Join the chair of AGWG Hannah Fair for an exciting online workshop introducing why and how to become a journal peer reviewer on 8th December 1pm-2pm! Further details and registration are available here www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
RGS Animal Geographies
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Animal Geographies Research Group (AGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society. We bring together geographers and others interested in human-animal relations, and the spaces, practices, and experiences of animals.
We are pleased to announce that we will be running the Animal Geographies Research Group (AGRG) Postgraduate dissertation prize for the second year! We will offer a prize of £100 for the best postgraduate dissertation, and will announce a Runner-Up prize. For more info: www.rgs.org/research/res...
Animal Geography Working Group | Postgraduate dissertation prize
Prize for dissertations that explore human-animal relations or the spaces, practices, and experiences of animals themselves through a geographical lens.
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We are pleased to announce that we will be running the Animal Geographies Research Group (AGRG) Postgraduate dissertation prize for the second year! We will offer a prize of £100 for the best postgraduate dissertation, and will announce a Runner-Up prize. For more info: www.rgs.org/research/res...
Animal Geography Working Group | Postgraduate dissertation prize
Prize for dissertations that explore human-animal relations or the spaces, practices, and experiences of animals themselves through a geographical lens.
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Ever wondered what happened to Milky White, the 🐮 in Jack & the Beanstalk? Our colleague Robert McKay worked with artist Anthony Bennett to creatively imagine her life after she was swapped for magic beans. Visit Whose Hooves? ⬇️🐄#FOTM2026 multispeciesmutualisms.org/festival-of-...
Join the chair of AGWG Hannah Fair for an exciting online workshop introducing why and how to become a journal peer reviewer on 8th December 1pm-2pm! Further details and registration are available here www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
We have a new committee member! Welcome to Stacia Carrington, who is joining us as an ECR rep. Stacia is an interdisciplinary researcher in international relations and geography. Her research explores the lively commodification and trade of wildlife. @stacia4wildlife.bsky.social
We have some exciting committee positions opening up - come and join us! We're looking for a new Chair, Secretary and an ECR Rep. More info and how to apply here: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/joi...
Join our committee! — RGS Animal Geographies
The Animal Geography Working Group (AGWG) has the following vacancies in our committee for the 26/27 academic year. If you are interested in standing for one of the below positions please send a short...
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My term as Secretary for the AGWG is up! Really proud to see how this group has grown and flourished in the 3 years since Katie Oliver, Jamie Arathoon and I co-founded the group. Time for some fresh ideas and voices to join :) We are looking for a new Chair, secretary and ECR rep (UK based)
RGS Animal Geographies@rgs-agwg.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe have some exciting committee positions opening up - come and join us! We're looking for a new Chair, Secretary and an ECR Rep. More info and how to apply here: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/joi...
We have some exciting committee positions opening up - come and join us! We're looking for a new Chair, Secretary and an ECR Rep. More info and how to apply here: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/joi...
Join our committee! — RGS Animal Geographies
The Animal Geography Working Group (AGWG) has the following vacancies in our committee for the 26/27 academic year. If you are interested in standing for one of the below positions please send a short...
rgsanimalgeographies.uk
Are you - or one of your students - a PhD researcher attending the RGS-IBG conference for the first time? I'm excited to speak at tomorrow's webinar (7th July, 1pm-2pm) on how to make the most of attending the society's annual conference. Tune in! www.rgs.org/events/upcom... @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social
Taking part in the Society's Annual International Conference
Webinar for postgraduate geography students who want to make the most of attending the Society’s Annual International Conference.
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We are delighted to announce our main and runner up winners for the AGWG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! Anna Meller (Durham University) has won the best undergraduate dissertation prize and Adam Newton (University of Nottingham) has received the runner-up prize. Our congratulations to both!
Winners - Animal Geography Working Group Undergraduate Dissertation Prize — RGS Animal Geographies
We are delighted to announce our main and a runner up winners! Anna Meller (Durham University) has won the prize for the best undergraduate dissertation with work titled ‘ A GIS-Based Study of Empe...
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AGWG is pleased to offer an annual prize of £100 for the best postgraduate dissertation. In addition, we will announce a Runner-Up prize! The new deadline for submissions is 30th November 2025. See more info here: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/ani...
Animal Geography Working Group Postgraduate Dissertation Prize — RGS Animal Geographies
The RGS-IBG Animal Geography Working Group (AGWG) is pleased to offer an annual prize of £100 for the best postgraduate dissertation. In addition, we will announce a Runner-Up prize. The new deadlin...
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Join us for a friendly and informal writing retreat! All the info and sign up details below:
Interested in learning more about corporate power and industrial chicken production? We have a new blog out from Amby Karamchedu and Ben Coles: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/who...
Who Owns Chickens? Corporate Power and Industrial Chicken Production in the Global South — RGS Animal Geographies
Ambarish Karamchedu and Ben Coles Why Chickens? In 2023, 76 billion chickens were slaughtered for meat [i] . This equates to 2,417 birds killed every second (compared to 10 cows and 47 pigs) [ii...
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We are looking for two new committee members - a Postgraduate Officer and a Treasurer. Spread the word and join us! Deadline for applications is 1st September. More details here: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/agw...
AGWG Committee Vacancies — RGS Animal Geographies
The Animal Geography Working Group (AGWG) are advertising two committee vacancies before their AGM on 3rd September, 2025. We are a relatively new working group of the RGS and have been very active ov...
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Our next Globalising Animal Geographies seminar with Camille Bellet will be on 24th June at 11am UK time. Details and QR code to sign up are below. See you there!
We're on a roll and have another research seminar coming up in a couple of days - Larissa Fleischmann will share her research on the 'Postcolonial Borders of Animal Health: Veterinary Fencing in Germany and Namibia'. Register below :)
In a week's time, we'll have a research seminar with Dr Lisa Onaga titled 'Where Have All The Silkworms Gone? Finding a Place for Sericulture in Postwar Japan'. Registration below!
Join us for our upcoming seminar with Dr Muhammad Kavesh on ‘Hospitality and Hostility: Arrival and Intrusion of Foreign Pigeons in Pakistan and India’ - there's still time to sign up! It promises to be an interesting discussion :)
We have another exciting research seminar coming up – this time with Dr Muhammad Kavesh on ‘Hospitality and Hostility: Arrival and Intrusion of Foreign Pigeons in Pakistan and India’! Please see more info and QR code for registration below:
Our 'Globalising Animal Geographies' seminar on 'reimagining whales' geographies' has been rescheduled for April 28! Sign up using the QR code and hear from @annaguasco.bsky.social
A reminder that the next 'Globalising Animal Geographies' seminar from is happening this Friday at 4pm. We will hear from @annaguasco.bsky.social and her research on 'reimagining whales' geographies'! Sign up using the QR code :)
Still time to register for this Wednesday's Globalising Animal Geographies seminar series! And we have another exciting seminar coming up in March:
New blog alert - Shutian Li reflects on her work with frogs and using ‘voice’ (and silence!) as a method: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/ubg...
When Frogs Fall Silent: the possibility and challenge of ‘voice’ as a method — RGS Animal Geographies
Shutian Li Tadpoles are one of the most commonly observed ‘animals’ during childhood in my home country, China, often serving as a gateway for early engagement with the natural world. Children are e...
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Check out our call for papers on teaching animal geographies for the RGS-IBG conference this year! Deadline to submit your abstracts is Feb 21... www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/cal...
Call for papers - teaching animal geographies — RGS Animal Geographies
Call for Papers RGS-IBG conference — 26-29 Aug 2025, University of Birmingham Title : Teaching Animal Geographies Session Organisers : Jamie Arathoon (York St John University) and Ekaterina Gladk...
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🐾📢 CALL FOR PAPERS📢🐾 “Research Ethics for Animal Geographies” at the RGS Annual Conference 2025. Session sponsored by the Animal Geography Working Group 🐕🐨🦋🪼 Abstract submissions to Kate.goldie@bristol.ac.uk by Feb 21st! Details below
Starting this week with a new blog from Filipa Soares on more-than-human experiences of disasters: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/att...
Attuning to animals’ experiences of recovering from wildfires — RGS Animal Geographies
Filipa Soares What can we learn from and with animals about recovering from disasters? How can we attune to their perspectives, experiences, and stories? How might we weave their ‘beastly places’ (P...
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Seminar series event alert! Details and registration below 👇
Another fresh blog from us! This time Kaajal Modi is reflecting on a fantastic project 'Songs of the Water'. It explores the relationship between waterways, climate, migration, health through an interwoven practice of soundscape ecology and storytelling: www.rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/son...
Songs of the Water: listening to/through/by/from bodies of water with MAPA communities in Leicester, UK — RGS Animal Geographies
Kaajal Modi Songs of the Water is an artistic research collaboration between artist-researcher Kaajal Modi and the Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre at the University of York, as pa...
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