Dr Linda Speight, from Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment, comments on how UK infrastructure could be adapted to better withstand heavy rainfall and flooding events.
Undergraduate study
Experience the unique and integrative undergraduate geography course at a university leading the way in geographical teaching and research.
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Why study Geography at Oxford?
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Taught graduate degree programmes
With over 200 graduate students from a range of nationalities, professional and disciplinary backgrounds we are one of the largest, most diverse and vibrant graduate schools in the world offering advanced degrees in Geography and the Environment.
MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation & Nature Recovery
MSc in Nature, Society & Environmental Governance
MSc/MPhil in Water Science, Policy & Management
MSc in Environmental Change & Management (Environmental Change Institute)
MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise & the Environment (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment)
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Graduate research degree programmes
The Doctor of Philosophy in Geography and the Environment (DPhil) is an advanced research degree which provides outstanding candidates with the support and intellectual environment to complete their own original research.
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Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
News
IN THE MEDIA
The University of Oxford is to play a leading role in a major £80m research and innovation investment to harness the latest technology to safeguard heritage for future generations. The funding, from the UKRI Arts & Humanities Research Council, will support a new nationwide Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme to be led by Professor Heather Viles, Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation in the School.
IN THE MEDIA
A new report developed with SoGE researchers, Dr Ariell Ahearn and Elizabeth Hempstead, in collaboration with the UN, addresses urgent challenges faced by Mobile Indigenous Peoples. It focuses on legal recognition, land rights, and mobility, responding to demands from the Dana+20 Manifesto.
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October
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October
16:30 - 17:00
Climate futures: Urban jungles: the solution to city planning?
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October
16:15 - 17:15
