Ground-breaking technology developed to help countries most exposed to extreme weather events to become more climate resilient has been launched in Jamaica today by the global Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI).

We are thrilled to announce that the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) has awarded Professor Patricia Daley an Honorary Fellowship and Dr Fiona McConnell the Back Award.

UK funding bodies have published the results of the most recent national research assessment exercise, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) at the University of Oxford is delighted with our evaluation in REF 2021.

A team of Oxford geographers and the rivers charity Thames21 have built an innovative data-driven tool for exploring how rivers make people feel. The River Sentiment Dashboard gives insight into the changing public sentiment surrounding English rivers at a time when poor river water quality and sewage pollution are making headlines. The online dashboard will be launched during a public webinar on 25 May 2022.

Despite being unable to enter China, Luke Grenfell-Shaw (2018-2019 MSc WSPM) has been completing the remaining mileage in London and aims to pass through Oxford on the 18 June on his the way to finishing in Bristol. Luke's expedition aims to raise £300,000 for cancer-related charities.

Congratulations to Professor Linda McDowell, Emerita Professor of SoGE, who has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews.

In a recent interview with T La Revue the French business newspaper La Tribune's magazine, Kevin Grecksch, Departmental Lecturer and Course Director for the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, stressed the notion that people in developed countries have lost touch with water.

SoGE's Inaugural Engagement and Impact Award Ceremony was held on 30th June 2022 in the new East Wing of the Dyson Perrins Building. Head of School, Professor Gillian Rose announced the winners and highly commended entries in two categories: Main Award and Early Career Researcher.

Congratulations to our Facilities Manager, Alex Black, for winning a Special Environmental Sustainability Staff Award, and to our graduate students Josh Ettinger, Alexis McGivern and Marcus Spiegel for coming runner-up in the Environmental Sustainability Students Awards.