Cambridge Geography

Tree rings -> volcanic eruption -> Black Death ☠️

Clues in tree rings have showed researchers that a volcanic eruption, or a several, sparked a sequence of events that led to the Black Death in Europe. Find out how they worked it out: https://bit.ly/3KqSGOg 🧪

#Climate #Skystorians

Handbook of Labour Geography ‘Labour geography is now a burgeoning, cross-disciplinary field of research with all manner of practical implications. This Handbook showcases the richness and breadth of the field. Edited by a field-...

It was a real pleasure to write a chapter in the Handbook of Labour Geography. The editor, Andy Herod, was a joy to work with and the collection itself looks great.
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@geographicalassoc.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @camunigeography.bsky.social

We really hope to see this inspiring series aired in the UK very soon!

Read Bhaskar's insights on LinkedIn: tinyurl.com/mh8nhhhu

Robin Roy Films on Instagram: "'Embers of Hope, the Fight for our Future', my new show premieres after a year and a half of hard work. A huge thanks to all my colleagues, collaborators at the Mobius F... In this series, we explore the critical environmental challenges facing our planet and discover the embers of hope in the work of individuals and organizations fighting to protect our future. From inn...

A special shout-out to #ZeenatAman, #PradipBurman (Mobius Foundation), and award-winning film maker #RobinRoy for this visually stunning work. Watch Trailer here: tinyurl.com/4eu2khcm
Premieres this Sunday, Nov 16th, 7:30 PM (IST) on
the Discovery Channel India and Animal Planet India.

Cambridge PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira in new documentary on India’s environment Just in time for COP30, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability plays a key role in a new documentary about India’s environment.

Congratulations to our colleague, PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira, and the production team on the launch of the powerful new documentary, Embers of Hope: The Fight for Our Future! What an incredible achievement exploring India's environmental journey and innovative solutions. www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30.

We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

Refining Late Holocene explosive eruption histories of the Main Ethiopian Rift with lake sediment tephra records The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) hosts a rapidly growing population exposed to eruption hazards from ∼60 active Holocene volcanoes. The geological record…

Cambridge Tephra Lab paper hot off the press: read how (2022-23 masters student) @elowilkinsonrowe.bsky.social used tephra layers in lakes to reconstruct Holocene explosive eruptions from the Main Ethiopian Rift. #tephratastic
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Two people in lab coats in the foreground looking at a microscope screen with an image of a gastropod on it.

Fun finds in our sediment labs today. @camunigeography.bsky.social

Two pairs of hands, palm up, brown with mud. One has a tap measure hanging on their wrist. The ground below is covered in autumn leaf litter and walking boots can be seen.

Signs of a good day in the field with the Quaternary students from
@camunigeography.bsky.social
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A leading voice in political ecology, Prof. Sandbrook focuses on the critical role people play in nature's future, bringing a vital interdisciplinary approach to conservation.

He is also Director of the Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/dire...

Professor Chris Sandbrook photographed in front of a lush backdrop of large, dark green tropical foliage.

Thrilled to announce that our colleague, Professor Chris Sandbrook @csandbrook.bsky.social, is the new Director of the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (CRI)
@conservation.cam.ac.uk!

Read full story here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chan...

The surface of a split sediment core, with a cm scale along each edge. You can see about 8 cm of the core. The surface shows fine mm-scale to cm-scale laminations, which for the most are alternating light-dark couplets. There is a cocktail stick marking a ~1 cm grey layer, which is a volcanic ash deposit.

This week with our 2nd year @camunigeography.bsky.social students we’ve been learning about varve lake sediments and what they’ve revealed about abrupt climate change. It’s been fun! Here is a peek at some diatomaceous varves in the Lake Chala cores from Kenya/Tanzania. Enjoy…

Friedrich Engels ‘took creative liberties’ with descriptions of class divides in Manchester Cambridge historian Emily Chung finds philosopher’s blistering depictions of segregation may have been exaggerated

"Friedrich Engels 'took creative liberties' with descriptions of class divides in Manchester": @camunicampop.bsky.social PhD student Emily Chung's work featured in @theguardian.com today
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure How Brazil and Indonesia have cut down on deforestation.

Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper.

"Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests...

theconversation.com/protecting-b...

Excellent collaboration! Thrilled to see the new paper on urban metabolism from colleague @benaplatt.bsky.social and PhD student @zuhrijames.bsky.social now published in
@ijurresearch.bsky.social!

Seminar poster: Beth Greenhough presenting "Visualizing Post-Viral Lives: Body Mapping Women's Lived Experiences of Long COVID." University of Cambridge, Dept of Geography, 29 OCT 2025, 16:00-17:30. Abstract image of a virus particle.

TOMORROW: Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome!

Thank you @chslane.bsky.social Great start to the term for our first-year Geography students! Hope the data collection went smoothly!

An open lowland heath landscape with clumps of heather growing amongst hummocky grassland. There are a few nearby trees (including some tall Scott’s pines), a swathe of dried bracken, and forests in the distance. Sun has broken through the clouds. A few scattered backpacks can be seen in the foreground.

Thank goodness for the @camunigeography.bsky.social first-year trip to Breckland. The best place to escape my avalanching inbox at this point in the term. Heading back happily tomorrow for round three…
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Wednesday 22nd October, 16:00-17:30 in the Small Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography. All welcome!

Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State: @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) & Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University) will be delivering the first talk for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas 2025 Seminar Series.

The second talk will be delivered by Beth Greenhough (@oxfordgeography.bsky.social). The third talk will be delivered by @penelopeanthias.bsky.social (@geogdurham.bsky.social). The final talk will be given by Pratyush Shankar (Navrachana University).

All welcome!

Mark your calendars for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series! @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social

Four exciting talks, starting with @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University).

A graphic encouraging geographers to take part in 'I'm a Geographer, Get me out of here'. It reads 'Take part in easy and flexible online outreach to inspire the next generation.' with a link to sign up: imageographer.uk/signup/c. There is also a picture of a student taking part.

Show students where geography can take them!

I’m a Geographer, supported by @rgsibg.bsky.social, highlights how geography is used in real jobs.

If you use geography in your work and have a post-16 geography qualification, apply here 👉 imageographer.uk/signup/c/

#Geography #CambridgeUni #Freshers #PostgraduateStudy #UndergraduateStudy #ProspectiveStudents

📚 Undergraduate lectures commence this Thursday.
✨ Considering Geography at Cambridge?
🔗 Subject Masterclass: www.geog.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...
🎓 Explore our postgraduate programmes: www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/

Welcome to all our Geography students — undergraduate and postgraduate, new and returning!
As we begin the academic year, we look forward to the department once again buzzing with energy, ideas, and curiosity.

If you're new to Cambridge: Get. This. Guide. 👇

Come and join the conversation!

Tickets (free) at Menagerie Theatre Company www.menagerie.uk.com