Teaching & Learning

Half-way through the first semester, it is time to address the main project for our first-year students in the module Appraising Landscapes. So far we have looked mainly at things scientific: soils, rocks, microclimate, ecology… These are some of the…

The forecast said it would be overcast and dry, but the trip to Lightmoor in the Forest of Dean turned out to be rather damp. In fact we measured the relative humidity at over 95%. Pretty damp. Partly the result…

The best way of fully appreciating a landscape, its physical make-up, the wild-life, the character and  hidden meanings, is to walk through it. So much more detail can be seen, there’s  an intimate experience of the small scale, you hear…

FINDING YOUR FEET an induction week walkabout Although early morning mist seemed a bad omen, by late morning the sun had warmed up the Cheltenham air and the induction class was blessed with near perfect weather to undertake an introductory…

The latest visit of the professional practice module was to the recently restored walled garden within the Museum in the Park, Stroud. We were met by Ann Taylor of the museum and Rachael Austin who was responsible for the design…