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).
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COP26: a letter to school strikers from 'the physicist behind net zero'
Professor Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science and Director of Oxford Net Zero writes a letter to school strikers. Part of The Conversation's coverage on COP26.
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Jamie Ward wins The RGS Transport Geography Research Group undergraduate dissertation prize
The Royal Geographical Society's Transport Geography Research group (TGRG) has named Jamie Ward as winner of the undergraduate dissertation prize for his dissertation: 'Assessing connectivity dispersal in the UK passenger aviation network 1998-2018.'
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Dr Brendan Doody selected as recipient of 2021 Divisional Teaching Excellence Award
Dr Brendan Doody was selected as the recipient of a 2021 Divisional Teaching Excellence Award for Excellence in Supervision by the University of Oxford Social Sciences Divisional Board. The award recognises Dr Doody's outstanding contribution to teaching and doctoral supervision within the School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE), and the Division.
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In memoriam: Douglas Boyes
The School of Geography and the Environment is very saddened to hear the tragic news that Douglas Boyes (MSc in BCM 2017-18) died on 26 September.
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The natural world is critical to climate - Professor Yadvinder Malhi
The living world is not a sideshow in the climate debate. Our climate benefits from a healthy and flourishing biosphere, just as ecosystems and the diversity of living organisms depend on climate.
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SoGE brings alumni together for series of events
In September, alumni from the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) came together to reconnect at a number of events.
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SoGE secures Athena Swan Silver
The University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) has been awarded Athena Swan Silver, recognising the department's commitment to advancing gender equality.
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Professors Patricia Daley, Tim Schwanen and Dariusz Wójcik awarded Academy of Social Sciences Fellowships
Patricia Daley, Professor of the Human Geography of Africa, Tim Schwanen, Professor of Transport Geography and Director of the Transport Studies Unit (TSU), and Dariusz Wójcik, Professor of Economic Geography, have been awarded prestigious fellowships by the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS), which recognise excellence and impact in the social sciences.
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SoGE academics out in force at RGS/IBG conference
Researchers from across the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) gave lectures and presented research as part of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) annual conference.
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Laura Mitchell wins GHWRG dissertation prize for work on everyday mobilities for women living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
The Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group (GHWRG), part of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), has named Laura Mitchell as a joint winner of their 2021 undergraduate dissertation prize.
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