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Welsh countryside

National Lottery money to help make great things happen in rural Wales

29 March 2017

School of Geography and Planning working with partnership funded to help tackle poverty in rural Wales

Food expert joins Cardiff University

29 March 2017

Geoff Tansey joins the School of Geography and Planning as Honorary Research Fellow

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Cardiff to host prestigious Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Conference

20 March 2017

The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference to be hosted by the School of Geography and Planning for the first time

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Spotlight on festivals

17 March 2017

Cardiff University events asks if festivals are big business or memories for a lifetime

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Developing pathways to impact

14 March 2017

Cardiff academic shares her expertise on impact

Prominent food academic appointed as Honorary Professor

14 March 2017

Professor Tim Lang joins the School of Geography and Planning in Honorary role

MSc student secures role with leading consultancy

13 March 2017

Geography and Planning School graduate joins one of the UK’s largest planning consultancies

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Academic’s Greek growth challenge

10 March 2017

Professor Kevin Morgan to help Greece develop new growth plan

Jakarta

Green infrastructure for healthier citizens

27 February 2017

Workshop examines the relationship between human health and our environment.

Sustainable housing and urban development

7 February 2017

Cardiff academic joins UN policy workshop in Belgrade

Urban planning for the mega region of Jakarta

7 February 2017

MSc students visit one of the world’s largest cities

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