Conflict in Academia: Reflections on Youth, Peace-Making & the Cyprus Divide
Ethan Chandler, a current SoGE student, will lead a discussion on research, findings and shared experiences.
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‘We think of the body as a map’: a new approach to deciphering long Covid
People with post-infectious diseases sometimes struggle to communicate the debilitating impact of their conditions. But a new technique can help them explain visually. The Visualising Long Covid research project, involving Prof Beth Greenhough, Dr Maaret Jokela-Pansini and Oonagh Cousins, is featured in The Guardian.
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Prof Gillian Rose and Prof Linda McDowell celebrated in a new edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place
Prof Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography and Fellow of the British Academy and Academy of Social Sciences, and Prof Linda McDowell, Professor Emerita of Human Geography and Fellow of the British Academy, have been included in the third edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place (ed. Mary Gilmartin, Phil Hubbard, Rob Kitchin and Susan M. Roberts; Sage, 2024), in chapters celebrating their career achievements.
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Aissa Discovers All Rhodes Lead to Oxford
Aissa Dearing, student writer and alumna of Oriel College, examines whether statues distort the memory and legacy of those commemorated and how places are experienced through the eyes of a geographer. She is a current DPhil in the School of Geography and the Environment.
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The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer
Despite its rainy reputation, the UK’s public water supplies are often threatened by drought and water scarcity. Shouldn’t the country do a better job of capturing and using all its rain? Dr Kevin Grecksch, Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, and Dr Kirsty Holstead, Wageningen University, explore the options in an article for The Conversation.
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Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) doctoral training programme deadline - 29 January
The University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA). This ambitious doctoral training programme will prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers who are equipped to meet the complex, cross-disciplinary challenges the world faces.
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Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity, study finds
A research team led by the University of Oxford, including Prof Yadvinder Malhi, has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that these have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts - and that logged forests should not be immediately ‘written off’ for conversion to oil palm plantations. The findings have been published in Science.
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Oxford-led project awarded £2 million to revolutionise clean hydropower energy
A new project led by Louise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology, aims to transform the optimisation of hydropower systems in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to ensure sustainable and equitable energy access. The Smart Hydropower Solutions (SMART-HS) project has been awarded over £2 million through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Ayrton Challenge Programme.
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Associate Professorship in Physical Geography (Biodiversity and Climate Change) in association with St Anne’s College
The School of Geography and the Environment, in association with St Anne’s College, invites applications for a full-time Associate Professorship in Physical Geography, with a focus on biodiversity and climate change. The position is available from 1 September 2025, or at an earlier or later date by negotiation, and will be held in conjunction with a Tutorial Fellowship at St Anne’s College.
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