Over the course of the past few months, ExCiteS have been working with Esri to create a series of online … More
Author: Patrick R
Patrick Rickles is a full time Research Associate at University College London for the Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group. Patrick handles management and bespoke technology development for the team and various projects so that research aims may be met. He is also a part-time PhD student researching how people learn and how we may better teach Geographic Information Systems (GIS) through interdisciplinary applications to aid in its successful uptake and application to analyses.
Patrick is also working on his PhD (part time), researching education techniques for efficiently and effectively teaching Geographic Information Systems in Interdisciplinary Research.
RGS AC 2016 – 5 Years of Interdisciplinary GIS Education
This year marks the 5th year in a row of Claire and myself hosting a session on Interdisciplinary GIS Education, which was … More
ExCiteS in ArcNews
While I was at the Esri 2015 user conference, I had the privilege of meeting with Jim Baumann, one of … More
Call for Papers – Learning GIS: Establishing the Nexus Between Disciplines
Abstracts are invited for a session jointly held by the GIScience Research Group (GIScRG) and the Higher Education Research Group … More
RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2015 – GIS and the Anthropocene: Educational Perspectives
This year is the fourth year running where Claire and I held a session at the Royal Geographic Society’s Annual … More
Call for Papers – GIS and the Anthropocene: Educational Perspectives
Abstracts are invited for a session jointly sponsored by the GIScience Research Group (GIScRG) and the Higher Education Research Group … More
RGS IBG AC 2014 – Sessions on “GIS Education: Who Wins?”
Claire Ellul and I had the privilege of not only hosting one session, but two sessions at this year’s Royal … More
Challenging RISK: PhD Studentship – Deadline Extended
We’re still advertising an exciting position for upcoming work with the Challenging RISK project (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/challenging-risk) which will be an interdisicplinary … More
Challenging RISK: PhD Studentship available for UK/EEA Applicants
We’re currently advertising an exciting position for upcoming work with the Challenging RISK project (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excites/projects/excites-projects/ucl-challenging-risk/challenging-risk) which will be an interdisicplinary … More
Geographic Information Science Research UK 2014 Annual Conference (Glasgow)
Though I’ve attended GISRUK in the past, this was my first year presenting, so I was quite excited/nervous for GISRUK … More
