Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) Dissertation Prizes 2023-2024
The Urban Geography Research Group is pleased to announce its annual prize for the best undergraduate dissertation based on original research in any area of urban geography.
The prize is open to undergraduate students studying at a UK university who submitted their dissertations in the 2023-2024 academic year. Dissertations should be of an outstanding (e.g. first class undergraduate) standard and could cover conceptual, empirical or methodological aspects of urban research. Work should not exceed 12,000 words.
The winner will receive £100. Two further candidates judged to be highly commended will receive £50 each. All three award recipients will have their dissertations featured on the UGRG website.
Please note: the entries should be nominated to the Urban Geography Research Group by the author’s head of department or supervisor.
Please send the following via email with the subject “UGRG Dissertation Submission” to Dr. Daniel Gutierrez at daniel.gutierrez@udl.cat no later than 12 July 2024.
- PDF file of the dissertation
- Copy of dissertation regulations
- Email address for the student, which will be valid after the end of the academic year (in the case of institutional addresses which expire)
Deadline: 12 July 2024
RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group: Bursary Application for RGS-IBG Mid-Term Conference 2024
The RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) is inviting applications for TWO bursaries supporting participation in the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum’s Mid-Term Conference 2024 by current postgraduate students studying or researching in the field of urban geography.
Each bursary takes the form of a £100 contribution to costs associated with participation in the Mid-Term Conference 2024. Funds can be used to defray registration fee or other costs (e.g. travel, accommodation and subsistence) at the discretion of the recipient.
Applications should be submitted via this form by 5 pm GMT on Friday 29 Mar 2024. Awards will be made by the UGRG Committee after the submission deadline as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact Calvin Chung, UGRG’s Interim Co-chair and Events & Conference Officer (calvin.chung@cuhk.edu.hk).
Dissertation Prize Winners 2024
We are pleased to announce this year’s winners:
Winner
Katie Honey, Newcastle University
The Dissertation is titled “Get theLondon Look: The Geographies of London-Based Beauty Brands and Branding in Response to Social and Cultural Change.“
Honourable Mention
Emily Hutchinson, University of Nottingham
The dissertation is titled “Experiencing the Historic City: A geography of York’sCity Centre Festival Space.”
Honourable Mention
William Durston, University of Hertfordshire
The Dissertation is titled: “The Place of Heritage in the Regeneration of a British New Town: A Study in Stevenage, Hertfordshire”.
Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) Dissertation Prizes 2024
The Urban Geography Research Group is pleased to announce its annual prize for the best undergraduate dissertation based on original research in any area of urban geography.
The prize is open to undergraduate students studying at a UK university who submitted their dissertations in the 2022-2023 academic year. Dissertations should be of an outstanding (e.g. first class undergraduate) standard and could cover conceptual, empirical or methodological aspects of urban research. Work should not exceed 12,000 words.
The winner will receive £100. Two further candidates judged to be highly commended will receive £50 each. All three award recipients will have their dissertations featured on the UGRG website.
Please note: the entries should be nominated to the Urban Geography Research Group by the author’s head of department or supervisor.
Please send the following via email with the subject “UGRG Dissertation Submission” to Dr. Daniel Gutierrez at daniel.gutierrez@udl.cat no later than 31 December 2023.
- PDF file of the dissertation
- Copy of dissertation regulations
- Email address for the student, which will be valid after the end of the academic year (in the case of institutional addresses which expire)
Deadline: 31 December 2023
Dissertation Prize Winners 2023
We are pleased to announce this year’s winners:
Winner
Jacinta Yee, University College London (UCL), Department of Geography
The Dissertation is titled “An investigation of how heritage is represented in the landscapes of the Bras Basah Bugis Arts and Heritage District”
Highly Commended
Ben Payne, University of Edinburgh, Department of Geography
The dissertation is titled ““I’m going to be sleeping on the street tonight”: Student experiences of the housing crisis, Edinburgh“
Lily Patience, University of Birmingham, Department of Geography
The dissertation is titled “Caught Between Decline and Revival; Investigating the Early Gentrification of Birmingham’s Bullring Markets”
RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG): Bursary Application for RGS-IBG Mid-Term Conference 2023
The RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) is inviting applications for three bursaries supporting participation in the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum’s Mid-Term Conference 2023 by current postgraduate students studying or researching in the field of urban geography.
Each bursary takes the form of a £100 contribution to costs associated with participation in the Mid-Term Conference 2023. Funds can be used to defray registration fee or other costs (e.g. travel, accommodation and subsistence) at the discretion of the recipient.
Applications should be submitted via this form by 5 pm GMT on Friday, 3rd March 2023. Awards will be made by the UGRG Committee after the submission deadline as soon as possible.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYiwmRdx3Q3pIN29ROw8Hg5NXErroowwWOX3gyTkdAdwqtKA/viewform
If you have any questions, please contact Calvin Chung, UGRG’s Events and Conference Officer, at calvin.chung@cuhk.edu.hk.
Dissertation Prizes 2022
We are pleased to announce this year’s winners:
The Winner – Rowan Barnes, who was awarded £100 (Cardiff University)
Highly Commended – Lara Mattaliano, who was awarded £50 (Queen Mary, University of London)