Programme of Events
Day One: Monday 30th June
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10.00 – 11.30
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Registration
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11.30 – 12.15
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Reception and Introductions
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12.15 – 1.15
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Lunch
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1.15 – 1.30
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Course Welcome by Course Director, Bernice McCabe
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1.30 – 2.30
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Keynote Address: Prof. James Lovelock CH, CBE: Planet and People – where next?
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2.30 – 3.00
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Panel discussion: Pupils’ perspectives on the subjects: Why Subjects Matter
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3.00 – 3.30
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Break
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3.30 – 4.30
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Presentation: Prof. David Lambert: Did Geography lose its way?
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4.30 – 6.00
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Workshop: Why should we teach Geography?
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6.00 – 7.30
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Break
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7.30 – 10.00
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Reception and Dinner
After Dinner Talk by Richard Wilson GCB |
Day Two: Tuesday 1st July
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9.00 – 10.00
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Presentation: Sir Gordon Conway: Sustainable Agriculture: ‘Feeding the World’
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10.00 – 11.00
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Presentation: Dr. David Vaughn: Climate Change in the polar regions - Remote or Relevant?
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11.00 – 11.30
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Break
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11.30 – 12.30
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Presentation: Prof. Peter Dicken: ‘The World is NOT flat: Geography, Geographers and Globalization’
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12.30 – 1.00
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Group Workshops 2: What is significant Geography?
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1.00 – 2.00
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Lunch
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2.00 – 4.00
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Outing: Fieldwork opportunities in Cambridge
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4.00 – 4.30
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Break
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4.30 – 5.30
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Group reports: Sharing Good Practice: Fieldwork feedback
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5.30 – 6.30
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Group Workshops 3: Teaching current geographical issues with rigour and question preparation
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6.30 – 7.30
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Break
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7.30 – 10.00
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Reception and Dinner
After Dinner Talk by Helen Sharman OBE |
Day Three: Wednesday 2nd July
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9.15 – 10.15
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Presentation: Prof. Mike Hulme: Discovering Climate Change: Perspectives from History, Science and Society
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10.15– 10.45
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Break
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10.45 – 11.45
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Plenary Panel Discussion: Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Andrew Adonis
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11.45 – 1.00
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Seminar: Dr. Roland Randall: Enabling school teachers to engage with University Geography.
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1.00 – 2.00
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Lunch
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2.00 – 3.00
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Presentation: Prof Andrew Goudie: Desert Environments
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3.00 – 4.00
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Plenary Presentation: Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG, KCVO: Attitudes to Sustainability in China: Past. Present and Future
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4.00 – 4.30
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Break
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4.30 – 5:30
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Group Workshops 4: Conclusions
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5.30 – 6.30
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Presentation: Dr. Peter Knight: Complexity, Uncertainty and Wonder: Physical Geography for Grown-ups of All Ages
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6.30 – 7.30
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Break
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7.30 – 10.00
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Reception and Dinner
After Dinner Talk by Michael Palin |
Day Four: Thursday 3rd July
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9.00 – 10.00
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Presentation: Prof Hazel Barrett: Twenty-five Years of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: the Impact on Development in sub-Saharan Africa
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10.00 – 11.30
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Break
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10.30 – 12.00
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Plenary Discussion with Panel of Educationalists: Reports on Key Themes
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12.00 – 12.45
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Course Evaluation and Action Planning
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12.45 – 1.00
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Keeping in Touch: The Prince’s Teaching Institute Co-Directors
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1.00 – 2.00
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Lunch
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2.00
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Depart
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