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Data discoveries: could social media become a tool to study economic recovery?
A new study from the University of Bristol has successfully predicted the economic recovery of small businesses following natural hazard events using social media In flagrant disregard of government...
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It’s worth a shot: how the Tequila plant could provide clean fuel
The agave plant, used to make Tequila, has proven itself not only key to producing an iconic drink, but also a form of bioethanol that could present a green energy solutionSince the creation of the...
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From Black Lives Matter to Unite the Right: the statues that have fallen in...
Following the toppling of Bristol’s Edward Colston statue, Geographical looks back at other times when statues have been removed in condemnation of historic forces of oppression On 25 May, a...
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Researchers create antimicrobial surfaces to combat antibiotic resistance
With widespread antibiotic resistance looming, researchers are attempting to create new antimicrobial surfaces The rapid increase of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria is a serious threat to...
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How the Black Lives Matter movement is challenging the status quo in...
Widespread protests are forcing the UK to confront the fact that racism remains prevalent in towns and villages across the country ‘Black is powerful, black is beautiful and black lives matter’...
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The Saharawi people of Western Sahara are still waiting for a homeland....
Since its annexation by Morocco in 1975, Western Sahara has been the subject of a long-running territorial dispute. For the Saharawi people, the wait for a homeland has now spanned more than 40 years....
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Remembering Selma Huxley Barkham: historian and geographer specialising in...
Selma Huxley Barkham (March 8, 1927 – May 3, 2020), was a historian and geographer of international standing in the fields of the maritime history of Canada and of the Basque Country The yellow tent...
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Rodrigo Medellín: co-chair of IUCN Bat Specialist Group and former president...
Rodrigo Medellín is a senior professor of ecology at the University of Mexico. A specialist in bats, he is co-chair of the Bat Specialist Group of the IUCN ‘All of my life, from when I was a toddler, I...
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Rosemary Brown: freelance journalist, humanitarian worker and explorer
Rosemary Brown is a freelance journalist. In 2014, she followed in the footsteps of American journalist and adventurer Nellie Bly, who carried out a record-breaking 72-day trip around the world in...
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Battling locust swarms in East Africa
Control and relief action in Eastern Africa and the Greater Horn of Africa steps up to face the double threat of desert locusts and the Covid-19 pandemic While the throng of road and air traffic has...
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New report reveals risk of links between Sudanese conflict gold and major...
A report by Global Witness has revealed that conflict gold could be entering the products of major household brands The link between gold – used around the world for everything from fine jewellery to...
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Young geographer: biodiversity expert in the making, Bonnie Ray
Bonnie Ray is a biodiversity expert in the making. By exploring the nature on her doorstep, she has shown that vital UK biodiversity hotspots can come in all shapes and sizes Bonnie Ray is a young...
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Myanmar's forgotten Naga
Former headhunters engaged in a decades-long struggle for independence, the Naga tribes live in remote mountains on the Indo-Myanmar border. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent travels to Myanmar’s Naga...
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The delays, postponements and cancellations of Covid-19
Life has slowed down as the pandemic has spread... As of 16 September, the novel coronavirus had killed more than 941,000 people globally, with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide...
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What lurks beneath: creating a complete picture of the UK’s underground world
The Department of Transport believes street works impact the UK economy by £4.3 billion per year, slowing transport links as well as affecting public safety. Poor understanding of what lurks beneath...
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Vaccine nationalism or global access: can we ethically distribute a COVID-19...
The Covid-19 vaccine allocation plan aims to pool funding from high-, low- and middle-income countries to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will be accessible to countries across the world. But will the...
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The silent pandemic: Is the market for new antibiotics in need of reform?
Covid-19 has reignited concerns about antibiotic resistance. The economics for new antibiotics are struggling to innovate new products. Is the market in need of reform? An inconvenient truth: as the...
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Emily Baxter: wildlife veterinarian and conservationist
Emily Baxter is a 29-year-old wildlife veterinarian currently working at Ikhala Veterinary Wildlife Services, South Africa. Emily is the star of the Channel 4 programme, Work on the Wild Side in which...
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Young geographer: globalisation aficionado, Sarah Battersby
Sarah Battersby is fascinated by globalisation and its impact on developing economies. She has recently conducted her own research in Nepal, and has her sights on Peru as her next case study area Sarah...
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From lab-grown meat to GMO: are you ready to embrace novel food tech?
Surveys suggest that Westerners aren’t yet willing to accept novel food technology From food irradiation to freeze drying, supply-chain technologies have enhanced the safety and sustainability of...
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