There are many good reasons for learning #Gaelic. Using it to answer suspected spam calls is an added bonus 😂 #Gàidhlig #Spam

It's Trans Day of Visibility, but a shout out to the invisible trans people - the ones who haven't realised, the ones who haven't shared it, and, sadly, the ones for whom it's just too dangerous to be yourself in public. I might not see you, but I know you're out there.

Late to comment. While good news, locally there are concerns that the money specifically given to A&B Council in 2022 for safer infrastructure on the Jura side (aka alternative to a slippy ladder on passenger only runs) has not been utilised & that work will be rolled into this, aka further delayed.

Rhoda Meek@wodieskodie.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New £19m Jura ferry given the go-ahead - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8j9483gg8o #scothinews

This week, amidst what CalMac admits is "unprecedented" ferry disruption, I managed to get a package from Jura delivered to Mull in 24 hours. I feel like I have either unlocked a new level of islanding, or I need to buy a lottery ticket. #IslandLife #Ferry #Ferries

This drawing, by my cousin, won the primary school competition to celebrate the new ferry in 1998. With funding for a replacement #JuraFerry announced today, I would like to point out that Chris now designs boats for a living and I would be totally up for his tank / hovercraft hybrid. #Ferry #Jura

I have many things to do. So I procrastinated by making a table for my local newsletter showing the savings brought about by the £2 bus fair cap, and assessing whether it is worth getting 2 singles or a return for various routes . It's a work in progress. Peer review encouraged. #BusFare #FareCap

How can thinking about capacity and reliance help us better understand island (and other rural) places? My new paper explores how exploring these concepts can reveal the diversity of non-urban spaces for better research & policymaking. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #RuralPolicy #Islands

A new conceptual framework to classify sub-national islands: Gow's Typology

Spatial classifications used in research and policy typically use combinations of population and accessibility measures to present ‘rural’ and ‘urban’…

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I'm sad that the word 'outdoorsy' has become associated with physical exertion. I am outdoorsy in that I like to be outside, to potter & meander in nature. @susiedentwords.bsky.social is there a word for this? Or should those of us who enjoy the gentler side of the outdoors try to reclaim outdoorsy?

A great PhD opportunity with brilliant supervisors. I had excellent support from the James Hutton Institute throughout my PhD and can highly recommend! www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... #PhD #SocialScience #PostGraduate #RuralStudies #IslandStudies

Moving beyond the numbers? Uncovering the ‘ideal migrant’ to address Scotland’s rural demographic challenges - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Many of Scotland’s rural and island communities are experiencing long-term patterns of demographic decline. National policies and strategies, including the National Islands Plan and the Addressing Dep...

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I gave the first of my informal research presentations tonight to an audience of 10 (about 4% of the population) in my island. I am so grateful for their interest and support, and for their questions and comments on my research. Looking forward to the online session on 5th!

Dr. K Gow@kgjura.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I am going to be giving an informal talk about my research into island connections & return migration in early March, discussing the idea of the diaspora as extended community and the realities of return. All welcome. #ReturnMigration #Diaspora #IslandStudies www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lost-poten...

I am going to be giving an informal talk about my research into island connections & return migration in early March, discussing the idea of the diaspora as extended community and the realities of return. All welcome. #ReturnMigration #Diaspora #IslandStudies www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lost-poten...

Lost Potential or Unrealised Assets- Island Connections & Return Migration

Join the SIF for a talk by Dr Kirsten Gow about her PhD research into island connections and return migration.

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Today is your last chance to be in with a shout of winning 5 nights (fancy) accommodation in Jura and helping our community buy a new stage! Head to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-ju... Thanks to all who have supported so far! #Jura #JuraWhisky #IsleOfJura #ScottishIslands

I am pretty sure the Orcadians are going to have something to say about this one... #Orkney #Orcadian #TerribleMaps

Need some winter reading? My thesis, Coming Home: Exploring island connections & return migration among the Scottish islands diaspora, is online! abdn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fu... Feel free to use the index & just dip into the bits that interest you #ReturnMigration #Diaspora #Nissology

It's amazing how much admin you can get done on a Sunday morning when you are avoiding completing your Gaelic assessment for An Cùrsa Inntrigidh... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Procrastination

In this day and age it is a bit odd that Argyll and Bute Council don't have 'Ms' as an option. But hey, at least I get to use my new title for the first time! #PhDLife

Obsessed with this website I have found which lets you track #StormAmy. zoom.earth/maps/wind-sp... #Weather #StormTracker #WindSpeed

Wind Speed Forecast Map | Zoom Earth

Interactive wind speed map. ICON and GFS models. Shows global forecasted surface winds.

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Looks like I am going to be teaching in Iceland this November! Really looking forward to being probably the only tutor ever to turn up in Ísafjörður and think 'wow - the big smoke!' 🤣 #Ísafjörður #Iceland

Considering a move to an island? Forget worrying about how you will handle everyone knowing your business. The real question is how will you handle everyone having a vocal opinion on your business... #IslandLife

The stags are roaring. That'll be autumn then. 🍁 #Autumn #Scotland #RedDeer #Fall

I have long thought that the hum I hear is to do with my proximity to the submarine base. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #TheHum

Islanders believe 'Hebridean hum' is submarine-tracking sonar

The persistent low frequency noise has reportedly caused health problems for people who can hear it.

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Feeling miserable? Here is a photo of my happy dog on a beach with a rainbow to cheer you up. #Dog #BorderCollie #BeachDog #Rainbow #MondayBlues

Throwback to that time (1987) when the good folk of Whitehall thought that Jura would be the perfect location to dump nuclear waste and my grandad wrote a booklet about why this was a bad idea. Kinda puts those offshore windfarms into perspective. #Jura #IsleOfJura #NuclearWaste #LocalHistory

Back home after passing my PhD viva with (very) minor corrections. Still can't quite believe I got to do a PhD! Thanks to everyone who has supported my work in big ways and small. I am v grateful! #AcademicChatter #PhDLife #VivaSurvivor

Return migration. An under-explored but potentially important way to tackle issues of island depopulation. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2538932... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Singer issues rallying call for islanders to return home

A Scottish singer-songwriters has issued a rallying call for fellow islanders to return home to stem the declining population across the Outer…

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Practicing for my imminent (Human Geography) viva using some fairly typical example questions. Those of you who have been there already: what were the most interesting / curve ball questions you were asked? I'd like to get my brain thinking from different angles. #Viva #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

Strict rules on Copenhagen's boat bus (aka Ferry). #Copenhagen #Ferry

Surely this is an excellent opportunity for a good ol' public vote to name @orkneylibrary.bsky.social's new trollies? My starter for 10 is Trolley Parton. Not only a great pun but v apt for all her book giving! #OrkneyLibrary #PublicLibrary #DollyParton

Orkney Library & Archive@orkneylibrary.bsky.social · last yr.

Stop what you're doing and look at our lovely new book trolleys. ❤️

Join us in Copenhagen or online on Wednesday to hear more about some of the latest islands research. #Islands #Migration #Diaspora #Depopulation #YouthMigration #DanishIslands #ScottishIslands

Dr. K Gow@kgjura.bsky.social · last yr.

How can Island Studies research support your work with communities, policy development & advocacy? Join us for an islands research briefing discussing youth migration trajectories from Scottish & Danish islands, and the potential of the diaspora to support islands affected by depopulation. #Islands

That's the PhD thesIs submitted. It was hard work and only possible with the support of many, many people. Not least of all my participants & the wider Scottish island community. You're the reason I do this research, and I am so grateful for the support you have shown me these last 4 yrs. Thank you.