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International Seminar of Medical Geography (GEOMED) Rome 2010
December 2010 will see the 10th International Seminar on Medical Geography, whose main topic is “Health and Solidarity“.It is to be held in Rome, Italy.
This GEOMED 2010 1st Circular details the initial considerations for the conference.
PGRG Call for Sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2010
The Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) invites members to submit sessions for the RGS-IBG Annual conference in London from the 1st to the 3rd September 2010.
Sessions usually have a maximum of 5 papers, and take place over 1 hour 40 minutes.
To apply for a PGRG session please forward your proposal (max 350 words), the [...]
Population Specialty Group List Serve
The the Population Specialty Group (PSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) has decided to revive their PSG listserve which is located at San Diego State University under the supervision of John Weeks.
The intent of the PSG listserve is to communicate with as broad a population community as possible, and complement the existing PSG [...]
PGRG AGM minutes
The 2009 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) took place at the University of Manchester on Wednesday 26 th August 2009
The agenda for the meeting can be downloaded from this site.
The (unconfirmed) minutes for the meeting are now available
PGRG 2009 Annual General Meeting
The 2009 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) will take place at the University of Manchester on Wednesday 26 th August 2009 13.10-14.25 (Room 142).
The agenda for the meeting can be downloaded from this site.
The AGM will coincide with the Royal Geographical Society with Institute for British Geographers Annual International Conference, which [...]
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change
A new report released today at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bonn Meeting, says climate change may cause vast human migrations on an order not previously experienced. The report, In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Displacement and Migration, was written by CIESIN, the United Nations University, and CARE [...]
Challenging ‘Parallel Lives’ on Radio 4
Ludi Simpson and Tariq Modood on Radio 4 on Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics
The first fifteen minutes of last week’s Thinking Allowed on Radio 4 is based on Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson “‘Sleepwalking to segregation’?”. Listen to the interview with Ludi Simpson and Tariq Modood. If you’re like to read [...]
The Joanna Stillwell Prize for Population Geography Dissertations
The Joanna Stillwell Prize for Population Geography Dissertations
The Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) of the RGS-IBG has set up three prizes (£100 for 1st; £50 for 2nd; £25 for 3rd) to be awarded for the best undergraduate dissertations of 2009 in the broad field of Population Geography.
Would you or your colleagues like to nominate [...]
Lecturer in Human Geography – Univ. of Sheffield
Job Title:
Lecturer in Human Geography
Department:
Department of Geography
Ref No
R07141
Closing Date:
1st April, 2009
Salary:
£36,532 – £43,622 per annum with the potential to progress to £49,096
Summary
The appointee will cover teaching in the field of Human Geography, pursue an independent research agenda, and contribute to departmental administration and the expanding range of Masters teaching. The post is for any specialism [...]
2011 Census research conference – ESRC – RSS
2011 Census research: new data, linkage and outputs
Date: 13 May 2009
Location: Royal Statistical Society, London
This one-day conference showcases the work of nine research projects funded during 2008-09 by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). These have focused on developments in 2011 census data products, innovations in census data linkage through time and emerging web-based [...]