Geography research projects

We're currently working on a number of funded research projects covering areas as diverse as air quality, climate-friendly diets, and sub-glacial lakes.

Shelves of fruit in a supermarket — Photo by Mehrad Vosoughi on Unsplash

Meat free day-to-day: Everyday transitions to reduced meat diets

Our research asks what it means for the growing number of people in the UK who have become vegan, vegetarian or have reduced meat consumption. Funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

Understanding motivations

Greenery on border of playground against wall

Breathe/Respirar

Breathe/Respirar is a multidisciplinary action research programme that explores how green infrastructure and other nature-based solutions contribute to air quality, health and wellbeing, and provide opportunities to enjoy co-benefits. Funded by the British Academy.

Green Infrastructure, air quality, health and wellbeing

Arsenic in the food chain

Dr Manoj Menon explains how his research is helping to remove arsenic from a food which is consumed by more than half of the world's population.

Helping protect communities

Is the Alternative City a Just City?

Geographies of Race, Class and Gender in Alternative Food Movements

Dr Ophélie Véron (lead), Dr Jenny Pickerill (research associate)

PALGLAC

Palaeoglaciological advances to understand Earth's ice sheets

Professor Chris Clark (lead)

Funded by ERC

Degassing at Basaltic Volcanoes: The Multiple Vent Problem

Dr Tom Pering (lead)

Funded by the Royal Society.

Research groups

Our interdisciplinary research groups address pressing global issues across human and physical geography, including climate change, social justice, public health, sustainable living and natural hazard forecasting.

Interdisciplinary groups

Research institutes

Our research is strongly interdisciplinary, enabling scholars to address global challenges in an innovative and collaborative manner. Our academic and research staff contribute to four major research institutes.

Addressing global challenges