Jonathan Graham Scott was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Loughborough University with Second Class Honours, Upper Division in Geography. Over three years of study, Scott took courses in geographical concepts, social geography, the global space economy, political economy of development, Japan's economy, climate, soils, biogeography, consumer society, geopolitics, Southern Africa, global cities, gender, environmental change, dryland environments, and completed a dissertation. Scott's year results show marks ranging from 56 to 74 for individual courses, with an overall average of 63.4%, qualifying for an upper second class honors degree.