Research

As expected in a vibrant research-active unit, all Geography staff and Ph.D. students work at the cutting edge in a number of research fields in both Human and Physical Geography.  A particular distinctiveness to much of our research is the co-production of knowledge in collaboration with external agencies, meaning that much of the research that we do here is policy relevant, as well as contributing to understanding in the natural and social sciences.  Staff and Ph.D. students work within and across two research groups: Environmental Systems Research Group and the Space and Society Research Group.

Geography staff and students also engage with wider interdisciplinary centres across the University, specifically leading the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (a partnership between the Universityof Dundeeand the James Hutton Institute) and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research , a collaboration between 13 Scottish universities.  Geography staff also contribute to the University’s UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, the Social Dimensions of Health Institute and the SFC/ESRC funded Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN).

Geography at Dundee achieved an excellent result in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.  In terms of research activity 60% was rated internationally outstanding or excellent (RAE 3* & 4*) and Geography at Dundee was ranked alongside St Andrews University as first equal inScotland.  The result reflects research strengths across the discipline.

Research centres

Staff and research students

Find out more about our Staff research interests and what our Postgraduate students are doing:

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