Rhys Dafydd Jones
BA (Hons.) MA PhD (Wales) PGCtHE FRGS SFHEA

Lecturer
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: rhj@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1231-7529
- Office: K5, Llandinam Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 622647
- Research Portal Profile
- Personal Pronouns: He / Him
Profile
Rhys is a social geographer interested in migration, multiculturalism, civic participation, and belonging. He completed his BA (2006), MA (2007) and PhD (2011) at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was appointed to a lectureship in human geography at DGES in 2011. Rhys is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is co-convenor of the WISERD research network Migration Research Wales, and a member of the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society executive.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- GS15120 - Understanding Sameness and Difference
- DA32220 - Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas
- DA10520 - Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol
- DA20510 - Ymchwilio i bobl a lle
- DA23020 - Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth
- GS26220 - Urban Sociology in Practice
- GS23020 - Placing Politics
- DA20100 - Tiwtorial Gwyddor Amgylchedd yr Ail Flwyddyn
- DA20110 - Tiwtorial Gwyddor Amgylchedd yr Ail Flwyddyn
Coordinator
- DA23020 - Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth
- DA10520 - Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol
- GS26220 - Urban Sociology in Practice
- DA32220 - Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas
- GS15120 - Understanding Sameness and Difference
- GS23020 - Placing Politics
- DA20510 - Ymchwilio i bobl a lle
- DA20110 - Tiwtorial Gwyddor Amgylchedd yr Ail Flwyddyn
- DA20100 - Tiwtorial Gwyddor Amgylchedd yr Ail Flwyddyn
Lecturer
- GS22110 - Level 2 Geography Tutorial
- GS24220 - Understanding (in)equality and (in)justice
- DA10520 - Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol
- GS15120 - Understanding Sameness and Difference
- DA32220 - Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas
- GS23020 - Placing Politics
- DA20510 - Ymchwilio i bobl a lle
- DA23020 - Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth
- GS10220 - Conflict and Change: the making of urban and rural spaces
- GS25320 - Berlin Fieldtrip
- GS22420 - Geography Fieldwork
- GS26220 - Urban Sociology in Practice
- DA11000 - Byw gyda newid byd-eang
- DA22420 - Gwaith Maes Daearyddiaeth
- DA11020 - Byw gyda newid byd-eang
- GGM3120 - Key Concepts and Debates in Human Geography
- DA31240 - Traethawd Estynedig Cymdeithaseg
- GS31240 - Sociology Dissertation
- GS33320 - Everyday Social Worlds
- GS25020 - Introduction to Social Theory
- DA22110 - Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 2
Tutor
- GS22110 - Level 2 Geography Tutorial
- GS24220 - Understanding (in)equality and (in)justice
- GS10220 - Conflict and Change: the making of urban and rural spaces
- GS34000 - Geography Dissertation
- DA20510 - Ymchwilio i bobl a lle
- GS15120 - Understanding Sameness and Difference
- GS23020 - Placing Politics
- DA34000 - Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth
- DA34040 - Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth
- DA23020 - Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth
- DA34200 - Prosiect Daearyddiaeth Anrhydedd Cyfun/Prif Bwnc
- DA34220 - Prosiect Daearyddiaeth Anrhydedd Cyfun/Prif Bwnc
- GS34040 - Geography Dissertation
- DA10520 - Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol
- DA32220 - Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas
- GS22100 - Level 2 Geography Tutorial
- DA22100 - Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 2
- DA22110 - Tiwtorial Daearyddiaeth Lefel 2
Grader
Research
Rhys' research interests are broadly concerned with migration, multiculturalism, civic participation, and belonging. Specifically, he is interested in lifestyle migration and regional inequalities, transnational belonging and non-beloning in minority nations (largely focussing on EU migration and Brexit in Wales), international migration and religious diversity in rural regions, and civic participation as place-making activities.
Rhys led the Work Package 'Migrants and minorities in civil society' for the ESRC Research Centre WISERD Civil Society (2014-2019), and was Co-I on the Horizon2020 project IMAJINE, working on the work package 'Migration, territorial inequalities, and spatial injustice' led from the University of Groningen. He is also involved in two work pacakages of WISERD's current incarnation as an ESRC Research Centre, WISERD Civic Stratification and Civil Repair (2019-2024): 'Borders, boundary mechanisms, and migration' (led from Bangor University) and 'Populism, conflict, and political polarisation'. Rhys was also co-I on the ESRC research project 'Mobilising Voluntary Action in the four UK jurisdictions: learning from today, prepared for tomorrow', serving as the academic lead for Wales.
Responsibilities
Chair, DGES Examination Board
Research Groups
Office Hours (Student Contact Times)
- Monday 16:10-17:00
- Thursday 10:10-11:00