King's College London | Geography
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We are a leading UK geography department specialising in urban studies, environment & development, hazards & risk, & the study of Earth's environmental dynamics.
King's College London | Geography
2y ago
Emeritus Professor and geography alumnus, Denys Brunsden is the Founder of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in southern England. Now retired, 85 year-old geomorphologist has written this blog on his academic and professional journey. Professor Brunsden hopes to inspire current students to “keep all your windows open” because you never know where your geography ..read more
King's College London | Geography
2y ago
As part of Sustainability Month this February 2022, we reached out to some of the geography alumnae that work within the sustainability teams at King’s College London. Below are accounts from five former students on how they are contributing to the sustainability goals of the university. Maria, Lavinia, Alexandra, Tasnia and Brooke recount how their ..read more
King's College London | Geography
2y ago
We are launching a competition for students to design a logo to brand the department’s student newsletter, ‘Jet Stream’. What is Jet Stream? Jet Stream is the student newsletter for the Department of Geography. It is put together by the Student Engagement Officer. The newsletter compiles co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, events and opportunities in the ..read more
King's College London | Geography
2y ago
First-year BSc student, Joseph Harrison (pictured) has a written this blog on how his first term has gone. Joseph touches on why he chose to study Geography at degree level, what the course is like so far and shares his overall impressions about living in London. Hello fellow Geographers, I am Joseph Harrison a first ..read more
King's College London | Geography
2y ago
2021 BA undergraduate, Dara Engelbrekt won the “Best Undergraduate Dissertation” in the Department of Geography this year. Dara’s research looked at the obstacles to a coherent EU energy efficiency policy in the residential sector in Sweden. She has written us a blog on why she studied geography, what led her to choose her dissertation topic ..read more
King's College London | Geography
3y ago
PhD candidate, Luis Moliner Cachazo, started mudlarking in January 2021. He tells us what mudlarking is and shows us some of the historical objects he’s found along the way. The word Mudlarking refers to searching objects in the river mud at low tide. The first time I heard about this activity was on Instagram, when ..read more
King's College London | Geography
3y ago
Diego Ramos, a recent MSc Environment and Development alumnus, discusses the challenges a global pandemic brought to the process of data collection for his dissertation. For my Master’s research at King’s, I wanted to study the vulnerability to environmental extremes of the population living in southern Madagascar. I had been to the region several times ..read more
King's College London | Geography
3y ago
Final-year undergraduate student, Marie-Claire Jalaguier, received a scholarship to complete a 12-week virtual internship with Fijian organisation, ‘Think Pacific’. She writes about her experience on the programme, how her Geography studies have helped her and how her project aligned to her academic and personal interests. My name is Marie-Claire and I am a third-year BSc ..read more
King's College London | Geography
3y ago
Soon-to-be graduate, Grace Molloy, starts a two-year graduate programme as an Analyst at Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank this September. Her blog recounts how she landed this position and how studying Geography has prepared her for this exciting new role. As I near the end of my Geography degree, I am preparing myself for working ..read more
King's College London | Geography
3y ago
My name is Jasmin and I am a third-year Liberal Arts student majoring in Geography. My interests lie in the aspects of identity and belonging in place within the discipline of Geographies, asking questions like: “How and why do societies construct themselves in a way which excludes others?”. This interest inspired me to work with ..read more