The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) community has today (8 March) come together to mark International Women's Day. Individuals from across the department have demonstrated their support for this year's #BreakTheBias campaign by striking the break the bias pose and commenting on why it is vital we tackle gender bias.

Professor in Human Geography and SoGE's Head of School, Gillian Rose, has co-authored a new book, The New Urban Aesthetic, alongside Mónica Montserrat Degen, Reader in Cultural Sociology at Brunel University.

Dr Amber Murrey has been awarded one of only six prestigious British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships for her work on the politics and geographies of knowledge, agency and resistance in Cameroon.

Alice Watson, a postgraduate in the School of Geography, is one of the few people to have been awarded a grant to conduct public engagement research in celebration of the BBC's centenary this year. To mark 100 years of broadcasting, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has launched an exciting programme of public engagement activities. This includes supporting seven new research projects across UK universities that will directly involve public participants to examine, explore, and articulate their connection with the BBC.

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.