Geography

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Home to one of the UK’s most dynamic groups of geographical researchers, scholars and teachers, Geography at Manchester has risen to become one of the top-tier institutions for its size.

We are renowned for the high quality of our contributions to the international research community.

In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), 94% of our outputs were considered internationally recognised, with an exceptionally high proportion (65%) judged to be internationally excellent or world-leading.

Elizabeth Ackerley
- Geography - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Clive Agnew
- Geography - Emeritus Professor
Person: Academic
Tim Allott
- Geography - Emeritus Professor
Person: Academic
Jamie Anderson
- Geography - Co-I/Research Associate
Person: Academic
Esteban Arevalo Maldonado
- esteban.arevalopostgrad.manchester.acuk
- Geography
Person: Doctor of Philosophy

Accuracy of tropical peat and non-peat fire forecasts enhanced by simulating hydrology
Mezbahuddin, S., Nikonovas, T., Spessa, A., Grant, R., Imron Ali, M., Doerr, S. H. & Clay, G., 12 Jan 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 619.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Aspects of microbial communities in peatland carbon cycling under changing climate and land use pressures
Robinson, C., Ritson, J., Alderson, D., Malik, A. A., Griffiths, R. I., Heinemeyer, A., Gallego-Sala, A. V., Quillet, A., Robroek, B. J. M., Evans, C., Chandler, D. M., Elliott, D. R., Shutttleworth, E. L., Lilleskov, E. A., Kitson, E., Cox, F., Worrall, F., Clay, G., Crosher, I., Pratscher, J., & 13 othersBird, J., Walker, J., Belyea, L. R., Dumont, M. G., Bell, N. G. A., Artz, R. R. E., Bardgett, R., Andersen, R., Hutchinson, S. M., Page, S. E., Thom, T. J., Burn, W. & Evans, M. G., 2 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Mires and Peat.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs
Koutsodendris, A., Dakos, V., Fletcher, W., Knipping, M., Kotthoff, U., Milner, A. M., Müller, U., Kaboth-Bahr, S., Kern, O., Kolb, L., Vahkrameeva, P., Wulf, S., Christanis, K., Schmiedl, G. & Pross, J., 14 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Communications.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
David Harvey: A Critical Introduction to His Thought
Castree, N., Charnock, G. & Christophers, B., 2023, Abingdon & New York: Routledge. 286 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Ecological impacts of the Industrial Revolution in a lowland raised peatbog near Manchester, NW England
Garcés-Pastor, S., Fletcher, W. & Ryan, P., 14 Feb 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 2, e9807.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

24 Active
32 Not started
99 Finished

Early Hominin adaptations in arid landscapes of the Namib desert
Stone, A.
26/06/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
PPF-Alpine: The Past, Present and Future of Alpine Biomes Worldwide
Flantua, S. & Hughes, A.
1/04/22 → 30/03/25
Project: Research
Reconstructing the palaeoenvironment of the geoarchaeologically important Mokopane region, South Africa
Stone, A.
8/02/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
Urban Crisis: Public Health at the Intersection of Economic & Social Change (AWARD)
Temenos, C. & Linz, J.
1/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
Natural textile dyeing: the aesthetics and practices of slow making (Making Slow Colour)
Pottinger, L.
1/10/21 → 30/09/27
Project: Research

Geoengineering peatlands – degradation, restoration and enhancement of the peatland carbon store
Martin Evans (Speaker)
23 Aug 2028
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
The Cold war imaginaries of early South Korean geographers
Jinsoo Lee (Speaker)
9 Mar 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
International Energy Poverty Action Week
Manon Burbidge (Chair)
20 Feb 2023 → 24 Feb 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Transport-related social exclusion: it's grim up North
Karen Lucas (Speaker)
8 Feb 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
University of Colombo
Harry Quealy (Secondee)
1 Feb 2023 → 1 Oct 2023
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution

CLAM age model and biomes of sediment core Caledonia_Fen
Fletcher, W. (Creator) & ACER project members (Creator), PANGAEA, 2017
DOI: 10.1594/pangaea.872782
Dataset
CLAM age model and biomes of sediment core EW9504-17PC
Fletcher, W. (Creator) & ACER project members (Creator), PANGAEA, 2017
DOI: 10.1594/pangaea.872785
Dataset
CLAM age model and biomes of sediment core Navarres
Fletcher, W. (Creator) & ACER project members (Creator), PANGAEA, 2017
DOI: 10.1594/pangaea.872815
Dataset
Planktonic foraminifera in sediment core MD04-2845
Sanchez Goñi, M. F. (Creator), Landais, A. (Creator), Fletcher, W. (Creator), Naughton, F. (Creator), Desprat, S. (Creator) & Duprat, J. (Creator), PANGAEA, 2017
DOI: 10.1594/pangaea.881433
Dataset
CLAM age model and biomes of sediment core Pacucha
Fletcher, W. (Creator) & ACER project members (Creator), PANGAEA, 2017
DOI: 10.1594/pangaea.872816
Dataset

1+3 ESRC NWSSDTP Studentship
Barker, Ellie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
2017-2018 International WaTERS Network Fellowship
Alda Vidal, Cecilia (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
2019 Jim Lewis Prize
Petrova, Saska (Recipient), 13 Apr 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
7th Nordic Geographers' Meeting
Warren, Saskia (Recipient), Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Area Prize for New Research 2014 - Honourable Mention
Warren, Saskia (Recipient), Apr 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Our Troubled Rivers
Jamie Woodward
5/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Paul Whitehouse blasts water companies for 'dumping sewage in rivers'
Jamie Woodward
1/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Paul Whitehouse hits out at 'liquid death' sewage dumps in UK rivers
Jamie Woodward
27/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
To clean up England’s rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won’t tell us
Jamie Woodward
23/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
UK Peatlands and restoration
Martin Evans
6/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment

(De)mortgaging lives: Financialisation, biopolitics and political subjectivation in the Barcelona metropolitan region
Author: Garcia Lamarca Williams, M., 31 Dec 2016
Supervisor: Swyngedouw, E. (Supervisor) & Kaika, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd

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(Post)Democratic Carbon Accounting: Creating the Climate for Disagreement
Author: Blakey, J., 1 Aug 2019
Supervisor: Swyngedouw, E. (Supervisor) & Browne, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd

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Adaptive Governance for Carbon Management: The Case of the Dark Peak in the Peak District National Park
Author: Tantanasi, I., 1 Aug 2016
Supervisor: Evans, J. (Supervisor) & Agnew, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Unknown

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Advancing the Application of Analytical Techniques in the Biological Chemistry of Sporopollenin: Towards Novel Plant Physiological Tracers in Quaternary Palynology
Author: Bell, B., 1 Aug 2018
Supervisor: Fletcher, W. (Supervisor) & Ryan, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd

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A Fine Scale Assessment of Urban Greenspace Impacts on Microclimate and Building Energyin Manchester
Author: Skelhorn, C., 1 Aug 2014
Supervisor: Lindley, S. (Supervisor) & Levermore, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd

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