School of Geography

• The Geography department was established in 1934, although degrees in geography had first been awarded in 1922 under the auspices of a combined Geology and Geography department of the then University College Nottingham.
• The department became a school in August 1998. The current (2017-2021) Head of School is Matthew Smallman Raynor.

The field of geography is very broad and we teach right across this spectrum, offering undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate researchcourses, with subjects ranging from flooding to financial crises and areas of study from Italy to India.

The School of Geography has laboratories dedicated to the physical and chemical analysis of sediments and water. These are complemented by research quality light microscopes which are available for approved projects.

As a graduate from the University of Nottingham, you will be highly sought after and by studying a degree in the School of Geography, you will acquire a broad skill set that will lay the foundations for your chosen career.

Employability is at the heart of our teaching, and we ensure that all of our degrees will equip you with the essential skills and knowledge that employers are looking for. Recent graduate employers include the British Geological Survey, Capita, Grant Thornton, Historic England, Network Rail, Swiss Re, Teach First and Tesla.