Broadly, there are three main fields within geography: physical geography, human geography, and geographic information systems and science. Our department has strong programs in all three areas, led ...

This led to the growth of numerous small countries. Physical geography, by isolating peoples, leads to national strength and often to international animosity. As the population increased the great ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Physical geography deals with the processes, patterns and attributes of the natural world. These statistics deal with the height of the tallest mountains, to the deepest points of the ocean floor.

Climate Science is the study of the envelope of air that surrounds the Earth and is based on observation, description and explanation of the physical properties and processes of the atmosphere.

Geography and cartography majors study the intersection of humans and the environment through the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. That includes exploring built and natural ...

Geography is a branch of academic study broadly concerned with the Earth. Geographers can be roughly divided into those concerned with physical earth processes (physical geography), such as ...

PhD Physical Geography will allow you to benefit from the supervision of world-leading academics that have very strong reputations for research quality. The University of Manchester is one of the best ...

In the Times Higher Education analysis of the Research Excellence Framework assessment (2021), we were ranked joint first in the UK for Geography and Environmental Studies. The graduate school is ...

If you have a curiosity about how nature and people together shape the environment and what makes one place different from another, majoring in geography will let you examine the physical and social ...

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global ...

There are many opportunities for carrying out a PhD in Physical Geography in the School of Geographical Sciences, with several different funding routes. A list of currently available projects is shown ...