Geology for Global Development

Blog Competition

Blog Competition (Highly Commended) – Omeye Chimaobi Kenechukwu: Floods in Nigeria

For our Blog Competition 2013, we asked people to submit articles addressing one of two topics.  Omeye’s article discusses a recent flooding event that resulted in disaster in Nigeria, and his entry was highly commended by our judging panel. Omeye is a second year geology  student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. When he graduates, Omeye wants to work as a geologist and have a positive ...[Read More]

Blog Competition (1st Prize) – Philip Irwin: In Unity We Trust

For our Blog Competition 2013, we asked for people to submit articles addressing one of two topics. Philip Irwin’s article makes an argument for the inclusion of development education in geoscience courses, and it won first prize in its category.  Philip did BSc Geology at Durham University where he developed an interest in environmental hazards.  He then spent some time travelling to places ...[Read More]

Blog Competition (1st Prize) – Robin Wylie: Hydro in India, a Dark Side to the Green Solution

For our Blog Competition 2013, we asked for people to submit articles addressing one of two topics. Robin’s article on the recent floods in Utttarakhand State, India, won first prize in its category. Robin Wylie studied geophysics at the University of Edinburgh, and then spent some time working at a volcanic observatory in Hawaii before starting his Master’s in Earth and Atmospheric Physics ...[Read More]

Blog Competition 2013 – Winning entries

This summer Geology for Global Development ran a blog competition – inviting you to submit articles on one of two topics or share some of your favourite images. Thank you for all of your thoughtful and interesting entries, we very much enjoyed reading your posts and seeing your photos. All entries have been considered by a panel of five independent judges, and after careful deliberation, we ...[Read More]