Autumn Lecture #3 16th Nov 2023: Beyond ‘Sinking Islands’: Resisting Climate Change in Tuvalu – a talk by Liam Saddington Over 70 students and teachers attended Autumn Lecture #3 (see slides in Resources) on the 16th of November in the…
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Fairfield High School: First time(?) win in WWQ
Wow! What fun! Fairfield worthy Worldwise winners. “I was very excited to attend the WorldWise Quiz for the first time and to leave with the trophy was a bonus! We hope Fairfield will defend the title in the future. We…
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Sophie Davies, Y12, Wyedean, reports on the GA coastal flooding talk
We were extremely pleased to see a good crowd at the second of our Autumn talks for local geographers. We encourage reports from the audience. Reflections are provided by Sophie Davies, Y12, who is studying Geography A-level at Wyedean School…
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“Is water rationing around the corner?” Dr. Gemma Coxon discusses water supply in the UK at first Autumn Lecture ’23
The Bristol Branch of the Geographical Association were extremely pleased to host Dr. Gemma Coxon (University of Bristol), who presented a talk aimed at local sixth-formers on the challenges associated with modelling future water supply in the UK. Given the…
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Summer ’23: Catching up on overdue reports
It has been a while since Bristol GA has posted reports. We saw a variety of events from Dec ’22 to March ’23: A lecture, teacher training, competition for sixth-formers, and exam preparation session – all extremely well received. See…
Amina Birdi, Y13, Cotham School, reports on Dr. West’s hydrology lecture
A Tale of Two Rivers: The water cycle and what affects river catchment hydrology. Report by Amina Birdi (Y13) Cotham School. “On Tuesday 22nd November, I attended a GA talk at School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol by Dr…
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QEH host WWQ and take top two places
Many thanks to QEH School for hosting the GA and local teams for our first WorldWise Quiz since 2019. Teams from Cotham , St Mary Redcliffe and Temple and QEH were quizzed on their geographical knowledge by Dr. Tony Hoare,…
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Dr. Rachel James on Climate Adaptation in Africa
“Adapting to Climate Change in Africa” GA evening lecture, 18th October 2022 The second lecture in the Autumn Series of the 22-23 Bristol GA programme was given by Dr. Rachel James, who is a Senior Lecturer and Future Leader Fellow…
Miriam McGrath, Yr 12, St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, reports on energy lecture
“What is fair energy transition?” GA evening lecture, 29th September 2022 Report by Miriam McGrath, Yr 12, St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. As the need to transition to sustainable energy is brought to the forefront of the public consciousness,…
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Overdue report on Covid lecture during 2021 lockdown.
GA lecture: Geographies of Covid: 7pm March 9th, 2021 On March 9th, we continued with live online delivery of material with an excellent talk by Prof. Rich Harris (School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol). The talk used elegant, interactive…
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