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Tom Disney

@tdisney85.bsky.social

Associate Professor and Social Geographer at Northumbria University. My research applies geographical theory and spatial methods to social work and child welfare. https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/d/tom-disney/

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Tom Disney@tdisney85.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Very excited to be launching our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project looking at why certain places become associated with extra familial harms for young people. More details here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

Leverhulme Trust Newsletter – June 2026

Flipsnack is a digital catalog maker that makes it easy to create, publish and share html5 flipbooks. Upload a PDF or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more.

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Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · 2mo ago

The Trust’s latest Newsletter is out now! Read about egg surface-sperm coevolution, depathologising research culture through disability and neurodivergence, property hegemony and urban futures in Seoul, and much more: leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 5mo ago

Fixed-term contracts, restructuring, and redundancies are reshaping academic careers. The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers. Read the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

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Tom Disney@tdisney85.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really excited to be able finally say that my application for a Research Project Grant from Leverhulme - the Horror of Place-based Harms - was successful. Posting here because the project will be able to employ a PDRA and PhD for 3yrs. I’ll post more details soon. Do get in touch if interested.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

'The surging number of redundancies in UK higher education could undermine entire research fields as networks of collaborators disappear, according to an academic whose project fell through when a colleague’s job at another institution was put at risk.' 1/2

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Research networks ‘diminishing by the day’ as redundancies hit. Cross-institutional networks being thwarted by job pressures, warns academic after homicide detection project collapses. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

We Own It@weownit.org.uk · 6mo ago

Profit doesn't belong in children's social care "Landmark legislation to eliminate private profit from children’s social care services in Wales... But in England, more than 80% of child residential homes are for profit" Time for England to copy Wales www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push

Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carers

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Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Youth provision should not depend on charities like us alone. That’s why we urge local MPs and the communities minister to go further in strengthening statutory protections for youth services and review councils’ statutory duty to provide youth services."

‘Hope and relief’ as seaside town’s last youth centre saved

Charity praises effort to stop Ramsgate’s Pie Factory Music closing but calls for more youth services in coastal towns

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2

The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial

Editorial: Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edge

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@martinbarrow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Major new investigation by The Observer: Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care. Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care

Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. What does that mean for them day to day? In the first part of a series on the care system, Charlotte Reck worked under cove...

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

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...

gillian rose@profgillian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

this is a crucial report with significance across the UK #highered sector, for all workers, on fixed-tem contracts or not, including senior management. @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @resprofnews.bsky.social

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 8mo ago

📣Join the States of Precarity team for the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report. 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🎦 Online 👉 Sign up to attend: https://bit.ly/4rvQgP2 Check out the report before the launch: https://bit.ly/44HTUvg

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