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.
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PRESENTS
Imappivut | Our Oceans, Our Voice
A conversation with
Rodd Laing, Director of Environment, Nunatsiavut Government
Michelle Saunders, Research Manager, Nunatsiavut Government
Join us for a one-hour session featuring representatives from the Nunatsiavut Government Department of Environment as they share insights on Imappivut—a visionary marine plan grounded in Labrador Inuit sovereignty, values, governance, and connection to coastal and marine territories. The session will include time for discussion and questions.
The conversation will be introduced by Tyler Fountain
When: February 13, 2026 | 12-1 pm
Where: Arts 2071
Dr. Joel Finnis, a climatologist and meteorologist with Memorial University’s Geography department, is interviewed about recent powerful wind storms in the province.
Dr. Finnis said last week’s storm brought sustained winds over 80 kilometres an hour, with gusts exceeding 140 kilometres an hour.
"Sometimes those are called atmospheric bombs, bomb cyclones, or explosive cyclogenesis — they’re the same thing: a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system."
ISER Student Essay Prize
Geography Honours, GGSA
The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Memorial University was established in 1961 to foster and undertake research into the many social and economic questions arising from the particular Historic, Geographic, and Economic circumstances of Newfoundland and Labrador.
MANDATE
The purpose of the Institute shall be to undertake, sponsor and publish social and economic research within such disciplines and in such parts of the world as are deemed of relevance to Newfoundland and Labrador and the broader Atlantic world. https://www.mun.ca/iser/mandate/
Further information and application form:
ISER Student Essay Prize
Questions?
iser@mun.ca