The Royal Scottish Geographical Society

University of Glasgow - Northern Hofsjokull 2004, Iceland
A collaborative expedition bringing together eight Geography students from the University of Glasgow and three Engineering students from Loughborough University, under the leadership of senior members of staff, the Northern Hofsjokull 2004 Expedition sets-out in July to spend four weeks on the northern margin of the Hofsjokull, part of the third-largest icecap in Iceland.   The team will map for the first time this little-known glacier, and attempt to determine whether historical glacier activity has been driven by climate-change or surging.

University of Dundee - Iceland 2004
Five third-year Geography and Environmental Science students travel to the eastern glacier fields to investigate coastal erosion, ice-dammed lakes, and the effect of floods resulting from glacial outbursts.

University of Glasgow - Ecuador Expedition
Dr Stewart White leads a team of 14 students on an eight-week expedition to the Andes of South America, where bird and reptile studies wil be carried-out in an area of cloud-forest to the west of Quito and in the upper Amazon lowlands.   Their work advances the achievements of three previous expeditions, which compiled a species-list of over 170 birds in the Sumaco National reserve.

University of Edinburgh - Project Anuran, Phase V, Belize
Six students return to the forests of Central America to continue studying the distribution, status, and ecology of amphibians.   This year's project will expand the investigation by identifying and monitoring salamander populations around the Las Cuevas region in the Maya Mountains.

University of Edinburgh - Mongolian Rock Art Survey 2004
A third-year Biological Science student joins Archaeology and Biology students from Newcastle and Mongolia to record rock-art images in a Mongolian mountain valley in Arkhanghai Province which is occupied by semi-nomadic herders.   Their studies of petroglyphs from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, which will be carried-out in association with the National University of Mongolia, will be used to help develop a conservation plan.

Buckie High School - Tanzania 2004
An expedition forming part of a continuing exchange programme between the Scottish school and Mawenzie Sekondari in Tanzania provides an opportunity for young Scots to learn about life in the developing world, and to promote international friendship.   Their studies will be used to develop teaching and learning resources for Geography and related subjects.

Tambopata Trails 2004 - Peru
An Edinburgh biology teacher and three undergraduate students from Edinburgh and Peru study the impact of forest-trails in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon.   Plants will be collected for the Universidad La Molina in Lima and the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, and the long-term monitoring of vegitation and forest-management techniques will be established during an eight-week period in the field.