By Nick Burgess, Year 3 BSc student.
Historical Geographer David Livingstone in his 1992 classic “The Geographical Tradition” wrote of Geography as a contested discipline. On the 24th May 2016, Livingstone’s historical contestation was brought to life through a glorious encounter between geographies biggest rivals, BA and BSc. With England preparing for the European championships, lecturers jetting off to European conferences, third year students (one PhD student and a particularly young looking lecturer) had undergone weeks of fartlek training in Hyde and Holland Park. Blessed with a break in the rain, students of third year BA and BSc took to the field of Wormwood Scrubs in a quest to get their hands on the globally renowned ‘Hulme Cup’, a prize worth more than a fully funded NERC or ESRC grant, rumoured to lead to geographical immortality at King’s. Whilst this contest undoubtedly sought to provide bragging rights for one of the cohorts, the event was organised in aid of the National Autistic Society, raising an incredible £160 over 90 minutes. Continue reading “El Geografico 2016”