Gorgeous first day at the European Geographies of Sexualities Conference in Maribor!

It was such a treat to present at the Queer Studies Symposium at the University of Galway earlier this week, and to share space with so many brilliant queer researchers. 🌈 Massive thanks to @gallenator85.bsky.social and @altirishhistorian.bsky.social for organizing such a successful event!

Really looking forward to presenting at the Queer Studies Symposium in Galway next week!! Looks like it's going to be an absolutely amazing day, so if you're in Ireland, do check it out! Registration is free and open to all ✨

Daniel Gallen 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@gallenator85.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're really looking forward to our Queer Studies Symposium at the University of Galway on August 4th. Registration is now open through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/university... Once again, huge thanks to @historyatgalway.bsky.social & @philosophygalway.bsky.social for all the support!

So happy to share that I passed my PhD viva earlier this week!! Massive thank you to my examiners Lynda Johnston & Dorota Szelewa, to my supervisors Kath Browne & Alun Jones, and to all the amazing people at @ucddublin.bsky.social (and beyond!) who have been there for me throughout this journey. 💜

Excited to announce that myself and @altirishhistorian.bsky.social are organising a Queer Studies Symposium in the University of Galway on August 4th 2026. See the Call for Papers below if you'd like to get involved! For any questions, please DM me or email d.gallen2@universityofgalway.ie.

📣New queer geographies podcast! 🌈🎓 Introducing 'Space & Sexuality': Every 2 weeks, I share conversations with leading & emerging scholars across queer/trans geographies of sex and sexualities. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to the first 2 ep's: open.spotify.com/show/033DRqR...

We are delighted to welcome Yasmin Benoit (@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social) Sally from Asexual Kenya and Sofia from Aces Uruguay as our panelists on the topic of Asexual Activism, on Friday, 26 June at 3pm UK. Link: www.aroaceresearch.com/events Don't miss it!

‘Sad day for Ireland’s future’: In a letter to Higher Education Minister, 2,300 academics criticise Research Ireland’s strategy, saying it is an assault on Ireland’s research ecosystem, with too much focus on industry interests www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

‘Sad day for Ireland’s future’: Academics and Research Ireland row over how to spend €4.55bn of taxpayers’ money

In a letter to Higher Education Minister, 2,300 academics criticise state agency’s strategy, saying it was an assault on Ireland’s research ecosystem, with too much focus on industry interests

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"I am part of multiple rapidly expanding global networks of people & communities who are resisting AI & objecting to the power of the big tech companies. Within these resistance networks, women are leading the way" a must-read from my colleague Jennie Stephens www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Do women have an AI problem?

While big tech has been strategically investing to promote a positive narrative around AI, many rapidly expanding global networks of people and communities are resisting AI tools, writes Jennie C Step...

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All welcome to join this hybrid event on Wednesday June 10th 2-3:30pm Irish time to discuss concerns about Research Ireland's new strategy and work plan. Discussion on the open letter and the work of CJUU's higher ed working group In person at Trinity College Dublin Davis Theatre and virtual […]

Forum on the Future of the Irish Research Landscape

All welcome to join this hybrid event on Wednesday June 10th 2-3:30pm Irish time to discuss concerns about Research Ireland's new strategy and work plan. Discussion on the open letter and the work of CJUU's higher ed working group In person at Trinity College Dublin Davis Theatre and virtual attendance too. Register here. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/forum-on-the-future-of-the-irish-research-landscape-tickets-1991189803303 Open letter still open for signatures here. https://openletter.earth/concern-about-research-irelands-strategy-and-programme-plan-e6a2b138

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Still buzzing from our @aroaceresearch.bsky.social talk! It was such a pleasure to reflect with @joejukes.bsky.social on why we love geography, and share some of our work with such an engaged audience. If you'd like to learn more about Asexual Geographies, check out our co-written article here:

New directions for asexual geographies - Joe Jukes, Rachel Bayer, 2025

Thinking geographically involves empirically contextualizing and critically contesting the situatedness of relational life. Thinking asexually, meanwhile, means...

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Rachel Bayer@rachelbayer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network's Online Talk Series starts today at 3pm Irish/UK time! Join us as we introduce the emerging sub-field of Asexual Geographies & talk about all things space, place, and asexuality 💜 🌍 ✨ Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

Today!

Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network@aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

The Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network's Online Talk Series starts today at 3pm Irish/UK time! Join us as we introduce the emerging sub-field of Asexual Geographies & talk about all things space, place, and asexuality 💜 🌍 ✨ Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network@aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Come join is online tomorrow to learn about ace geographies!

Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network@aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

My letter to Minister Lawless about Research Ireland's decision to devolve the awarding of doctoral scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to universities. A disastrous move. Please consider raising this issue in your own institutions and with elected representatives and the media.

'Ireland’s new research funding strategy risks damaging “truly innovative and ground-breaking” discovery research while support for arts, humanities and social science studies may also be significantly cut, researchers have warned.' 1/2

Industry-focused strategy ‘an assault on Irish research system’

Non-commercial basic research and PhDs in arts and humanities subjects at risk under Research Ireland plan, argue scholars

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Happy Pride Month! Really looking forward to kicking off the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series with @joejukes.bsky.social this Friday, 5 June. Everyone is welcome, details below ✨

Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network@aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

AHSS research is already massively underfunded in Ireland, proposals to restructure funding models and prioritise commercialisation of research will disproportionately impact the humanities - Irish academics, post-docs & post-grads past, current and future please add your voice in opposition 👇

Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan

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If you're concerned about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan then consider signing an open letter to the Minister openletter.earth/concern-abou...

Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan

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I've always felt the best way to get people subscribe to @dublininquirer.com, is just to publish good articles and wait and hope. But I'm told, that people are busy and might have other things on their minds than us, so I'd better make a pitch, better ask. So here goes. 1/

Gorgeous few days down in Cork for the Conference of Irish Geographers at UCC, where I got to present some of my PhD findings on Ace Liveabilities in Ireland 💜

PhD is officially submitted!! Now off to Cork to celebrate at the Conference of Irish Geographers! @ucddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

My chapter 'Towards Asexual Geographies' seems to be consistently read, but my co-written article with @rachelbayer.bsky.social is arguably more accessible/useful to a broader range of scholars! 💜New directions for asexual geographies, 2025 (Sexualities) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Evan@evansmithhist.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Academics, is there an article or paper that you've published that you feel has slipped under the radar? Reply or quote this post with your overlooked piece! Here's mine... www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The Journal of the Finnish Society for Queer Studies (SQS) is welcoming abstracts for a Special Issue on: 📍QUEER SPACES AND CARTOGRAPHIES🌍 Submissions can be in Finnish, Swedish or English. Deadline 4th May! More info (in FI and EN): sqsseura.fi/cfp-queer-sp...

CFP: Queer spaces and cartographies - SQS – seura

Artikkelikutsu: Queer spaces and cartographies (scroll below for English) SQS – Suomen Queer-tutkimuksen seuran lehden teemanumero Queer-elämä on aina ollut tilallista. Se on rakentunut reiteille, pai...

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Introducing: Rachel Bayer @rachelbayer.bsky.social is a Geographer at University College Dublin, Ireland, working on asexualities and queer geographies, and compulsory sexuality.

Very pleased to have a chapter in 'Queer Geographies - Key Debates and Contending Perspectives' out now! I write about LGBTQ+ friendships as sites of mutual aid and think specifically about queer rural relations and spaces. It's my first publication from my PhD www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

Back from another fab Fieldstudies in Ireland field trip with the 2nd year @ucddublin.bsky.social Geography students! Over 3 days, we explored the physical & human landscapes of the border region focusing on the theme of peripherality to think about the emergence of ‘left behind’ places #geosky

We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism. 🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com

Great reaction to the Saving The City podcast, and it's at #2 in the Irish charts! If you haven't got to it yet, have a listen. We've got global and national experts and doers, and look at solutions for post-pandemic cities across housing, public space, gentrification, biodiversity, and loads more.