Editor-in-Chief Tomi Haffety gets to know UCL Geography’s Head of Department in true 2020 fashion via a Zoom interview. 2020 has been a strange year for everyone. Returning to university, whether remotely or back in London, has not been the experience that we hoped we would have when UCL closed abruptly in March. Participating in…
The Politics of Mapping
Ross Holland examines the political consequences of mapping and using certain projections on maps, and the colonial history behind the maps we use everyday. Geography and politics are intrinsically linked. The amount of land a country owns is, more often than not, a huge factor in determining a country’s political power, as well as the…
Individual vs Corporate action in the fight against climate change
Hollie Parry argues that there is an unjust amount of blame put onto individuals in the fight against climate change while the responsible corporations come away largely unscathed. As the Climate Clock in Times Square counts us down to a tipping point of irreversible change, many agree that more needs to be done to combat…