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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Oxford DPhil students win the European ASHRAE 2025 student competition on Net Zero Data Centres
Three DPhil students from Engineering and Geography have won the First Prize in the 2025 European Competition on Net Zero Data Centres.
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Climate change responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in single European region, Oxford study finds
Climate change was responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in the Swiss canton of Zurich between 1969 and 2018, according to new research led by Dr Rupert Stuart-Smith in the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. These deaths represent nearly one third of all heat-related mortality in the region during that period.
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Alex Vasudevan becomes Professor of Urban Geography
Alex Vasudevan has been awarded the title of Professor of Urban Geography, by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his field of research, teaching and academic service.
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Professor Yadvinder Malhi awarded prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
The Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at the University of Oxford is delighted to announce that Professor Yadvinder Malhi has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology, one of the world’s foremost honours in ecological science.
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Festival of Politics 2025 – In Conversation with Danny Dorling
One of the highlights of this year’s Festival of Politics was a wide-ranging ‘In Conversation’ session with SoGE's Danny Dorling. The event took place in the Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament.
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Celebrating our graduates: dissertation and final year project awards
A huge congratulations to our recent graduates that have received internal departmental awards for their exceptional dissertations, end of year projects and field work. Read about our prize winners' work, their findings and what inspired them to undertake these thought-provoking and often deeply personal projects.
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Cities for cycling: what is needed beyond good will and cycle paths?
Dr Zakiyya Adam, Research Associate at the Transport Studies Unit, outlines recommendations for the implementation of cycling-promoting initiatives in mid-sized European cities.
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ACCE Wins Prestigious "Star of Discovery" at Global Heritage Education Awards
Congratulations to the Academy of Conservation and Care for Environment (ACCE) initiative, who have been awarded the prestigious 'Star of Discovery' at the 2025 Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC).
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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter
In The Conversation, Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI) and co-authors welcome recent changes to the UK’s Cold Weather Payment system, but urge more to be done to support vulnerable households during freezing conditions.
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Decoding Dust Storms: Namibia’s Etosha Pan Reveals Global Climate Connections
New research shows that dust storms over Etosha Pan in northern Namibia are influenced not only by local weather conditions but also by global climate patterns. Dr Natasha Wallum, from the School of Geography and the Environment, explains how atmospheric dust plays a critical role in Earth system processes.
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