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How have plants adapted over centuries or millennia to survive and recover from human interference? David Moreno-Mateos and his team are analysing tree species in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest to find out, and to help inform and improve future restoration practice.
Who exactly is most at risk? And how do structural inequalities shape disease spread and public health outcomes? For World Health Day 2025, Dr Janey Messina takes a closer look at the key factors that drive spread and vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks.
Professor Heather Viles, Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation at the School of Geography and the Environment, talks about her pioneering research in preserving heritage sites, and her top tips on applying research into practice.
Aissa Dearing, student writer and alumna of Oriel College, examines whether statues distort the memory and legacy of those commemorated and how places are experienced through the eyes of a geographer. She is a current DPhil in the School of Geography and the Environment.
What does the future of zero-waste living look like in urban China? This interview with Professor Anna Lora-Wainwright explains the many forms that everyday environmentalist activism can take, and also explores the role of the individual and the state in zero-waste living.
Benjamin Beggs, a current 2nd-year undergraduate student at SoGE, shares insights into his Oxford journey and the support he received from Opportunity Oxford during this experience
Traversing their way across Sikkim and West Bengal, India, a team of five SoGE MSc students led a research expedition to uncover the latest in water adaptation and hydrology.
For World Water Day, Emma Schneck interviewed Katrina Charles and Alice Chautard before the launch of their latest immersive exhibition at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History ‘Fair Water?’, showcasing the reality of global water inequality.
Emma Schneck, reflects on the five lessons learned from her MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance dissertation fieldwork in Tenerife, Spain.
In the Biogeosciences Lab at the School of Geography and the Environment, Marcus Spiegel and Marc Macias-Fauria have been observing the impacts of reindeer visible from space and have discovered that their appetite and movements could help mitigate accelerating Arctic warming.
