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UCL Department of Geography | One of the UK's largest and most prominent institutes for geographical study and research.

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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!

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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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From fieldwork to global careers 🌍

Meet our students at our PG Open Event

🗓 28 Jan | 💻 Free
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/ucl-oe281

#UCLGeography #FutureGeographers @ucl.ac.uk
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Brexit reshaped student mobility. Who studies where, & who misses out.

Join us on 26 March for the launch of Post-Brexit Student Mobilities, exploring Erasmus+, the Turing Scheme and what comes next.

Free event: tinyurl.com/ucl-sm

#StudentMobility #PostBrexit #ErasmusPlus #UCLGeography
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Migration isn’t just a policy issue - it shapes societies, cities and everyday life.

Our MSc Migration, Politics and Society offers a critical, interdisciplinary approach to understanding migration today.

🔗 Explore the course: tinyurl.com/ucl-mps

#MigrationStudies #UCLGeography #Postgrad
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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One month to go… UCL turns 200! 🎉

On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.

Get ready!

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January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🌌 What did come before the Big Bang - and why don’t scars fade?

🎙️ @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social (MSc #ClimateChange) joins BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science to tackle big questions from curious celebrity minds.

🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: tinyurl.com/ucl-insidescience

#UCLGeography #InsideScience @ucl.ac.uk
BBC Inside Science - Answering Celebrity Science Questions - BBC Sounds
From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Dr Daniel James (@uclarchaeology.bsky.social) presents high-resolution stalagmite evidence from the Yucatán, revealing multi-year droughts during 800–1000 CE.

📅 15 Jan, 1-2PM 📍🔗 More info & register: tinyurl.com/ucl-drought

#UCLGeography #Palaeoclimate #MayaHistory #ClimateChange #Archaeology
Seasonally Resolved Multiannual Droughts in the Maya Terminal Classic (800-1000 CE, Yucatán, Mexico)
Explore how a seasonally resolved stalagmite record from the Yucatán reveals multi-year droughts during the Maya Terminal Classic, offering new insight into climate stress and socio-political change.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🏠 New research by Dr Rory Coulter shows ethnic disparities in overcrowded housing are persistent and unexplained by class or location.

Building more homes alone won’t fix this.

Read the @rgsibg.bsky.social Research Spotlight 👇

#UCLGeography #HousingInequality #HousingCrisis @ucl.ac.uk
Overcrowding in housing: the persistence of ethnic disparities
This research spotlight looks at a journal paper which explores the persistence of ethnic disparities and overcrowding in the UK housing sector.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Meet the academics behind our MSc courses 👋

Join the live Q&A at our PG Open Event
🗓 28 Jan | 💻 Online
🔗 Book now: tinyurl.com/ucl-oe281

#UCLGeography #Postgraduate @ucl.ac.uk
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Happy Orthodox Christmas to everyone celebrating today. 🕯️
Warm wishes from UCL Geography.
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🚀🌍 Professor Eloise Marais joined 18 international experts in contributing to a new @unep.org Issues Note on safeguarding the space environment.

Her work highlights risks to the ozone layer & climate from spacecraft pollution.

#UCLGeography #UNEP #SpaceSustainability #AtmosphericScience @ucl.ac.uk
Safeguarding Space: Environmental issues, risks and responsibilities
The space sector is growing exponentially, with over 12,000 spacecraft deployed in the past decade and many more planned as the world embraces the benefits provided by satellite services. This growth ...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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The UCL Map Library is a unique collection of maps, charts and atlases, assembled throughout the twentieth century, and its significance is only now being widely recognised because of the efforts of Professor James Cheshire @uclgeography.bsky.social
Rediscovering the treasures of the UCL Map Library
On the lower ground floor of the UCL Institute of Education Building - a brutalist icon – lies the UCL Map Library. This a unique collection of maps, charts and atlases was assembled throughout the twentieth century, and its significance is only now being widely recognised.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Got some brilliant news yesterday - Prof Jen Fitchett & I were awarded a grant for me to do fieldwork in the Lesotho mountains in April, which will mean I’ll have 2 more years of counting #diatoms & stable isotope work to come @uclgeography.bsky.social in 2026-27 😍 #geosky 🧪
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Energy security isn’t just about supply. ⚡

New @financialtimes.com report featuring Dr Marie Claire Brisbois on why energy demand-side policies are key to resilience, reduced imports & stronger communities.

#UCLGeography #EnergyPolicy #EnergySecurity @edrc-uk.bsky.social @ukerc.bsky.social
Building energy resilience in an uncertain world
Cutting demand is emerging as one of the most powerful and overlooked options for strengthening energy security
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January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Ranked 4th in the world for Geography 🌍

Explore our MSc courses at our online Open Event:

🗓 28 Jan | 💻 Free
🔗 Sign up: tinyurl.com/ucl-oe281

#UCLGeography #StudyAtUCL @ucl.ac.uk
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Two new episodes of @ucl.ac.uk’s Generation One podcast just dropped 🌍

🎙️ Paris +10: How the Paris Agreement is still shaping global climate policy

🌱 COP30: What happened in Belém and why it matters for our climate future

#UCLGeography @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social
Gen One Ep 11 out now: Paris+10 live event
Mark Maslin, Lisa Vanhala & panel of guests discuss how climate governance, markets & multilateralism are shifting amid geopolitical turbulence live from UCL's event marking 10 years since the Paris Agreement.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4oHn3Om
Season 5, Episode 11 - Paris +10 Live event: reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement
This episode brings you the highlights from a special event from UCL marking 10 years since the Paris Agreement. Hear how it continues to influence policy, markets, and public debate — and what lies
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December 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🚀 @ucl.ac.uk Geography PhD graduate Dr Will Stewart explores how the ISS became a symbol of cooperation between the US and Russia, and what this means for geopolitics 🌍

Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-dipl

#UCLGeography #SpaceDiplomacy #PoliticalGeography #PhDResearch #ISS #OuterSpace #Geography
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌍 Thinking about postgraduate study?

Save the date for our @ucl.ac.uk Geography MSc Open Event

🗓 28 Jan 2026 | 💻 Online | Free

🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/ucl-oe281

#UCLGeography #PostgraduateStudy
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Big congratulations to Dr Varvara Karipidou on passing her PhD viva at @ucl.ac.uk Geography 🎉

Her research shows how everyday negotiations and informal networks shape Bucharest’s urban development.

Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-eve

#UCLGeography #UrbanGeography #PhDLife #UrbanGovernance
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
💧 Poo in rivers? Pondweed politics? 🌱

Discover the hidden impacts of sewage pollution in UK rivers with Dr @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social!

📅 10 Dec | 4-5 PM
🏛️ North West Wing, @ucl.ac.uk and online
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/ucl-pondweed

#UCLGeography #UKRivers #CitizenScience #FreshwaterEcology
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Victorian teetotalers, life insurance & health: Dr @jameskneale.bsky.social’s Temperance Lives shows how insurers shaped drinking habits 🏛️💼🍷.

Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/ucl-temp

#UCLGeography #VictorianBritain #Temperance #LifeAssurance #History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📌 @ucl.ac.uk Human Geography Seminar: State & Personal Sovereignty in the Digital Age by Prof Paul C. Adams, UT Austin

Join us next Tuesday to explore how digital media are challenging state control and reshaping visibility in politics.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-state

#UCLGeography
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What is & who are Wensum Riverkin? Meet a river in trouble & meet the team who will never stop fighting for it - part 2 #wensumriverkin
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🌍 Final Palaeoclimate Seminar of the term!

Dr @palaeoclimate.science (@es-ucl.bsky.social) will reveal how saw-tooth Quaternary climate cycles unlock hidden Earth system dynamics. Join us tomorrow 1–2 pm in NWW G07 or online.

#UCLGeography #Palaeoclimate #ClimateCycles #EarthScience
Saw-tooth shaped Quaternary climate cycles – what can they tell us?
Explore how saw-tooth Quaternary climate cycles reveal the nonlinear dynamics of Earth’s past, as Dr Diederik Liebrand joins us to unpack what these asymmetric patterns can tell us.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🌟 Today’s the day!

Join us online for the @ucl.ac.uk Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event. Meet our team, explore MSc courses, and discover what makes studying Geography at UCL so rewarding. 💬

💻 10AM or 4PM
Join here → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #PostgradStudy #FutureGeographers
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚨 Tomorrow’s the day!

Don’t miss the @ucl.ac.uk Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event — your chance to explore MSc courses, meet academics, and get your questions answered. 🌍

💻 10AM & 4PM (UK time)
Join free → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #StudyAtUCL
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM