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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.
The monthly Geography Southwest newsbites provides a summary of events, new resources and short news items. Detailed articles give more detail news stories relevant to teachers of geography in the region.
Welcome to the April 2024 Geography Southwest Newsbites! Sun has replaced rain in most places as schools return after a rather wet and windy Easter break. Our free Geography Southwest conference 2024 is on Monday 17 June at University of West of England. (UWE). Bookings are now open online. Do…
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Geography Southwest March 2024 Newsbites Welcome to the March 2024 Geography Southwest Newsbites! Spring is on its way and hopefully there will be some sunny weather for the Easter break. Do look at our selection of places to walk and places to visit in the South West for ideas of…
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Climate change is occurring more rapidly in the polar regions than elsewhere across Earth1 due to a phenomenon called ‘Arctic Amplification’. Sea ice in particular is regarded as a key indicator of climate change, and recent trends in both the Arctic2 and Antarctic3 suggest that warming at the poles is…
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Welcome to the February 2024 Geography Southwest Newsbites. Do look at the new articles on this website and read about news, Spring events and topical resources in this post. Paul Berry’s latest geographical walk along the recently completed Lower Otter Restoration Project provides a close up view of the new…
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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.