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Join the panel to discuss how to shift the narrative for what climate change will be like in Australia and how we can prompt effective action.

Two students from the Faculty of Science have won a 2019 Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in PhD Thesis.

The Geography Postgraduate Society (GPS) have launched The Sites, a monthly podcast designed to communicate research from within and around the school to a generalist audience.

Museum Incognita will be hosting an Open Studio at the Ian Potter Museum of Art from 27 May - 7 June.

As a part of GEOG30025/90027 Biogeography & Ecology of Fire, visual artist Heather Hesterman has reported on her experience on a fieldtrip to Tasmania.

The School of Geography Seminar Series runs on Tuesdays during semester. Find the full series schedule here.

Professor Lesley Head from the School of Geography and Professor Linda Blackall from the School of BioSciences were on the Australian Academy of Science expert panel that reported that insufficient flows and poor management led to the massive fish kills in the Darling River this summer.

Although scientific evidence says the Earth is a sphere orbiting the Sun, there are some people around who still think our planet is flat... and social media plays a role

Join us from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 December for Linda Tegg's Open Studio.

Faculty of Science researchers will share in more than $12 million dollars of funding from the latest ARC round of grants.

Registrations open for the Victorian Geographical Student Conference on November 29 to discuss "Frictions in the contemporary world".

Greater freedom of movement and investments in human rights and social opportunities can help protect humans from environmental threats like rising sea levels, new research says.

It is with sadness that we learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus Victor Prescott, a respected colleague who has long been a part of the University of Melbourne community.

Dr Jane Dyson recently featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service programme, From Our Own Correspondent, about the joys of celebrating a 12-day cultural festival, the Pandav Lila, in the Indian Himalayas.

Call for Applications for Artist in Residence 2018, School of Geography, University of Melbourne

Considering common practices of image making, School of Geography Artist in Residence, Linda Tegg, suggests that it might be worthwhile to look at what our hands are doing. 6-8pm, 26 March 2018.

Coastal Geomorphologist Professor David Kennedy was featured in The New Daily article about the RACV’s RoyalAuto magazine running an article about driving along Australian beaches.

Applications are invited for PhD Projects in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne.

The School of Geography at the University of Melbourne is looking for two outstanding scholars for full time PhD scholarships to work on a project that is exploring how new digital technologies are transforming how people work and move in cities.

The work of Artist in Residence Linda Tegg has featured on the cover of the August-October issue of INSITE magazine.

Congratulations to third year geography student Eva Whyte who has been awarded a 2017 Miegunyah Student Award by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.

The Victorian Geographical Student Conference (VGSC) is calling for abstract submissions from Victorian PhD students studying all aspects of geography, both human and physical.