Jenny Pickerill
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University of Edinburgh
Curtin University of Technology
University of Leicester
University of Sheffield
Jenny Pickerill | |
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| Alma mater | Newcastle University University of Edinburgh |
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| Institutions | Lancaster University University of Edinburgh Curtin University of Technology University of Leicester University of Sheffield |
| Thesis | Weaving a green web? Environmental activists' use of computer mediated communication in Britain (2000) |
Jenny Pickerill (born 23 November 1973) is a Professor of Environmental Geography at the University of Sheffield and Vice President of Research and Higher Education at the Royal Geographical Society. Her work explores alternatives to capitalism that generate environmental and social justice.
Pickerill studied geography at the Newcastle University.[1] She moved to Scotland for her graduate studies, where she specialised in geographic information systems at the University of Edinburgh.[1] She returned to Newcastle for her doctoral degree, where she earned her PhD in geography in 2000.[1] During her PhD, Pickerill worked briefly at Lancaster University where she worked on a project with Bronislaw Szerszynski.[citation needed]
