Geography and Environment

We offer a range of courses, as well as opportunities to join our wider research community as part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

5th in the UK for Geography

Guardian University Guide 2026

Top 10 in the UK for Geography and Environment

Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

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As the integrated study of landscapes, peoples, places and environments, Geography is a vital subject through which to increase understanding of our rapidly changing planet.

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Amy Bell

I enjoy the flexibility that my course offers...the lecturers are extremely passionate about their research areas and they offer quality feedback.

Amy Bell Geography BSc
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Research and innovation

We are renowned for our inter-disciplinary, collaborative research focused on understanding our social and environmental futures and have an excellent international reputation for our research across different areas of physical and human geography.

Our research

Cities

We lead international research on cities and globalization

Cities

Children, Youth and Families

Our research explores formal and informal spaces of education and childhood experiences

Children, Youth and Families

Climate-Water-Energy

We explore how connected systems can both reduce vulnerability and strengthen climate resilience

Climate-Water-Energy

Hydroclimate, Risks and Resilience

We advance understanding of extreme weather and build hydroclimatic resilience

Hydroclimate, Risks and Resilience

Migration and Nation

Advancing understanding of migration and its societal impacts

Migration and Nation

Understanding and Managing Environmental Change

Delivering breakthroughs in understanding environmental change and its impacts

Understanding and Managing Environmental Change

News

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Loughborough academic honoured with international mentoring award

As Bolivia’s glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities

Natural textile fibres, such as cotton, present in lake sediments for over a century

Events

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Staff

Our academic staff deliver excellent research-informed teaching and we are home to a dynamic community of research students and visiting fellows. Technical and support staff are a vital part of the Geography and Environment student experience and research activities.

Our staff