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Today’s subject is #Geography. If you are a student (or know a student) considering Geography at university, take a look at this thread…
Geographical ( @GeographicalMag) is the magazine from the Royal Geographical Society. Take a look at their articles here: http://geographical.co.uk/
Interested in climate change? Listen to Costing the Earth from @BBCRadio4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4wn
#Geography is such a varied subject. Try reading widely using websites like https://aeon.co/ , @aeonmag, https://theconversation.com/uk , @ConversationUK, @BBC_Future https://www.bbc.com/future/future-planet/ or @NatGeo https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
. @TheEconomist can also be a good source of news if you’re looking to apply for #Geography at uni. See if your school or local library has a subscription you can use. https://www.economist.com/
Graphic detail is a blog from @TheEconomist that visualises and explains trends in the news https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/
It’s important to be critical about the news, particularly when studying a social science like #Geography. More or Less from @BBCRadio4 takes a look at the stats and numbers behind the news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd
Along a similar line, Significance Magazine ( @signmagazine) shares news and stories with a statistical stance https://www.significancemagazine.com/
The Geological Society ( @geolsoc) has resources to help you explore #Geography and #Geology, including this collection of 100 Great Geosites in the UK and Ireland. https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/100geosites
Danny Dorling ( @dannydorling) is a #Geography researcher at Oxford – look at his website for links to articles, news and videos! http://www.dannydorling.org/
Check out these #Geography resources from @BeCambridge: https://www.myheplus.com/post-16/subjects/geography
Find an online course to explore #Geography, perhaps on @FutureLearn https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/nature-and-environment-courses or @OUFreeLearning https://www.open.edu/openlearn/subject-information
This website is full of fascinating cartograms that see the world resized according to literacy rates, export of avocados, where pigeons are eaten, and more! https://worldmapper.org/
Want to watch something? Gresham College have recorded lectures online. For #Geography you could try these environment themed ones: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch/?subject=science&subcat=environment
And to explore #Geography why not watch or read something from @TEDtalks, such as one themed on global development? https://www.ted.com/talks?sort=newest&topics%5B%5D=global+development
If you apply for #Geography at @UniofOxford you take an admissions test so we can test your potential in skills useful for the course, like critical reading and interpreting data. See and practise some sample papers here: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/tests/gat
#Geography can cross over with some other subjects. Why not look at our suggestions for #EarthSciences https://twitter.com/UnivStaircase12/status/1254709228318740480 or #Politics for more inspiration? https://twitter.com/UnivStaircase12/status/1252186014069805056
And if you want a #podcast to explore #Geography, Ask the Geographer from @RGS_IBG https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/ask-the-expert-podcasts/
