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Welcome to the GA’s online programme for the Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025! Take some time to explore the programme and build a personalised schedule using the full list below, or find the best sessions for you using the filter options. Keep an eye on this programme for updates and to interact with other delegates, exhibitors and sponsors. For more information on the Conference, see the GA website.

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Thursday, April 17
 

11:30am PDT

Connecting to place: insights from the Migration Museum
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT
202
Join the Migration Museum's award-winning learning team to explore how the movement of people to and from the UK has shaped who we are as individuals, as communities and as nations. Discover how migration can act as a catalyst for communication, connectedness and belonging in human geography. Share knowledge, learn best practice and gain practical tools for the classroom.
Speakers
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Tia Shah

Learning Officer, Migration Museum
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Liberty Melly

Head of Learning, Migration Museum
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT
202 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

11:30am PDT

Exploring the new volcanic era in Iceland
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT
Offering a physical and human perspective with a critical thinking approach, this lecture will outline the causes of a new era of tectonic activity and examine how new technologies have influenced and informed decision-making. We'll also show the connections of the tectonic hazard to people and explore the social, economic and political impacts both nationally and internationally.
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Karen Corfield

Education Development Consultant, Discover the World Education
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Elen Harris

Sevenoaks School
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT
Chakrabarti room Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

2:00pm PDT

Moving beyond the Drosscape: insider perspectives on Detroit
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
201
Detroit-based geographer and cartographer Alex B. Hill presents his perspective on the US city's social and economic troubles and more recent renewal. It's an essential update on this popular 'distant place study' at A level, with a focus on social inequality and the representation of community groups. The session includes an opportunity to reflect on classroom practice with regard to 'far places'.
Speakers
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Alex Hill

Founder and Principal, DETROITography
Alex has more than 10 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations on campaigns that impact policies and communities. As a data nerd and anthropologist, Alex finds meaningful stories to tell whether he’s sifting through spreadsheets or interviewing people. Alex is able... Read More →
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
201 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

3:00pm PDT

Geography education in Britain's long 20th century: Evolving discourses of empire and development
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
201
As Steve Puttick wrote in his book The Geography Teaching Adventure, “geographical knowledge has been produced in service of Empire … my argument is that geography is tied up in messy ways with these attempts to know, describe and rule the world.” However, geography education has also at times enabled critique and allowed for more subversive understandings of empire and its legacies to emerge.
Speakers
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Dr Abigail Branford

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
201 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

3:30pm PDT

Critical connections
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
204
Who'd have ever thought there's a connection between plate tectonics, the (deep) water cycle and 21st century critical minerals? This workshop explores how these topics are inextricably linked, and how they can be taught to bring a bang up-to-date version of seemingly abstract physical geography topics to students.
Speakers
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Duncan Hawley

Geography & Geoscience Educator/Chairperson PGSIG, GA Physical Geography Special Interest Group (PGSIG)
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
204 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

3:30pm PDT

Homelessness policy and practice: the geographical connection
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
We know a lot about what works to end homelessness, and yet it remains a major global injustice. This presentation will draw upon two decades of geographical research and ongoing efforts to influence homelessness policy and practice across the globe, including through collaboration with NGOs, national and local governments and even royalty.
Speakers
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Peter Mackie

Director of Impact and Engagement, School of Geography, Cardiff University
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
JHB lecture theatre Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

3:30pm PDT

Integrating climate education into GCSE Geography 
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
205
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Thursday April 17, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
205 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

4:20pm PDT

Nature in cities: connecting communities
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
201
Earthwatch recognises and values the importance of nature in cities. Green spaces provide pockets for biodiversity, help to connect communities and mitigate the negative effects of air pollution, excessive noise, heat and flooding. This workshop explores potential nature-based solutions – from Tiny Forest to FreshWater Watch and Green Earth Schools – and how we can remove barriers to accessing these spaces.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Staunton-Lamb

Sarah Staunton-Lamb

Learning, Communities and EDI Lead, Earthwatch Europe - Senior Communities & Learning Manager
25+ years working in the environment and education. Come and find me the stand at D29 to find out more about opportunities for teachers and schools with Earthwatch.I am a Senior Learning Manager and Facilitator within Earthwatch. With over 25 years’ experience of working in the... Read More →
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
201 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

4:20pm PDT

Why is African migration a problem in and out of Africa?
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
Using a historical geographical perspective, this lecture explains how states, since the period of enslavement and colonization, have attempted to control African mobility and have responded to Africans who move independently of the state. Such continuities are evident in contemporary migration policies and practices. I end with an argument for the development of regional initiatives that serve to humanize Africans who move.
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
Chakrabarti room Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
 
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