2nd CfP: Durham University Postgraduate Geography Conference 2024

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Theme: Shifting Environments, Shaping Change

Date: 25-6 July 2024

Location: Calman Learning Centre, Durham University, Stockton Rd, Durham DH1 3LE

 

Save the date! Durham University's Department of Geography is excited to announce its postgraduate conference "Shifting Environments, Shaping Change," to be held in the historic university city of Durham from 25-26^th July 2024. It will be a friendly, informal event to encourage early career researchers within the broad field of geography to share and discuss their research, fostering intellectual exchange and collaboration among the next generation of scholars. The conference will be organized as an in-person event, open to those from UK-based institutions to present in a variety of formats, including 10-minute talks, multiple poster sessions and a film-screening session.

 

Potential Themes:

We invite postgraduate students to submit abstracts of original research from perspectives within both physical and human geography. Possible paper themes include but are not limited to:

 

1. Changing Landscapes: Investigating the dynamic processes and forces shaping the Earth's surface, including landforms, climate change, and natural hazards.

 

2. Urban Dynamics: Examining the complexities of urban environments, from the impact of globalization on cities to issues of urban sustainability, resilience, and social dynamics.

 

3. Cultural Landscapes: Analyzing the intersection of human culture and geography, exploring how cultural practices shape and are shaped by the environment.

 

4. Environmental Governance: Exploring the ways in which societies respond to environmental challenges, including policies, strategies, and community-based initiatives.

 

5. Polar Landscapes: Uncovering dynamics of the Earth's polar regions, from ice sheet dynamics to climate change impacts; human/more-than-human interactions to ecosystem adaptations.

 

6. Paleogeography: Researching insights into the planet's past configurations and environmental conditions.

 

7. Geospatial Technologies: Showcasing the latest advancements in GIS, remote sensing, and other geospatial technologies for both physical and social applications.

 

8. Human-More-than-Human-Interactions: Understanding the interconnectedness between humans, environments, and more-than-humans, considering issues such as resource management, conservation, and sustainable development.

 

9. And others!

 

Submission Guidelines:

Postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by 29^th March 2024. Please fill out the following form to register and submit your abstract: https://forms.office.com/e/Sitr6xqUpP  Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 29^th April 2024. Registration is free but required.

 

 

Contact:

For inquiries and additional information, please contact pgr.geog.conference2024@durham.ac.uk

 

Best wishes,

 

Durham Postgraduate Conference Organising Committee

UK HE survey of carers

 

Dear Colleagues
I am sharing this final call as we will be closing our survey of carers in UK HE at the end of the month. Many thanks to those of you who have replied.

To be eligible, you need to be employed by a UK-based university and to be a carer (broadly understood, including as a parent, for a friend, a relative etc.). Here's the link:
https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/national-carers-survey-uk The outcomes will help us to better understand the experiences of carers in higher education and to provide recommendations to the sector.
We have received ethical approval for this project and are happy to address any question.
Warm wishes
Marie-Pierre Moreau

ARU, Cambridge, UK

Call for Papers: Durham University Postgraduate Geography Conference 2024

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**Call for Papers: Durham University Postgraduate Geography Conference 2024** 

Theme: Shifting Environments, Shaping Change 

Date: 25-6 July 2024  

Location: Calman Learning Centre, Durham University, Stockton Rd, Durham DH1 3LE 

 

Save the date! Durham University's Department of Geography is excited to announce a postgraduate conference on the theme of "Shifting Environments, Shaping Change," to be held in the historic university city of Durham from 25-26th July 2024. It will be a friendly, informal event to encourage early career researchers within the broad field of geography to share and discuss their research, fostering intellectual exchange and collaboration among the next generation of scholars. The conference will be organized as an in-person event, open to those from UK-based institutions to present in a variety of formats, including 10-minute talks, multiple poster sessions and a film-screening session.  

 

Potential Themes: 

 We invite postgraduate students to submit abstracts of original research from perspectives within both physical and human geography. Possible paper themes include but are not limited to: 

 

1. Changing Landscapes: Investigating the dynamic processes and forces shaping the Earth's surface, including landforms, climate change, and natural hazards. 

 

2. Urban Dynamics: Examining the complexities of urban environments, from the impact of globalization on cities to issues of urban sustainability, resilience, and social dynamics. 

 

3. Cultural Landscapes: Analyzing the intersection of human culture and geography, exploring how cultural practices shape and are shaped by the environment.  

 

4. Environmental Governance: Exploring the ways in which societies respond to environmental challenges, including policies, strategies, and community-based initiatives. 

 

5. Geospatial Technologies: Showcasing the latest advancements in GIS, remote sensing, and other geospatial technologies for both physical and social applications.  

 

6. Human/More-than-Human Interactions: Understanding the interconnectedness between humans, environments, and more-than-humans, considering issues such as resource management, conservation, and sustainable development. 

 

Submission Guidelines: 

Postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by 29th March 2024. Please fill out the following form to register and submit your abstract: https://forms.office.com/e/Sitr6xqUpP Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 29th April 2024. Registration is free but required. 

  

Contact: 

For inquiries and additional information, please contact pgr.geog.conference2024@durham.ac.uk 

 

Best wishes, 

Durham Postgraduate Conference Organising Committee 

Polar and Alpine Aerosol Summer School

Hi, 

Please see attached for information about a summer school in Italy on Aerosols in Polar and Mountain Areas which may be of interest to some of you. 

Thanks!

Dr Victoria Dutch

Senior Research Associate, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia

APECS Flash Talk Session and Social Event at ASSW in Edinburgh

Dear ASSW participants,

 

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), in cooperation with UKPN, would like to invite you to register for two exciting events that we are planning for Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW):

• Flash Talks, Sunday 24^th March: This session will host a series of APECS flash talks where participants will be able to share their research and/or Arctic stories through the medium of images and pictures. We invite participants to join us in this unique presentation style within a relaxed setting to share their stores of working within the magnificent Arctic environment. And you don't have to be a field scientist to join in, you can participate with cartoons, satellite images or other creative means. Imagination and creativity is encouraged!
• Registration: https://forms.gle/ng3JRsvogw3BAnHP6
• ECR Networking Event, 19:00 on Sunday 24^th March: We invite all early career researchers to join APECS and the UKPN at the Summerhall's Library Gallery at 19:00 on Sunday, March 24th for an evening of drinks, food, and friends! If you're interested in attending, please fill out the below form and indicate any dietary restrictions. You must be registered to join and participation will come on a first come first served basis.
• Registration: https://forms.gle/ujMsgWaXruk4zAz77

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to reach out to the organisers: Will Harcourt (william.harcourt@abdn.ac.uk), Lina Madaj (l.madaj@vu.nl), and Ryan O’Hara (ryanoharaaz@gmail.com).

 

Best wishes,

Will on behalf of APECS ExCom

 

 

 

Dr William D. Harcourt

Interdisciplinary Fellow

Room 111, St Mary’s Building

Interdisciplinary Centre for Data & AI

University of Aberdeen

 

Twitter: @will_harcourt

Bluesky: @willharcourt.bsky.social

Website: www.williamharcourt.co.uk

 

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Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas clàraichte ann an Alba, Àir. SC013683.