Welcome to the new Director of Comms & Membership Sarah Lawton! Sarah brings experience in research communication, editorial leadership & environmental storytelling. With a background in creative practice, she looks at how landscape narratives shape public understanding of environmental change.

Landscape Research Volume 50, Issue 7 is a special issue! Breaking Open the Archives: Dialogues on Immigration and Industrial Landscapes. Edited by Mirjana Lozanovska & examining the intersections of migration, labour histories & the industrial environment www.tandfonline.com/toc/clar20/c...

Meet our Trustee Associate Professor Mengyixin Li from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Her work bridges European and Chinese approaches to green infrastructure & landscape transformation landscaperesearch.org/august-trust...

Potentially of interest to our followers, Landscape Review’s latest issue is out and it is a special issue on Heat! You can see the issue here: journals.lincoln.ac.nz/index.php/lr...

Have you registered for our Upcoming Research Showcase "Exploring Methods for Understanding Landscape Change"? It's this FRIDAY at 9am UK time. More info and registration here: landscaperesearch.org/event/method... But we also wanted to give a quick intro to our amazing speakers for the event!

Landscape Conference of Interest! Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Landscapes in Language, Society, and Cognition Emerging Landscapes: Languages and Landscapes in Conflict 16 -18 September 2026 | Prague, Czech Republic Call for papers due on the 31st of December! www.eu.avcr.cz/permalink/74...

Upcoming Research Showcase: Exploring Methods for Understanding Landscape Change Friday 12 December 2025 9:00–10:30 am UK time Online via Zoom Free for LRG members! Info and Register here: landscaperesearch.org/event/method...

CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL “IMPACTO DAS ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS NO SUL GLOBAL” 17 e 18 de março de 2026, Brazil! As inscrições para envio de trabalhos estão abertas 03/11/2025 à 30/01/2026. Para maiores informações acessem: www.ccj.ufpb.br/domquixote/e...

Hi there! Are you an early career researcher / PhD candidate that researches landscape? We host monthly virtual meet-ups to share research and create community. Sign up to be a part of them! More info on European Timezone Meet-Ups hosted by Amrita Slatch: landscaperesearch.org/european-cof...

Have you seen Landscape Research Vol. 50, Issue 5? This is a Special Issue: Emerging Voices in Landscape Research. To celebrate its launch, we hosted an online event featuring: Watch the full recording here: youtu.be/30fuceLz_F0 Read the Special Issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/clar20/c...

Landscape Review has a new issue out on Heat! See there issue here: journals.lincoln.ac.nz/index.php/lr...

🐄 Nouvelle publication dans un numéro spécial de landscape research sur les paysages de l'abandon : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This was such a wonderful conversation bout a truly great book!

the European Landscape Convention (ELC) celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary on October 20th this year! Steven Shuttleworth and Peter Howard have written a short history of Landscape Research Group's role in the creation of the ELC. Read Here: landscaperesearch.org/lrg-role-in-...

Such an amazing visit!

Read along for an update on Day 3 of our Critical Field Study in Cairo.

Day two update from our Critical Field Study from @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social

Remember to apply by tomorrow (Sept 22nd!)

We've been having lots of fun in Cairo and @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social is posting about it!

After a year of planning & research LRG’s Critical Field Study to Cairo begins TODAY! Over 5 days, participants will explore one of the world’s oldest & most complex urban cities. Itinerary designed by LRG Trustee Merham Keleg, Nada Samir, & Dalia Aly w/ financial and admin support from LRG.

Following our AGM on Sept 5, we’re excited to welcome 3 new Trustees to the LRG Board: saida hammami, Charlotte L McLean & Charlotte Veal. We’re also pleased to confirm the re-election of Gillian Lawson and @ianmell.bsky.social 👉 Learn about our new Trustees: landscaperesearch.org/new-trustees...

We're hiring! Join us at Landscape Research Group as our new Director of Communications & Membership (3 days/week, remote). Lead strategy, comms, membership, events & much more. Apply by 22 Sept.   Learn more and download the full pack here: landscaperesearch.org/comms-vacanc...

Only 2 weeks left to apply to be a part of the LRG x Beijing Forestry University – ILAS 2025 Conference in Beijing from 24-26 of October 2025. Sustainability · Inclusivity · Evidence-Based Science: Towards Resilient Futures Call for Abstracts is open until Sept 15: landscaperesearch.org/ilas2025

Reminder! This is Wednesday, so make sure you're registered to be a part of the conversation! landscaperesearch.org/event/emergi...

Reminder: LRG MEMBERS are invited to our AGM this Friday Sept. 5 at 08:00 BST via Zoom. 📝 Meeting papers & trustee voting link are available in the Members’ Area of our website: landscaperesearch.org/membership/ 🗳 Voting for trustees is online only and closes at 9:30 BST on the day of the AGM.

Remember to sign up for this event -- less than a week away!

The trustees of LRG have shared a tribute to our dear colleague and friend, Theano S. Terkenli, whose generosity, spirit and exceptional scholarship touched so many in our community. Please read the tribute here: landscaperesearch.org/remembering-...

Are you passionate about communications and community building? Join us at Landscape Research Group as Director of Communications & Membership (3 days/week, remote). Lead strategy, comms, membership, events & much more. Apply by 22 Sept! Learn more: landscaperesearch.org/comms-vacanc...

CFP: Living with Water: Food and Life. Sixteenth International Conference on Food Studies, University of Osaka, 2026 food-studies.com/2026-confere...

Join us for the launch of our next Special Issue of Landscape Research! Issue 5 is focused on Emerging Voices in Landscape Research and is edited by Vanicka Arora, Paul Brindley, and Emma Waterton. September 3rd | 9am BST | ZOOM | register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Arbeitskreis Landschaftsforschung will hold its 12th annual workshop 8–10 Oct 2025 in Dresden with the theme: “Suburban, Metropolitan Landscapes: Transformation, Conflict, Co-Production – Sustainability?” Register by September 8! Details and registration: landscaperesearch.org/12th-worksho...

LAST CALL to submit self-nominations! They're due SUNDAY AUGUST 17th!

Deadline to submit your abstracts is this FrIDAY. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!

Reminder that self nominations for our board of trustees are open until SUNDAY August 17th. Join our amazing team of folks dedicated to the study of landscapes and be a part of the governance of the Landscape Research Group charity! More info here: landscaperesearch.org/trustee-oppo...

We want you to get to know the people behind the Landscape Research Group and so here is our latest Trustee Spotlight, shining on Associate Professor Gill Lawson, based at Lincoln University’s School of Landscape Architecture in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read here landscaperesearch.org/trustee-spot...

Conference 17 Sep, Berlin: Natural-Cultural Memory in the Anthropocene www.uni-vechta.de/en/natural-c...

CFP: Workshop: Cold War Borderlands: Empire, Space, and Conflict in Thessaloniki and Northern Greece (1946-49) networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Perhaps of interest to our followers: PhD vacancy in “Digital ecologies. Remediating landscape transformations” under the supervision of Corneel Cannaerts, Koenraad Danneels and Bruno Notteboom. Details here, Applications due Sept. 1: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

We extended our deadline for trustee self-nominations! Summer is busy and we want to make sure everyone has adequate time to apply. If you’ve been considering applying, we would love to hear from you by Sunday 17th August landscaperesearch.org/trustee-oppo...

The Landscape Research Group @landscaperesearch.bsky.social has published this remembrance of Theano S. Terkenli, who is sorely missed. We have established an Emergency and Sudden Opportunity Fund in her honour, and we encourage donations. landscaperesearch.org/remembering-...

Who are our current trustees? Our new Trustee Spotlight series helps members get to know the people guiding LRG organisation. First up: 🌿 Prof Ian Mell, recently appointed Vice Chair, who shares his background, interests and what brought him to LRG. landscaperesearch.org/trustee-spot...

Reminder: LRG Board Nominations Close Soon! There’s still time to put yourself forward to join the Landscape Research Group’s Board of Trustees in 2025. Deadline for nominations: 3 August 2025 (this Sunday!) Find out more and apply via our website landscaperesearch.org/trustee-oppo...

You won't find a friendlier, more enthusiast, more diverse board than ours! If you work in landscape research or have expertise in fundraising or money matters, please consider applying!

Join LRG’s Board of Trustees! LRG is recruiting new trustees to join our international board in 2025 — a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a global charity advancing landscape research. Nominations close: 3 August 2025 Learn more and apply: landscaperesearch.org/trustee-oppo...

We’re excited to announce that LRG is partnering with the School of Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University (BFU) to co-host the 2025 International Landscape Architecture Symposium (ILAS). Call for Abstracts -- 15 August 2025 More info & submissions: landscaperesearch.org/ilas2025

We are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Theano S. Terkenli, Chair of the Landscape Research Group. As a lifelong advocate for landscape, Theano’s contributions as a scholar, educator and leader inspired many. Her vision, warmth and dedication to our shared mission will be profoundly missed

Nossa próxima reunião será dia 08/07 (terça-feira), às 15h (horário de Brasília-Brasil). Na Colômbia será 13h, no Chile  será 14h, na Califórnia será 11h..A apresentação será feita por Neylan Ogutveren Aular mostrando uma experiência com a paisagem urbana, baseada em Etnografia sensorial.

This event is a part of our Portuguese and Spanish Landscape Researchers' Meet-Ups, please share widely with anyone who would be interested and they can sign up for the event at the link below.

Convido a todos para a próxima reunião, dia 10/06, às 15h (horário de Brasília-Brasil). Contaremos com a apresentação da arquiteta e urbanista Tatiana Ferreira que mostrará pesquisa desenvolvida no Rio De Janeiro sobre paisagem noturna e sua biodiversidade.  docs.google.com/forms/d/1-e6...

Missed last month's LRG Research Showcase? It is now available on YouTube! Featuring recipients of the 2022 & 2023 LRG Research Fund on Empire and Landscape in Dialogue
 & Landscapes and Care Watch now: youtu.be/frld0WI1mlc
 Not following us yet? We’re on @landscaperesearchgroup on YouTube!