Research output per year
Research output per year
Prof, BSc Geography (Aberystwyth) PhD (Aberystwyth) PGCHE (Bangor)
Aberystwyth University
Llandinam Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Research activity per year
Contemporary Research
Mark's current research is exploring connections between human geography and the digital world. He is working with Joram Feitsma (Utrecht University) on emerging governing cultures surrounding AI and the political use of AI generated imagery. He is also developing a geo-ethical perspective on AI with Thomas Dekeyser (University of Southampton). Mark's most recent research is exploring tensions between questions of efficiency and abundance within various social, political, and economic contexts. Mark has supervised over 20 PhD. students and welcomes inquiries regarding relevant research proposals.
Current and Former PhD./DProf. and Post Doc. students
Greg Edwards, Shaima Alhosani, Sandy Stevens, Rachel Lilley, Chandra Kumar, James Robinson, Kerhsuan Chien, Julie McLeavey, Chris Yeomans, Anna Bullen, Ruth Stevenson, Kelvin Mason, Marcus Welsh, Katherine Phillips, Martin Burgess, Philip Conway, Matthew Melas, Neil Waghorn, Cery Jones. William Collier. Siobhan Maderson. Katherine Stewart.
Mark Whitehead is a Professor of human geography whose research interests span urban studies, sustainability, the impacts of the psychological sciences on public policy, and the social implications of smart technology. Mark has authored and edited 11 books, and written for The Guardian and Western Mail newspapers. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Radio Wales and in The Economist. Mark holds an Award for Teaching Excellence from Aberystwyth University (2004), and in 2017 was named Lecturer of the Year by Aberystwyth University students. Mark's research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the Independent Social Research Foundation, the British Academy, HEFCW, and the Royal Geographical Society.
Mark is a member of Natural Resources Wales' Evidence Advisory Committee and the ESRC Peer Review College. He is also external examiner for the BA Geography programme at the University of East Anglia and Editor of the Routledge Introductions to Environment book series. Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
MA Society and Space Programme Co-ordinator.
ESRC Welsh Graduate School of Social Science, Environment and Planning Pathway Lead at Aberystwyth University
Dysgwr Cymraeg/Welsh learner
Geographical Perspectives on the Sustainable Society
Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience
Behaviour Change in a Changing Environment
The Psycho-Social Century
Key Concepts in Society and Space
Birmingham Field Course
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Whitehead, M. (PI)
Independant Social Research Foundation (ISRF)
02 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Project: Externally funded research
Donnison, I. (PI), Whitehead, M. (CoI), Stevens, I. T. (CoI), Huang, L. (CoI) & Thorogood, D. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
06 Jun 2018 → 05 Jun 2022
Project: Externally funded research
Whitehead, M. (PI)
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Jun 2016 → 01 Sept 2016
Project: Externally funded research
Whitehead, M. (PI)
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Jul 2014 → 31 Dec 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Whitehead, M. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
31 Dec 2013 → 31 Dec 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Whitehead, M. (PI), Jones, R. (CoI) & Pykett, J. (CoI)
Economic and Social Research Council
01 Sept 2013 → 28 Feb 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Hoskins, G. (PI) & Whitehead, M. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
01 Sept 2010 → 31 Aug 2012
Project: Externally funded research
Whitehead, M. (Researcher)
Impact: Policy and legislation
Whitehead, M. (Participant), Lilley, R. (Participant), Jones, R. (Participant), Howell, R. (Participant) & Pykett, J. (Participant)
Impact: Case study identifier › Policy and legislation
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
10 Oct 2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
17 Sept 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
08 Jan 2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
03 Mar 2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
01 Oct 2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media coverage
15 Sept 2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media coverage
13 Jun 2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media coverage
Whitehead, M. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review college/ panel
Whitehead, M. (Editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Whitehead, M. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Whitehead, M. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Whitehead, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Whitehead, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Whitehead, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Whitehead, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Whitehead, M. (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Whitehead, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, Seminar, or Course