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Department of Geography
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Aerial View of Geography 2018

Welcome to a Global Alumni Community

As one of our alumni you are a part of one of the world’s top geography departments and a community of over 8000 other geography alumni who have graduated since 1928. On these pages you will find stories about the department, memories from our alumni and ways to get involved.

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Alumni newsletter Spring 2024 (cover)

Alumni Newsletter

Find out what has been happening in the Department in our latest newsletter

Alumni Newsletter

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    Follow our Facebook page to keep up to date with all our news and reconnect with old classmates.

    We encourage you to share your old photos and stories of the Department!

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  • Geography Alumni LinkedIn

    Join our LinkedIn group to reconnect with classmates and find out the latest news and activities from the Department.

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Geography Alumni Facebook

 

Follow our Facebook page to keep up to date with all our news and reconnect with old classmates.

We encourage you to share your old photos and stories of the Department!

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Geography Alumni LinkedIn

Join our LinkedIn group to reconnect with classmates and find out the latest news and activities from the Department.

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Your Story

California Geography fieldtrip 2013

Field Kit Bursary Fund

For many of you, field trips were one of the most memorable parts of your time at Durham. For some students, however, field trips are a source of stress and anxiety, especially around the additional costs of securing adequate field kit. We have a fund to help those students.

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Get Involved

The are many ways you can stay involved with the department once you have graduated. Come and talk to our students about what you are doing, send us a profile, record a short video, or share your memories of your time in the department.
Ways to get involved
Jonathan Renouf alumni talking to students Feb 2018
University student
Geography is great as it gives you so many different routes and your career doesn't have to be directed down one specific path.
Emma Askew
Geography 2017 [BSc]
Alumni Interviews

The Department Through Time

See how the Department has changed since 1928. Read a history of the Department, get a glimpse of life at Durham in 1955, learn about the study of climatology in Durham, and browse through a selection of photographs.
Learn more about the history of the Department
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Contact Us

Founded in 1928, the Department of Geography at Durham University is one of the leading centres of geographical research and education in the world.

Department of Geography
Durham University
Lower Mountjoy
South Road, Durham
DH1 3LE, UK

Tel: +44 (0)191 3341800
Fax: +44 (0)191 3341801