School of Geography and Planning news

Eco-City field trip to Jakarta

5 April 2016

Eco-City Master Students return from a field study visit to Indonesia.

Park and ride for the future

29 March 2016

School of Geography and Planning MSc student awarded the John Heasman Bursary Prize

Alice Moon, Zak Tamlyn and Claire Tuttle dressed up ready for the Jailbreak challenge

Jailbreak 2016

9 March 2016

How far could you get on your wit and charm alone?

Robert Chapman on the left who is running in memory of his friend Tony John

Alumnus embarks on fundraising challenge in friend’s memory

15 February 2016

Robert Chapman (MSc 2012) hopes to raise £25,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Research following the death of a friend and business colleague.

Homelessness in Great Britain: Taking the long view

5 February 2016

Fifty year anniversary event to take the long view on homelessness in Great Britain.

Two women walking through Cardiff arcade

First Welsh Retail Summit held in Cardiff

27 January 2016

Inaugural Welsh Retail Summit will consider the increasing polarization of our high streets.

Celebrating 50 years of research and teaching excellence

11 January 2016

The School of Geography and Planning celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2016 with a change of name and a series of events.

Participatory action research benefits local organisations as well as students

24 November 2015

Students from the School of Planning and Geography recently made an impact on food communities in Cardiff through their live project modules.

Cardiff academic to raise concerns on breastfeeding rates

24 November 2015

Dr Kate Boyer to share research with Westminster MPs

University research into faith relations commended by Archbishop of Canterbury

29 October 2015

Recommendations to improve relations between faith groups and local government planning systems supported.

Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning delivers closing speech at prestigious event in Milan

16 October 2015

Professor Roberta Sonnino delivered the closing address at the Signing Ceremony of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact on Thursday 15 October.

Academics shaping UN policy on “critical global challenges”

9 October 2015

Three University academics appointed to UN Policy Units to shape agendas on housing and sustainable urban development.

Cardiff Student highly commended in Women in Property National Student Awards

30 September 2015

Cardiff University student Rhiannon Jones has been highly commended at this year’s Women in Property National Student Awards.

Cardiff University ranked 7th for geography

21 August 2015

The Telegraph has recently recognised Cardiff University as one of the top ten universities for geography.

Building with nature to make our cities greener

19 August 2015

‘Green infrastructure’ project aims to make urban areas more sustainable

National Student Survey reveals high results in student satisfaction

13 August 2015

Overall satisfaction at the School of Planning and Geography has been rated at 91% in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) of final year undergraduate students.

Single homelessness in Scotland

4 August 2015

New report examines the quality of assistance provided to single homeless people in Scotland

Expanding in excellence: eight new members of academic staff appointed

17 July 2015

The School of Planning and Geography appoints eight new members of staff - with two scholars transferring from universities in Sweden and Germany.

Tackling the ticking timebomb of obesity

24 June 2015

Sustainable food expert argues diet-related disease could overwhelm NHS

Thinking differently about a city and its surrounding areas

8 May 2015

Professor Gillian Bristow’s City Region Exchange project has defined what the ‘city region’ idea means