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Northumbria University is renowned for the calibre of its business-ready graduates. Our alumni network has over 233,000 graduates based in 177 countries worldwide in a range of sectors, our alumni are making a real impact on the world.
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From Antarctica to the Arctic, global warming to disaster risk reduction, Geography takes place at a truly global scale at Northumbria. Research in this department is focused in five groups: Cold and Palaeo Environments; Social and Cultural Geographies; Disasters, Development and Resilience; Geochemistry, Ecology, Climate and Conservation; and the Northumbrian Environmental Training and Research Centre.
Prospective PhD students: Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above. Further information may be obtained from The Graduate School.
Visiting scholars: We welcome visiting academics - please contact Prof. Ben Brock
To access research outputs in this area and others, please visit Northumbria Research Link. You can also check out the Geography and Environment Science courses offered by Northumbria University.
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Social and Cultural Geography
Welcome to the home of Northumbria University’s Social and Cultural Geography Research Group. Research in this area embraces a range of interests across human geography at Northumbria University, whilst incorporating links with cognate social science subjects and encompassing relationships with organisations outside of academia.
Discover moreCold Environments
We lead projects around the world to monitor and analyze the response of cold landscapes to recent and future climate change. Our team carries out research on mountain glaciers, snow properties on land and on sea ice, Arctic permafrost zones, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets and their surrounding oceans.
Discover moreDisasters Development and Resilience
Research in this area addresses current and future survivability, with a focus on key themes of hazard, risk reduction, sustainable development and resilience, all of which are oriented to providing an evidence base for forming policy and new practices.
Discover moreGeochemistry, Ecology, Climate and Conservation (GECCO)
We provide environmental and analytical training and consultancy for industry, focusing on the sustainability of the physical, chemical and biological environments. Our work covers local to global issues in areas such as environmental and spatial analysis; policy and prevention; climatic impacts and ecosystem services.
Discover moreNorthumbrian Environmental Training and Research Centre (NETREC)
We provide dedicated research and consultancy for hundreds of companies across the UK in environmental issues and analytical services for industry, as well as a range of accredited training courses including the NEBOSH diploma and certificate.
Discover moreCentre for Global Development
The Centre for Global Development (CGD) is a leading global centre of expertise bringing together academics, practitioners and students to promote research, consultancy, teaching, training and public engagement on issues of global poverty and inequality, the communities and individuals who experience this, and the policies, practices and approaches that seek to address it.
Discover moreFaculty Education Research Group
This cross-disciplinary group supports educational and pedagogic research, ranging from small projects with an immediate impact on the student experience, through to funded collaborative projects with external partners generating high impact outputs.
Discover moreGeography and Environmental Sciences
Get an insight into life at Northumbria with videos and 360 panoramas of the Department of Geography
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