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Friday 10 April Friday 10 April Future Geographers programme This free programme for students aged 14–18 will enthuse them about geography and enable them to think beyond school. We are inviting teachers to bring up to six students along to the GA Annual Conference on Friday 10 April, where they’ll take part in their own programme of sessions in the Humanities Bridgford Street Building and the Arthur Lewis Building where the Geography Department is located. Arrival and registration The University of Manchester solutions to improve sustainability and 11.00–11.30 degree programme tackle climate change. From trees and bees 12.30–13.00 to low carbon buildings and smart grids, Welcome and introductions Dr Helen Wilson, Lecturer in Human the interactive tour will demonstrate the 11.30–11.40 Geography, and Dr Will Fletcher, Lecturer in opportunities that exist to develop solutions Bob Digby, Former President, Geographical Physical Geography and Quaternary on our own doorstep. Association Science, The University of Manchester Laboratory exercise on the Lecture – Water and the City Helen Wilson and Will Fletcher will talk movement of glaciers 11.40–12.20 about and answer questions on the degree Dr Jason Dortch, Lecturer in Physical Dr James Rothwell, Senior Lecturer in programme at The University of Manchester Geography, and John Moore, Senior Physical Geography, The University of and the admissions process. Research Technician, The University of Manchester Manchester Lunch The River Irwell in Manchester was once 13.00–13.45 During this lab exercise you will make Britain’s most polluted river. It was referred glacier gak and watch it flow down foam to as the hardest worked river in the world. Group activities mountains. Your job is to examine the This talk will explore historical and 13.45–15.45 movement of the glue and compare it to contemporary water quality in the Irwell your knowledge of how glaciers flow in the catchment. It will highlight the importance Sustainability interactive tour real world. You will determine: how the gak behaves at the confluence of two valleys; of the Irwell in the industrial development Dr James Evans, Senior Lecturer in which part(s) of the gak moved the fastest; of the city, the associated impacts of urban Geography, The University of Manchester growth on the water environment, and its and how the gak behaves after it flowed out of the valley onto a flat surface. Is recovery. With 45,000 students and an area of 800 glacier gak a good physical model for Ha, The University of Manchester campus is glaciers? Is glacier gak a good teaching Being at University the size of a small town. The University is tool? 12.20–12.30 also home to over 300 researchers and A current undergraduate from The 7000 students with expertise in energy, University of Manchester will talk about urban design and sustainable development. Closing comments their experiences of student life. This tour will explore how The University of 15.45–16.00 Manchester Campus is being used by Mark Higginbottom, 2014–15 President, students and researchers to develop new Geographical Association Contact Lucy Oxley ([email protected]) to register your students 11.

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