Vincent Chung

The course focuses on the physical nature of the 'natural' or biophysical systems and involves consideration of how the solid earth, the gaseous atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere, were formed, have evolved, interact and have changed over time due to both external (extra-terrestrial) and internal factors, including humans. From this, an appreciation of change and evolution over differing time-scales is developed, which will serve as an essential basis for students when evaluating the contemporary two-way interaction between humans and the environment in the 'Anthropocene'.

The course is intended for students with no previous experience of quantitative methods or statistics. It is designed to equip students to understand and critically reflect on reporting of commonly encountered quantitative analyses as presented, for example, in news reports, annual reports, opinion polls and academic articles in the field of Media and Communications.

Project Title: Mobile Finance and Food Security: Evaluating the Positive Externalities of M-PESA in Kenya. LSE GROUPS places students from different degree programmes to choose a question to investigate, and design and carry out a whole small-scale research project. Groups write an academic paper in just two weeks, and present their findings at a conference on the final day. Supervised 7 undergraduates in two-week intensive research project examining M-PESA spillover effects on food insecurity in Kenya.

Research grant for the project "Seeing is Believing: From Screens to Reefs – How VR Bridges Valuation Gaps." This two-year field experiment (2025–2027) tests whether immersive virtual reality can improve economic valuations of distant ecosystems by reducing psychological distance and enabling experiential engagement. The study employs a 2×2 experimental design with 660 participants in Brisbane, Australia, comparing VR versus text-based presentations of coral reef conservation scenarios among reef users and non-users.

Winner for the Department of Geography and Environment. Nominated for inspiring teaching, student support, learning development and personal development.

Fully-funded four-year doctoral studentship covering tuition fees and annual stipend. Awarded competitively to PhD candidates whose research involves data science or computational social science methods.

Fully-funded scholarship covering tuition fees and living stipend for postgraduate study. Awarded competitively to high-performing officers.

Fully-funded scholarship covering tuition fees and living stipend for undergraduate study abroad. Awarded competitively to outstanding candidates.