Tag Archives: geography

Languages and Geography

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

I’m fascinated by languages and I wish I’d had the opportunity to learn more languages when I was younger. I use a lot of flashcards to help myself learn new languages and it occurred to me that it could be … Continue reading →

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Geographical Heroes: Do you have any?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

So, with a little more time to spare to my own geographical interests I am going to be reviving the Geographical Heroes series which I started on this blog some time ago. This began as an inspiration from a history … Continue reading →

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Historical Trans-Atlantic slave trade networks: A reflection

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Over the Christmas holidays I’ve been reading the historical novel ‘New York‘ by Edward Rutherfurd – the book charts the development of the city right from its first settlers through a series of characters. Early on in the book there … Continue reading →

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Getting the theory across: Critical perspectives in Human Geography

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I have mentioned before a course I teach called ‘Geographical Imaginations’, it aims to introduce A Level students to university learning but also to introduce them to some of the different aspects of the subject which they may not know … Continue reading →

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Living with sustainability

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

This week I had the chance to take students to visit Hockerton Housing Project a sustainable housing project in Nottinghamshire as part of an environment and society course for Gifted and Talented students. The project was started after a group … Continue reading →

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Geography strikes back!

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal recently which I think hints at one of the many ways geography can contribute to a greater understanding of the world: “If you want to know what Russia, China or Iran will … Continue reading →

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Twitter for Geography Teachers and Students: GA Conference

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Today I presented some ideas about the uses of Twitter for Geography teachers and students at the Geographical Association Annual Conference held this year at the University of Manchester. The slides from the presentation are shown below: The main point … Continue reading →

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Geography can take you places: Careers with Geography

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Last week I was part of a team leading an ‘Insight to Geography’ day at the University of Manchester for a group of Year 10 Gifted and Talented students. One of the sessions focused on careers with Geography. It was … Continue reading →

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Plate Boundaries: A reminder

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I came across this video via the fantastic Geogr@phy blog which a great resource for learning about (or revising) the different types of plate boundaries:

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Top 10 Books for Studying Undergraduate Human Geography

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

On talking with some of my undergraduate students, they were keen to know my opinion on which have been the most useful general text books for a degree in human geography. Obviously modules will differ across universities and reading lists … Continue reading →

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