French Alps Fieldwork

Some years we take A Level, undergraduate and postgraduate students to Vallouise in the French Alps.  This is an opportunity for these students to mix with, and learn from, those at different stages in their academic career.  As such, we believe we provide a unique learning opportunity for all involved.

This year we took A Level students from Baxter College in Kidderminster, Calderstones Specialist Science College in Liverpool, Pensby High School for Girls in Heswall and Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, along with undergraduate and postgraduate students from Liverpool Hope University.  A great time was had by all!

We are currently preparing an account of this year’s trip.  In the mean time some photos from previous trips are shown below.

- Undergraduate students in Entre les Aigues (Photo by Graham Moger) 

- The Pre de Madame Carle, where A Level, undergraduate and postgraduate students undertake project work (Photo by Graham Moger)

- Marmots are very common, and very tame! (Photos by Graham Moger and Jim Moore)

- Students relax before studying the foreland of the Glacier Blanc (Photo by Jim Moore)

- As well as physical geography, A Level students study the human geography of the area (Photo by Jim Moore)