Geography and Environment
We offer a diverse portfolio of postgraduate teaching and research opportunities covering the full breadth of contemporary physical and human geography.
Geography and Environment at Loughborough
Geography and Environment, a division in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, is a dynamic and vibrant place to be a postgraduate student and we are proud of our reputation for creating a friendly and supportive environment. With over 30 academic staff, who are all leading international experts in their fields , we have an excellent international reputation for our research across different areas of physical and human geography.
Master's degrees
Research degrees
Research and teaching
Our academic staff are driving forward intellectual agendas in physical and human geography, as well as helping to shape national and international policy. This expertise ensures that the knowledge you are getting throughout your programme is at the cutting-edge of scientific research and focused on some of the most important issues in society today.
The human geography research that we conduct is informing government policy on a range of issues, including student housing, international aid, alcohol policy and community cohesion. Research into physical geography continues to influence climate adaptation, development planning, flood risk modelling, as well as hazard management and mitigation.
Becoming a postgraduate student within Geography and Environment provides you with the opportunity to become part of this innovative research community.
Facilities
We are located inside a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, which houses all academic teaching and research staff along with a host of state-of-the-art laboratories including a river science laboratory, environmental change laboratory, geospatial laboratory, and several meteorological and hydrological field stations. The campus also has a 16-hectare research forest comprised of ancient and semi-natural woodland.
Career opportunities
Each programme includes training and support to develop the key transferable skills and attributes required to continue into careers across a range of industries and sectors. On completion of their programme, many postgraduates have continued into roles with government agencies, not for-profit organisations, the European Commission and the United Nations.
