Cambridge Geographers at EGU 2024

12th April, 2024

 

The coming week (14-19th April) sees the annual gathering of geoscientists from around the world, at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly, in Vienna.

Members of the Department will be contributing, giving 16 presentations (either as posters or orals), convening one session during the week and appearing as co-authors on even more presentations.

These contributions will showcase the cutting edge physical geography research that takes place across the Department, spanning the fields of cryospheric science, atmospheric modelling, geochronology, palaeoclimate and geohazards.

Launch of Economies Past website

5th April, 2024

 

The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure has launched a new interactive website www.economiespast.org which allows user to map occupational structure from 1600-1911 and 2011.

New York Times essay by Stephen Lezak

22nd March, 2024

 

Stephen Lezak has published a guest essay in the New York Times today responding to the recent rejection of the proposed Anthropocene epoch by the International Commission on Stratigraphy. His article also quotes SPRI and Geography Emeritus Professor Phil Gibbard.

RGS podcast with Prof Alice Reid

8th March, 2024

 

The Royal Geographical Society has published a podcast featuring Professor Alice Reid, who talks about how fertility, mortality and health affected changes in the UK's population in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The RGS have also produced associated teaching materials for Key Stage 4.