Via Bob Lang
Some excellent talks coming up in the next year.
Geographical Association Birmingham Branch
Calendar of events for academic year 2019-2020 so far
Tuesday 24th September 2019 4 -5pm KECHG
“Our Sustainable Water Futures: A Tale from many Continents” Talk
Mark Mulcahy
Principal Hydrogeologist, Discipline Lead, Stantec & WaterAid Ambassador
Monday 14th October 4-5.30pm
Geography teachers Network meeting
An opportunity to network and share good practice
Tuesday 19th November 12.30-1.30pm WEBINAR
“Sea-Level Changes: Past, Present and Future “
Dr Timothy A. Shaw,
Research Fellow, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tuesday 26th November 4-5pm KECHG
“Community resilience in Hazard Management” Talk
Dr Yung-Fang Chen, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Management and Emergency Planning at Coventry University
Monday 2nd December 2019 4-5pm WEBINAR
Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer: Connecting Global Change to Local Impacts
Professor Katherine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us here and now. She is also a remarkable communicator who has received the American Geophysical Union’s climate communication prize, the Stephen Schneider Climate Communication award, and been named to a number of lists includingTimeMagazine’s100 Most Influential People, Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Thinkers, and FORTUNE magazine’s World’s Greatest Leaders. Katharine is currently a professor and directs the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She has a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Toronto and an M.S. and Ph.D.in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois.
Monday 13th January 2020 KECHG 4-5.30pm
“Development in Malawi” Talk & Q&A
Dr Dr Alan Dixon, Principal Lecturer in Geography, Institute of Science and the Environment
University of Worcester
Albert Mvula PhD Researcher, University of Worcester
Monday 3rd February 2020 KECHG 4-5pm
“Mobile Malaria Project” Talk & Demo
Dr Dr Alan Dixon, Principal Lecturer in Geography, Institute of Science and the Environment
University of Worcester
Albert Mvula PhD Researcher, University of Worcester
Thursday 13th February 2020 at KECHB 4pm to 5.30pm
GA QUIZ
Who can enter: teams of 3-4 students from years 8-10 (up to 2 teams per school).
To find out more about the GA Worldwise Quiz and the types of questions go to: www.geography.org.uk/Get-Involved-1/Student-activities/WorldWise-local-quiz
Contact Dave Eckley to enter d.eckley@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk
“The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21stCentury” WEBINAR
Dr Parag Khanna
All events are at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ EXCEPT for the Webinars that will be available to view live online from your own establishment without the need for travel to KECHG
If you are interested in attending any of these GA events please email Bob Lang r.lang@kechg.org.uk
Some excellent talks coming up in the next year.Geographical Association Birmingham Branch
Calendar of events for academic year 2019-2020 so far
Tuesday 24th September 2019 4 -5pm KECHG
“Our Sustainable Water Futures: A Tale from many Continents” Talk
Mark Mulcahy
Principal Hydrogeologist, Discipline Lead, Stantec & WaterAid Ambassador
Monday 14th October 4-5.30pm
Geography teachers Network meeting
An opportunity to network and share good practice
Tuesday 19th November 12.30-1.30pm WEBINAR
“Sea-Level Changes: Past, Present and Future “
Dr Timothy A. Shaw,
Research Fellow, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tuesday 26th November 4-5pm KECHG
“Community resilience in Hazard Management” Talk
Dr Yung-Fang Chen, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Management and Emergency Planning at Coventry University
Monday 2nd December 2019 4-5pm WEBINAR
Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer: Connecting Global Change to Local Impacts
Professor Katherine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us here and now. She is also a remarkable communicator who has received the American Geophysical Union’s climate communication prize, the Stephen Schneider Climate Communication award, and been named to a number of lists includingTimeMagazine’s100 Most Influential People, Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Thinkers, and FORTUNE magazine’s World’s Greatest Leaders. Katharine is currently a professor and directs the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She has a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Toronto and an M.S. and Ph.D.in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois.
Monday 13th January 2020 KECHG 4-5.30pm
“Development in Malawi” Talk & Q&A
Dr Dr Alan Dixon, Principal Lecturer in Geography, Institute of Science and the Environment
University of Worcester
Albert Mvula PhD Researcher, University of Worcester
Monday 3rd February 2020 KECHG 4-5pm
“Mobile Malaria Project” Talk & Demo
Dr Dr Alan Dixon, Principal Lecturer in Geography, Institute of Science and the Environment
University of Worcester
Albert Mvula PhD Researcher, University of Worcester
Thursday 13th February 2020 at KECHB 4pm to 5.30pm
GA QUIZ
Who can enter: teams of 3-4 students from years 8-10 (up to 2 teams per school).
To find out more about the GA Worldwise Quiz and the types of questions go to: www.geography.org.uk/Get-Involved-1/Student-activities/WorldWise-local-quiz
Contact Dave Eckley to enter d.eckley@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk
“The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21stCentury” WEBINAR
Dr Parag Khanna
Dates TBC
All events are at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ EXCEPT for the Webinars that will be available to view live online from your own establishment without the need for travel to KECHG
If you are interested in attending any of these GA events please email Bob Lang r.lang@kechg.org.uk
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