Our Vision

 

Memorial Geography will be at the forefront of building connections with our dynamic societies and environments, and become the beating heart of collaborative and cooperative knowledge within and beyond the university.


Come study the world with us! The Department of Geography celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020-21 and remains the only comprehensive geography program in Atlantic Canada, offering BA, BSc., Honours, MA, MSc., and PhD programs. At Memorial, Geography aims to teach students how to investigate environmental and human systems using interdisciplinary, field-informed concepts and approaches. Our Faculty teach students theories, methods and analytical techniques applicable to a wide range of questions and broad spectrum of occupations and to foster a spirit of inquiry about geography. Our research encompasses local, national, and international interests, including climate change, Arctic communities, coastal governance, electronic waste, immigration, marine habitat mapping, microplastics pollution, resource development, and urban development. Visit our Research and Faculty pages to learn more, and read our most recent Research Report.

 

Events

News

2024 CAG Conference

Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Conference

Interested in interdisciplinary exchanges with geographers from across the country and beyond?

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Geography is hosting the 74th annual CAG meeting in St. John’s, NL!
CAG 2024: edges presents a great opportunity to network and exchange ideas with geographers and other scholars by presenting “edgy” research, displaying posters, and organizing special sessions. 
To review special sessions, submit an abstract, and register, please visit https://www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2024-home
Questions? Email cag2024mun@gmail.com
Registration ending May 15.
We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

In a recent ScienceDirect publication, Dr. Josh Lepawsky, a professor in Memorial’s Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, highlights how semiconductor manufacturing is projected to be impacted by water stress globally, particularly in already vulnerable areas. The electronics sector is “a very narrow aperture that allows you to see a very broad field of problems.”

Read here

 

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