Research

Established more than 125 years ago, Geography at Manchester is in the top tier of Geography departments in the world.

We’re home to a dynamic group of researchers who are exploring a diverse range of cultural, economic, urban, and political global challenges and are renowned for their high-quality contributions to the international research community.

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Groups

We concentrate our research in five specialist areas to ensure our work has maximum impact.
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Impact

Our research influences and engages with the wider community, in Manchester and beyond
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Postgraduate research

Our research community is a dynamic resource to the SEED agenda across all our disciplines.
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Projects

View our Geography projects.
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Publications

Our pioneering work in geography has been published in various books, journals, websites and conference papers.