The HPGRG are pleased to announce the conference sessions sponsored at this year’s RGS-IBG annual international conference. The variety amongst the nine sessions is a great indication of the fascinating work being presently conducted in geography.
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Conference Symposium on Geography and its Publics, Manchester, 22-28 July 2013
HPGRG is supporting a Conference Symposium on “Geography and its publics” at the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, taking place in Manchester from 22-28 July 2013. Please find below the call for papers in English and in French. HPGRG looks forward to your contribution. ******** Call for papers, ICHSTM Manchester 2013,… Continue reading Conference Symposium on Geography and its Publics, Manchester, 22-28 July 2013
Funding available from the Higher Education Academy
The Higher Education Academy has a range of funding opportunities and events to support teaching and learning across geography. The following might be of interest to members of the History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group.
RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference 2012
Call For Papers: ‘Geographical Reflections’ University of Nottingham This is a call for papers for the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-term Conference, to be hosted over the weekend of 20th – 22nd April 2012 at the School of Geography, Nottingham University. The aim of the conference is to provide a welcoming, relaxed and supportive environment for… Continue reading RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference 2012
Overview of research quality in History & Philosophy of Geography
A message from Felix Driver: As HPGRG members may know, the ESRC is currently undertaking a review of UK human geography in partnership with the AHRC and the RGS-IBG, the latest in a series of subject-based reviews. This is intended to ‘highlight the standing and contribution of UK human geography against international benchmarks’, and to… Continue reading Overview of research quality in History & Philosophy of Geography
Echoes of the New Geography? Progress in Human Geography review
The Chair of the HPGRG, Dr Richard Powell, recently published his first in a series of articles for Progress in Human Geography concerning the History and Philosophy of Geography. Please find the abstract below: Taking as its cue the debates in 2009 at the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) about the… Continue reading Echoes of the New Geography? Progress in Human Geography review
HPGRG Postgraduate Dissertation Award
The prize will be awarded to an outstanding & original Dissertation concentrating on History and/or Philosophy of Physical and/or Human Geography or associated fields. We welcome nominations that examine geographical knowledge, discourses and practices in academia, but also within schools and the public sphere. Nominations are requested from Dissertation Supervisors or Heads of Departments. As… Continue reading HPGRG Postgraduate Dissertation Award
HPGRG Annual General Meeting at the RGS-IBG annual conference
The HPGRG are holding their AGM at the RGS-IBG annual international conference this Friday, 3rd September. The meeting will be held in the Lowther Room in the RGS building. Any delegates at the conference that are interested in joining us and learning more about the HPGRG are more than welcome. We look forward to seeing… Continue reading HPGRG Annual General Meeting at the RGS-IBG annual conference
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Welcome to the new website for the Royal Geographical Society’s History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group. This website will bring you the latest news about the research group’s activities.