Geography

Maps tell stories, help discovery, provoke discussion and can change the way we understand our world. Welcome to Map of the Month

Geographers don’t just look at maps of where COVID-19 is occurring, they ask why. Looking at the big picture and the factors driving trends can help us to better understand its impact

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

China’s Zhangjiajie UNESCO Global Geopark looks like a scene from Avatar, but it wasn’t created by computers; water, time and tectonics combined to create this other-worldly wonder

Cultural geographer Tim Edensor is passionate about place. His career has taken him from the Taj Mahal to industrial ruins in England’s north, and now to Melbourne and its stone buildings.

A deregulated and competitive electricity retail market offers great deals to those who can actively engage, but penalises those who can’t - too often vulnerable consumers

Professor Lesley Head, Head of the School of Geography, is tackling our sustainability issues from a different perspective

Social geographer Dr Jane Dyson has spent years living and working in a remote, high-altitude village. Now she is telling the story of its people through film.

Biogeographer Dr Michael-Shawn Fletcher tells of exploring ‘natural archives’ to piece together our environmental history – and shine a light on the future

Scientists have discovered a range of ancient limestone stacks, just offshore from their iconic cousins, the Twelve Apostles on Australia’s south coast