
Professor Lorna Philip
MA, PhD (Glas)
Personal Chair
- About
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G21 St. Mary's Kings College Old Aberdeen AB24 3UE Scotland
Biography
- MA (Social Science) with First Class Honours in Geography (Glasgow) 1993.
- PhD (Glasgow) 2000.
- 1997-1998. Research Assistant, Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen.
- 1998-2004. Lecturer, Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen.
- 2004 – 2007. Lecturer, Geography and Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen.
- 2007 - date. Senior Lecturer, Geography and Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
- 2016 - 2021. Depute Head of School of Geosciences
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Convenor, University of Aberdeen Ethical Review Committee
- External Memberships
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Hon. Fellow Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Latest Publications
Participation and civic engagement in Scotland: the importance of contributions from older adults
Institutions and Organizations as Learning Environments for Participation and Democracy? Opportunities, Challenges, Obstacles. Spannring, R., Smidt, W., Unterrainer, C. (eds.). Springer, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersCOVID-19 and the countryside. Rural areas: distant from the pandemic?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesFlooding and mental health: what are the long-term impacts?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesImaginative animal geographies: Scotland’s mythical beasts and monsters
Perth: Royal Scottish Geographical Society (print). 1 page.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsGeographies of the rural and the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 and similar futures. Andrews, G., Crooke, V., Pearce, J., Messina, J. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 267-273, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70179-6_35
- [ONLINE] https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030701789
Prizes and Awards
Winner of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Newbiggin Prize 2002.
- Research
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Research Overview
My main area of research interest is rural socio-economic change. I have published conceptual and empirical papers about rural social exclusion, population change and ageing in rural communities and rural digital divides. I have completed research on these topics funded by UK Research Councils and Government Deparments.
I have supervised ten doctoral candiates to successful completion of their PhD thesis.
Current Research
I have recently compelted longitudinal study of the long term impacts of flooding on rural communities funded by Scotland's Centre for Research Excellence in Water (CREW).
Past Research
I have compelted work on three interdisiplinary research projects funded through the University of Aberdeen's RCUK dot.rural research hub: Technologies to support Older people at home: maximising Personal and Social interaction - TOPS; 'Two Speed Britian' -a dot.rural - Oxford Internet Institute collaboration using data from the 2013 Oxford Internet Survey; and RuralPAWS, a project which adressed digial exclusion in a remote rural case study community.
I have also completed research council funded research exploring retirement transition migration in rural areas and have undertaken other research examining issues associated with rural demographic ageing.
Supervision
Supervisees
- MISS ROZ CORBETT
- MR RAYAN ALMAGHRBI
- MR MARCUS CRAIGIE
- KIRSTEN GOW
Funding and Grants
Selected funded research projects
Assessing the impacts on people and communities following the Decembet 2015 / January 2016 flood events Project funded by CREW, Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Water
RuralPAWS Project funded by the RCUK Rural Digital Economy Hub, dot.rural.
Oxford Internet Survey Project funded by the RCUK Rural Digital Economy Hub, dot.rural. G
Technologies to support Older people at home: maximising Personal and Social interaction – TOPS Project funded by the RCUK Rural Digital Economy Hub, dot.rural.
The Retirement Transition and the Celtic Fringe: Mobility Trends and Migrant and Rural Community Well Being Project funded by the ESRC.
Policy Grid 2 Project funded by the ESRC.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I have teaching commitments across the undergradaute Geography curriculum Level 1 The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Our World (course coordinator), Level 3 Research Design and Methods, Level 3 Concepts in Human Geography, Level 3 Globalisation and Masters level Research Methods. I also deliver a specialist Level 4 Honours Option course, Rural Geographies and I supervise undergradaute and taught post-graduate dissertations.
I am the programme director of the Master of Research in Human Geography
- Publications
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Participation and civic engagement in Scotland: the importance of contributions from older adults
Institutions and Organizations as Learning Environments for Participation and Democracy? Opportunities, Challenges, Obstacles. Spannring, R., Smidt, W., Unterrainer, C. (eds.). Springer, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersCOVID-19 and the countryside. Rural areas: distant from the pandemic?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesFlooding and mental health: what are the long-term impacts?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesImaginative animal geographies: Scotland’s mythical beasts and monsters
Perth: Royal Scottish Geographical Society (print). 1 page.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsGeographies of the rural and the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 and similar futures. Andrews, G., Crooke, V., Pearce, J., Messina, J. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 267-273, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70179-6_35
- [ONLINE] https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030701789
Long-term impacts of flooding following the winter 2015/16 flooding in North East Scotland: Comprehensive Report: Co-author, drafted chapters, implemented the research and analysis
Commissioned by CREW - Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters. 80 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsLong-term impacts of flooding following the winter 2015/16 flooding in North East Scotland: Summary Report
24 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe Sheep and Trees initiative: a first step towards integrated agroforestry in Scotland?
Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 136, no. 1-4, pp. 140-162Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHealthy ageing in Smart Villages? Observations from the field.
European Countryside, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 616-633Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEditorial Introduction: Diverse Geographies of Rural Ageing
AGER: Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies, vol. 27, pp. 9-15Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] Open access editorial
- [ONLINE] Free link to the full volume