Memories of Professor Andrew Goudie (1945-2026)

Our former colleague and Head of School, Professor Andrew Goudie, died aged 81 on 8th October 2026 in Dorset County Hospital after a short period of illness. A distinguished physical geographer who received many awards (including the Royal Geographical Society’s Founder’s Medal), Andrew was an enormously influential figure in shaping the development of our School. He is remembered fondly by everyone here who had the privilege of working with or being taught by him.

Andrew was a powerhouse in geography at Oxford, in the UK and internationally for over 50 years. Throughout his long career he always cared about people and helping them achieve their best, from the early days at Hertford College to his time as Master of St Cross College, and long into ‘retirement’.  We will all miss his insights and wit and have lost a very good friend.

Professor David S.G. Thomas (Former Head of School)

Andrew’s Royal Geographical Society Obituary can be read on the RGS website

We hope that many of those who knew Andrew will feel able to share memories of him on this page. Please email these to comms@ouce.ox.ac.uk. Your contribution will be shared on this page in the section below. Please include your name together with your message as you would like it displayed, otherwise your memory will be listed anonymously. If you have any images of yourself with Andrew you would like to share, please attach them to the email. Please make sure you have obtained consent from those depicted in the image as required and please confirm this in writing in your email. We cannot post images without consent.

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