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Active travel to school

31 January 2017

Involving families is key to encouraging active travel in children

Map with a red pin in the city of Cardiff

Engaging people with landscapes and greenspaces

16 January 2017

New PhD opportunity to study engagement of people with their local neighbourhoods and landscapes

Awards recognise student excellence

6 December 2016

School of Geography and Planning student awards for academic excellence

Field

The new food politics

5 December 2016

Critical perspectives on food governance, justice and ethics

Water well Africa

Safe and reliable water access

25 November 2016

Understanding how water choice influences community resilience.

Regional Innovation Policies Conference

21 November 2016

Cardiff hosts key event on the role of cities and regions in innovation

Cities: Ensuring Prosperity, Equality and Well-Being

14 November 2016

School of Geography and Planning conference to address key challenges for future urban development

Illustration of potential Metro network

What Metro might do

28 October 2016

Examining the wider impact of the Metro on people, arts and culture, the environment and the economy

The hungry city

20 October 2016

Cardiff academic presents her work on sustainable food cities at United Nations Conference

Milan Urban Food Policy Pact

Milan Urban Food Summit

13 October 2016

Cardiff Academic delivers keynote at International Food Summit

Street in Treorchy

Changing landscapes

12 October 2016

People, places and politics in the valleys

The value of outdoor learning

30 September 2016

New toolkit helps evaluate outdoor learning experiences

Academic award winner Professor Tony Crook with Trudi Elliott, RTPI Chief Executive

Planning for Future Generations

29 September 2016

Cardiff hosts the 2016 UK – Ireland Planning Research Conference

1969 Geography and Planning rugby team

Class of 66 reunite

28 September 2016

Geography and Planning alumni gather to celebrate the Schools fiftieth anniversary

Woman Cyclcing

UK lags behind Europe in supporting and prolonging cycling among older population

27 September 2016

Cycle BOOM Study makes series of recommendations

A successful year for student placements

5 September 2016

Urban Planning and Development students reflect on a year out in industry

Flooding

Climate adaptation

31 August 2016

Local approaches ‘reactive’ and potentially unequipped to deal with future climate impacts

Aerial shot of Cardiff

Bursary award for Cardiff student

23 August 2016

Transport MSc student awarded Brian Large Bursary award

Skyscrapers

Urban theory: new critical perspectives

22 August 2016

New book offers comprehensive introduction to theoretical engagement with cities

The Glamorgan Building

Testing time during A Levels

19 August 2016

Student achieves top marks to study Geography at Cardiff University despite health worries