Public engagement

The department offers a wide range of outreach and engagement opportunities designed to raise student aspirations, support teaching and learning, and promote our Geography and Planning.

GeoHub Liverpool

We have a range of online learning materials for Geoscience students and teachers. This includes videos on various themes around geography, environmental science and geology, careers advice and other resources.

https://geohubliverpool.org.uk/

Events and lectures

We offer many events across our departments specific to many age groups. We also organise faculty-wide events each year that bring together staff and students across all schools to provide exciting activities for all ages.

Visits to and from schools

The University of Liverpool are keen to work with schools on geography outreach, and may be able to visit your school to talk about the choice to go to university, and careers in Geography and Planning, and Environmental Sciences. Please enquire if you are interested to Dr Victoria Janes-Bassett and Dr Shreyashi Dasgupta (V.janes-bassett@liverpool.ac.uk, S.Dasgupta@liverpool.ac.uk). Further information including campus visits and summer schools can also be found on the University of Liverpool Widening Participation page (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/widening-participation/working-with-schools/).

Placement Opportunity - Teaching Geography

is designed to give students experience teaching geography to secondary school pupils, via the mentoring of A-level students Birkenhead Sixth Form College, St. Edward’s College and St. Hilda’s CE High School and through the delivery of a field and/or class-based learning activity. To support these activities training is provided on campus by a teaching practitioner in Semester 1 (September-January) in: geography at key stages 3-5, becoming a teaching professional, learning and teaching strategies, assessment for learning, fieldwork activities, lesson planning and delivery. Mentoring is undertaken in partner schools and colleges in Semester 2 (February-May). If your school/college is interested in partnering with this module please contact Prof. Andy Plater (gg07@liverpool.ac.uk) for further information.

Teacher and CPD resources

Each year in June we offer a free 2-day CPD course for teachers of A level Geography, Geology and Environmental Science. For further information please contact hiatus@liverpool.ac.uk

Further teaching resources, including our Teachers network can be found on GeoHub Liverpool

Open days

Visit our campus and explore our online events.

Contacts

Dr Victoria Janes-Bassett V.janes-bassett@liverpool.ac.uk

Dr Shreyashi Dasgupta S.Dasgupta@liverpool.ac.uk