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Planning your attendance | RGS

Plan your attendance at the conference, both in-person and online.

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Chuffed to give an opening keynote at the RGS-IBG conference this year. That said, all the Chair’s events look unmissable. Great vision, as ever, from @peterhopkins.bsky.social www.rgs.org/research/ann...

Chair's events | Annual International Conference

Discover our line up of Chair's events and speakers for this year's Annual International Conference.

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See what @peterhopkins.bsky.social had to say about Ethnic and Racial Studies in this insightful endorsement! Publish your research with us. Check out instructions for authors here: www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...

I'm available to take on new coaching clients so please feel free to get in touch and to share this with anyone you think might be interested ☺️. 🙋‍♂️ Executive coaching and mentoring 🙋 Career and life coaching In addition, I also offer: 🙋 Away-day facilitation 🙋 Writing workshops and retreats

📌NEW PAPER - about how the UK asylum system actively promotes disorientation for asylum seekers - led by @robinfinlay.bsky.social with Matt Benwell and I from our HERA/AHRC funded work about refugee youth. @ncl-geography.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📌A NEW PAPER by @james-carr.bsky.social and I - we review research about Islamophobia and anti-Mulsim racism and suggest some possibilities for future work in @ersjournal.com Have a read here 👇: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣 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/...

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🔥 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀! Professor Peter Hopkins(@peterhopkins.bsky.social) and Dr James Carr have published a new paper in 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, reviewing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism and suggesting some possibilities for future research. Check it out!

📌A NEW PAPER by @james-carr.bsky.social and I - we review research about Islamophobia and anti-Mulsim racism and suggest some possibilities for future work in @ersjournal.com Have a read here 👇: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! We’re pleased to share that our colleagues, Professor Peter Hopkins (@peterhopkins.bsky.social) and Dr Matt Benwell have published a paper, along with Dr Robin Finlay at the University of Sunderland, The Institute for Economic and Social Inclusion.🎉

This paper, published in 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, explores how the UK asylum system actively promotes disorientation for asylum seekers. Check it out! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Disorientation and Asylum-Seeking Youth: Examining the Emotional and Embodied Impacts of the UK Asylum System

Disorientation is a critical emotional and embodied dimension in the slow violence of the UK government’s asylum policies. This article focuses on young asylum seekers in Newcastle-Gateshead, UK, a...

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📌NEW PAPER - about how the UK asylum system actively promotes disorientation for asylum seekers - led by @robinfinlay.bsky.social with Matt Benwell and I from our HERA/AHRC funded work about refugee youth. @ncl-geography.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm available to take on new coaching clients so please feel free to get in touch and to share this with anyone you think might be interested ☺️. 🙋‍♂️ Executive coaching and mentoring 🙋 Career and life coaching In addition, I also offer: 🙋 Away-day facilitation 🙋 Writing workshops and retreats

Here is a collection of papers from the @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social journals focused on the @rgs.org annual conference theme of "geographies of inequalities: towards just places": 👇 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

A really important piece for university Geography from colleagues across the country, including our @peterhopkins.bsky.social

Jenny Pickerill@jennypickerill.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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 www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-u... With @jennypickerill.bsky.social @peterhopkins.bsky.social Beth Greenhough & Jamie Woodward

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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This is a really excellent piece - detailing the situation for geography (&other subjects) across UK #HE. The cuts & more general lack of support are having a devastating effects that will reverberate for decades @jennypickerill.bsky.social @peterhopkins.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social

Jenny Pickerill@jennypickerill.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

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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NEW PAPER in @ersjournal.com with @joeljoel.bsky.social about lifecycles of antiracism amongst activists in Glasgow 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond Kenmure Street: lifecycles of antiracism amongst activists in Glasgow

This paper examines antiracist activism in Glasgow, Scotland, through the anchor of the 2021 “Battle of Kenmure Street,” when residents and activists stopped a Home Office immigration raid. Drawing...

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Are you a physical geographer looking for an editorial opportunity? Join the wonderful team at The Geographical Journal - details below⬇️

The Geographical Journal@thegj.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢New Editor sought📢 We are seeking to appoint a Physical Geography Editor to The Geographical Journal. The GJ publishes work which engages with public issues and policy-relevant agendas. 🗓️Deadline: 7 January 2026 For more information, please see this page: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

NEW BOOK with a 20% discount code 👇

Jessica Faecks@jessicafaecks.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#JustPublished in 'New Directions in Islam': The Pivot 'Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia', ed. by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and @peterhopkins.bsky.social . Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

#JustPublished in 'New Directions in Islam': The Pivot 'Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia', ed. by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and @peterhopkins.bsky.social . Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

**New edited book** about Muslim youth in Southeast Asia 👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia

This book explores Muslim youth in Southeast Asia, from culture and social media to politics, offering insights into future regional trends.

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INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins. Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia. University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/fqth50X9OOF

INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins

INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University

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@peterhopkins.bsky.social discusses how the Far-right protests against #AsylumHotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with #Migration dominating political debate while #Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism remain sidelined and silenced: buff.ly/J3hLPr9

Asylum hotel protests in the UK: Why Islamophobia is being ignored - Transforming Society

Peter Hopkins, author of 'Everyday Islamophobia', discusses the Far-right protests against asylum hotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with migration dominating political debate…

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📢New Issue of The GJ!📢 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 September's Issue features the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section alongside 9 papers, 3 commentaries, and records of the 2025 RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony. Take a look here ⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754959...