Colonialism, Essentialism and the Historical Geography of Capitalism

Gerry Kearns, Professor of Geography, Maynooth University, Ireland.

Small Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 May 2025, 17:00-18:30

Sam Brandt - More Than a Home: Dwelling, Place, and Poverty in Rural Uruguay

Samuel T. Brandt (University of Cambridge).

Small Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Cambridge.

Monday 12 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

Politics of the Future with Prof. Claeys

Gregory Claeys Royal Holloway.

Woodlegh Room Lucy Cavendish College.

Wednesday 07 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

Nihilism and Technology

Nolen Gertz, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Twente.

Small Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Cambridge.

Friday 02 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

Border Wars: The conflicts that will define our future

Klaus Dodds.

Small Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography.

Tuesday 11 March 2025, 17:00-18:00

Elizabeth Robinson - 'Tracking the links between climate change and health'

Professor Elizabeth Robinson, Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department.

Thursday 02 February 2023, 17:00-18:00

Patricia Noxolo - 'Black online geographies: Tales of Creativity and In/security'

Patricia Noxolo.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department.

Friday 06 January 2023, 17:30-18:30

Bertie Gregory, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

Bertie Gregory, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography.

Monday 26 November 2018, 17:30-18:30

Bertie Gregory, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

Bertie Gregory, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography.

Monday 26 November 2018, 17:30-18:30

Can we end global poverty without tackling inequality?

Mark Goldring.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography.

Thursday 08 November 2018, 17:30-18:30

Inequality and the 1%, what will Brexit bring?

Danny Dorling, University of Oxford.

Bates Auditorium, Gonville and Cauis College.

Wednesday 07 November 2018, 19:00-20:00

Limits to international institutions

Right Honourable John Baird, former minister of foreign affairs for Canada.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department.

Thursday 01 November 2018, 15:30-16:30

An Academic Witness: White Supremacy within and beyond academia

Azeezat Johnson.

Venue to be confirmed.

Monday 01 October 2018, 00:00-00:00

Saskia Sassen: Geographies of Expulsion

All Welcome - Free for CUGS members (with membership card), £2 for non-members

Saskia Sassen, Colombia University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Thursday 02 March 2017, 18:00-19:15

Jason Dittmer: Geopolitics of the UK & the World

All Welcome - Free for CUGS members (with membership card), £2 for non-members

Jason Dittmer, Professor of Political Geography, University College London.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Tuesday 21 February 2017, 18:00-19:15

Nicholas Crane: Humans Shaping Britain

All Welcome - Free for CUGS members (with membership card), £2 for non-members

Nicholas Crane, President, Royal Geographical Society.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Thursday 09 February 2017, 18:00-19:15

Joe Smith: Climate Change in the Media

All Welcome - Free for CUGS members (with membership card), £2 for non-members

Joe Smith, Professor of Environment and Society, Open University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Thursday 02 February 2017, 18:00-19:15

Global Environmental Risks and the role of Public-Private Solutions: A New 2030 Agenda

Professor Dominic Waughray.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department.

Tuesday 15 November 2016, 17:30-18:45

‘Geographies of Radical Difference’

Doreen Massey.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 02 March 2016, 18:00-19:15

Klaus Dodds

Klaus Dodds.

Venue to be confirmed.

Wednesday 24 February 2016, 00:00-00:00

Iain Stewart

Iain Stewart.

Venue to be confirmed.

Wednesday 10 February 2016, 00:00-00:00

Matthew Price - The Great Migration

Matthew Price.

Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College.

Monday 25 January 2016, 18:30-19:30

"Everything you always wanted to know about territory, but were afraid to ask Shakespeare"

Stuart Elden, University of Warwick.

Emmanuel college - Queens lecture theatre.

Wednesday 25 November 2015, 18:00-19:00

'We're running out of time so we're going to have to science the sh*t out of it'

Justin Hall-Tipping, CEO of Nanoholdings LLC.

William Mong Building, Sidney Sussex College.

Wednesday 04 November 2015, 18:00-19:00

Professor Lynn Staeheli: "Producing Citizenship - Cosmopolitanism & the Citizenship Industry"

Professor Lynn Staeheli.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Monday 16 February 2015, 20:00-21:15

Professor David Evans: "Observing processes and landscape change in recently deglaciated terrains"

Professor David Evans .

Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane.

Tuesday 10 February 2015, 20:00-21:15

Professor Sarah Whatmore: The Nature/Culture Divide

Professor Sarah Whatmore.

Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Thursday 22 January 2015, 17:00-18:15

Professor Danny Dorling: "Geography and Inequality- Is there a problem, and are we part of it?"

Professor Danny Dorling.

Queens Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College.

Wednesday 26 November 2014, 20:00-21:30

Darran Messem: Managing Director of The Carbon Trust

Darran Messem.

The Old Library, Emmanuel College.

Monday 17 November 2014, 15:00-16:30

'EVERYDAY DIPLOMACIES: UKUSA intelligence cooperation & geopolitical assemblages'

Dr. Jason Dittmer.

Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Tuesday 28 October 2014, 20:00-00:00

Martha Crockatt - Earthwatch

Martha Crockatt - Research Assistant to Head of Climate Change Research at Earthwatch.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Friday 15 February 2013, 16:00-17:00

Derek Gregory - 'Deadly embrace: war, distance and intimacy'

Professor Derek Gregory.

Large Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site.

Friday 18 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Stuart Franklin - National Geographic Journalist and Photographer: 'Looking Back: 30 years of photographing - 15 of those with National Geographic'

Stuart Franklin.

Cripps Court, Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Sunday 21 October 2012, 17:00-18:00

Professor Nigel Thrift

Professor Nigel Thrift - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Monday 12 March 2012, 16:00-17:00

Professor Klaus Dodds - CANCELLED

Unfortunately this talk has been cancelled for personal reasons. CUGS and Professor Klaus Dodds both extend their apologies. We hope that Professor Dodds will be able to rearrange - so watch this space!

Professor Klaus Dodds.

Queen’s Building Emmanuel College.

Thursday 01 March 2012, 17:00-18:00

Professor Stuart Elden

Professor Stuart Elden - Durham University.

Robinson College.

Thursday 16 February 2012, 19:00-20:30

Dale Templar – producer of the landmark BBC natural history series, ‘Human Planet’

Dale Templar.

Riley Auditorium, Memorial Court Clare College.

Thursday 09 February 2012, 20:00-21:00

Geography and Google: because everything happens somewhere

Ed Parsons - Google.

Riley Auditorium, Memorial Court Clare College.

Tuesday 31 January 2012, 19:00-20:30

Professor Jamie Peck – ‘Beyond the neoliberal zombieland’

Professor Jamie Peck - Professor of Geography at the University of British Colombia.

Queen’s Building Emmanuel College.

Wednesday 25 January 2012, 19:00-20:30

Question and Answer with Stuart Corbridge

Cambridge University Geographical Society (CUGS).

Riley Auditorium, Memorial Court.

Monday 14 November 2011, 19:00-20:00

Political Ecology: meeting travellers along the way

This talk has been canceled/deleted

Professor Piers Blaikie.

Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College.

Tuesday 01 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

To the Ends of the Earth

Dr George McGavin.

McCrum Lecture Theatre - Corpus Christi College.

Monday 24 October 2011, 19:00-20:00