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.
News
Book Launch for The Price of Gold, by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling
Tuesday, October 7 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Quidi Vidi Brewery (The Taproom), 35 Barrows Road
Join John Sandlos and Arn Keeling to celebrate the publication of their new book, The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution and Resistance in Yellowknife. Newly published with McGill-Queen's University Press. The book tells the troubled tale of Giant Mine, which polluted the air and water around Yellowknife with arsenic trioxide for fifty years, leaving behind 237,000 tonnes of the highly toxic material buried underground. It also recounts the remarkable efforts of the Yellowknives Dene, labour unions, and environmental activists to stop the pollution. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the Quidi Vidi taproom from Downtown Comics, and 10% of sales will go the Alternatives North, a social justice coalition in the Northwest Territories.
Dr. Dean Bavington, Department of Geography, contributes to The Independent's ongoing State of the University feature.
"Capitalism exploits the labour that works that land — whether in fishing grounds, oil fields, or the knowledge economy of a university. MUN’s capital projects follow this braid: investing heavily in prestige infrastructure tied to commercial partnerships, while the everyday spaces where most students learn and most workers labour are left to degrade."
The Department of Geography at Memorial University invites
Applications for MSc position based with the Urban Ecology & Analytics Lab.
The successful applicant will contribute to a larger, multi-phase research project funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant, which explores early modern wastewater management systems in colonial North America through the integration of archaeological and civil engineering approaches and also advances urban ecological/climatological research by evaluating the potential of 3D modelling of urban landscapes.
The candidate: The successful candidate will have a strong academic background in geomatics, particularly in GIS, remote sensing, UAV photogrammetry, and 3D point cloud data.
For details, please check MSc Position in 3D Digital Mapping
Applications should be emailed to Dr. Mahyar Masoudi at mahyar.masoudi@mun.ca.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.