Geography 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.

A close-up photo of an erupting volcano.
Landscape dynamics 
Two researchers sat on rock in front of snow mountains
Ice and climate 
A woman reading a short story
A participant from one of Richard Phillips' creative writing workshops reads her story.
Culture, space and difference 
A climate demonstration in Aberystwyth
Social change and transformation 
Sao Paulo cityscape
Sustainable development challenges 
Houses in Nha Trang, Vietnam (Jordan Opel, Unsplash)
Changing environments 
Plastic bottles

Research institutes

Members of our school work on valuable interdisciplinary research, which tackles contemporary global challenges. Find out more about the research institutes they work within.

Addressing global challenges