Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science, has been named in the ENDS Power List 2026, marking his third consecutive appearance in the annual ranking of the UK's most influential environmental professionals.
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The US cattle industry is eating its own tail - Stephanie Walton
SoGE DPhil student Stephanie Walton discusses the climate impacts and future of the US beef industry in The Financial Times. [Behind paywall]
IN THE MEDIA
Roads, Buses and Backlash: The Politics of Transport in Oxford
Arwen Tarling, 1st Year Geography student and writer for the SoGE Student Writers Group, investigates the current transport policies in place in Oxford, including the new (and somewhat controversial) congestion charge.
IN THE MEDIA
Not Just a Carbon Sink: Weathering Found to Drive Ancient Global Warming
A new reconstruction by Professor Bob Hilton and colleagues from Oxford Earth Sciences has shown that chemical weathering can contribute to global warming. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that weathering of carbon-rich sedimentary rocks can release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and confirms that this contributed to rising temperatures in the Early Jurassic, 183 million years ago. This important new study highlights an overlooked climate mechanism that may have also been active in other periods of geological time.
IN THE MEDIA
Can China’s Great Green Wall shape efforts to keep the world’s deserts at bay?
Professor David Thomas co-authored this article in Nature on lessons from China's 'Great Green Wall' anti-desertification projects.
IN THE MEDIA
In memoriam: Dr John Langton
The School of Geography and the Environment is saddened to hear of the death of Dr John (Jack) Langton on 8th April 2026 at the age of 83.
NEWS
Podcast: Domicide in Homs & Beyond - Dr Ammar Azzouz
Dr Ammar Azzouz discusses his research on domicide and the weaponisation of architecture in this podcast by afikra
IN THE MEDIA
Bookings for our Open Day in June are now open
The School of Geography and the Environment holds a Geography Open Day in June each year with events and information provided for prospective undergraduate students. Bookings for our main Geography Open Day on 15 June 2026 are now open.
IN THE MEDIA
Dr Gregory Thaler receives 2026 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award
Dr Gregory Thaler has been awarded the 2026 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award by the International Studies Association for his book ‘Saving a Rainforest and Losing the World’.
NEWS
What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?
The ECI's Prof Jan Rosenow talks to the Guardian about what the US-Israel war on Iran and its subsequent disruption to global oil supply might mean for clean energy uptake.
IN THE MEDIA
The School of Geography and the Environment Secures Top Spot in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
For the 16th consecutive year, the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) has secured top place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for Geography.
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