Welcome to McGill Geography
Geography is the study of physical environments and human habitats. It deals with people and places. 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 social science, it provides a unique opportunity to obtain a broad exposure to modes of analyzing the many environmental and situational problems of contemporary society. Our department is based in the Faculty of Science and offers degrees at the Bachelors (B.A., B.Sc, & B.A.Sc.), Masters (M.A. & M.Sc), and Ph.D. levels.
Doctoral candidate Tracy Rankin receives CSAFM outstanding student presentation award
Tracy Rankin, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography recently received an outstanding student presentation award from the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology for her presentation entitled "Controls on Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Respiration in an Ombrotrophic Bog." Congratulations Tracy.
Posted June 1, 2020
Passing of Alumni Thomas Hobbs Fletcher
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of alumni Thomas Hobbs Fletcher (PhD, 1998). After prolonged illness, Tom passed away in his home in Montreal on May 24, 2020. He will be greatly missed by the Quebec geography community. 
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Posted May 27, 2020
Honours Projects 2020 - Posters & Videos
In lieu of this year's usual poster session for our honours students, each student has created a 5min video of their key findings and we have put them together on the Honours Projects page. If you get a moment, please stop by the department facebook page and leave a constructive comment for this year's students.
Posted May 12, 2020
Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall Term
For students interested in applying for Fall 2020 TA positions, please refer to the fillable application form here, as well as the various postings for each course here. Please note that as the pandemic unfolds, we will very likely be holding a second round of applications.
Posted April 29, 2020
How to apply for GEOG 496: Regional Geographical Excursion (Barbados) in winter 2021
For undergraduate students interested in the Barbados field course offered next winter, GEOG 496 : Regional Geographical Excursion (taking place during reading week from Feb 26th to March 7th 2021), please refer to the FAQ including details on how to apply here, as well as the course advertisement page here.
Posted April 8, 2020
Black Lives Matter
The Department of Geography, McGill University firmly denounces all racism and racial violence and stands in solidarity with members of the Black community. We are deeply concerned with the violence and recent events in Canada and the US. We recognize that these events are not isolated and in Canada are situated in our country’s long history of violence against Visible Minorities and Indigenous Communities. Read our full statement here.
Posted June 4, 2020
Congratulations Class of 2020
Posted May 21, 2020
Tributes in the Ontario Legislator, on the death of former PhD student, Dr. Peter Adams
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of former PhD student, Peter Adams. Not only was he a McGill graduate and helped found the Department of Geography at Trent University, but he later was the Provincial MP for the riding of Peterborough and was a federal MP for eight years in the Chretien government. Read tributes from the Hansard of the Ontario Legislature.
Posted May 12, 2020
McGill Geographers on the impact of degrading ice-wedges on ground temperature
Doctoral candidate Melissa K. Ward Jones along with Frances Amyot and supervisor Professor Wayne Pollard recently published an article identifying the impacts of degrading ice‐wedges on ground temperatures in a high arctic polar desert system. Read the paper here.
Posted March 26, 2020
Professor McKenzie recipient of 2020 MSSI Innovation Funding
Professor Grant McKenzie was selected as 1 of 6 funding recipients from the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative's Innovation Fund. This funding is in support of his lab's research on assessing the environmental impact of urban micro-mobility services such as e-scooters and e-bikes across Canada.
