How have plants adapted over centuries or millennia to survive and recover from human interference? David Moreno-Mateos and his team are analysing tree species in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest to find out, and to help inform and improve future restoration practice.
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Why ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity’s destruction of nature
In a thought-provoking feature for The Conversation, Dr Rich Grenyer, Associate Professor in Biodiversity and Biogeography, examines the ethical and ecological concerns surrounding de-extinction, arguing that the allure of reviving species like dire wolves risks diverting attention from the ongoing human-driven destruction of the natural world.
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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At a crossroads: 'Geography needs more people like us'
Undergraduate student Eleanor Luxton interviews Dr Ariell Ahearn, a lecturer in Human Geography, on being working-class in academia, and why Mongolia is such a special place for her.
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New Living on a Changing Planet podcast series launched to unite climate change and mental health
Living on a Changing Planet is a new podcast series exploring people's emotional responses to climate change. Produced by Carter Powis (SoGE doctoral researcher and climate scientist), and Patrick Kennedy-Williams (a clinical psychologist), together they tackle the topic that's been missing from the climate conversation: whether you're an energy worker who's facing the loss of your job and ability to provide for your family, a youth activist afraid of what the future holds, or a nature-lover grieving the rapid ongoing destruction of our biosphere - how do you learn to live with it?
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