Geography at Durham
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Founded in 1928, the Department of Geography at Durham University is one of the leading centres of geographical research and education in the world.
Many congratulations to Imogen Burton who has won joint first place in the 2025 Dissertation Prize awarded by the Gender and Feminist Research Group (GFRG) of the RGS. Imogen’s dissertation was titled ‘Bursting at the seams: a critical feminist geographical account of Michaela Stark's artwork’.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Many congratulations to Imogen Burton who has won joint first place in the 2025 Dissertation Prize awarded by the Gender and Feminist Research Group (GFRG) of the RGS. Imogen’s dissertation was titled ‘Bursting at the seams: a critical feminist geographical account of Michaela Stark's artwork’.
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Looking forward to this tomorrow!
Our colleague @penelopeanthias.bsky.social will be speaking next month @camunigeography.bsky.social on the topic of 'Infrastructural affects and (contested) hydrocarbon futures in Bolivia':
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Looking forward to this tomorrow!
We have some alumni careers talks for students coming up on January 29th. Our graduate prospects are currently the highest of any UK Geography Department and our students are highly employable. This is a great chance to hear from our graduates now working in successful careers across many sectors.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We have some alumni careers talks for students coming up on January 29th. Our graduate prospects are currently the highest of any UK Geography Department and our students are highly employable. This is a great chance to hear from our graduates now working in successful careers across many sectors.
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Excited to share a new open access article that provides a critical, policy-relevant & geographically grounded analysis of Mozambique's energy transitions. Written with Lorraine Howe, @joshkirshner.bsky.social & Carlos Shenga, just published in Applied Geography www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Uneven development and the geographies of energy transition in Mozambique
In Mozambique, sustainable energy access is an increasing priority for a diverse range of actors seeking to improve livelihoods and stimulate economic…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Excited to share a new open access article that provides a critical, policy-relevant & geographically grounded analysis of Mozambique's energy transitions. Written with Lorraine Howe, @joshkirshner.bsky.social & Carlos Shenga, just published in Applied Geography www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Read @jonnydarling.bsky.social's thoughts on the UK's proposed asylum reforms: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Read @jonnydarling.bsky.social's thoughts on the UK's proposed asylum reforms: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
#DUresearch @geogdurham.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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At COP30, Professor Chris Stokes spoke yesterday at an official UNFCCC Side Event on limiting warming to 1.5°C and the perils of ignoring science, which has been covered in the Earth Negotiations Bulletin here: enb.iisd.org/1-5-C-perils...
1.5°C and the Perils of Ignoring Science: Tipping Points in the Cryosphere, Their Impacts, and How to Avoid Them
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November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At COP30, Professor Chris Stokes spoke yesterday at an official UNFCCC Side Event on limiting warming to 1.5°C and the perils of ignoring science, which has been covered in the Earth Negotiations Bulletin here: enb.iisd.org/1-5-C-perils...
Our colleague Chris Stokes is currently at COP30 sharing some of the science around ice sheets and sea level rise, including a recent paper from earlier this year: www.nature.com/articles/s43... Here he is with an update and a few words on what he's been up to....
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Our colleague Chris Stokes is currently at COP30 sharing some of the science around ice sheets and sea level rise, including a recent paper from earlier this year: www.nature.com/articles/s43... Here he is with an update and a few words on what he's been up to....
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Happening now at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion!
Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...
"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...
"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Happening now at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion!
Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...
"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...
"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
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Happening now!
Annual report on 2025 updates in Earth's frozen regions finds concerning losses over the past decade, and much larger preventable losses this century based on decisions made at UN climate summit #COP30 and beyond.
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Annual report on 2025 updates in Earth's frozen regions finds concerning losses over the past decade, and much larger preventable losses this century based on decisions made at UN climate summit #COP30 and beyond.
@geogdurham.bsky.social @iies.su.se @bolincentre.bsky.social @awi.de
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happening now!
Annual report on 2025 updates in Earth's frozen regions finds concerning losses over the past decade, and much larger preventable losses this century based on decisions made at UN climate summit #COP30 and beyond.
@geogdurham.bsky.social @iies.su.se @bolincentre.bsky.social @awi.de
Annual report on 2025 updates in Earth's frozen regions finds concerning losses over the past decade, and much larger preventable losses this century based on decisions made at UN climate summit #COP30 and beyond.
@geogdurham.bsky.social @iies.su.se @bolincentre.bsky.social @awi.de
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Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n
Politics of the prompt: Government in the age of generative AI
This paper addresses the politics of the technique of prompting in machine learning, at a time when bureaucratic and democratic government is undergoing transformation. Drawing on the case of the U...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n
Our colleague Gavin Bridge has recently co-created a short animation called the ‘Future of UK Oil and Gas’. The film draws on insights from the Fraying Ties project on Networks, Territory and Transformation in the UK oil sector, and was produced by Seed Creativity: youtu.be/8MPHZAhzzLY
The future of UK oil and gas
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November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our colleague Gavin Bridge has recently co-created a short animation called the ‘Future of UK Oil and Gas’. The film draws on insights from the Fraying Ties project on Networks, Territory and Transformation in the UK oil sector, and was produced by Seed Creativity: youtu.be/8MPHZAhzzLY
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Research by Prof Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social is part of a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the effect of climate on the world’s ice sheets. The report is presented at @cop30brazil.bsky.social 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Durham research informs report warning of dangerous acceleration of global ice loss - Durham University
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Research by Prof Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social is part of a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the effect of climate on the world’s ice sheets. The report is presented at @cop30brazil.bsky.social 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Delighted that our paper led by Deborah Priß "The social behind the physical" on connectivity of Bronze and Iron Age societies is now out in Journal of Archaeological Science. It's available Open Access at authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Delighted that our paper led by Deborah Priß "The social behind the physical" on connectivity of Bronze and Iron Age societies is now out in Journal of Archaeological Science. It's available Open Access at authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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@carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social has co-authored a major new report from the UK National Commission for UNESCO looking at the consequences of melting ice on people and planet. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social has co-authored a major new report from the UK National Commission for UNESCO looking at the consequences of melting ice on people and planet. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
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Sally Rangecroft and I discuss the rapid decline of Tropical Andean glaciers and the challenges of changing freshwater contribution and water quality in the region. Find out more and download the report here 👇 ❄️ unesco.org.uk/news/british... @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk (2/2)
British Scientists Join UNESCO in Global Push to Protect the World’s Glaciers | UNESCO in the UK
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has launched a landmark scientific report, Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World:
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November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sally Rangecroft and I discuss the rapid decline of Tropical Andean glaciers and the challenges of changing freshwater contribution and water quality in the region. Find out more and download the report here 👇 ❄️ unesco.org.uk/news/british... @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk (2/2)
Could seabirds hold clues to our changing climate? 🐦
Solidified snow petrel stomach oil, preserved in Antarctic nests for thousands of years, is helping our colleague Erin McClymont trace how life adapted to past climate shifts & what it may mean for our planet’s future erc.europa.eu/projects-sta...
Solidified snow petrel stomach oil, preserved in Antarctic nests for thousands of years, is helping our colleague Erin McClymont trace how life adapted to past climate shifts & what it may mean for our planet’s future erc.europa.eu/projects-sta...
Climate stories from frozen archives
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her research offers a rare gli...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Could seabirds hold clues to our changing climate? 🐦
Solidified snow petrel stomach oil, preserved in Antarctic nests for thousands of years, is helping our colleague Erin McClymont trace how life adapted to past climate shifts & what it may mean for our planet’s future erc.europa.eu/projects-sta...
Solidified snow petrel stomach oil, preserved in Antarctic nests for thousands of years, is helping our colleague Erin McClymont trace how life adapted to past climate shifts & what it may mean for our planet’s future erc.europa.eu/projects-sta...
Our colleague @jeffwarburton.bsky.social has, together with Jamie Woodward and Stephen Tooth, co-authored a piece just published in The Conversation entitled 'Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again' theconversation.com/dam-disaster...
Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again
Since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Our colleague @jeffwarburton.bsky.social has, together with Jamie Woodward and Stephen Tooth, co-authored a piece just published in The Conversation entitled 'Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again' theconversation.com/dam-disaster...
We have alumni careers talks for students coming up on November 20th. The event begins at 5pm with a drinks & cake reception & poster display from placement year students in the Manley Room (IHRR, W311). The careers talks take place in room W309 from 5.30pm. Book here forms.office.com/e/8K2qQdqpqD
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We have alumni careers talks for students coming up on November 20th. The event begins at 5pm with a drinks & cake reception & poster display from placement year students in the Manley Room (IHRR, W311). The careers talks take place in room W309 from 5.30pm. Book here forms.office.com/e/8K2qQdqpqD
A great few days of outreach activity at the Celebrate Science event at Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham. Pictured here are Lauren Pretorius and @sealevelchange.bsky.social who kindly staffed our augmented reality sand box.
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A great few days of outreach activity at the Celebrate Science event at Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham. Pictured here are Lauren Pretorius and @sealevelchange.bsky.social who kindly staffed our augmented reality sand box.
Congratulations to our colleague Marijn Nieuwenhuis on the publication of his co-authored article with @mikkojorge.bsky.social in @natureandspace.bsky.social entitled “Colonial pyrotechniques in Palestine: Arboricide and fiery dispossessions” which is now available at: doi.org/10.1177/2514...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Congratulations to our colleague Marijn Nieuwenhuis on the publication of his co-authored article with @mikkojorge.bsky.social in @natureandspace.bsky.social entitled “Colonial pyrotechniques in Palestine: Arboricide and fiery dispossessions” which is now available at: doi.org/10.1177/2514...
Are you thinking of enrolling on a Masters programme? Look no further! We have two suites (with a choice of three programmes in each) - one on Risk and (all new for 2026) one on Sustainable Futures. For more information please visit our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Are you thinking of enrolling on a Masters programme? Look no further! We have two suites (with a choice of three programmes in each) - one on Risk and (all new for 2026) one on Sustainable Futures. For more information please visit our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects @geogdurham.bsky.social that are funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/
Opportunities
PhD scholarships We are currently advertising a range of glaciology/polar-related projects (listed below) funded by the 2026/27 IAPETUS DTP studentship competition. The deadline to submit applicati…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects @geogdurham.bsky.social that are funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/
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Today I co-hosted @geogdurham.bsky.social’s first event for the newly founded Queer and Trans Thematic Group. We shared questions, insights and potential opportunities for using queer and trans theorising within our own research and produced some wonderful collaborative mind maps (as shown below)!
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today I co-hosted @geogdurham.bsky.social’s first event for the newly founded Queer and Trans Thematic Group. We shared questions, insights and potential opportunities for using queer and trans theorising within our own research and produced some wonderful collaborative mind maps (as shown below)!
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Durham Geography @geogdurham.bsky.social first year BSc field trip (Trip One) to Upper Teesdale complete. Great students and staff in an amazing landscape 🙂 Thanks to the local landowners and Weardale Adventure Centre for a wonderful place to stay 😊
October 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Durham Geography @geogdurham.bsky.social first year BSc field trip (Trip One) to Upper Teesdale complete. Great students and staff in an amazing landscape 🙂 Thanks to the local landowners and Weardale Adventure Centre for a wonderful place to stay 😊
Our colleague @penelopeanthias.bsky.social will be speaking next month @camunigeography.bsky.social on the topic of 'Infrastructural affects and (contested) hydrocarbon futures in Bolivia':
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Our colleague @penelopeanthias.bsky.social will be speaking next month @camunigeography.bsky.social on the topic of 'Infrastructural affects and (contested) hydrocarbon futures in Bolivia':