Nice to contribute to Lo Squaderno, an Italian magazine of essays on issues related to society and space. My essay "Against awe: towards everynight darkness" argues against a reliance on soliciting feelings of awe as a route for #darksky advocacy. Take a look at www.losquaderno.net/wp-content/u...

New from our recent PhD graduate and research associate, Brett Cherry -

Geo: Geography and Environment@geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 3w ago

🔋New in Geo🔋 'How to move from unjust to just transitions for renewable energy futures? Place-making and "unmaking" in the "left behind" coastal town of Blyth, Northumberland, UK' by Brett Cherry doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

Graduation is my favourite day of the academic calendar- this year with the wonderful poet and Chancellor of Newcastle University, Imtiaz Dharker. @ncl-geography.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social

🚢 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 Newcastle geographers Christine Batchelor, Louise Callard, Andrew Henderson and Bridget Tiller have returned from a research cruise to Norway, where they mapped the seafloor and collected sediment cores with colleagues from Loughborough University, UCL and Aarhus University.

We can successfully fight back against the neoliberal university managers. Newcastle UCU's success proves it: @isrfoundation.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk isrf.org/blog/target-...

Target culture and how to defeat it

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If we want to Hold the Line with fixed sea defences, ongoing intervention and maintenance are simply part of the deal. www.itv.com/watch/news/d... @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social

Why is studying geography important today? 🌍 We asked some of our 2026 medal and award recipients - recognised for their outstanding contributions to geographical research, fieldwork, teaching and public engagement - to share their thoughts 👇

Congratulations to Professor Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social on joining award-winning @carbonbrief.org as a contributing editor 👏 Bethan is among a select group of experts supporting the editorial team over two years, drawing on her expertise in glacial geology to inform climate reporting.

Introducing Carbon Brief's 2026 cohort of contributing editors - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief’s editorial team is supported by an international group of academics, each specialising in...

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Our new paper out in *Applied Geochemistry*: erosion of historic colliery spoil on the Durham coast is still releasing ~6.6 tonnes of arsenic into the North Sea every year. This flux is comparable to, or exceeds, many regulated industrial discharges. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Processes affecting pollution fluxes during the coastal erosion of legacy colliery wastes

The fate and behaviour of legacy coastal waste deposits are of concern due to the potential for future climate change to increase contaminant fluxes f…

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New paper: Glaciers, lakes and wetlands in the high Peruvian Andes. How do these systems interact and how important are glaciers for maintaining wetlands? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Landsystems of the tropical high Peruvian Andes: Glaciers, lakes, wetlands and water resources in the Cordillera Vilcanota

We outline the geomorphological relationships between glaciers, lakes and bofedal wetlands, and the way in which moraines, talus slopes and sandar interact with catchment hydrology in the tropical A...

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Research led by Dr Matthew Perks at @ncl-geography.bsky.social with @nationaltrust.org.uk shows that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow flows and create better-quality habitats. At Goldrill Beck, flood waters were delayed by an average of 25 minutes. Read more: bit.ly/4dtXGNF

Restoring rivers can slow flows and boost opportunities for wildlife

A major river restoration project in Cumbria has shown that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow the movement of water and improve habitats.

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The recipient of this year's Murchison Award for publications judged to contribute most to geographical science in recent years is Professor Anoop Nayak @anoop79.bsky.social. @ncl-geography.bsky.social

The recipient of the 2026 Victoria Medal for conspicuous merit in research in geography is Professor Rachel Pain @rachelpain.bsky.social. @ncl-geography.bsky.social

It is a delight to launch our Greenland Connection resources! These tell the hidden stories and histories of the UK-led exploration of Greenland. www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...

The Greenland Connection: decolonising UK-Greenland exploration - AntarcticGlaciers.org

The Greenland Connection is a project funded by the NERC Arctic Office, which aims to illustrate the diversity of people involved in UK-led explorations to Greenland. The Greenland Connection comprise...

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🎉 Delighted to share that our colleagues, Professor Rachel Pain and Professor Anoop Nayak have received recognition from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Congratulations to both on these outstanding achievements!

RGS-IBG Higher Ed@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations to this year’s Society medal and award recipients, recognised for their outstanding contributions to geographical research. Learn more about some of this year’s recipients, working across the geography academic community, below 👇

New research bulletin published by CL:AIRE detailing our work to understand the fate and mobility of legacy waste in the coastal zone, following the conclusion of the NERC highlight topics grant: claire.co.uk/legacy-waste... @ncl-geography.bsky.social

📣 We’re excited to share that Geography at Newcastle University is now ranked 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱—Top 25 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 🌍✨ A proud moment reflecting the strength of our research, teaching, and community 👏🎉 #WeAreNCL #NewcastleUniversity @newcastleuni.bsky.social

🥳Congratulations to our colleagues, Dr Michael Joseph Richardson (@michaeljrichardson.bsky.social) and Professor Jen Bagelman (@bagelwoman.bsky.social), on being shortlisted for the 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in the category of 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵.

Our colleague, Professor Bethan Davies has been invited to serve as a 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 for 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 for the next two years. Congratulations to Bethan (@iceybethan.bsky.social) on this well-deserved recognition!🎉 ➡️𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳📝: www.carbonbrief.org/introducing-...

We’re delighted to share that 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙯𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 by Dr. James Riding is now on view at the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. The exhibition runs from March 30 to April 6. 🔎𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: muzej.ba www.subjectiveeditions.org/mapping/subj...

The 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙯𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 by Dr. James Riding has reached an incredible milestone and is now available at the Buybook bookstore. It's even placed on the shelf just above 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢, the Nobel Prize–winning novel. A truly meaningful achievement. Congratulations!🎉

Geography has today been ranked #22 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, up from #36 in 2025 and #40 in 2024. This is the highest subject ranking of all disciplines at Newcastle University. Superb achievement!

Newcastle University@newcastleuni.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 We're celebrating 10 subjects being ranked within the world's top 100 in the latest QS Rankings 🎉 It's a fantastic achievement and testament to the hard work and dedication from our staff and students. #WeAreNCL

📢 We're celebrating 10 subjects being ranked within the world's top 100 in the latest QS Rankings 🎉 It's a fantastic achievement and testament to the hard work and dedication from our staff and students. #WeAreNCL

Following recent debate sparked by the Bank of England’s announcement that future banknotes will feature wildlife, Dr Michael J Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, has shared his perspective in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The trope of ‘choosing pets over people’ is not new | Letter

Letter: The problem isn’t the beaver on the banknote – it’s a politics that no longer recognises what holds value, writes Dr Michael J Richardson

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A challenge for students on the @ncl-geography.bsky.social Netherlands fieldtrip today with ~1m storm surge completely inundating de Slufter field site - great resilience reconsidering what was possible, and retargeting some of their project work. Fantastic to show this dynamic environment in flood!

🗣📢 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮 Our colleague, Professor Bethan Davies (@iceybethan.bsky.social) will be speaking at an upcoming webinar next week on glacier loss in Alaska. 🗓 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟯 🕕 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 🖥️𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: futureearth.confetti.events/glacier-loss...

Glacier Loss in Alaska

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A new study shows how Antarctic Peninsula systems will be affected under different emissions scenarios. 🧪 Research led by @iceybethan.bsky.social from @ncl-geography.bsky.social with colleagues from @bas.ac.uk, @pml.ac.uk, and elsewhere. eos.org/articles/ant...

Antarctic Peninsula Faces Starkly Different Futures, Depending on Decisions Made Today - Eos

A study reveals interconnected changes under three emissions pathways and describes the emerging challenges facing Antarctic fieldwork.

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📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄🎉 A new paper by Dr Robin Finlay, Dr Matt Benwell and Professor Peter Hopkins (@peterhopkins.bsky.social) has been published in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡. Check it out! 🔓 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 – 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to three of our academics, Professors Gina Heathcote, Kyle Grayson and Louise Kempton, who have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising their excellence in their fields. 👏 Read more here. ⬇ https://bit.ly/47edsJh #WeAreNCL

🔎See this interesting blog post about our colleague Dr James Riding’s atlas, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒂 — a collection of hand-drawn, personal maps created during participatory workshops in Sarajevo, Srebrenica and Vitez. 👉𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: from.ncl.ac.uk/how-hand-dra...

How hand-drawn maps are revealing real stories from Bosnia and Herzegovina

A new atlas developed by a Newcastle University geographer offers a unique view of life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Find out how.

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