Political Worlds: Place, Power, Politics

Dr Murrey has been awarded the 2026 Taylor and Francis Award by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in recognition of her excellence in the promotion and practice of teaching and learning in higher education.

SoGE hosted the City+2025@Oxford International Conference on Urban Studies in September, organised by SoGE DPhil students and welcoming over 175 participants worldwide

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.

Professor Gillian Rose has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Victoria Medal for conspicuous merit in research in geography.

Prof Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography and Fellow of the British Academy and Academy of Social Sciences, and Prof Linda McDowell, Professor Emerita of Human Geography and Fellow of the British Academy, have been included in the third edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place (ed. Mary Gilmartin, Phil Hubbard, Rob Kitchin and Susan M. Roberts; Sage, 2024), in chapters celebrating their career achievements.