People
More about the people that make up our Geography department.
Research by Manchester geographers sets national and international research agendas in human and physical geography.
Around half of our staff hold editorial or editorial board positions in leading international journals in Geography and cognate fields, including the editorship of:
- Antipode and Progress (human geography)
- specialist journals in physical geography, geoscience and geoarchaeology
- The Journal of the Geological Society.
Recent landmark appointments of highly productive, senior scholars have contributed to:
- a vibrant scholarly environment
- an expansion in research income
- growth in the number of postgraduates.
Academic staff
- Prof Clive Agnew - Vice President Teaching, Learning and Students
- Prof Tim Allott - Head of School and Professor of Physical Geography
- Prof Stefan Bouzarovski - Professor of Geography
- Dr Alison Browne - Research Fellow/Lecturer
- Dr Alexandra Buckland-Wright - Senior Tutor
- Prof Noel Castree - Honorary Professorial Research Fellow
- Dr Gareth Clay - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Dr Jonathan Darling - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
- Dr Christopher Davies - Professorial Research Fellow
- Dr Martin Dodge - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
- Dr Jason Dortch - Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Dr Jamie Doucette - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
- Prof James Evans - Professor
- Prof Martin Evans - Professor of Geomorphology
- Dr William Fletcher - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography & Quaternary Science
- Dr Claire Goulsbra - Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Dr Sarah Marie Hall - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
- Dr Angela Harris - Lecturer in Remote Sensing
- Dr Martin Hess - Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jonathan Huck - Lecturer in Geographical Information Science
- Dr Philip Hughes - Chair
- Prof Maria Kaika - Professor of Human Geography
- Dr Sarah Lindley - Senior Lecturer
- Dr Chris Martin - Research Associate
- Ms Julia Mcmorrow - Senior Lecturer in Remote Sensing, NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellow
- Dr Jennifer O'Brien - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
- Mr Christopher Perkins - Reader in Geography
- Dr Saska Petrova - Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Director of the MSc Environmental Governance
- Dr James Rothwell - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Dr Peter Ryan - Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Dr Fiona Smyth - Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students, Faculty of Humanities
- Andrew Stimson - Senior Tutor
- Dr Abi Stone - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
- Prof Erik Swyngedouw - Professor of Geography
- Dr Mark Usher - Lecturer in Human Geography
- Prof Kevin Ward - Professor of Human Geography
- Dr Saskia Warren - Lecturer in Human Geography
- Dr Clancy Wilmot - Senior Tutor
- Dr Helen Wilson - Lecturer in Human Geography
- Prof Jamie Woodward - Professor of Physical Geography
Honorary and visiting fellows
- Dr Stefania Amici - Visiting research fellow
- Prof Michael Bradford - Emeritus Professor
- Dr Roger J Braithwaite - Honorary Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Merce Cortina Oriol - Visitor
- Prof Peter Dicken - Emeritus Professor
- Prof Ian Douglas - Emeritus Professor
- Dr Aurora Fredriksen - Simon Research Fellow
- Dr Richard Huggett - Reader in Physical Geography
- Dr Jana Kleibert - Research Fellow
- Dr William Kutz - Honorary Research Fellow
- Mr Nigel Lawson - Honorary Fellow
- Dr Lucas Oesch - Visitor
- Prof Brian Robson - Emeritus Professor
- Mr Wilfred Theakstone - Honorary Senior Fellow
Teaching and research associates
- Dr Thomas Bishop - Laboratory Technician
- Dr Matthew Dennis - Research Associate
- Dr Chris Martin - Research Associate
- Dr Filippo Menga - Marie Curie Research Fellow
- Mr John Moore - Senior Research Technician
- Dr Laura Potinger - Senior Tutor / Research Associate
- Dr Emma Shuttleworth - Research Associate
- Dr Cristina Temenos - Urban Studies Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Harriet Thomson - Research Associate
- Jonathan Yarwood - Laboratory Technician
Laboratory technicians
Tom Bishop, Laboratory Technician
Tom was an undergraduate at Manchester, and wrote his doctoral thesis at the University of Southampton in 2009. He has been a laboratory technician since 2014. He is a member of the Institute of Science and Technology, as well as the Quaternary Research Association, and is a fellow of Royal Geographical Association.
Email: thomas.bishop@manchester.ac.uk
John Moore, Senior Research Technician
John is responsible for managing the six physical geography laboratories, analytical instruments and environmental field monitoring equipment. This includes ICP-OES, ICP-MS, IC, TOC, Laser Granulometer, Elemental Analyser, and one of only three UK-based ITRAX Core Scanners.
Email: john.moore@manchester.ac.uk
Jon Yarwood, Laboratory Technician
Jon is an operator of our various laboratory equipment, principally the ICP-MS, ICP-OES, TOC-V, CHNS, and IC, as well as Itrax and Nex-CG XRF analysers. He also works out in the field, assisting with operation of field equipment with coring and geochemistry, and piloting our Q-Pod UAV.
Email: jonathan.yarwood@manchester.ac.uk