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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Professor Steve Hinchliffe appointed Professor of Environmental Geography at the School of Geography and the Environment
The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) at the University of Oxford is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Steve Hinchliffe as Professor of Environmental Geography and fellow of Linacre College with effect from 1 May 2026.
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‘The doorbell is not the problem’: Why government regulation is necessary for the gig work sector
Drawing on TSU’s ongoing research on urban labour and mobility under the JusTIS project, Dr Gaurav Mittal reflects on recent delivery worker strikes and debates around the gig economy in India.
IN THE MEDIA
Call the Midwife at Christmas
Dr Alice Watson explores the significance and enduring popularity of the Call the Midwife Christmas specials, which continue to be at the heart of the BBC’s festive schedule every year. This follows on from Alice's collaborative research projects with the BBC about the impact of the television drama on audiences and the creative fandom community surrounding it. More generally, her research explores geographies of media and popular culture, and focuses on the BBC and its public service broadcasting.
IN THE MEDIA
Comment: The Domestic Blind Spots of ‘Vision 2035: The UK Critical Minerals Strategy’
The UK government has just published a much-anticipated update to its Critical Minerals Strategy. Here, SoGE DPhil Jamie Hinch, whose research looks at community attitudes towards lithium mining in Cornwall, comments on the strategy's successes and shortcomings.
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Oxford’s water expert Kevin Grecksch discusses policy challenges and suggests solutions
Dr Kevin Grecksch is interviewed about water policy challenges and solutions in an article in QUAD - the University's digital alumni magazine.
IN THE MEDIA
Nearly 8,000 animal species at risk as extreme heat and land-use change collide
Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of climate change-driven extreme heat and human land-use change create increasingly unsuitable conditions across their habitats, according to new research from a international research team led by Dr Reut Vardi of the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.
IN THE MEDIA
Empowering the next generation of climate leaders: New Oxford-certified programme launches
The Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at the University of Oxford has partnered with Skill Up for Earth to launch the Certificate Programme in Climate Solutions and Strategies, an innovative, globally accessible climate action and leadership programme.
IN THE MEDIA
"We need to dream for a different kind of tomorrow"
Dr Ammar Azzouz comments to the BBC on returning to his hometown of Homs in Syria
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Plastic Pollution Growing at Troubling Rate With Significant Environmental, Human Health Consequences
A major new report published by The Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners, including Prof. Richard Bailey, "Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025" finds that the scale and impact of plastic pollution is far worse than previously thought, with far-reaching consequences for the environment and human health and well-being. Without action, plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years, reaching the equivalent of nearly a garbage truck per second of plastic polluting the environment by 2040, driven by production levels that will rise twice as fast as waste management. But these harms can be dramatically reduced using existing solutions if ambitious, fundamental change is urgently enacted throughout the global plastic system.
IN THE MEDIA
Dr Nicholas Carter in conversation with The Curious Geographer on the fascinating world of lichens
Listen to SoGE's Dr Nicholas Carter in conversation with The Curious Geographer about the amazing ways lichen brings everything around us - from stones to buildings to monuments - to life!
IN THE MEDIA
