Seeking submissions for the AGRG Postgraduate Dissertation Prize

Written By Katerina Gladkova

Dear AGRG members, 

It is that time of year again! We are pleased to announce that we will be running the Animal Geographies Research Group (AGRG) Postgraduate dissertation prize for the second year. 

We will offer a prize of £100 for the best postgraduate dissertation. In addition, we will announce a Runner-Up prize.

The deadline for submissions is 1st December 2026.  Please share our call for nominations widely.

Nominated dissertations should:

  • Explore human-animal relations or the spaces, practices, and experiences of animals themselves through a geographical lens.

  • Be an outstanding theoretical and/or empirical piece of work.

  • Usually be approximately 12,000 words in length.

  • Be submitted for formal assessment in the preceding academic year to a UK Higher Education Institution for a MA/MSc level degree programme in geography.

  • Be written in English.

  • We are looking to reward both excellent scholarship and innovation in the study of animal geographies. Please note that a department may not submit more than one entry to the prize. Nominated dissertations may however be submitted for consideration for other Society prizes.

Nominations are requested from the Head of Department or Dissertation Convenor. All dissertations should be submitted as a single PDF. The winners will be announced in January 2027.

For further queries about the AGRG Postgraduate Dissertation Prize please contact Dr Jonathon Turnbull. Winners of the prize will be published on the AGWG website annually.

Please email submissions to Dr Jonathon Turnbull at jonathon.j.turnbull@durham.ac.uk.

More details here: https://www.rgs.org/research/research-groups/research-group-awards-prizes-and-grants/animal-geography-working-group-agwg-postgraduate-dissertation-prize

Katerina Gladkova
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