Geography at Durham
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Founded in 1928, the Department of Geography at Durham University is one of the leading centres of geographical research and education in the world.
Our colleague Gavin Bridge has contributed to the UKERC Annual Review of Energy Policy, co-writing the section on ‘Securing Materials for Clean Power: strategy, geopolitics and implementation’ – based on the critical minerals research that he is currently leading.
In 2025, the Government introduced a range of policies to advance its Mission to make Britain a Clean Energy Superpower
In the Review of Energy Policy, we assess the latest developments in our sector.
Read the Review in full: ukerc.ac.uk/publication/...
In the Review of Energy Policy, we assess the latest developments in our sector.
Read the Review in full: ukerc.ac.uk/publication/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Our colleague Gavin Bridge has contributed to the UKERC Annual Review of Energy Policy, co-writing the section on ‘Securing Materials for Clean Power: strategy, geopolitics and implementation’ – based on the critical minerals research that he is currently leading.
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New paper out 🥳
In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle.
Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle.
Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Urban resilience in Ancient Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley
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January 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM
New paper out 🥳
In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle.
Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
In "#Urban #resilience in Ancient #Mesopotamia: insights into the socioeconomic system of the Bronze and Iron Age Khabur Valley", we are mapping network metrics of urban dynamics onto #Holling's adaptive cycle.
Full open-access paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Our first paper from the 'EPIC' project- 'How will Emperor Penguins Respond to Changing Ice Conditions?'🐧❄️ - is now out. 🎉
My first first-author penguin paper🐧! w co-authors @changingice.bsky.social, Chris Stokes, Melanie Marochov, @ptfretwell.bsky.social, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
tinyurl.com/4635pdwh
My first first-author penguin paper🐧! w co-authors @changingice.bsky.social, Chris Stokes, Melanie Marochov, @ptfretwell.bsky.social, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
tinyurl.com/4635pdwh
Response of emperor penguins to 40 years of changing ice conditions at the Astrid, Mertz and SANAE colonies using satellite remote sensing (1984–2024) | Antarctic Science | Cambridge Core
Response of emperor penguins to 40 years of changing ice conditions at the Astrid, Mertz and SANAE colonies using satellite remote sensing (1984–2024)
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January 21, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Our first paper from the 'EPIC' project- 'How will Emperor Penguins Respond to Changing Ice Conditions?'🐧❄️ - is now out. 🎉
My first first-author penguin paper🐧! w co-authors @changingice.bsky.social, Chris Stokes, Melanie Marochov, @ptfretwell.bsky.social, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
tinyurl.com/4635pdwh
My first first-author penguin paper🐧! w co-authors @changingice.bsky.social, Chris Stokes, Melanie Marochov, @ptfretwell.bsky.social, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
tinyurl.com/4635pdwh
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January 22, 2026 at 10:17 AM
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Hashem Abushama (Oxford University) to the Department on February 3rd for an event organised by our Urban Worlds research cluster. Hashem will present on the theme 'Palestine: urban spatial disarticulations, national questions'.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Hashem Abushama (Oxford University) to the Department on February 3rd for an event organised by our Urban Worlds research cluster. Hashem will present on the theme 'Palestine: urban spatial disarticulations, national questions'.
🎓 International students: applications are open for our taught postgraduate scholarships starting September 2026!
✨ Graham Earp Scholarship in Sustainability
✨ Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience Scholarship in Risk
💷 £7,000 tuition fee discount
🗓 Deadline: 31 March
tinyurl.com/528p8mrh
✨ Graham Earp Scholarship in Sustainability
✨ Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience Scholarship in Risk
💷 £7,000 tuition fee discount
🗓 Deadline: 31 March
tinyurl.com/528p8mrh
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🎓 International students: applications are open for our taught postgraduate scholarships starting September 2026!
✨ Graham Earp Scholarship in Sustainability
✨ Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience Scholarship in Risk
💷 £7,000 tuition fee discount
🗓 Deadline: 31 March
tinyurl.com/528p8mrh
✨ Graham Earp Scholarship in Sustainability
✨ Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience Scholarship in Risk
💷 £7,000 tuition fee discount
🗓 Deadline: 31 March
tinyurl.com/528p8mrh
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@geogdurham.bsky.social Durham Geographers undertaking snow sampling in Norway 🙂⛄️
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
@geogdurham.bsky.social Durham Geographers undertaking snow sampling in Norway 🙂⛄️
We are looking forward to welcoming Mark Griffiths (GPS, Newcastle University) to the Department on January 13th (2-4pm, room W010) to speak about his book Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) in conversation with Dr. Lauren Martin from Durham Geography.
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
We are looking forward to welcoming Mark Griffiths (GPS, Newcastle University) to the Department on January 13th (2-4pm, room W010) to speak about his book Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) in conversation with Dr. Lauren Martin from Durham Geography.
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📢 Excited to advertise a PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social and @ihrr.bsky.social generously funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation. There are ten projects to select from (two highlighted below), and the deadline is 6th February. Learn more at: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
📢 Excited to advertise a PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social and @ihrr.bsky.social generously funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation. There are ten projects to select from (two highlighted below), and the deadline is 6th February. Learn more at: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂
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Polar Medal for two Durham glacial geologists
We are delighted to announce that Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal in the King’s New Year Honours list, which recognises outstanding achievem…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂
durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...
durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...
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Fantastic that a long interview with @ajsecor.bsky.social and I is the cover story for the January issue of Byline Times - was a pleasure to talk to Hardeep and Peter about the ideas in the The Politics of Feeling! @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fantastic that a long interview with @ajsecor.bsky.social and I is the cover story for the January issue of Byline Times - was a pleasure to talk to Hardeep and Peter about the ideas in the The Politics of Feeling! @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
Check out this contribution to the People's Map of Global China written by our PhD student Sheng Xuan who critically explores the motivations for and impacts of China's growing presence in Mauritius: thepeoplesmap.net/country/maur...
Mauritius - The People's Map of Global China
Since the establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 1972, China and Mauritius have generally maintained a stable and cooperative relationship. While Mauritius has not formally joined the Belt an...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Check out this contribution to the People's Map of Global China written by our PhD student Sheng Xuan who critically explores the motivations for and impacts of China's growing presence in Mauritius: thepeoplesmap.net/country/maur...
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Check out newly published Handbook of Wildlife Crime with starting premise of taking a critical approach to researching/understanding wildlife crime. With most wonderful coeditors @ahubschle.bsky.social R. Wong L. Gutierrez T. Wyatt & contributors
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@geogdurham.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social
Routledge Handbook of Wildlife Crime
The Routledge Handbook of Wildlife Crime provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of wildlife crime in its various forms.
The effects of wildlife crime and overexploitation are contribu...
www.routledge.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Check out newly published Handbook of Wildlife Crime with starting premise of taking a critical approach to researching/understanding wildlife crime. With most wonderful coeditors @ahubschle.bsky.social R. Wong L. Gutierrez T. Wyatt & contributors
@geogdurham.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social
@geogdurham.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social
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The science is clear on glacier change – and the perils of ignoring it are even clearer. Read more from Prof Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social and colleagues on how efforts to downplay the latest scientific findings are “alarming” 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
Earth’s frozen regions are sending a clear warning about climate change – but politicians are ignoring it - Durham University
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December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The science is clear on glacier change – and the perils of ignoring it are even clearer. Read more from Prof Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social and colleagues on how efforts to downplay the latest scientific findings are “alarming” 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
Join us for the first of a new annual series celebrating and exploring the cultural histories of the North East through the lens of an artist's work. This workshop will focus on the work of Audrey Amiss, in conversation with Dr Robin Finlay, Dr Caroline Mitchell and artist Lyn Killeen.
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join us for the first of a new annual series celebrating and exploring the cultural histories of the North East through the lens of an artist's work. This workshop will focus on the work of Audrey Amiss, in conversation with Dr Robin Finlay, Dr Caroline Mitchell and artist Lyn Killeen.
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@geogdurham.bsky.social, @mikebentley.bsky.social @swais2c.bsky.social will examine 23-million-year-old mud and rocks found below 500 metres of ice to investigate the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
December 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@geogdurham.bsky.social, @mikebentley.bsky.social @swais2c.bsky.social will examine 23-million-year-old mud and rocks found below 500 metres of ice to investigate the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Brilliant to see this paper rdcu.be/eUWMI by @NEGIS_Durham team & led by @louisecallard.bsky.social Work offshore with partners @awi.de revealing how ocean warming triggered ice shelf collapse @geogdurham.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social
Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum
Nature Communications - Warm Atlantic Water was a major driver of both initial NEGIS retreat from 21.6 ka BP and the collapse of its ice shelf ~15.2 ka BP. This study demonstrates the key role of...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Brilliant to see this paper rdcu.be/eUWMI by @NEGIS_Durham team & led by @louisecallard.bsky.social Work offshore with partners @awi.de revealing how ocean warming triggered ice shelf collapse @geogdurham.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social
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New research from @daveroberts2026.bsky.social reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. It offers vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability.
Read more: ➡️ brnw.ch/21wYqW6
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
Read more: ➡️ brnw.ch/21wYqW6
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
Warmer ocean currents significantly destabilise ice sheets, driving their retreat - Durham University
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December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New research from @daveroberts2026.bsky.social reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. It offers vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability.
Read more: ➡️ brnw.ch/21wYqW6
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
Read more: ➡️ brnw.ch/21wYqW6
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
Climate change, inequality, migration & technological transformation are reshaping cities worldwide. Our new MSc Cities and Sustainable Futures programme explores how urban futures are being made and remade in response: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Climate change, inequality, migration & technological transformation are reshaping cities worldwide. Our new MSc Cities and Sustainable Futures programme explores how urban futures are being made and remade in response: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Job opportunity - Postdoctoral Research Associate working alongside @sealevelchange.bsky.social - Job Description - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Physical Geography (25001689) closing date 11:59pm 8th January 2025
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Job opportunity - Postdoctoral Research Associate working alongside @sealevelchange.bsky.social - Job Description - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Physical Geography (25001689) closing date 11:59pm 8th January 2025
We have a rich and varied programme of Human Geography Research Cluster events scheduled in the Department for the Epiphany term at the start of 2026. Details also available on our website here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We have a rich and varied programme of Human Geography Research Cluster events scheduled in the Department for the Epiphany term at the start of 2026. Details also available on our website here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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@geogdurham.bsky.social research has shown that rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century. Find out more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Greenhouse gases to intensify extreme flooding in the Central Himalayas - Durham University
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December 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
@geogdurham.bsky.social research has shown that rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century. Find out more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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"What's really important is the rate of sea level rise.
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
You’re Not Worried Enough About Sea Level Rise
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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December 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"What's really important is the rate of sea level rise.
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
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A scene from our The Politics of Feeling book launch in London - great discussion on fascist optimisms and nihilism, left structures of feelings, AI and Stranger Things with @ajsecor.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social @will-davies.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A scene from our The Politics of Feeling book launch in London - great discussion on fascist optimisms and nihilism, left structures of feelings, AI and Stranger Things with @ajsecor.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social @will-davies.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social
Many congratulations to Imogen Burton who has won joint first place in the 2025 Dissertation Prize awarded by the Gender and Feminist Research Group (GFRG) of the RGS. Imogen’s dissertation was titled ‘Bursting at the seams: a critical feminist geographical account of Michaela Stark's artwork’.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Many congratulations to Imogen Burton who has won joint first place in the 2025 Dissertation Prize awarded by the Gender and Feminist Research Group (GFRG) of the RGS. Imogen’s dissertation was titled ‘Bursting at the seams: a critical feminist geographical account of Michaela Stark's artwork’.