by Nathan Griffin, Year 12 St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, reporting on lecture by Dr. Simon Arlidge, UWE. The lecture on the 18th of September 2014 was located at the Peel lecture theatre at the University of Bristol. The …
Report from St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple School on ‘Population issues in China’ Read more »
Hepple Lecture Theatre in Geographical Sciences, Univ. of Bristol, buzzing on the 26th March 2014 with >80 students engaged in geography exam preparation, led by Mark Jones and team of PGCE facilitators from UWE. See Resources for copy of talk, …
A well-attended poster competition focussing on transport solutions for Bristol was won by Redland High School on March 4th 2014 (Report on RHS website). Thanks to all competitors, judges and facilitators for a lively, well-organised event. Report by winning team …
Redland High School for Girls win Spring Competition 2014 Read more »
‘Modelling Urban Transport’ by George Lunt, AECOM (Associate Director, Bristol Office) ‘Collective Mobility’ by Prof Graham Parkhurst (UWE, Centre for Transport Studies) ‘Student Start-ups and Sustainable Transport’ by Sam Harris (Basecamp, University of Bristol and pedalpowertransport) ‘Urban transport and Sustrans’ …
Review of Spring Conference 2014 by Rebecca Williams, Red Maid’s School Read more »
We saw a great turn-out at Redland High School for the Quiz last term. Eighteen teams, from 10 schools across the Bristol region, battled for the title Worldwise Champions. Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School Team 1 emerged as winners in the …
On the 12th of November the sixth form geographers at Monmouth attended a talk given by Dr Richard Harris in Bristol University. This was a greatly anticipated talk and it was aimed at people studying A-level geography along with those …
Robert Mosley, student at Monmouth School, reviews GA talk on ethnic migration Read more »
Last week, we had the privilege of listening to a lecture called ‘Rich people, poor people and environmental concern’ by Dr Malcolm Fairbrother. The talk was extremely thought provoking and absorbing, and I’m sure I can speak on behalf of …
Sophie Crane and Olivia Colbeck, Redland High School, review Oct 9th GA talk Read more »
Not shy of presenting a few equations to give a feel for lectures at University level, Dr. Chris Parker (UWE) delivered a clear and well-illustrated talk on the factors associated with flooding in river catchments. Chris encouraged the audience of …
Report: “Why do rivers flood?” Dr. Chris Parker UWE 19th Sep 2013 Read more »
In readiness for the upcoming academic year 2013-14, we have secured a new site for web pages of the Bristol Branch affiliated to the Geographical Association. We hope this will present a polished look, with ready-access to social media tools …