SoGE DPhil student Camila Ramos, based in the TSU, has been named as one of 2026's Remarkable Voices in Transport by the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
News
SoGE-led Humans and the Microbiome research receives additional funding
A research programme led by SoGE Professor Jamie Lorimer has received renewed funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
NEWS
Miliband's energy plans show bold ambition, but vulnerable households must not be left behind - Cassandra Etter-Wenzel
SoGE DPhil student Cassandra Etter-Wenzel comments on new policies announced today by UK energy secretary Ed Miliband, in response to a growing energy crisis caused by Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
IN THE MEDIA
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
