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Composite image showing the houses of parliament for the launch event of the APPG on play

‘It All Starts With Play’ – New National Campaign and APPG on Play in England

Researchers from the School of Architecture and Landscape and School of Geography and Planning help launch Play England’s new national strategy at the House of Commons.
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Dr Sihan Li awarded the Gill Memorial Award by Royal Geographical Society

Sihan has received the award for exceptional early career research with a remarkable track record of achievement.
A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image © Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru’s valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
Huge open cast mining excavator, digging for ore

Rethinking Human Rights in the age of the Anthropocene

In the forth edition of our masters students' blog series, Panrot Piwuna rethinks human rights in the age of the Anthropocene.
Stylised world map

Rethinking Environmental Degradation: The Colonial Legacy and Modern Challenges.

In the third edition of our masters students' blog series, Nikhil Nityanand Bhandikeri investigates Rethinking Environmental Degradation: The Colonial Legacy and Modern Challenges.
Commonwealth Secretariat (2019) Nigeria General Election - 3 women, dressed in colourful African attire

Colonialism and Gender Inequality: The Case of Political Representation in Nigeria

In the second edition of our masters students' blog series, Emeli Hanson investigates Colonialism and Gender Inequality - The Case of Political Representation in Nigeria.