Learning from experts
Geography students benefit from research expertise in the classroom
Studying Geography can lead to a wide range of career and research destinations in the UK and around the world. Our undergraduate students have the chance to engage in fieldwork in a range of locations, and the research that informs our undergraduate teaching is conducted on a global scale. Our academic staff regularly bring real-world data from their fieldwork into the seminar rooms and lecture theatres at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to inform their students about the latest cutting-edge developments in Geography and Environment.
Whilst the study of Geography might conjure up images of students conducting fieldwork in rivers and up mountains, the human side of the discipline demonstrates how Geography research can make a real difference to people’s lives.
For inspiration as to where studying Human Geography can take you, you need look no further than Dr James Esson. James is a Reader in Human Geography based in our Geography and Environment division, and is also the director of our undergraduate programmes.
James is a development and population geographer. His research investigates the impacts of global inequality and climate change in post-colonial contexts, including Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ghana, Nepal and Timor Leste. He has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the Department for International Development (UK), the British Academy and UNICEF. This funding has informed outputs in international peer reviewed journals, edited collections, and a research monograph on African football migration: Aspirations, experiences and trajectories.
To learn more about James’ research on African football migration, read this article he recently published in The Conversation - .
James is passionate not only about his research but also about using that research to inspire the next generation of Geographers at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ.
James teaches on many modules for undergraduate Geography students, who have the chance to learn directly from his research experience.
Geography student Ankita explains what she has gained from this research-led teaching, and James in particular:
Ankita, who is about to begin the final year of her degree, is primarily interested in the physical side of the discipline. Despite that, her experience of being taught by James is one of things she will remember most fondly from her time at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ.
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