Frequently Asked Questions
What is Time for Geography?
Time for Geography is an education and outreach project, make inspiring geography learning videos, freely available to all. We are a collaborative team of teachers, academics, developers and film-makers with a passion for geography. Find out about our vision and mission here.
Are Time for Geography videos a reliable resource for teaching and learning?
All Time for Geography videos are developed by our team of geographers, in collaboration with world-leading subject experts. Many of our videos hold awards recognising their contribution to geographical education, as assessed by panels of teachers and educational professionals. However, as critical thinkers, we encourage you to assess the quality of Time for Geography videos critically for yourself.
How is Time for Geography funded?
Time for Geography is made possible through partnerships with leading organisations from across the geography-geoscience community.
Can I download Time for Geography videos?
The support that we receive to make Time for Geography free and open-access is tied to the anonymised online video viewing traffic that we are able to report back to our partner organisations. Downloaded videos are unhelpful as they cannot tell us how often they are being used. For this reason, we have not made the videos available for download.
If you have reasons for needing to download a video, please let us know by emailing [email protected], and it may be something we can look into.
How can I watch Time for Geography videos?
All Time for Geography videos are freely available (open-access) via the Time for Geography project website.
Why are the videos not appearing?
Your network may be blocking our videos, which are hosted through the services Vimeo and Cloudflare.
For instructions on how to resolve this, please click here.
Do Time for Geography videos apply to a particular exam board?
Our videos are not based on a specific exam board specification, but have been developed taking the different exam boards into consideration. Content and question types do vary from one exam board to the next, so it is important to check the specification for your particular exam board.
On what devices can I watch a video?
On smart phones, tablets and computers. You can also stream from your browser onto a TV through Apple TV or Chromecast.
Which web browsers are supported?
We support Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer. Whichever browser you prefer, please use the most up-to-date version available to ensure that everything on the site works smoothly. Please make sure cookies and JavaScript are not disabled on your browser.
I’m having problems signing in. What should I do?
Make sure that you have entered your login details correctly and that CAPS LOCK is turned off (passwords are case-sensitive). If you are still having trouble logging in, please contact us.
Mobile network costs.
We recommend that you stream videos when connected to Wi-Fi. You can also stream videos when connected to 3G/4G/5G, but please remember your mobile operator may charge for the data you use on their network. If you’re unsure how much your data costs or what your data allowance is, please contact your mobile network operator. Mobile network operators calculate data usage by the megabyte (MB) and you may have a monthly data usage allowance.
My video has a poor resolution. What should I do?
Time for Geography video streaming adapts the resolution of the video depending on the speed of your internet connection. You can increase the resolution by clicking on the HD pop-up menu at the bottom of the video player. However, if your connection speed is slow, the video may pause to buffer. If this happens, try reducing the resolution again.