Geography: the world subject, will take you into the world of work...

A nice article in The Independent today on the value of geography as a subject when it comes to finding a job.
You can read the original article HERE.
Some useful background to the slow growth in the popularity of geography and the quality of teaching (helped by the Action Plan for Geography potentially ?), and the letter from Michael Palin sent out by the RGS-IBG earlier in the year; also some quotes from people who have found their geography course useful...

Listen to Lucy Gosling, a geography graduate from East Anglia now assessing flood risks in new buildings with the Environment Agency."Today's new developments could be around for 100 years so we need to ensure they're sustainable in terms of flood risk, and geography's at the heart of this," she says.

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