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The Department of Geography & Environment is happy to announce that there are two prestigious scholarships available on MSc Sustainability Transitions - one of the University of Aberdeen's flagship sustainability programmes.

Aya El Samad, a PhD student at the Department of Geography and Environment, has achieved remarkable recognition by securing an award at the Q Methodology Conference held in Belfast, UK.

Our Broken Planet podcast from Natural History Museum features interview with Aberdeen glaciology professor on the use of ice stupas as frozen water reservoirs.

The University of Aberdeen has consolidated its place in the UK's top 20 universities, according to the new Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, published today.

The University of Aberdeen has been ranked 4th in the UK for Anthropology and Archaeology and 13th for Earth and Marine Sciences by the Guardian University Guide.

Glaciers could become a powerful tool for monitoring some volcanoes, according to new research that shows for the first time how the altitude of glaciers located on volcanoes could signal future unrest including the threat of an eruption.

The University of Aberdeen has risen to its highest ever position in the Guardian University Guide coming in 12th place in the UK overall and top in the UK for Medicine.

Aya El Samad is undertaking social science research to map the level of public understanding and social acceptance of carbon capture and storage technologies in the UK and Australia

Pinar Majidova studies the energy transition in Azerbaijan to assess the potential shift from fossil fuels to renewables.

Emma Cary's research considers decision-making in nature restoration and rewilding initiatives across the UK