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Robert Lang
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Scotland Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 4BT

Email: Robert Lang
Website: King Edwards Geography Society

All lectures take place at King Edward VI Five Ways School.

Schools are welcome to attend but are requested to inform the branch in advance.

Event Report: Iain Stewart Lecture

Left to Right: Alan Parkinson, Bob Lang, Iain Stewart, Paula Cooper, Kate Donovan Left to Right: Alan Parkinson, Bob Lang, Iain Stewart, Paula Cooper, Kate Donovan

On 29 September 2009, more than 350 students and staff from across the Midlands Region braved the Birmingham traffic and travelled to King Edward VI Five Ways School in south-west Birmingham to hear Professor Iain Stewart, intrepid traveller, geologist and broadcaster (and Honorary GA Vice-President!) talk about 'Unnatural Hazards'.

The audience of geographers and geologists were treated to an outstanding presentation on the nature of hazard and risk with stories of earthquakes in Iran, garbage slides in Manila and man-made mud volcanoes. Kate Donovan, a postgraduate researcher with Prof Stewart at Plymouth University, gave a highly accomplished and intriguing talk on her research into the geo-culture of risk on the Indonesian volcano Mt Merapi.

Professor Stewart said he enjoyed the evening so much he wants to come back next year!

The evening not only gave A-level students and teachers topical and fascinating case studies for exams, but also made us think about the fundamental importance of our subject and how thinking geographically may be the key in managing hazardous environments.

Many thanks go to all colleagues who supported the event and a great thank you to Iain and Kate for coming to Birmingham to be with us.

Paula Cooper

Programme 2009-10

BRICs/'rising superpowers', and their development impacts (for better and worse) concentrating on Africa.
NEW DATE TBA
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Dr Emma Mawdsley, Lecturer in Geography, Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge University

Syllabi links:

  • Edexcel Unit 3 Contested Planet: Superpower Geographies.
  • Edexcel Unit 1 Global Challenges: Going Global, Global networks.
  • AQA Unit 3 Development & Globalisation: pattern and processes
  • OCR Unit 3 Global Issues: Economic Issues: Globalisation option
  • WJEC Unit G3 Contemporary Theses and research: Emerging Asia: China & Globalisation.


Climate Change & Hazard Management
Tuesday 15 December 2009, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Dr Eleanor Parker, Senior Lecturer in Natural Disasters, Dept of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management, University of Coventry

Syllabi links:

  • Edexcel : Unit 1: Global Challenges: World at Risk
  • Edexcel : Unit 4: Geographical Research: Tectonic Activity & Hazards
  • OCR: Unit 3: Global Issues: Environmental issues: Climatic hazards
  • AQA : Unit 3: contemporary geographical issues: Weather & climate and hazards
  • WJEC : Unit 1: Changing Physical Environments: Investigating Climate change

 

GCSE Guest lecture: Hot Deserts
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 11:30am to 12:50pm
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Dr Nick Middleton, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. Nick Middleton's main research interest is in the nature and human use of deserts and their margins

Syllabi links:

  • OCR A Extreme environments
  • OCR B Natural hazards
  • AQA A Living world
  • AQA B The challenge of extreme environments
  • Edexcel B Extreme climates

 

Bridging the Development Gap
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Dr Jen Dickinson, Lecturer in Human Geography, Dept of Geography, University of Leicester

Syllabi links:

  • Edexcel Unit 3 Contested Planet: topic 5: Bridging the Development Gap
  • OCR Unit 3 Global Issues: Economic Issues: Development & Inequalities
  • AQA Unit 3: Contemporary Geographic Issues: Development and Globalisation
  • WJEC Unit3: Contemporary Themes & Research in Geography


The use of GIS to identify the best location for new hospitals
Thursday 25 March 2010, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Dr Lex Coomber, Senior Lecturer in Geographic Information, Department of Geography, University of Leicester

Syllabi links:

  • Edexcel Unit 2 Geographical Investigations: Unequal Space: Managing urban inequalities.
  • OCR Unit 2 Managing urban change
  • OCR Unit 3 Global Issues: Economic Issues: Development & Inequalities


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