Our staff and students have incredible stories to tell.

Whether you are just beginning your studies or are an experienced researcher, we will help you to find the topics you really care about and start to make stories of your own.

Passionate staff

Learn about what makes our staff passionate about their subject and the impact their research has had so far. Their research feeds into teaching and is embedded in many of the modules you will study.

​Professor Hannah Cloke: forecasting floods for a better future

Dr Sally Lloyd-Evans: empowering small communities

​Professor Frank Mayle: hunting resilience in the rainforest

Professor Hilary Geoghegan: a growing concern 

Professor Nicholas Branch: climate resilience in the Peruvian Andes

Dr Jess Neumann: flood research leading to policy change

Professor Mike Goodman: uncovering geographical imaginaries

Dr Tom Sizmur: improving soil health

Inspirational students & alumni

We have exceptional students, whose work at the University has inspired them to follow their passions outside of University life – and we support them in every way we can. See an example:

​Jack Abrey: improving access to clean water and safe toilets across Madagascar

​Henry Bortey Otchwemah: developing his future with the MSc Environmental Management

​Claire Nichols: preparing for her career with the MSc Environmental Pollution

Charlie Mariner: applying key skills into catastrophe risk analytics

Raquel Jurado: a love for Environmental Science

Rory Fitz-Gerald: flexible course suits career needs

Abi Ravichanthiran: building a career in sustainability

Rachel Blissett-Lyne: practical, positive master's education

Olivia Carr: choosing Human and Physical Geography