Our first GlosGeog (Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association [GA] branch) event of 2025 welcomed back Dr Liam Saddington, Teaching Associate in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. Liam has previously spoken to Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students in Gloucestershire on various occasions. Since the feedback has been so positive and there was further interest …
GlosGeog manages to squeeze in another event!
Our final GlosGeog (Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association [GA] branch) event of this academic year welcomed back Dr Liam Saddington, Teaching Associate in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. Liam had previously spoken to Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students within Gloucestershire. Since the feedback was so positive and Liam has been actively …
geography southwest’s annual conference comes to UWE!
How has a year passed by? It was time for geography southwest’s annual conference, once again hosted by the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England (UWE) on the outskirts of Bristol (https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/find-a-course/courses-by-subject/geography-and-environmental-management). I had offered to support the organisers, Dr Harry West, Simon Ross and John Davidson, with welcoming delegates and registration, …
Wicked Weather Watch (WWW) Arctic Extravaganza, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol
And, what an extravaganza it was! 100+ youngsters and their teachers from 8 local schools, plus 2 home educators, representatives from the charity, Wicked Weather Watch, and freelance consultants, all descended on the Exhibition and Conference Centre at UWE for a day of Arctic-themed activities. The overall aim was to use different mediums to relay the key messages about climate …