Lampeter Geography School
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The Lampeter Geography School was an important collection of academics based at the Geography department of the University of Wales, Lampeter. The department has since closed, but the Lampeter diaspora continues to have a major impact on the academic discipline.
[edit] History
[edit] Establishment
The Robbins Report of 1963 recommended immediate expansion of British universities. In its implementation of these recommendations, Lampeter planned to open new Economics and Geography departments. The former never materialised, but the groundwork was well in place for the Geography department to open by 1970 or 71. The new Arts Building of the University was opened by the Secretary of State for Wales on October 4, 1971, which provided the new department with luxurious lecture and teaching rooms in time for its opening. Dr David Thomas became the first Professor of Geography at Lampeter in 1970, and in 1971, Donald A Davidson and John A Dawson joined the staff as lecturers, ready to welcome the first Geography students to Lampeter in October 1971.
[edit] Academics of the Lampeter Geography School
- Professor Chris Philo
- Professor Tim Cresswell
- Professor David Sadler
- Professor Ulf Strohmayer
- Professor Paul Cloke
- Professor Nigel Thrift
- Professor Andrew Leyshon
- Professor John A Dawson
- Professor Miles Ogborn
- Professor Joe M. Painter
- Dr Ian Cook
- Professor Joe Howe
- Dr Hester Parr
- Dr David A Atkinson
- Dr Eric Laurier
- Dr Ghazi Falah
- Dr Catherine Nash
