Throughout its long history, fieldwork has been a key element of research and teaching in Geography at Newcastle.
We consider fieldwork to be a central pillar for:
Fieldwork is embedded throughout the degree programme, including:

Students are also encouraged to consider a wide array of fieldwork opportunities and approaches as part of their Dissertation research in Stage 3, involving:
"one of the main things I like about the Geography department is that there are lots of field trips to go on; I have been on one every year and last year I got to go to Iceland which was great."
Cecily : Stage 3 student 2011-12
"For me, one of the best parts of the course has been the fieldtrip in the Second Year - I went to Krakow for a week with 30 fellow students and had the opportunity to visit a number of large companies including Google and Motorola, an experience which some of my friends at other universities haven’t had the chance to do."
Abi: Stage 3 student 2011-12