We are an international leader in geographical research as demonstrated in successive research assessments and our global impact. We conduct and supervise the highest quality interdisciplinary research across the full spectrum of geography including the social and environmental sciences and the humanities. We are committed to theoretically informed empirical research, directed towards the better understanding of major social and environmental issues. Doctoral students are at the centre of the department?s research culture and play a prominent role in our seminar series. All our graduate students have access to excellent laboratories and state-of-the art computing facilities.