Author: David Richards
King Edward’s Bath win Worldwise Quiz 2025
The evening of November 12th saw 14 teams from 8 different schools participate in this years quiz. A great turn out! Much anticipation. Tony Hoare, our calm and collected quizmaster, kicked off proceedings after the rules and logistics were presented …
Ed Atkins on the geography of green jobs – Oct 21st 2025
“Future geographies of work in a changing climate” There were plenty in attendance at this autumn lecture in late October, which took place after a quick AGM with a reflections on the past year and no change to the committee. …
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“Can TV save the planet?” by Steve Phillips, Sep 24th 2025: Lecture report
“Can TV save the planet?” by Steve Phillips, Open Planet Studio Report by David Richards, University of Bristol & Bristol GA Secretary What a great start to our 2025-26 season of events on 26th Sept. Over 130 arrived at the …
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Scoping Temple Quarter and Finzels Reach Bristol for NEA work
Teacher CPD event: 4th June 2025 The redevelopment of land in the Bristol city centre, from the ‘Western Harbour’ (proposed) to Temple Quarter (major project underway), provides a valuable case study for geography students. They can investigate the different approaches …
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“Some models are right enough”: Geophysical models for hazards, risks and resilience
2024 Bristol GA Autumn lecture #4 “All models are wrong.. but some are right enough”, says Prof. Jeremy Phillips (Earth Sciences, University of Bristol), paraphrasing the statistician George Box, who many associate with the aphorism “All models are wrong, but …
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SMRT win Bristol Worldwise Quiz 2024
Congratulations to everyone who made this year’s Worldwise Quiz (Nov 13th 2024) such a success. Once again, we saw plenty of teams from the region come together to test their geographical knowledge at the University of Bristol. Schools from north …
Elsa Saunders, Wyedean School, reports on Arctic Climate Change talk
Elsa Saunders (Y12, Wyedean School, near Chepstow) reports below on the GA Autumn lecture by Dr. Harry West, University of the West of England. ——————– On Thursday 14th November, nearly 70 students from across the region attended a GA lecture …
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“So many stakeholders”: Double-header on urban regeneration in Bristol
Brief report on presentations by Andrew Tallon (UWE) and Jane Greenaway (Temple Quarter Partnership) On 15th Oct 2024, we saw a large crowd, with well over 100 in attendance, to see a double-header on Bristol urban regeneration, with plenty of …
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Catching up with posts, post-summer: #2 Sheila Jones Fund
#2 A successful bid to Sheila Jones Fund for networking support Sheila Jones was instrumental in the success of our Bristol Branch (and the national GA) for many years. Bristol was where most of her geography was done, as a …
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