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Dr. Katya Dimitrova-Petrova, honorary research fellow at the Geography Department expresses her passion for science and poetry through an educational poem and rap song about beavers

Engaging with the arts to foster creative learning around current ecological change and understanding and re-thinking the challenges of the Anthropocene

Research assistant and PhD student Jennifer Dodsworth studies which agri-environmental schemes are both attractive to farmers and effectively deliver environmental public goods

The Geography Department beach clean at the Donmouth in Aberdeen involved students and staff getting outdoors in sunny weather and helping to address the problem of microplastic pollution - one piece of polysterene at a time.

PhD student Annabel Everard analyses pollen and plant macrofossils from peat deposits to study changes to Scottish ancient oak woodlands.

The public dialogues aim to contribute to a better public understanding of current challenges of UK land-use and food consumption, and inviting participants to create more targeted regional 'blueprints' for the future of landscapes in the UK.

Geography staff collected samples from moraines and boulders in the Maritime Alps that will be analysed for cosmogenic isotope content to shed light on the climatic conditions during the last important period of climate change

Research in a nutshell: PhD student Clara Veiga studies historic diets and environments through pollen analysis of mineralised dental plaque

We delighted to open the Call for Papers for UKAS 2022. The Call for Papers will close 17 December 2021.

Tavis Potts’ research was mentioned in the Scottish Parliament Members Business debate on the Energy Transition Zone and St Fittick’s Park (Torry). Tavis Potts' research has documented the community impact of the proposal surrounding potential loss of greenspace, the history of planning in the locality and exploring potential partnership options...