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Department of Geography

Department of Geography. Head of Department, Prof. Heiko Balzter hb91@le.ac.uk. Geography. Geography is a top 10 department in terms of teaching quality. We house the HEFCE funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Spatial Literacy in Teaching, SPLINT ).

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Department of Geography

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  1. Department of Geography Head of Department, Prof. Heiko Balzter hb91@le.ac.uk

  2. Geography • Geography is a top 10 department in terms of teaching quality. • We house the HEFCE funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Spatial Literacy in Teaching, SPLINT). • 90% of our research was audited to be of international quality (Research Assessment Exercise 2008). • Top 10 rank for the third year running (2006,2007,2008) amongst English Universities in the National Student Survey. 94% of students were satisfied. Ranked top in the Midlands. • Climbed from 9th to 8th in the Guardian and from 30th to 22nd in the IndependentUniversity league tables for Geography.

  3. Teaching Activities Our Undergraduate Degree Programme BA Geography BA Human Geography BSc Geography BSc Physical Geography BSc Geography & Geology BSc Geography & Archaeology Our Postgraduate Degree Programme MSc/PG Dip in GIS (NERC & RICS accredited) MSc Environmental Informatics (RICS accredited) MSc in Global Environmental Change MSc Research in Human Geography (ESRC accredited) MSc GIS & Human Geography (ESRC accredited) MSc Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (ESRC accredited) MSc/MA by Individually Supervised Study MA Social Change and Resistance PhD/MPhil by Research

  4. Research Activities Our Research Themes Governance, Postcolonialism and Transformation Media, Technology and Culture Nature, Environment and Society Environmental Change Geographical Information Science Current Projects Ca. 30 externally funded research grants and contracts Several consultancy contracts

  5. Geography staffing 24 Academic Staff 3.4 Professors 1 Reader 9 Senior Lecturers 10 Lecturers 5 Research Staff 5 Technical Staff 5 Clerical Staff Ca. 30-35 PhD students 4 Emeritus Professors 6 Honorary Fellows

  6. Jobs • We do well in terms of employability. • 91% of our graduates are employed (68%) or pursue further study (23%). • Only 4.4% are assumed unemployed.

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