Teaching

Adrian has lectured in the School of the Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Portsmouth (previously the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences) and in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.

The courses he has led, designed and delivered, and his contributions to modules led by others, are listed below.

  • The Green Economy

    The Green Economy

    Designed and delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2022-2023 academic year. The Green Economy, a cross-departmental module, was open to L6 (3rd year) students of Geography, Environmental Science and Economics. Adrian’s course was praised by students for ‘linking to current news…


  • Transport and Sustainability

    Transport and Sustainability

    Designed and delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2022-2023 academic year. Transport and Sustainability was open to L5 (2nd year) students of Geography. Students complimented Adrian for using ‘news articles to keep us informed [of] current issues/concerns in the transport sector’…


  • Introduction to the Human World

    Introduction to the Human World

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2022-2023 academic year. Introduction to the Human World was open to L4 (1st year) students of Geography. Adrian’s contribution covered three one-hour lectures introducing students to key concepts in Human Health and Urban Environments,…


  • Research Design and Data Analysis

    Research Design and Data Analysis

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2019-2020 academic year. Research Design and Data Analysis was open to L4 (1st year) students of Geography, Adrian’s contribution covered one three-hour teaching and practical session introducing students to online social media data and…


  • GIS and Remote Sensing

    GIS and Remote Sensing

    Designed and delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2019-2020 academic year. GIS and Remote Sensing was open to L5 (2nd year) students of Geography. Adrian was Joint Course Leader, covering the GIS side of things while his colleague, Dr Howard Lovell,…


  • Image Processing and Spatial Data Analysis

    Image Processing and Spatial Data Analysis

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2019-2020 academic year. Image Processing and Spatial Data Analysis was open to L7 (postgraduate) students of Portsmouth’s MSc GIS degree. Adrian’s contribution covered three three-hour teaching and practical sessions introducing students to programming concepts…


  • Geographies of Health and Urban Wellbeing

    Geographies of Health and Urban Wellbeing

    Designed and delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2019-2020 academic year. Geographies of Health and Urban Wellbeing was open to L5 (2nd year) students of Geography. The course, which covered infectious diseases amongst many other topics, progressed as the 2020 Covid…


  • Business Geographics

    Business Geographics

    Designed and delivered in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh annually in the 2014-2023 academic years. The Business Geographics course was devised at the request of Bruce Gittings – External Relations Co-ordinator for the School of GeoSciences’ MSc GIS programme – who felt that students would benefit from a better understanding of…


  • Applied GIS

    Applied GIS

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2016-2017 academic year. Applied GIS was open to L4 (1st year) students of Geography, Adrian’s contribution covered one two-hour teaching and demonstration session introducing students to recent developments in Big Data processing and the…


  • GIS and Database Management Systems

    GIS and Database Management Systems

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2015-2016 academic year. GIS and Database Management Systems was open to L5 (2nd year) students of Geography, Adrian’s contribution covered one two-hour teaching and demonstration slot. A step back in time, involving scanning and converting…


  • Modelling, Analysis and the Web

    Modelling, Analysis and the Web

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2015-2016 academic year. Modelling, Analysis and the Web was open to L5 (2nd year) students of Geography, Adrian’s contribution covered one two-hour teaching and demonstration slot using slides previously prepared for the Business Geographics course…


  • Spatial Analyst

    Spatial Analyst

    Contribution delivered in the School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG, now SELS) at the University of Portsmouth in the 2015-2016 academic year. An introduction to ArcGIS Pro’s Spatial Analyst feature for L5 (2nd year) students of Geography. Colleagues at academic institutions interested in the original PowerPoint slides and bibliographic database may make contact…