The Rural Geography Research Group is pleased to offer prizes that recognise the best undergraduate and postgraduate taught research contributions to rural geography. A first prize of £50 is available for UG and PG submissions. Two runner-up cash prizes are also available in the UG category. Dissertations completed as part of Scottish 4-year MA undergraduate programmes are considered eligible for consideration for undergraduate prizes.

Dissertation nominations must be based upon original research, demonstrate conceptual and/or methodological sophistication, and align with or focus upon the wide range of issues relevant to rural geography. Dissertations should be of first-class standard and be submitted by the student’s department (Head or nominated representative). For practical purposes we can only accept one dissertation per department per academic year and the nominating institution has to be in the UK. Dissertations should be submitted with the student’s knowledge and a (post-studies) contact address for the student included in the nomination. Detailed information for each prize can be found here

Electronic submissions only please to: fiona.williams@chester.ac.uk (Dr Fiona Williams, University of Chester). If you have any queries in relation to eligibility or require further information please contact Dr Fiona Williams in the first instance.  

Email: fiona.williams@chester.ac.uk

Deadline:  31st July for Undergraduate submissions and 31st October for taught Masters prizes.

Past prize winners:

2018/19: Winning dissertation: Jack Swain, Newcastle University

Exploring the paradox of living sustainably and communally: ethnographies of two ecological intentional communities

2017-18 Winning dissertation: Barnaby Morrissey, University of Exeter

To what extent is the performance of community in rural spaces gendered?

2016-17: Winning dissertation: Simon Bettley, The University of Liverpool

Walking into life: a more-than-representational approach to group walking in Snowdonia