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The UK鈥檚 new Labour government has made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, has announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two …

The winning entries to the National Trust鈥檚 first ever Sky Gardening Challenge were announced  on Thursday 25 July at a private garden party hosted at Castlefield Viaduct. The pilot competition was open to residents of five neighbourhoods …

Desert regions in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been well studied by archaeologists as the home of early humans and as routes of migration along 鈥済reen corridors鈥�. The archaeology of southern Africa鈥檚 west coast desert belt has not …

Scientists from Swag直播, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding. 

The 拢1.7m award will fund an ambitious 5-year programme, led by Dr Saska Petrova, Professor in Human Geography at Swag直播. GENERATE aims to offer original insights into the social, spatial, and political inequalities that drive …

Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at Swag直播 has been named one of the most impactful environmental professionals in the UK in The ENDS Report Power List 2024. The annual report names 100 UK environmental …

Swag直播's 10th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 9 May in the University鈥檚 Whitworth Hall, and live streamed on YouTube.  The Making a Difference Awards recognise the outstanding achievements …

Swag直播鈥檚 Geography Laboratories have been certified as operating to a Gold standard in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).  The University is committed to environmental sustainability goals as set …

Written by Tom Baker Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau,  Cristina Temenos Reader in Geography, University of Swag直播 and Kevin Ward Professor of Human Geography, University of …

Work has started to restore a new 526-hectare (1,300 acre) area of peatland on Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the site of the famous mass trespass of 1932 that is now cared for by the National Trust.Around 130,000 of the 800,000 sphagnum moss plug …

Over the next three years, a group of European researchers including Swag直播's Dr Robert Bellamy will examine the governance principles and guidelines for responsible Solar Radiation Modification research. This contentious set …

Henrik Ernstson, Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and co-authors, Ricardo Cardoso (National University of Singapore) and Jia-Ching Chen (University of California) have won the 2023 Best Article prize awarded by the …

Dr Saskia Warren, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, presented the findings of her report 鈥極ur Parliamentary Art Collection: New Directions for Audiences, Interpretation, and Social Justice鈥� to The Lords Panel and Commons Committee at UK Parliament …

An international team of over 40 researchers is calling for COP28 discussions to address the destruction of non-forest regions, as featured in Nature ecology and evolution.  The current global attention on forest loss does not recognise …

Swag直播 has launched a new exhibition exploring the social and environmental legacies of North West England鈥檚 cotton industry, science and economy.  Taking place at Burnley鈥檚 Queen Street Mill Textile Museum throughout …

A new exhibition at Swag直播 Central Library is set to showcase visually striking adverts created by commercial artists in the twentieth century to promote Swag直播 Ship Canal and the Port of Swag直播 around the world.

An Optometry team from Swag直播 has been awarded the University鈥檚 first-ever Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE, alongside two academics who have received National Teaching Fellowships in recognition of …

An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive 鈥榬iver groynes鈥� reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed …

UK environment secretary Th茅r猫se Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don鈥檛 know how much sewage is …

The UK government recently launched 鈥淚t all adds up鈥�, a campaign aimed at providing 鈥渟imple, low or no-cost actions that households can take to immediately cut energy use and save money鈥�. The campaign speaks to persistent calls to increase the …

A new study has revealed that glaciers formed in the highest mountains of Antarctica at least 60 million years ago, which is 30 million years earlier than previously thought, and almost as long ago as the geological era of the dinosaurs.

Austerity in the UK is here to stay. The Bank of England has warned that the country is facing the longest recession since records began, predicting that the economic slump will extend well into 2024. 

A Geography expert from Swag直播 has demonstrated the speed and scale of climate change in a new book, by outlining the immense changes to Norway鈥檚 largest glacier he has observed during his career.

To mark the UN鈥檚 International Day of Older Persons on October 1st, a new project has been launched which aims to help researchers and policymakers to make Greater Swag直播 a more 鈥榓ge-friendly鈥� region by providing a better understanding of the …

A team of archaeologists and geographers from Swag直播 have discovered that hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints found on a beach in Merseyside record a major decline in large animal diversity in Ancient Britain.

As from today, Kinder Scout, the National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Derbyshire cared for by the National Trust, will be extended in size by 25 per cent (226 hectares) thanks to a declaration by Natural England.

Record temperatures and dry weather in the UK this summer are causing exceptionally high levels of danger from extreme wildfires, according to experts.  

Health-threatening heatwaves will become more intense due to climate change, putting millions more people at risk from dangerous summer temperatures, new research has revealed.

A new animation has highlighted how Swag直播鈥檚 research on microplastic pollution in rivers has helped to drive investigations into the behaviour of water companies, and the roles of regulators in tacking illegal …

New Research could revolutionise peatland restoration thanks to a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded by UKRI through Innovate UK and additional funding secured from Vp plc say Yorkshire Peat Partnership and University of Swag直播.Funding …