The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) has honoured two distinguished academics from the University of Southampton – Professor Andy Tatem and Chris Hill – for their outstanding contributions to geography.
Professor Tatem receives the RGS Back Award, first awarded in 1882, for research contributing to policy. The award recognises his leadership in the development of geospatial and demographic data to assist the work of public policy around the globe.
Chris Hill receives the RGS Cuthbert Peek Award which recognises those who advance geographical knowledge through the application of contemporary methods, including Earth observation and mapping. He was specifically singled out by the RGS for providing longstanding geospatial expertise to the professional and student communities to understand human impact on the environment.
Rachel Mills, the University’s Dean of Environmental and Life Sciences said: “It is extraordinary to have not one, but two of our Geography staff recognised in this way by the Royal Geographical Society. Andy Tatem is the newest recipient of a globally-recognised award whose previous recipients include Professors Ken Gregory and Dave Martin of Southampton. Chris Hill also joins a long line of hugely significant contributors to the discipline that include former Southampton colleague Professor Sir Paul Curran. We will celebrate this double award to our outstanding School of Geography and Environmental Science staff in a suitable way later in the year.”
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