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UCL Department of Geography | One of the UK's largest and most prominent institutes for geographical study and research.

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@ucl.ac.uk Geography is now 4th in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025!

We’ve climbed three places this year, highlighting our world-leading research and teaching.

Interested in studying with us? Check out our courses today!

#UCL #UCLGeography #QSWorldRankings
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Our interdisciplinary programmes combine theory with practical fieldwork. Our students have the opportunity to get involved in global research on some of the world’s biggest issues including climate…
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💧 Poo in rivers? Pondweed politics? 🌱

Discover the hidden impacts of sewage pollution in UK rivers with Dr @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social!

📅 10 Dec | 4-5 PM
🏛️ North West Wing, @ucl.ac.uk and online
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/ucl-pondweed

#UCLGeography #UKRivers #CitizenScience #FreshwaterEcology
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Victorian teetotalers, life insurance & health: Dr @jameskneale.bsky.social’s Temperance Lives shows how insurers shaped drinking habits 🏛️💼🍷.

Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/ucl-temp

#UCLGeography #VictorianBritain #Temperance #LifeAssurance #History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📌 @ucl.ac.uk Human Geography Seminar: State & Personal Sovereignty in the Digital Age by Prof Paul C. Adams, UT Austin

Join us next Tuesday to explore how digital media are challenging state control and reshaping visibility in politics.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-state

#UCLGeography
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What is & who are Wensum Riverkin? Meet a river in trouble & meet the team who will never stop fighting for it - part 2 #wensumriverkin
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🌍 Final Palaeoclimate Seminar of the term!

Dr @palaeoclimate.science (@es-ucl.bsky.social) will reveal how saw-tooth Quaternary climate cycles unlock hidden Earth system dynamics. Join us tomorrow 1–2 pm in NWW G07 or online.

#UCLGeography #Palaeoclimate #ClimateCycles #EarthScience
Saw-tooth shaped Quaternary climate cycles – what can they tell us?
Explore how saw-tooth Quaternary climate cycles reveal the nonlinear dynamics of Earth’s past, as Dr Diederik Liebrand joins us to unpack what these asymmetric patterns can tell us.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🌟 Today’s the day!

Join us online for the @ucl.ac.uk Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event. Meet our team, explore MSc courses, and discover what makes studying Geography at UCL so rewarding. 💬

💻 10AM or 4PM
Join here → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #PostgradStudy #FutureGeographers
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚨 Tomorrow’s the day!

Don’t miss the @ucl.ac.uk Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event — your chance to explore MSc courses, meet academics, and get your questions answered. 🌍

💻 10AM & 4PM (UK time)
Join free → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #StudyAtUCL
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍

Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏

🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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#Autumnal scene at #Morston #pond today - loving the colours & tranquility - the water level is also being restored after the long, dry summer #nature #mothernature #wildlife #conservation #biodiversity #volunteers #community #Norfolk #northnorfolk @carlsayer.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change?
Last chance to join the Universities for Goal 13 Comp!
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🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC
📧 Submit: [email protected]
🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
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November 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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UCL’s festive gift guide is live, showcasing unique products from UCL entrepreneurs, all of which have received support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise. 🎄🎁

Discover gifts from bespoke cakes to eco-friendly coffee cups and jewellery made from recycled electronics.

Check it out: bit.ly/48dom2R
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
⏰ 5 days to go!

Join the @ucl.ac.uk Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event on 3 Dec to explore our MSc courses, meet staff & students, and plan your next step.

💻 Online | 🎟️ Free
Sign up → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #PostgradOpenEvent
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Great to see our students at the @rgsibg.bsky.social exploring what it means to think geographically!

#UCLGeography #RGS #Geography
It was great to welcome students from UCL Department of Geography to the Society this morning as part of their Thinking Geographically module! 🙌

They heard talks in our Ondaatje Theatre, took part in workshop discussions, and explored the building on a self-guided tour with their tutorial groups.
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Love UCL? You’re not alone. In the latest edition of #PorticoMagazine you can enjoy a decade of campus moments captured by our students and alumni. 📸

#LoveUCL: A decade in pictures explores the archives of the #LoveUCL Instagram competition.

Read the full feature below:
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🔑 The Key to Unlocking Climate Progress

At #COP30, IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social highlighted the importance of finance enabling promised climate action, and building state capacity to administer and implement change.

🔗 Read her recent @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article: buff.ly/YrDgksN
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We were lucky to have a very brilliant talk last night from the very brilliant @shabna.bsky.social (@runnymedetrust.bsky.social) for our annual Claire Dwyer memorial lecture @uclgeography.bsky.social

(Introduced by the always dapper @rikjaz.bsky.social)
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Our MSc Global Migration students had a creative and collaborative day with card-making & team-building activities!

🎨🤝 See what makes the course special: tinyurl.com/ucl-mps

#UCLGeography #MScGlobalMigration #StudentLife #Teamwork #CreativeLearning @ucl.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
❄️ Today – Palaeoclimate Seminar

Professor Philip Hughes discusses the unique structure of Pleistocene glacial cycles and the role of orbital and internal climate forces.

Join at 1pm. More information: tinyurl.com/ucl-anatomy

#UCLGeography #Palaeoclimate #GlacialCycles @ucl.ac.uk
Anatomy of a cold stage: examining the structure of Pleistocene glacial cycles
Discover how orbital rhythms and internal climate forces shaped Pleistocene cold stages, revealing the unique structure of glacial cycles and the challenges of defining the
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November 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🌍 New from @uk.theconversation.com: why COP30 fell short of its “people’s summit” promise, from mass protests to a weakened final text.

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-cop30

#COP30 #ClimateAction #UCLGeography #Environment @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise
Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@ucl.ac.uk’s Research Opportunity Scholarship is now open!

Fully funded PhDs for UK-home applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

📅 Apply by 9 Jan 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-ros

#UCLGeography #PhD #Scholarships #EDI
UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship
UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship (UCL-ROS) supports Black, Asian, and minority ethnic postgraduate research degree students at the start of their academic career.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Get to know the people behind our MScs!

🎙️ Sam Randalls – Climate, weather & environmental finance
🌊 Jon French – Coasts, estuaries & resilience

Join them at the @ucl.ac.uk Postgraduate Taught Open Event on 3 Dec 💻
Register → tinyurl.com/ucl-oe312

#UCLGeography #GeographyMasters
Explore UCL Geography Postgraduate Taught Open Event
Join UCL Geography online to explore our postgraduate taught programmes, meet staff and students, and discover how we can support your next academic and professional step.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌍 Planning a Geography PhD? Apply for the UCL Research Excellence Scholarship — 40 fully funded places for 2026/27.

📅 Deadline: 9 Jan 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-res

#UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk
Research Excellence Scholarship
UCL’s prestigious Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES) aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🌍 @bloomberg.com reports rising urgency at COP30 as adaptation funding falls far behind.

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social warns:
“You are gambling with major habitats and major parts of the climate system.”

Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-gamble

#UCLGeography #COP30 #ClimateAction #Adaptation
Preparing for a Riskier World Is Becoming a Bigger Part of Climate Talks
As negotiations over efforts to curb emissions enter crunch time at COP30, adaptation is emerging as the next frontier.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🌍 Congratulations to Professor James Cheshire on being named to the GEO100, recognising the UK’s leading geospatial innovators!

James’ work at GeoDS is shaping how we map cities, communities and social patterns.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-geo100

#GEO100 #Geospatial #UCL #GeographicDataScience
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Students and researchers: Explore the Elgar Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education, co-edited by Prof. Johanna Waters! 🌍

85 entries | 113 contributors | Equity, migration, digitalisation & decolonial perspectives.

📖 Explore: tinyurl.com/ucl-elgar

#UCLGeography #GlobalEducation
Elgar Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education
‘This encyclopedic volume reimagines the sociology of education through connected sociologies and a methodologically denationalized approach. By addressing myriad issues—from mobility and borders to…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM