The Department of Geography congratulates the five students whose dissertations received national recognition from specialty groups with the Royal Geographical Society.

Professor Gavin Bridge, from our Department of Geography, and Associate Professor Gisa Weszkalnys, from the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, explain what's at stake in Labour's plan for North Sea Oil and Gas.

Scientists – including one of Durham’s leading glaciologists - and several countries highly vulnerable to climate change have warned that key global temperature goals might be too high.

Tess Howard's dissertation research on the impacts of gendered sports clothing published in the journal Sport, Education, and Society and featured in The Guardian.

A Durham University expert on climate change has been appointed to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC).

Professor Harriet Bulkeley, from our Department of Geography, describes how COP15 will set new targets for protecting biodiversity.

As the planet warms, the demand for keeping cool is growing. The International Energy Agency estimate that air conditioners and electric fans today account for about 10% of all global electricity consumption and will triple by 2050 – requiring the equivalent of all the electricity currently used by the USA and Germany just to keep us cool.

Dr James Grecian was part of the final episode of Frozen Planet II where he talks about the migration of harp seals.

Three of our academics have received awards for their research excellence. Professor Pippa Whitehouse has been awarded the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research, Professor Rebecca Hodge has received the Gordon Warwick Award by the British Society for Geomorphology, and Professor David Evans has been awarded the Clough Medal of the Edinburgh Geological Society.

The fate of the world’s biggest ice sheet is in our hands, researchers say.

Durham has recorded its highest ever maximum temperature of 36.9°C.

Early humans were present in Britain between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, according to new research involving our Department of Geography.