Department of Geography
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The Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in human and physical geography, environmental change, and related spatial sciences.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Geography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2295596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Geography Context triple: [Royal Holloway, University of London, hasDepartment, Department of Geography]
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A.
Faculty of Geography
The Faculty of Geography at the University of Havana is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physical and human geography, spatial analysis, and related environmental and territorial studies.
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B.
School of Geography and Environmental Science
The School of Geography and Environmental Science is an academic department at the University of Southampton focused on research and teaching in physical and human geography, environmental change, and sustainability.
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C.
Department of Geosciences
The Department of Geosciences is an academic unit focused on the scientific study of the Earth, including its structure, processes, history, and natural resources.
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D.
School of Geography and Sustainable Development
The School of Geography and Sustainable Development is an academic department at the University of St Andrews focused on research and teaching in human and physical geography, environmental change, and sustainability.
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E.
Institute of Geography
The Institute of Geography is an academic unit at the University of Tartu specializing in research and education on geographical processes, environments, and spatial phenomena within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Geography Target entity description: The Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in human and physical geography, environmental change, and related spatial sciences.
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A.
Faculty of Geography
The Faculty of Geography at the University of Havana is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in physical and human geography, spatial analysis, and related environmental and territorial studies.
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B.
School of Geography and Environmental Science
The School of Geography and Environmental Science is an academic department at the University of Southampton focused on research and teaching in physical and human geography, environmental change, and sustainability.
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C.
Department of Geosciences
The Department of Geosciences is an academic unit focused on the scientific study of the Earth, including its structure, processes, history, and natural resources.
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D.
School of Geography and Sustainable Development
The School of Geography and Sustainable Development is an academic department at the University of St Andrews focused on research and teaching in human and physical geography, environmental change, and sustainability.
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E.
Institute of Geography
The Institute of Geography is an academic unit at the University of Tartu specializing in research and education on geographical processes, environments, and spatial phenomena within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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geography department ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of London ⓘ |
| campus |
Egham main campus
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surface form:
Royal Holloway Egham campus
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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geography academics ⓘ research staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
climate change
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cultural geography ⓘ development geography ⓘ economic geography ⓘ environmental change ⓘ environmental geography ⓘ environmental management ⓘ geographical information science ⓘ glaciology ⓘ hazards and risk ⓘ human geography ⓘ physical geography ⓘ political geography ⓘ quaternary science ⓘ spatial sciences ⓘ urban geography ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
doctoral researchers
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postgraduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality teaching in geography
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research in human geography ⓘ research in physical geography ⓘ research in spatial sciences ⓘ research on environmental change ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egham
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England ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
BA Geography
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BSc Geography ⓘ MSc in environmental change-related subjects ⓘ postgraduate taught degree in geography ⓘ research degrees in geography ⓘ undergraduate degree in geography ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | School of Life Sciences and the Environment, Royal Holloway, University of London ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Holloway, University of London ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| website | https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/geography/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Geography Description of subject: The Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in human and physical geography, environmental change, and related spatial sciences.
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