Over the past two RGRG PGR Early Morning Coffee sessions, MRes and PhD researchers came together online to talk about one of the most challenging parts of postgraduate research: methodology and analysis. Our February session, “Methods We’re Using (and Struggling …
To be held in-person on Wednesday 6th May 2026 at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK. Programme 10.30-11.00: Arrival and registration 11.00-13.00: Keeping ‘rural’ on the map of geography: Reflections on the The State of Geography in UK Higher Education …
In this blog post, RGRG PGR Rep Perpetua Ifiemor (Prifysgol Bangor University) reflects on a recent PGR morning coffee meeting. The first Early Morning Online Coffee, hosted by the Rural Geography Research Group, brought together MRes students, PhD researchers at …
The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026 will be chaired by Professor Peter Hopkins (Newcastle University, UK), on the theme of Geographies of inequalities: toward just places. The conference will take place in London at the Society and Imperial College London, …
Convenors: Darren Smith (Loughborough University), Aimee Morse (University of Gloucestershire) This RGRG-sponsored panel session is held in memory of Professor Nigel Curry, who passed away on 25th October 2025. The session will honour Nigel’s contributions to the discipline and his wider work, …
Convenor: Darren Smith (Loughborough University) The rural dimensions of the contemporary ‘housing crisis’ in the UK are arguably under-stated in national media and political discourses, despite commentators raising serious concerns of rural housing affordability and exclusion (e.g. Colomb and Gallent, …
Convenors: Bernd Belina (Goethe-University Frankfurt, belina@em.uni-frankfurt.de) and Matthias Naumann (University of Wuerzburg, matthias.naumann@uni-wuerzburg.de) In a multitude of regions across the globe, far-right political parties have demonstrated a notable degree of success, particularly in rural areas. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in areas …
Convenors: Dr Barbara Grabher (University of Brighton), Dr Willem Coetzee (University of Western Sydney), Dr Vasiliki Georgoula, (University of the Aegean) Events are commonly studied within urban contexts, where they are embedded in dense cultural, economic, and social infrastructures. In contrast, …
Convenors: Tom Carter-Brookes (Keele University), Alex Heffron (Lancaster University), Veronica White, (University of Exeter) The green agricultural transition in the UK is at a fractious, contested, and pivotal moment. Post-Brexit changes to agri-environmental policies have yet to realise significant success …
Convenors: Thomas Seale (University of Gloucestershire), Perpetua Ifiemor (Prifysgol Bangor University) and Aimee Morse (University of Gloucestershire) This Rural Geography Research Group session, held annually, is a vibrant platform for exploring cutting-edge concepts in rural geography and for showcasing the endeavours of postgraduate and …
