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- ↑ Palin, Michael et al (2012) Geography as a shared project: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Medals and Awards ceremony 2012. The Geographical Journal178(3) pp.279-286.
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- ↑ "OU cultural geographer becomes Fellow of British Academy". www3.open.ac.uk. 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Academic Staff: School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford".
