Tree rings -> volcanic eruption -> Black Death ☠️ Clues in tree rings have showed researchers that a volcanic eruption, or a several, sparked a sequence of events that led to the Black Death in Europe. Find out how they worked it out: https://bit.ly/3KqSGOg 🧪 #Climate #Skystorians

It was a real pleasure to write a chapter in the Handbook of Labour Geography. The editor, Andy Herod, was a joy to work with and the collection itself looks great. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

@geographicalassoc.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @camunigeography.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleague, PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira, and the production team on the launch of the powerful new documentary, Embers of Hope: The Fight for Our Future! What an incredible achievement exploring India's environmental journey and innovative solutions. www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30. We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

Cambridge Tephra Lab paper hot off the press: read how (2022-23 masters student) @elowilkinsonrowe.bsky.social used tephra layers in lakes to reconstruct Holocene explosive eruptions from the Main Ethiopian Rift. #tephratastic www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fun finds in our sediment labs today. @camunigeography.bsky.social

Signs of a good day in the field with the Quaternary students from @camunigeography.bsky.social 🌍

Thrilled to announce that our colleague, Professor Chris Sandbrook @csandbrook.bsky.social, is the new Director of the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (CRI) @conservation.cam.ac.uk! Read full story here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chan...

This week with our 2nd year @camunigeography.bsky.social students we’ve been learning about varve lake sediments and what they’ve revealed about abrupt climate change. It’s been fun! Here is a peek at some diatomaceous varves in the Lake Chala cores from Kenya/Tanzania. Enjoy…

"Friedrich Engels 'took creative liberties' with descriptions of class divides in Manchester": @camunicampop.bsky.social PhD student Emily Chung's work featured in @theguardian.com today www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper. "Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests... theconversation.com/protecting-b...

Excellent collaboration! Thrilled to see the new paper on urban metabolism from colleague @benaplatt.bsky.social and PhD student @zuhrijames.bsky.social now published in @ijurresearch.bsky.social!

TOMORROW: Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome!

Thank goodness for the @camunigeography.bsky.social first-year trip to Breckland. The best place to escape my avalanching inbox at this point in the term. Heading back happily tomorrow for round three… 🌍

Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State: @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) & Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University) will be delivering the first talk for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas 2025 Seminar Series.

Mark your calendars for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series! @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social Four exciting talks, starting with @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University).

Show students where geography can take them! I’m a Geographer, supported by @rgsibg.bsky.social, highlights how geography is used in real jobs. If you use geography in your work and have a post-16 geography qualification, apply here 👉 imageographer.uk/signup/c/

Welcome to all our Geography students — undergraduate and postgraduate, new and returning! As we begin the academic year, we look forward to the department once again buzzing with energy, ideas, and curiosity.

If you're new to Cambridge: Get. This. Guide. 👇

If you’re in Cambridge on Oct the 4th/5th, delve into Menagerie Theatre’s public art project on Democracy – “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu” – plays, workshops, art installations, and talks exploring what democracy might mean.

Hands up if you're moving to Cambridge this week! ✋ Welcome to all our new students and staff, and welcome back to everyone who's already part of our wonderful Cambridge community.

🌍 Curious about Geography? Ready to explore what it’s like to study your favourite subject at @cam.ac.uk? Don't miss our virtual Geography Subject Masterclass on 16 October 2025!

Last week PhD student @yqnatdeng.bsky.social and @chslane.bsky.social were sampling cores from an Ethiopian lake…in Aberystwyth! Here’s hoping there’s lots of ancient cryptotephra to be found! #tephratastic

Dept of Geography's Prof Christine Lane @chslane.bsky.social was at the Romanian Academy, Cluj, for the "Integrating ice core, marine & terrestrial environments" network meeting. The two-day event was a great success, with current and former @camtephra.bsky.social members presenting their research.

Congratulations to our PhD student Jon White on representing @camunigeography.bsky.social and @darwincollegecam.bsky.social on University Challenge! The team's first-round match against @greentempleton.bsky.social Oxford will be broadcasted on Monday 8th September at 8.30pm on BBC2. Don't miss it!

[5/5] For any of the above, and more at @camunigeography.bsky.social , you’ll find details about how to approach supervisors and apply at www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/

[1/5] PhD recruitment season @camunigeography.bsky.social soon kicks off! If you’re interested in applying for a PhD in #tephra for palaeoclimate / archaeology / volcanology, consider applying to study in the Cambridge Tephra Lab @camtephra.bsky.social 🌋🌍☀️ Here we were at Mt Etna one year ago!

Hello Bluesky community! The Department of Geography of the University of Cambridge is here and we're excited to share our passion for understanding the world. We explore everything from climate change and urbanisation to cultural landscapes and GIS mapping.