Department of Geography, McGill University

Department of Geography, McGill University Welcome! Our Department is based in the Faculty of Science, McGill University in beautiful and fun Montreal. levels. It deals with people and places.

We offer degrees at the Bachelors (B.A. & B.Sc), Masters (M.A. & M.Sc), and Ph.D. Geography is the study of physical environments and human habitats. It covers issues such as global warming and climate change, food and water resources, management of ecosystems, human health, regional economic disparities, urban infrastructure, native land claims and permafrost problems. Both a physical and a socia

l science, it provides a unique opportunity to obtain a broad exposure to modes of analyzing the many environmental and situational problems of contemporary society.

Congratulations to Dr. Knox on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union's Early Career Scientist Award! This competitive...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Knox on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union's Early Career Scientist Award! This competitive honour recognizes outstanding research contributions by an early career CGU member. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. The award will be presented at the CGU Annual Meeting in Halifax.

Congratulations to Dr. Knox on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union's Early Career Scientist Award! This competitive honour recognizes outstanding research contributions by an early career CGU member. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. The award will be presented at the CG...

Who spotted The Four Musketeers today? 😀😀😀😀
05/29/2026

Who spotted The Four Musketeers today? 😀😀😀😀

Shout out to Prof Bendixen who was awarded a President's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at today's Convocati...
05/29/2026

Shout out to Prof Bendixen who was awarded a President's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at today's Convocation! 🥳

Ever wondered about craft beer and how it is adapted to local tastes and traditions? 🍻 Prof Turner just published this a...
05/28/2026

Ever wondered about craft beer and how it is adapted to local tastes and traditions? 🍻 Prof Turner just published this article about craft beer and changing consumer tastes and aspirations in Hanoi, with her Vietnamese colleague Chinh Nguyen. Cheers! The article is free to read here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apv.70054

05/27/2026

Wise words! Including from Prof MacKenzie and Prof Knox 💚💙 Huge congratulations to all those graduating! 🥳🤩🥳

05/26/2026

A shout out to Prof. Raja Sengupta for the recent co-authored paper!

https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-5-W2-2025-637-2025

Open access!

Abstract. With the rapid urbanisation, Green Spaces (GS) are shrinking steeply in urban areas. Parks not only provide green spaces in an urban area, but play a pivotal role in the life of individuals. Apart from being the lungs of the city, they help to reduce the effect of urban heat islands. The c...

Congrats to Prof Brian Robinson for being a co-author on this new piece!
05/24/2026

Congrats to Prof Brian Robinson for being a co-author on this new piece!

Context Sustaining agricultural productivity while maintaining ecological integrity requires understanding the spatial dynamics of ecosystem services (ES). In the Canadian prairies—an intensively modified agricultural region—the degradation of natural habitats has impacted ES flows crucial for f...

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