OXFORD GA BRANCH PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2019/2020
BRANCH OFFICERS.
President: Garrett Nagle (St Edward’s School)
Organising Group:
Garret Nagle (Geography Department, St Edwards School, President of Oxford GA Branch)
Hugh Stephens (Head of Geography, St Edwards School)
Paul Baker (Chartered Geographer, Programme Organiser)
Tristan Booth (Head of Geography at MCS and Host of Oxford GA Worldwise Quiz)
All lectures take place at St Edwards School, Woodstock Road, Oxford,OX2 7NN
Lectures take place at St Edwards in either the Old Library, the North Wall. Please always enter via the Woodstock Road entrance to the School.
Lectures are free for all adults, students and schools and members of the GA.
Our Lecture programme is aimed towards ALL students taking Geography Post 16 exams and Adult GA Branch members. Some lectures may be appropriate for GCSE students. Quizzes and other events run by the Branch for Students and teachers are also included in this programme. The Summer Term 2018 will be for PrimarySchool and Prep School teachers..
We ask where possible that you let Garrett Nagle know the rough number of students you are bringing to Lectures so they can plan number of seats required and location of lecture.(nagleg@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk) or Hugh Stephens (stephensh@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk)
Autumn Term 2019
Wednesday 25th Sept: 5pm Lecture
Andrew Goudie, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Oxford.
‘Geomorphological Hazards in Drylands'
Wednesday 2nd October: 5pm Lecture
Izzy Bishop, Research Manager for Freshwater Watch at the Earthwatch Institute, Oxford.
‘Our Blue Planet: Water is a precious resource but can citizen scientists save it.’
Wednesday 16th October: 5pm Lecture -
Bill McGuire, Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards, University College London.
'Waking the Giant: How Changing Climate triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes.'
Wednesday 13th November: 5pm Lecture
Edward Davey, Project Director at World Resources Institute.
‘Given Half a Chance, Ten Ways to Save the World’
Wednesday 20th November: 5pm Lecture
The Annual Pilgrim Lecture.
Patricia Daley, Professor of Human Geography of Africa, Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Oxford.
‘Decolonising Geography’
(Professor Daley will after the lecture talk informally to any Geography Student who has applied to University to read Geography or are thinking of applying to read Geography. Some refreshments will be supplied)
Thursday 28th November.
Worldwise Quiz at Magdalen College School.
Hosted and organised by Tristan Booth, Head of Geography at MCS, Oxford.
All Schools invited to introduce one or two teams. Details will be sent separately in September.
Spring Term 2020
President: Garrett Nagle (St Edward’s School)
Organising Group:
Garret Nagle (Geography Department, St Edwards School, President of Oxford GA Branch)
Hugh Stephens (Head of Geography, St Edwards School)
Paul Baker (Chartered Geographer, Programme Organiser)
Tristan Booth (Head of Geography at MCS and Host of Oxford GA Worldwise Quiz)
All lectures take place at St Edwards School, Woodstock Road, Oxford,OX2 7NN
Lectures take place at St Edwards in either the Old Library, the North Wall. Please always enter via the Woodstock Road entrance to the School.
Lectures are free for all adults, students and schools and members of the GA.
Our Lecture programme is aimed towards ALL students taking Geography Post 16 exams and Adult GA Branch members. Some lectures may be appropriate for GCSE students. Quizzes and other events run by the Branch for Students and teachers are also included in this programme. The Summer Term 2018 will be for PrimarySchool and Prep School teachers..
We ask where possible that you let Garrett Nagle know the rough number of students you are bringing to Lectures so they can plan number of seats required and location of lecture.(nagleg@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk) or Hugh Stephens (stephensh@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk)
Autumn Term 2019
Wednesday 25th Sept: 5pm Lecture
Andrew Goudie, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Oxford.
‘Geomorphological Hazards in Drylands'
Wednesday 2nd October: 5pm Lecture
Izzy Bishop, Research Manager for Freshwater Watch at the Earthwatch Institute, Oxford.
‘Our Blue Planet: Water is a precious resource but can citizen scientists save it.’
Wednesday 16th October: 5pm Lecture -
Bill McGuire, Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards, University College London.
'Waking the Giant: How Changing Climate triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes.'
Wednesday 13th November: 5pm Lecture
Edward Davey, Project Director at World Resources Institute.
‘Given Half a Chance, Ten Ways to Save the World’
Wednesday 20th November: 5pm Lecture
The Annual Pilgrim Lecture.
Patricia Daley, Professor of Human Geography of Africa, Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Oxford.
‘Decolonising Geography’
(Professor Daley will after the lecture talk informally to any Geography Student who has applied to University to read Geography or are thinking of applying to read Geography. Some refreshments will be supplied)
Thursday 28th November.
Worldwise Quiz at Magdalen College School.
Hosted and organised by Tristan Booth, Head of Geography at MCS, Oxford.
All Schools invited to introduce one or two teams. Details will be sent separately in September.
Spring Term 2020
Wednesday 22nd January: Lecture 5pm
Tim Schwanen, Director of the Transport Unit and Associate Professor in Transport Studies and Human Geography, University of Oxford.
'The Future of Urban Mobility'
Wednesday 29th January: Lecture 5pm
Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science and Head of the Climate Dynamics Group, University of Oxford.
'An unlikely solution to the problem of Climate Change'
Wednesday 5th February: Lecture 5pm
Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics, Royal Holloway University of London.
' A new Arctic in the making'
Summer Term 2020
KS2 Field Studies Day for Primary and Prep Schools teachers
(Date and details will be sent to Primary and Prep Schools in Oxfordshire in January 2020)
The Oxford GA Branch is affiliated to the Geographical Association.
Address: Geographical Association, 160, Solly Street, Sheffield S1 4BF.
Full details of the GA can be found at www.geography.org.uk
Further details about the Oxford GA available from Paul Baker - 07368455630
Image: Alan Parkinson, shared under CC license.
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