The Southern Ocean, key to Earth's environmental system, is threatened by climate change. A new paper in Science by Dr Catarina Frazão Santos, Dr Lisa Wedding, and colleagues, details how climate-smart marine spatial planning can support Antarctic seascapes, with implications for the global ocean and human wellbeing.
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6th Interdisciplinary Desert Conference
The 6th Interdisciplinary Desert Conference was held in SoGE from 16-17 March 2023. The conference brought together academics and non-academics who research, work and live across the world's desert and semi-desert regions for two days of vibrant talks, presentations, panels and networking opportunities. Conference organiser, Ariell Ahearn, reviews the interdisciplinary event which allowed social and physical scientists to exchange views, develop lasting collaborations and make a positive global impact.
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University of Oxford appoints the next Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
The University of Oxford has appointed Professor Mette Morsing as the next Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Professor of Business Sustainability.
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Oxford University announces the Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
The Smith School and New College, University of Oxford, are delighted to announce the creation of a new professorship in environmental economics. The post will be held by Cameron Hepburn and is named in recognition of philanthropic support from Mr Humphrey Battcock.
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Dr Ian Klinke awarded prestigious British Academy Fellowship to support new research into contemporary German geopolitics
Congratulations to Dr Ian Klinke (Associate Professor in Human Geography) who has been awarded a one-year Mid-Career Fellowship by The British Academy. The title project is 'Beyond Atlanticism and Ostpolitik: Germany and NATO from Kosovo to Ukraine'.
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How is eco-stress affecting students?
MSc student, Raphaella Mascia, examines the unique challenges faced by students in Environment and Conservation, and the issues related to mental health, eco-stress, anxiety and grief.
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Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out
For some time now, researchers have suggested that the balance of arguments propagated by climate sceptics or denialists has shifted from denying or undermining climate science to challenging policy solutions designed to reduce emissions - Dr James Painter, Senior Teaching Associate at SoGE, writes for The Conversation.
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Junze Shi wins Economic Geography Research Group Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
The Royal Geographical Society with IBG's Economic Geography Research Group has named Junze Shi as the winner of their 2022 undergraduate dissertation prize. Junze recently graduated from the BA in Geography course at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE).
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Why Finland is the happiest country in the world - an expert explains
Finland has been the happiest country on earth for the past six years, according to the World Happiness Survey. Prof Danny Dorling explores just why Finns are happier than others in a recent article for The Conversation.
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Geography at Oxford retains top spot in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
The School of Geography and the Environment has been ranked first once again by the QS World University Rankings by Subject, a position SoGE has held for over a decade. The 2023 league table released on 22 March evaluates over 1,500 institutions across 54 different subjects.
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Climate change is accelerating - and the UK government is 'strikingly unprepared'
Prof Sam Fankhauser writes for The Conversation, "The latest progress report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) concerns the UK's preparedness for climate change, rather than progress toward net zero emissions, but it makes similar conclusions. The committee is scathing and has said that the country is 'strikingly unprepared'."
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