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IGU Representation at the 4th Asian Young Geographers Workshop in Yuxi, China

IGU Representation at the 4th Asian Young Geographers Workshop in Yuxi, China 29th November-02 December 2024 The 4th Workshop of Asian Young Geographers was held in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China from November 29th - December 2nd, 2024. The workshop was jointly organized by Young Geographers Working Group of Asian Geographical Association (AGA-YGWG), International Geographical [...]

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IDSSD Distinguished Lecture Series, Tuesday 12TH November 2024 at 10h00 UTC (GMT)

IDSSD Distinguished Lecture Series Following the successful distinguished lecture series launched in 2022 in support of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD), the International Science Council GeoUnions are launching a new lecture series in recognition of the ratification by the United Nations of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development [...]

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Professor Itzhak Schnell 1948-2024

It is with great sadness that IGU mourns the passing of a much loved colleague.  Itzhak Schnell was full professor in the Department of Geography and the Human Environment at the Tel Aviv University. His research specializations included social space, notably spaces of human activity in a global reality and minority group inclusion, Arab citizens [...]

By |2024-10-18T00:49:43+00:00October 18th, 2024|Miscellaneous, News|Comments Off on Professor Itzhak Schnell 1948-2024

Obituary: Professor John David IVES (Jack), October 15, 1931-September 15, 2024

In Memoriam Prof. Dr. Jack D. Ives IGU – Commission of Mountain Studies Jack D. Ives was born on October 15, 1931 in Grimsby, England, studied geography at the University of Nottingham, immigrated to Canada and received his PhD from McGill University in Montreal in 1956. He walked a path from mountain geomorphology and glaciology [...]

By |2024-11-17T04:17:01+00:00October 7th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Obituary: Professor John David IVES (Jack), October 15, 1931-September 15, 2024

Well-known Romanian geographer awarded honorary doctorate

Professor Ioan Ianos, Emeritus Professor of the University of Bucharest, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Constanţa (Romania). This highest distinction of the institution was imposed by the Rector of the University, at the request of the Faculties of Science (where the Department of Geography is located), Philology and Mathematics. Professor [...]

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Finisterra – Revista Portuguesa de Geografia: Annual Lecture

Dear Colleagues, Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia is pleased to invite you to participate in the event that brings together the 2024 Annual Lesson and the award ceremony for the Best Paper of the Year 2023. The session will take place on October 17, 2024, at 5:00 pm, at the Institute of Geography and [...]

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IGU awards Sir David Attenborough Planet and Humanity Medal

The International Geographical Union (IGU) has awarded its prestigious Planet and Humanity Medal to the renowned conservationist, broadcaster and author Sir David Attenborough.  The medal will be presented at the opening ceremony of the International Geographical Congress (https://igc2024dublin.org/) on Saturday 24th August 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1922, the IGU promotes the discipline of [...]

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Tributes: JANICE MONK [1937 – 2024] Friend, Feminist and Mentor

Tributes JANICE MONK [1937 - 2024] With immense sadness, we inform you that our dear friend and mentor Prof Janice Monk passed away peacefully in Tuscon on Friday, July 12th 2024. Jan was a force to reckon with, shaping the field and creating space for gender and feminist geography within the discipline. We are saddened [...]

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