Success for School staff in Humanities and Social Sciences awards 23 November 2024
Colleagues from across the School of Geography shared success at the annual Faculty of Humanities and Social Science awards ceremony, with winners and commendations across all categories.
Intersecting Streets: Caste & Gender in Vending Spaces in Mumbai 17 October 2024
Saanchi Saxena, PhD student from Interuniversity Department of Regional & Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, Italy will deliver a talk titled Intersecting Streets: Caste & Gender in Vending Spaces in Mumbai on Thursday 24 October, at 13:00.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2025 23 September 2024
The School of Geography has a diverse community of postdoctoral fellows who contribute to our dynamic research environment. We welcome enquiries from potential postdoctoral fellows interested in applying for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme.
Recommended reading list for new students 10 September 2024
We often get asked what our academics recommend offer-holders and applicants to read before they start at university. Here’s our recommended list.
British Academy / Leverhulme Trust award to investigate 'bid to rent' 4 September 2024
Dr Elsa Noterman has been awarded funding to investigate rental 'bidding wars' among prospective house tenants in London.
Funding success: Cassava's ambivalent history in West Nile, Uganda 4 September 2024
Dr Elizabeth Storer has been awarded British Academy / Leverhulme Trust funding to study the toxicity of Cassava (manioc) in Uganda.
New £1.3 million ESRC T-AP collaborative project to explore how cities are responding to democratic challenges 16 August 2024
Dr Sam Halvorsen will lead a transnational consortium of researchers studying how urban participatory innovations are reshaping democracy, governance and trust
Two fully funded PhD studentships in the School of Geography 17 July 2024
National Student Survey 2024 results are in! 15 July 2024
QMUL School of Geography has received outstanding results.
European Commission Horizon Europe Funding Opportunity 2 July 2024
The School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) welcomes Expressions of Interest from postdoctoral researchers with an excellent track record to apply jointly, with a QMUL host supervisor, to the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024/25 2 July 2024
The School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, invites expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2024/2025 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship competition
New £2.9 million UKRI-DEFRA grant awarded to School researchers 15 June 2024
Professor Kate Spencer and Dr Andrew Russell will co-lead a major new study on urban and post-industrial coastal risks under climate change.
Dr Archie Davies awarded prestigious British Academy funding 26 April 2024
Dr Archie Davies, Lecturer in Geography and Fellow of the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, has been awarded British Academy funding through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) International Interdisciplinary Research Projects Programme, to work with Dr Diego de Matos Gondim, of the Federal University of Fluminense, Brazil.
Professor Kathryn Yusoff to be part of UK representation at 19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2025 3 April 2024
Kathryn Yusoff, Professor of Inhuman Geography, has been selected to be part of a team of esteemed architectural practitioners representing the UK at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2025.
New systematic review on landscape rewilding published by School researchers 15 February 2024
Professor Gemma Harvey, Dr Alex Henshaw, Adam Hartley and Zareena Khan have published a new systematic review examining how landscape rewilding can mitigate hydrological extremes.
Dr Halima Begum: Presentation for an honorary degree at Queen Mary University of London 12 January 2024
Dr Halima Begum, a former PhD student in the School and now incoming Chief Executive of Oxfam UK, was awarded an honorary degree from QMUL at our Winter Graduation.