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Navigating the Higher Education Landscape in the UK: A Reflective Journey

Entering the world of higher education in the UK is akin to embarking on a transformative voyage. My own journey began in 2013 when I commenced my MA at the University of Durham. Little did I know that this academic adventure would lead me to diverse experiences and roles in teaching and research, culminating in my current position as a Senior Lecturer at the Univers…

Enhancing Student Engagement Within a Blended Learning Approach

This week I was asked to make a presentation about the blended learning approach and how we can enhance student engagement to improve the learning experience. It took me some time to collect the materials and put them together. I thought I'd just share the slides, please scroll down to the end of the post or click here to download it. Blended learning and enha…

Addressing health inequalities: why neighbourhoods should be front and centre of building a fairer world

(This blog was published on the SHLC's website prior to putting it here) The emergence and spread of Covid-19 all across the globe has meant that more than ever, we have realised the importance of the context and place we live in. We have become more appreciative of the accessible and adaptive physical and social features of our local neighbourhood. Liveabilit…

केहि दशकको हरित उपलब्धि: कारण र थपिएको चुनौती

कस्तो संयोग फेरी पनि नौडाँडाको बारेमा लेख्ने खुराक भेटियो। पहिले जस्तै अहिले पनि दुई तस्विरकै बारेमा लेख्दै छु । हिजो देखि फेरी दुई तस्बिर फेसबुकमा घुमिराखेको छन् - एउटा सन् १९७५ ताकाको अनि अर्को हालसालको (हेर्नुस तस्विर १ र २ )। तस्विर ढिकुरपोखरी देखि नौडाँडा हुँदै पूर्व कास्कीकोट सम्मै देखिने गरि लिइएको छ। दुई तस्बिरले इतिहास अनि वर्तमानलाई कति राम्रो संग गाँसेको…

नाउडाँडा: सुन्दर कि कुरुप?

म पछिल्लो समय जनस्वास्थ्य (public health) बाट भूगोलको (geography) विद्यार्थी भएको छु। भूगोल अथाह रैछ, यसमा भौतिक (physical geography) मात्रै हैन, अभौतिक या मानव भूगोल (human geography) झन् महत्वपूर्ण बिषय रहेछ। बिगत सात वर्ष देखि यहि विषयका अनेक सिद्धान्त र प्रयोग बारे अध्ययन अनि अनुसन्धान गर्दैछु। मेरो मुख्य रुचि भनेको नै हामी वरपर भएको भूगोलले हाम्रो स्वास्थ्यमा कस…

Wearing the hat of a health geographer in the neighbourhoods of New Delhi

Placing health: It is well evident that place can create inequalities in health. The discipline of geographical research in present days is mostly concerned about exploring this relationship between place and health. Although the variation in health and wellbeing of the people may be mostly explained by the individual characteristics (i.e. who lives here?), th…