About Us
We explore both the physical and intangible aspects of urban, rural and maritime landscapes.
The McCord Centre
The McCord Centre is an interdisciplinary research centre based at Newcastle University. We're housed in The Armstrong Building, in the centre of campus.
We are uniquely placed to cut across traditional subjects and time periods. We're developing new methods for analysing both the physical and intangible aspects of landscape.
The Centre is named after Emeritus Professor Norman McCord. Professor McCord was Professor of History at Newcastle University. His interests encompassed social and economic history. He was also a pioneer of aerial photography in north-east England. Part of his archive of air photographs has been made available via the SINE project.
Our expertise
We have an excellent track record in academic research. Most of our members have worked extensively for government agencies or in the commercial sector, both in the UK and abroad.
Our members carry out research on landscapes all over the world. Our core competencies are:
- landscape archaeology
- landscape history and historical geography
- geophysics and geomorphology
- environmental and landscape change
- landscape architecture
- cultural heritage management
- digital survey
- GIS
- landscape and impact assessment
- characterisation
Digital methods
- 3d modelling
- analysis of aerial and remote sensing data (including satellite imagery and LiDAR)
- database design and application
- digital humanities
- digital photogrammetry
- GIS (geographical information systems)
- historic characterisation
- terrestrial laser scanning
- spatial analysis and modelling
Contact us
You can contact the McCord Centre for Landscape at Newcastle University via the following methods:
Address:
c/o Professor Sam Turner, Director
McCord Centre for Landscape
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Armstrong Building
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Email:
We're based in the Armstrong Building, in the heart of the University's campus