2024 Bristol GA Autumn lecture #4 “All models are wrong.. but some are right enough”, says Prof. Jeremy Phillips (Earth Sciences, University of Bristol), paraphrasing the statistician George Box, who many associate with the aphorism “All models are wrong, but …
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Elsa Saunders (Y12, Wyedean School, near Chepstow) reports below on the GA Autumn lecture by Dr. Harry West, University of the West of England. ——————– On Thursday 14th November, nearly 70 students from across the region attended a GA lecture …
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Brief report on presentations by Andrew Tallon (UWE) and Jane Greenaway (Temple Quarter Partnership) On 15th Oct 2024, we saw a large crowd, with well over 100 in attendance, to see a double-header on Bristol urban regeneration, with plenty of …
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Report by Binta Barrie, Y12, St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. Once upon a time, on an early autumn evening, sixth form students and teachers from far and wide settled in to listen to a story – not a fun …
Volcanoes: Knowns and unknowns Jess Cobbin, St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, reports on Dr. Pete Rowley’s lecture on volcanic risk on Dec 5th, 2023 It may have been a dark and cold evening on Tuesday 5th December, but turnout …
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Autumn Lecture #3 16th Nov 2023: Beyond ‘Sinking Islands’: Resisting Climate Change in Tuvalu – a talk by Liam Saddington Over 70 students and teachers attended Autumn Lecture #3 (see slides in Resources) on the 16th of November in the …
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We were extremely pleased to see a good crowd at the second of our Autumn talks for local geographers. We encourage reports from the audience. Reflections are provided by Sophie Davies, Y12, who is studying Geography A-level at Wyedean School …
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The Bristol Branch of the Geographical Association were extremely pleased to host Dr. Gemma Coxon (University of Bristol), who presented a talk aimed at local sixth-formers on the challenges associated with modelling future water supply in the UK. Given the …
It has been a while since Bristol GA has posted reports. We saw a variety of events from Dec ’22 to March ’23: A lecture, teacher training, competition for sixth-formers, and exam preparation session – all extremely well received. See …
A Tale of Two Rivers: The water cycle and what affects river catchment hydrology. Report by Amina Birdi (Y13) Cotham School. “On Tuesday 22nd November, I attended a GA talk at School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol by Dr …
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