Tag Archives: Geography
Reflections on Geography at Bedford College (and then Royal Holloway) in the 1980s
The Geography Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, is hosting an alumni event focusing on the 1980s to be held on 16th July. As one of the last ‘surviving’ members of staff to have worked at Bedford College, I … Continue reading
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Ofsted report on declining Geography in England’s schools
In a press release, Ofsted comment on their report on school geography in the UK published today that ‘A polarised picture of school geography teaching has emerged … While geography was flourishing in a minority of the schools visited by … Continue reading
Day 5 – taxi service and the Río de la Miel rally
On the last two days of the field course, students work in groups on their own research projects exploring aspects of the geography of the Nerja region – ranging from studies of Quaternary deposits to the architectural identity of villages … Continue reading
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Day 2 Nerja
The second day of our urban exploration of Nerja led by Alasdair Pinkerton and Sara Fregonese – traditional architectures, urban origins, and cultural understandings of place…
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Experiencing Nerja – Day 1
The Geography Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been taking first year students to the Andalucian town of Nerja and its surroundings since the late 1990s. Below are just a few photos from the first day exemplifying that … Continue reading
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