Â鶹´«Ã½ recognised with geography award Published on: 16 April 2026 Â鶹´«Ã½ has been awarded the Highly Commended Geographical Association Publishers Award for its collaboration with Time for Geography, the UK’s open-access, dedicated video platform. The award specifically recognises work by geographers at Â鶹´«Ã½ to raise awareness of career pathways stemming from degree programmes at Â鶹´«Ã½, and reflects the educational value of a collaboration aimed at strengthening the future talent pipeline of critical UK industries. It also acknowledges the contribution to geography education in secondary schools and to the continued professional development of geography teachers. Dr Matej Blazek, Head of Geography, Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “I’m delighted that our work in supporting students towards a career in geography and geosciences has been recognised in this way. Our collaboration is helping young people understand where geography can lead, how school and university pathways connect to careers, and the opportunities that exist for geographers and geoscientists.” Resources developed between Â鶹´«Ã½ and specifically include the , and . The partnership has already delivered Time For Geography’s largest ever Geography-Geoscience careers intervention across UK schools and universities through its national and international audience. Having already reached an audience of over 2.5 million this academic year, the initiative is not only delivering scale, but is now also receiving national recognition from the secondary education community for the quality and value of what it is producing for students, teachers and schools. Dr Rob Parker, Platform Director at Time for Geography, said:“This recognition is a testament to huge success of our long-term collaboration with Â鶹´«Ã½. We have worked together to build an audience of millions of geography students and teachers through award-winning, expert-led curriculum videos broadcast into thousands of school classrooms every week. “Through a shared vision with our partners at Â鶹´«Ã½, we are now seizing this opportunity and audience to strengthen the connections between geography classrooms and the talent pipeline of critical UK industries. This award is a powerful endorsement from the educational community of both the quality of this work and the importance of the mission behind it.” Geography at Â鶹´«Ã½ was ranked 22nd in the world in the . Read more about studying Geography at Â鶹´«Ã½. Press release adapted with thanks to Time for Geography Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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