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Our interdisciplinary programmes combine theory with practical fieldwork. Our students have the opportunity to get involved in global research on some of the world’s biggest issues including climate…
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@ucl.ac.uk Geography is now 4th in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025!
We’ve climbed three places this year, highlighting our world-leading research and teaching.
Interested in studying with us? Check out our courses today!
#UCL #UCLGeography #QSWorldRankings
We’ve climbed three places this year, highlighting our world-leading research and teaching.
Interested in studying with us? Check out our courses today!
#UCL #UCLGeography #QSWorldRankings
⏰ Tomorrow!
Prof James Cheshire gives a @ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture on UCL Geography’s Map Library and The Library of Lost Maps.
📅 11 Nov, 13:00
📍 Online | Free | Open to all
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Prof James Cheshire gives a @ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture on UCL Geography’s Map Library and The Library of Lost Maps.
📅 11 Nov, 13:00
📍 Online | Free | Open to all
tinyurl.com/ucl-lhl
Lunch Hour Lecture | The Library of Lost Maps
In this lecture, Prof James Cheshire will explore the treasure trove of maps in UCL's long-forgotten map library.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
⏰ Tomorrow!
Prof James Cheshire gives a @ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture on UCL Geography’s Map Library and The Library of Lost Maps.
📅 11 Nov, 13:00
📍 Online | Free | Open to all
tinyurl.com/ucl-lhl
Prof James Cheshire gives a @ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture on UCL Geography’s Map Library and The Library of Lost Maps.
📅 11 Nov, 13:00
📍 Online | Free | Open to all
tinyurl.com/ucl-lhl
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🆕 State Capacity and Capabilities for a Just Green World
The latest report by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Minister @estherdweck.bsky.social outlines how to organise states to deliver climate action, drawing on work with @gestaogovbr.bsky.social.
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/cCKE7kv
The latest report by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Minister @estherdweck.bsky.social outlines how to organise states to deliver climate action, drawing on work with @gestaogovbr.bsky.social.
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/cCKE7kv
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🆕 State Capacity and Capabilities for a Just Green World
The latest report by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Minister @estherdweck.bsky.social outlines how to organise states to deliver climate action, drawing on work with @gestaogovbr.bsky.social.
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/cCKE7kv
The latest report by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Minister @estherdweck.bsky.social outlines how to organise states to deliver climate action, drawing on work with @gestaogovbr.bsky.social.
🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/cCKE7kv
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🌍 Congratulations to @lancetcountdown.bsky.social on winning a 2026 GAEA Award from the World Economic Forum.
Honoured in the "Bridging Evidence to Action" category for turning climate & health data into impact through global collaboration. 👏🌱
#GAEAAwards #Peopleplanetprogress
Honoured in the "Bridging Evidence to Action" category for turning climate & health data into impact through global collaboration. 👏🌱
#GAEAAwards #Peopleplanetprogress
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌍 Congratulations to @lancetcountdown.bsky.social on winning a 2026 GAEA Award from the World Economic Forum.
Honoured in the "Bridging Evidence to Action" category for turning climate & health data into impact through global collaboration. 👏🌱
#GAEAAwards #Peopleplanetprogress
Honoured in the "Bridging Evidence to Action" category for turning climate & health data into impact through global collaboration. 👏🌱
#GAEAAwards #Peopleplanetprogress
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COP30 blog: 4 reasons why infrastructure should take centre stage at COP30 🗣️
Read how world leaders can help turn climate ambition into action at the upcoming major conference in Brazil with this blog from Professor Priti Parikh and Ashley C W Cheng from AECOM.
Read how world leaders can help turn climate ambition into action at the upcoming major conference in Brazil with this blog from Professor Priti Parikh and Ashley C W Cheng from AECOM.
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
COP30 blog: 4 reasons why infrastructure should take centre stage at COP30 🗣️
Read how world leaders can help turn climate ambition into action at the upcoming major conference in Brazil with this blog from Professor Priti Parikh and Ashley C W Cheng from AECOM.
Read how world leaders can help turn climate ambition into action at the upcoming major conference in Brazil with this blog from Professor Priti Parikh and Ashley C W Cheng from AECOM.
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Last bit of fieldwork for the 2025 second year @uclgeography.bsky.social physical geography Mallorca field class.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Last bit of fieldwork for the 2025 second year @uclgeography.bsky.social physical geography Mallorca field class.
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Days 3 and 4 in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Days 3 and 4 in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers.
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UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience! 💫
We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday!
📅11-13 February 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk
We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday!
📅11-13 February 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk
UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience: Save the date to celebrate together!
The countdown has officially begun! Save the date for UCL Illuminated – a spectacular sound and light experience that will kick off our bicentennial celebrations from 11-13 February 2026.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience! 💫
We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday!
📅11-13 February 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk
We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday!
📅11-13 February 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk
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Day 2 in the wetlands and dunes of s’Albufera de Mallorca for our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers…
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Day 2 in the wetlands and dunes of s’Albufera de Mallorca for our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers…
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🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm
Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead.
Secure your spot 👇
https://bit.ly/3JuaO9q
Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead.
Secure your spot 👇
https://bit.ly/3JuaO9q
Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement
UCL and the French Embassy in the UK bring together an expert panel of scholarship, diplomacy and policymaking.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm
Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead.
Secure your spot 👇
https://bit.ly/3JuaO9q
Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead.
Secure your spot 👇
https://bit.ly/3JuaO9q
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And the weather is set fair for the first proper day in the field.
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
And the weather is set fair for the first proper day in the field.
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Our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers arrived on Saturday and were straight out into the field to check out their sites in s’Albufereta, s’Albufera and Alcudia bay.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Our @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geographers arrived on Saturday and were straight out into the field to check out their sites in s’Albufereta, s’Albufera and Alcudia bay.
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…and an evening in the new @uclgeography.bsky.social labs.
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
…and an evening in the new @uclgeography.bsky.social labs.
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First day in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second years yesterday….
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
First day in the field for the @uclgeography.bsky.social second years yesterday….
@ucl.ac.uk Geography is helping Ethiopian communities map food & water resources using satellite imagery, WhatsApp, and local knowledge.
A 4-year project led by Dr Marcos Moreu & Prof Muki Haklay shows how geospatial innovation can drive social impact.
#UCLGeography #Crowdmapping #FoodSecurity
A 4-year project led by Dr Marcos Moreu & Prof Muki Haklay shows how geospatial innovation can drive social impact.
#UCLGeography #Crowdmapping #FoodSecurity
UCL Geography leads innovative crowdmapping project for food security in Ethiopia
UCL Geography is advancing food security in Ethiopia through pioneering crowdmapping methods, led by Dr Marcos Moreu and Professor Muki Haklay.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@ucl.ac.uk Geography is helping Ethiopian communities map food & water resources using satellite imagery, WhatsApp, and local knowledge.
A 4-year project led by Dr Marcos Moreu & Prof Muki Haklay shows how geospatial innovation can drive social impact.
#UCLGeography #Crowdmapping #FoodSecurity
A 4-year project led by Dr Marcos Moreu & Prof Muki Haklay shows how geospatial innovation can drive social impact.
#UCLGeography #Crowdmapping #FoodSecurity
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This comes round quicker and quicker each year… back to s’Albufera de Mallorca to set up the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geography field class.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This comes round quicker and quicker each year… back to s’Albufera de Mallorca to set up the @uclgeography.bsky.social second year physical geography field class.
Brexit has changed UK student mobility. 🌍 Erasmus+ ended; Turing & Taith began.
Professors Johanna Waters and Rachel Brooks explore the impact and future of study abroad: tinyurl.com/ucl-pb
#StudentMobility #Brexit #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk
Professors Johanna Waters and Rachel Brooks explore the impact and future of study abroad: tinyurl.com/ucl-pb
#StudentMobility #Brexit #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk
Post-Brexit Student Mobilities
In this blog, Professors Johanna Waters and Rachel Brooks examine how Brexit has reshaped UK student mobility, from the loss of Erasmus+ to the rise of the Turing and Taith Schemes. They discuss shift...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Brexit has changed UK student mobility. 🌍 Erasmus+ ended; Turing & Taith began.
Professors Johanna Waters and Rachel Brooks explore the impact and future of study abroad: tinyurl.com/ucl-pb
#StudentMobility #Brexit #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk
Professors Johanna Waters and Rachel Brooks explore the impact and future of study abroad: tinyurl.com/ucl-pb
#StudentMobility #Brexit #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk
🌍 1st-year @ucl.ac.uk Geography students took learning to #London streets!
From Islington to Westminster, they explored air pollution and social change, capturing the highlights in this GIF. 📸
Which street would you explore next?
#Fieldwork #UrbanStudies #StudentLife #HigherEdUK
From Islington to Westminster, they explored air pollution and social change, capturing the highlights in this GIF. 📸
Which street would you explore next?
#Fieldwork #UrbanStudies #StudentLife #HigherEdUK
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🌍 1st-year @ucl.ac.uk Geography students took learning to #London streets!
From Islington to Westminster, they explored air pollution and social change, capturing the highlights in this GIF. 📸
Which street would you explore next?
#Fieldwork #UrbanStudies #StudentLife #HigherEdUK
From Islington to Westminster, they explored air pollution and social change, capturing the highlights in this GIF. 📸
Which street would you explore next?
#Fieldwork #UrbanStudies #StudentLife #HigherEdUK
🏆 @ucl.ac.uk Geography undergraduates have had a record year in 2025, winning 8+ @rgsibg.bsky.social dissertation prizes!
From climate and energy to social and urban research, our students’ work continues to make national waves. Congratulations to all!
#UCLGeography #RGSIBG #StudentExcellence
From climate and energy to social and urban research, our students’ work continues to make national waves. Congratulations to all!
#UCLGeography #RGSIBG #StudentExcellence
UCL Geography Marks a Record Year of Dissertation Prizes in 2025
UCL Geography celebrates a record year of RGS dissertation prizes, with students excelling nationally across climate, energy, development, and social research in 2025.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🏆 @ucl.ac.uk Geography undergraduates have had a record year in 2025, winning 8+ @rgsibg.bsky.social dissertation prizes!
From climate and energy to social and urban research, our students’ work continues to make national waves. Congratulations to all!
#UCLGeography #RGSIBG #StudentExcellence
From climate and energy to social and urban research, our students’ work continues to make national waves. Congratulations to all!
#UCLGeography #RGSIBG #StudentExcellence
📣 Come to our next Physical Geography Seminar: Phosphate-oxygen isotope analysis reveals how sewage affects harmful algal blooms, presented by Dr Savannah Worne (lborouniversity.bsky.social).
📅 5 Nov 2025 | 🕓 4-5PM
#UCLGeography #AlgalBlooms #EnvironmentalScience #WaterQuality #ResearchSeminar
📅 5 Nov 2025 | 🕓 4-5PM
#UCLGeography #AlgalBlooms #EnvironmentalScience #WaterQuality #ResearchSeminar
Phosphate-oxygen isotope analysis of sediments traces sewage impacts on algal blooms
UCL Geography hosts Dr Savannah Worne (Loughborough University) to discuss how phosphate-oxygen isotope analysis of lake sediments reveals the impact of sewage management on harmful algal blooms.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📣 Come to our next Physical Geography Seminar: Phosphate-oxygen isotope analysis reveals how sewage affects harmful algal blooms, presented by Dr Savannah Worne (lborouniversity.bsky.social).
📅 5 Nov 2025 | 🕓 4-5PM
#UCLGeography #AlgalBlooms #EnvironmentalScience #WaterQuality #ResearchSeminar
📅 5 Nov 2025 | 🕓 4-5PM
#UCLGeography #AlgalBlooms #EnvironmentalScience #WaterQuality #ResearchSeminar
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New research from our colleagues at @uclgeography.bsky.social - @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O'Shea highlight how wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK.
Read more about their research here:
Read more about their research here:
UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.
Wind power delivers £104 billion net benefit to UK consumers
UK investment in wind energy generated a net financial benefit of more than £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the green energy transition,...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New research from our colleagues at @uclgeography.bsky.social - @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O'Shea highlight how wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK.
Read more about their research here:
Read more about their research here:
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“The destruction to lives and livelihoods will continue to escalate until we end our fossil fuel addiction & dramatically up our game to adapt," says Dr @marinaromanello.bsky.social of @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social as @thelancet.com report reveals a preventable heat-related death occurs every minute
Climate change inaction costing a life a minute from excessive heat globally
The annual number of preventable heat-related deaths globally has soared to more than half a million, a UCL-led report says.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“The destruction to lives and livelihoods will continue to escalate until we end our fossil fuel addiction & dramatically up our game to adapt," says Dr @marinaromanello.bsky.social of @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social as @thelancet.com report reveals a preventable heat-related death occurs every minute
🗺️ Discover @ucl.ac.uk’s Map Library!
Professor James Cheshire reveals stories of empire, climate change, and science in The Library of Lost Maps. History unfolds one drawer at a time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-portico
#UCLGeography #Maps #PorticoMagazine
Professor James Cheshire reveals stories of empire, climate change, and science in The Library of Lost Maps. History unfolds one drawer at a time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-portico
#UCLGeography #Maps #PorticoMagazine
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🗺️ Discover @ucl.ac.uk’s Map Library!
Professor James Cheshire reveals stories of empire, climate change, and science in The Library of Lost Maps. History unfolds one drawer at a time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-portico
#UCLGeography #Maps #PorticoMagazine
Professor James Cheshire reveals stories of empire, climate change, and science in The Library of Lost Maps. History unfolds one drawer at a time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-portico
#UCLGeography #Maps #PorticoMagazine
@ucl.ac.uk Geography’s Jiatong Liang wins the @rgsibg.bsky.social Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 🏆
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
UCL Geography Student Wins National Prize for Dissertation on London Heatwaves and Air Pollution
UCL Geography’s Jiatong Liang has been named overall winner of the RGS Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 for her study on how London heatwaves affect air quality.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@ucl.ac.uk Geography’s Jiatong Liang wins the @rgsibg.bsky.social Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 🏆
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
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New preprint paper now online.
This study presents new evidence on the financial impact of wind power in the UK energy market (2010–2023), challenging the assumption that sustainability, security and affordability are inherently in conflict.
🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.14324/ucl...
This study presents new evidence on the financial impact of wind power in the UK energy market (2010–2023), challenging the assumption that sustainability, security and affordability are inherently in conflict.
🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.14324/ucl...
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New preprint paper now online.
This study presents new evidence on the financial impact of wind power in the UK energy market (2010–2023), challenging the assumption that sustainability, security and affordability are inherently in conflict.
🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.14324/ucl...
This study presents new evidence on the financial impact of wind power in the UK energy market (2010–2023), challenging the assumption that sustainability, security and affordability are inherently in conflict.
🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.14324/ucl...
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UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.
Wind power delivers £104 billion net benefit to UK consumers
UK investment in wind energy generated a net financial benefit of more than £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the green energy transition,...
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.