Research Group news

The Society’s 31 Research Groups bring together active researchers on particular aspects of geography and related disciplines. They support and promote their area of geography by organising events, offering dissertation prizes and providing support and funding for postgraduates.

Here is a roundup of their recent activity:

• The Energy Geographies Research Group and Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group (GFGRG) held the final seminars in their joint Energy, Gender, and Space seminar series. You can watch again here. The GFGRG have also launched a new seminar series on Austerity and Altered Life-Courses – find out more about the related research project here.

• The Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group continues its 'Little Act of Kindness'. You can nominate a UK-based academic to receive a small treat to brighten their day.

• The Geographies of Justice Research Group have launched a new Dialogues in Radical Geography seminar series. The first session featured Professor Jenny Pickerill, University of Sheffield and Dr Olivia Mason, University of Glasgow. The next seminar on 14 June features Dr Mara Ferreri (Northumbria University).

• The Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG) and the Race Culture and Equality Working Group are sponsoring an online event Learning and Teaching About the Geography of Africa, which provides a forum for challenging myopic approaches to the continent. The HGRG also recently held an online seminar series covering topics such as academic writing, turning your thesis into a book, and historical geography beyond the archive.

• The Postgraduate Forum held their annual mid-term conference in April, featuring workshops, papers and keynotes lectures by Dr Olivia Mason and Dr Hannah Awcock.

You can find out about latest events and activities from our 31 Research Groups in our Research Group roundup.