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Find out more about this event on the charity website: The Prince's Teaching Institute

A day devoted to Africa and the challenges it faces led by Graham Goldup, Head of Geography at Cardinal Newman Catholic College, Brighton. This event is being organised with the help of the Royal Geographical Society and is being held at their Headquarters in Kensington, London. The aims of the day are to: 

• Update teachers’ subject knowledge through current research and talks from leading experts in the field
• Promote collaboration between teachers with an interest in Africa and the issues affecting the continent

Delegates attending the day will:

• Be provided with materials and ideas for case studies
• Have a better understanding of the challenges Africa faces

Speakers include:
Professor Sir Gordon Conway KCMG
Professor Conway was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for International Development at the beginning of 2005. He also holds the title of Professor of International Development at Imperial College, London. Prof Conway was educated at the Universities of Wales (Bangor), Cambridge, Trinidad and California (Davis). In the early 1960's, working in Sabah, North Borneo, he became one of the pioneers of sustainable agriculture. From 1970 to 1986, he was Professor of Environmental Technology at Imperial College, London. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004 and is President of the Royal Geographical Society and Chair of Visiting Arts.

Ian Maxwell
Ian Maxwell created and presented ‘Big Cat Track’ on Animal Planet which attracted great media attention and showcased his skills as the world’s foremost authority on animal tracking. He is a fellow of The Royal Geographic Society, a member of The International Society of Professional Trackers, a member of The International Society of Survival Instructors, is the founding Chairman of The Search and Rescue Tracking Association and has just been awarded The Winston Churchill Fellowship for life.

Dr Ben Page
Dr Ben Page is a Lecturer in Human Geography at University College London. His research interests are broadly located in the field of development Geography and he is especially interested in the way that African families, cities and places accommodate change. Much of his work has focussed on water supply in West Africa, as a way of linking different histories and places to broader development questions about communities, the state, infrastructure, services, participatory government, deliberate democracy and the transformation of the landscape.

Professor Heather Viles
Professor Viles is a fellow of Worcester College and is Reader of Geomorphology at the University of Oxford. Her research work is highly interdisciplinary and involves studies at the interface of geomorphology with ecology, engineering geology, environmental chemistry and materials conservation. In recent years she has focused on three specific themes- the biological contributions to geomorphology, weathering and landscape evolution in extreme environments and building stone decay and conservation. Professor Viles maintains a strong interest in developing and applying novel techniques and ideas to the study of these themes.

The event price for the first applicant per school department is £195, which includes lunch, all refreshments and materials. The price for further applicants from the same department is £65 per person.

To book, visit The Prince's Teaching Institute's website booking form.