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Shrub cover that causes increased risk of forest fires in Southeastern Australia at highest level ever recorded

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New research from the University of Nottingham has highlighted that increased cultural burning by Indigenous Australians prevented high-intensity fires for millennia.
Date:
14 November 2024

Midlands4Cities Collaborative Doctoral Award

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Apply by 13 January 2025 for our project 'Conferencing British Geography: Disciplinary History told through Annual Conferences (1949-2029) and their Archives'.
Date:
09 October 2024

British Cartographic Society Conference Success

Description
The Nottingham City Projection Augmented Relief Model (PARM) won the Garsdale Design Award for 3D Cartography at the British Cartographic Society Conference on Thursday 5 September.
Date:
10 September 2024

New international virtual lab aspires to create gender equity in sport and exercise

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A new virtual lab developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham and the University of Manitoba aims to generate new solutions for gender equity in sport and physical activity.
Date:
23 July 2024

'City as Lab' collaboration wins award for innovation offering digital vision of Nottingham

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A state-of-the-art 3D tool, which is helping to drive transformation and modernise city planning, has won a prestigious Geography in Government 2024 award for outstanding innovation.
Date:
04 June 2024

Malaria transmissions in Africa predicted to decrease from 2025 due to changes driven by climate change

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?Changes in climate will cause a net decrease in the number of locations in Africa suitable for malaria transmissions from 2025, new research shows.
Date:
03 June 2024

Dr Sabrina Li has been nominated and shortlisted for 2024 award

Description
Dr Sabrina Li has been nominated and shortlisted for the 2024 Asian Women of Achievement Awards for Science.
Date:
03 May 2024

Dr Gary Priestnall has completed a large Projection Augmented Relief Model (PARM) of Nottingham city

Description
Dr Gary Priestnall from the School of Geography has completed a large Projection Augmented Relief Model (PARM) of Nottingham city, part funded by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities via Nottingham City Council (NCC), and the Regional Innovation Fund.
Date:
16 April 2024

Combined action on climate change and modern slavery presents new opportunities, research finds

Description
New research from Nottingham Rights Lab and the University of Nottingham School of Geography shows that combined climate change and modern slavery responses are currently lacking but there are opportunities available to reduce increasing vulnerabilities in affected communities.
Date:
16 February 2024

Professor Stephen Legg is Chair of the RGS-IBG Conference

Description
Professor Stephen Legg is Chair of the RGS-IBG Conference this year and has chosen "Mapping" as the conference theme.
Date:
01 February 2024
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