We're in for a treat!

Oli Mould@olimould.bsky.social · last mo.

For those in the Egham area (or willing to travel) on 17th Nov at 6.15pm, FREE tickets are available for inaugural lecture, “Stranger Things? The Cultural Politics of Late Capitalism’ - details and booking here @royalholloway.bsky.social @rhulgeography.bsky.social www.sedarc.ac.uk/about-us/eve...

🌊 New paper published in Progress in Environmental Geography 🌊 'Making Place with the Sea: Re-Imagining Seasteading in a Time of Environmental Change' by Rachael Squire and Kimberley Peters journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @hifmb.de @squirerachael.bsky.social

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Pleased to share a new paper in Cities! @olimould.bsky.social @squirerachael.bsky.social and I revisit Buckminster Fuller through three of his designs and explore how they provide provocations to enrich post-crisis urban imaginaries. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/FullerCity

A Fuller City: Rekindling the work of Buckminster Fuller in the age of planetary urban crisis

Crisis increasingly characterises urban life in the twenty-first century, as intersecting ecological, economic, geopolitical and social pressures conv…

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Agreed! An amazing project and academic :)

Prof Katherine Brickell FBA@kbrickell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So proud of Dr Jasmine Joanes who passed her PhD viva last week for “Seeing Red: the intimate geopolitics of menstrual justice in the United Kingdom” It's been an honour to supervise Jasmine's PhD alongside @squirerachael.bsky.social

Congratulations @ajsecor.bsky.social! A very timely and important piece.

Anna Secor@ajsecor.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On the horror of our times and what it means to feel like you’re on the darkest timeline: my 2025 Political Geography Plenary, at last out from embargo with three brilliant commentaries and my response: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @squirerachael.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social

The latest in the militarisation of marine species and space. Pete Hegseth may scoff at the idea of Iran using 'kamikaze dolphins', but the US Navy has been using marine mammals for military interventions for decades (see @squirerachael.bsky.social work) edition.cnn.com/2026/05/05/p...

We've written a piece for @uk.theconversation.com accompanying our #PeatQuest study identifying priority questions in #peatland science, explaining how the questions aren't just technical priorities, but encompass communities, livelihoods, power and fairness. theconversation.com/peatlands-ar...

Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all

Peatlands are central to climate change, yet basic questions remain unanswered. A global research community has mapped out what we most urgently need to know.

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Booking is now live for the first Geography Southeast conference! Please do share with any geography teachers who might be interested in a free day of curriculum orientated talks, lectures, and workshops. The programme is looking fantastic: www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g...

Publishing today!🏙️ In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital. @olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.

Our new piece out today in Times Higher Education about the threats to Geography in the UK - particularly fieldwork - please do share. It links to a recent snapshot survey on the challenges being faced in UK HE, which highlights the inequities of the challenges, but also fears of what is yet to come

The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings

From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors

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It's arrived! And what a brilliant text. Huge congrats to @cordyf.bsky.social and Sydney Calkin for bringing this together.

'Cold War Museology' and 'Cold War Scotland' are wonderful and important books. A pleasure to review them here: Beyond the missile and military: towards colourful Cold War histories www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond the missile and military: towards colourful Cold War histories

Emerging from an AHRC funded project on Materialising the Cold War, Cold War Museology (Douthwaite, J., Nehring, H., & Alberti, S. J. (Eds.) (2025). Cold War museology. Taylor & Francis) and Cold W...

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How about immersing yourself in this truly remarkable, clever & visually stunning piece of work by @sagebrice.bsky.social? She has crafted a superb call for the liberatory promise of queer/trans ecological sensibilities for critical social science, using comics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💡Our @statesofprecarity.bsky.social project has been covered in @sciencebusiness.net. 'Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research' sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun... Thank you @davidmjourno.bsky.social for reaching out to the team

Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research

The rise of fixed-term academic contracts means researchers are likely to play it safe in their choice of research topics, eschewing the kind of ambitious, radical discovery European policymakers want...

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Thanks @julietterowsell.bsky.social for covering the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social report launch event this week!

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report #AcademicSky #highered

🔉Call for Papers! This September Jay Todd @jaytoddgla.bsky.social & I will be organising a session on "Queering Environmental Justice" at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference @rgsibg.bsky.social ⏰ Abstract deadline: 18 February 2026 🔗 Conference website: www.rgs.org/research/ann...

Thank you @matildaf.bsky.social for your fantastic and considered response. And all your work more broadly in this area - we're really grateful.

Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice@matildaf.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This was an excellent launch event today. I'm hugely grateful for the invite to contribute as a discussant, and to be in such great company among the respondents. Huge thanks to the research team for the report, for organising the event, and for creating such a supportive space.

Precarity in UK #Geography is pernicious. Fixed term contracts are a scourge & even those on permanent contracts do not feel safe in their jobs This landmark study provides Action Plans for reducing precarity. We need to also raise awareness & lobby for change #geosky www.rgs.org/research/hig...

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

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States of Precarity@statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography. Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work. Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change. Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT): www.rgs.org/events/upcom... Read report: www.rgs.org/research/hig...

It's not too late to join us for the launch of the States of Precarity report and resources at 1pm (UK time) today! We'll be joined by four amazing discussants, with lots of opportunities for wider questions too. You can sign up here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Grateful to amazing colleagues who have kindly agreed to respond to the report. Please do join us if you can :)

States of Precarity@statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Join us for our report launch event next Wednesday, 1pm-2.30pm [Online] Guest speakers: Prof. Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd Register 👇 www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Thank you @stuartelden.bsky.social for launching the debate! 🥳 Other pieces in the forum coming out shortly include an intro by Giada Peterle, a piece by @squirerachael.bsky.social, one by @klausdodds.bsky.social and a drawn response by me — that, incidentally, I still have to finish drawing 🤣😉!

Stuart Elden@stuartelden.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My piece in a review forum on @julietjfall.bsky.social remarkable Along the Line: Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography (EPFL) is now online first in @dialogueshg.bsky.social Stuart Elden, "Visuality and Vocabulary in Political Geography". journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

We'll be joined by amazing respondents from different career stages who'll be offering critical reflections on the report its findings. Fruther details soon but please do save the date and register if you can.

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 11mo ago

📣Join the States of Precarity team for the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report. 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🎦 Online 👉 Sign up to attend: https://bit.ly/4rvQgP2 Check out the report before the launch: https://bit.ly/44HTUvg

this is a crucial report with significance across the UK #highered sector, for all workers, on fixed-tem contracts or not, including senior management. @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @resprofnews.bsky.social

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 11mo ago

📣Join the States of Precarity team for the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report. 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🎦 Online 👉 Sign up to attend: https://bit.ly/4rvQgP2 Check out the report before the launch: https://bit.ly/44HTUvg

Good to see findings from this timely & necessary research coming out. Hope there are tangible actions following the findings and this is not simply another citable reference that can be used to document and tick-box States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography www.rgs.org/research/hig...

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

rgs.org

A new paper in Mobilities by Kim Peters and I - Routes to blue stewardship? Mobilising aquarium a/effects towards ocean citizenship and planetary change www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Original wheel here and new 'spoke' below. We argue that contract status needs to be included.

States of Precarity@statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Whilst one wheel cannot capture the complexities of academic privilege, this is a useful tool for thinking about where it lies. We suggest a new spoke on contract status be added to signal that this as a key issue that intersects with every other indicator of privilege. www.rgs.org/research/hig...

Over half of colleagues on fixed-term contracts cannot plan for their future. A further 37.6% say FTCs limit their ability to plan. #StatesOfPrecarity

If anyone missed the launch event last week for our guidance on more inclusive workplaces for academics with ELC, the recording is now available on our website (along with the guidance) exhaustioneconomy.uk/guidance/ @alisonallam.bsky.social @catherinehale.bsky.social @equihealthfutures.bsky.social

Guidance - Cripping the Exhaustion Economy

Cripping The Exhaustion Economy Radically Reimagining the Neoliberal Academy from the Sick Bed Guidance We have produced two guidance documents […]

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Prof. Bethan Evans@drbevans.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us 24th Nov 2-3pm for a webinar on creating inclusive workplaces for academics with Energy Limiting Conditions. Register: AcademicsWithELC.eventbrite.co.uk For academics with ELC, line managers, HR, funders, publishers, union & EDI reps & conference organisers @isrfoundation.bsky.social

Precarity is not a niche issue. One-third of academic Geographers in the UK are on fixed-term contracts. Our report shows the profound personal, professional, and disciplinary impacts of this. #StatesofPrecarity Full report: www.rgs.org/research/hig...

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

rgs.org

Worth bearing in mind here that we conducted the survey two years ago - much has changed and as the report acknowledges, the figure is now likely much higher. Read more here: www.rgs.org/research/hig...

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

rgs.org

States of Precarity@statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Precarity is often presented as something that only effects early career researchers or people on fixed term contracts. Our report found that 45% of geographers on permanent contracts feel precarious. The implications for the discipline are wide ranging. Read more 👇 www.rgs.org/research/hig...