Why did unprecedented migration occur across the Mediterranean in 2015? Professor Heaven Crawley
At the end of 2015, over one million people had taken perilous sea journeys across the Mediterranean in search of safety. As part of #RefugeeWeek2019, we speak to Professor Heaven Crawley to discuss...
17 Jun 201928min
What is the relationship between comic books and geopolitics? Professor Jason Dittmer
In this podcast, we hear from Professor Jason Dittmer at University College London to discuss the role of comic books and their characters is constructing national identity and superpower in the US, C...
24 Apr 201923min
How is internal migration changing cities? Professor Michael Collyer
By 2050, it is estimated that the number of people living in urban areas in Africa and Asia will have doubled to 5.2 billion. Most of this urban growth will be from internal migrants. In this podcast ...
9 Apr 201927min
What are the big challenges for global water security? Professor David Hannah
In this podcast we interview UNESCO Chair of Water Science Professor David Hannah at the University of Birmingham. We explore the hydrological cycle and big challenges related to the sustainable manag...
20 Mar 201911min
Can digital technology make cities safe and inclusive? Dr Ayona Datta
Big data and digital technology are changing cities around the world - but are these new urban futures inclusive, or exclusionary? In this podcast we hear Dr Ayona Datta, Reader in Urban Futures at Ki...
8 Mar 201922min
How do we map global change? Senior Earth Observation Specialist Terri Freemantle
Terri Freemantle, Senior Earth Observation Specialist at Satellite Applications Catapult discusses how earth observation data helps us to understand locational change, from tackling rapid urbanisation...
7 Mar 201911min
Why is the Weddell Sea important? Professor Julian Dowdeswell
In January and February 2019, a major international scientific expedition explores one of the coldest, harshest and most remote locations in the world, the Weddell Sea. In November 2018, we spoke to...
5 Feb 201912min
How do glacial surfaces evolve over time? Dr Ann Rowan
Dr Ann Rowan, Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, joins us to discuss how glacier surfaces evolve over time, and specifically how Himalayan glaciers are responding to cl...
12 Nov 201811min
