Professor Stephen Royle CGeog

Biography

Memo: Steve Royle is Professor of Island Geography at Queen’s University Belfast. He is a graduate of St John's College, Cambridge and has a PhD from Leicester University. Steve’s main research focuses on the geography of islands, and settlement, including historical settlements, with extensive research undertaken in Ireland. He has been President of both the Geographical Society of Ireland and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies. Steve also represents Ireland on the Council of British Geography and is Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Geographical Sciences. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.