The SoGE-led Trucking Lives project and charity Timewise convened key industry voices to identify priorities, blockers and opportunities for job quality improvements in haulage.
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Report - Healthier Haulage: How to overcome the workforce crisis in the trucking sector
The SoGE-led Trucking Lives project and charity Timewise convened key industry voices to identify priorities, blockers and opportunities for job quality improvements in haulage.
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Three geographers awarded title of Professor in 2026 Recognition of Distinction
We are delighted to announce that the title of Professor has been conferred on three SoGE researchers in the University of Oxford's 2026 Recognition of Distinction.
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Radcliffe Meteorological Station records warmest ever July and driest for 200 years
July 2026 was the warmest July on record at the Radcliffe Meteorological Station, and the driest since 1825
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Rivers don't burst their banks on a schedule - but the world's flood maps assume they do
New research led by SoGE/Loughborough's Dr Yinxue Liu shows that the frequency with which rivers fill their channels varies in line with local climates. The findings challenge a decades-old assumption used in global flood inundation models and could help improve flood-risk estimation worldwide.
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Integrating Science and Traditional Knowledge in the Amazon
The School of Geography and the Environment is leading interdisciplinary research in the Brazilian Amazon that seeks to understand the long-term relationships between humans and ecosystems and strengthen conservation and restoration efforts.
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Dr David Moreno Mateos appointed fellow of the British Ecological Society
Congratulations to Dr David Moreno Mateos who has been appointed a fellow of the British Ecological Society. The recognition celebrates David's significant contributions to ecology and his commitment to advancing ecological science and practice.
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Air conditioning debate heats up in the South - Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam
SoGE DPhil researcher Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam spoke to BBC South about the roles of passive cooling and air conditioning in cooling homes
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UK critical minerals drive is underprepared for social and environmental impacts and opportunities, finds new report
UK critical minerals projects will fall short if they fail to prioritise their social and environmental dimensions, finds a new report led by researchers in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.
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BBC Radio 4: Dr Linda Speight discusses flood risk assessment
Dr Linda Speight featured on Radio 4's You and Yours, discussing flood risk decision-making. Listen from 29:53 or full segment from 22:53.
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101 Brazilians Shaping the Future - Dr Erika Berenguer
Dr Erika Berenguer (Environmental Change Institute) is included in O Globo's feature on 101 Brazilians Shaping the Future
(Image credit: Marizilda Cruppe, Rede Amazônia Sustentável)
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