The recent TIBG paper from @thomdavies.bsky.social et al. on Glasgow's waste work during the pandemic was one of the four spotlighted papers from the RGS-IBG Journals last month. Have a read here ⬇️

RGS-IBG Higher Ed@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Every month we spotlight papers from across the Society’s journals, capturing the latest in geographical research. Explore May’s highlights. 👇 Dobson: https://ow.ly/XAlo50Z5vVP Fitzmaurice: https://ow.ly/KYiX50Z5vQQ Mosso et al.: https://ow.ly/nPAE50Z5vQN Davies et al.: https://ow.ly/Ufku50Z5vQM

"I feel betrayed. I was told I would have certain modules and certain professors, and now I don't even know if the modules I've chosen for next year will run" 🚨 The University of Nottingham is cutting 600+ academic jobs. This includes 1 in 3 #geography lecturers: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Students show support for lecturers over university cuts

Students at the University of Nottingham voice support for staff whose jobs are at risk.

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The University of Nottingham is cutting over 600 academic jobs. This includes 1 in 3 #geography lecturers. "The lecturers *are* the University, and without them it's nothing" - Geography student (BBC interview): www.instagram.com/reels/DYprAN...

BBC Nottingham on Instagram: "The action would "effectively block the university from handing out graduation certificates". Students have joined lecturers on the picket line at a protest over job los...

6,038 likes, 179 comments - bbceastmidlands on May 22, 2026: "The action would "effectively block the university from handing out graduation certificates". Students have joined lecturers on the picke...

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New in TIBG 'Slow death & key workers: The ordinary crisis of waste work during the COVID-19 pandemic' by @thomdavies.bsky.social et al. This paper explores the pandemic experiences of Glasgow's waste workers using Berlant's concepts of 'slow death' & the 'crisis ordinary'. doi.org/10.1111/tran...

📢New Article w/ @sovacool.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social investigating electronic waste recycling using inmates in a US Federal Prison. 🤮 ➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629826000314 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social #Abolition #Energy #Geography

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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New article in @proghumgeog.bsky.social about Necropolitics: (Drop me an email if you want a copy of the PDF) #necropolitics #geography

Progress in Human Geography@proghumgeog.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 New paper published in Progress in Human Geography 🌎 'Necropolitics and #geography' by Freya Peters, Nick Clare, and Thom Davies journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @thomdavies.bsky.social @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social #necropolitics @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

I did my bachelor's in Human Geography at Leicester. Best choice I ever made, genuinely some of the best years of my life! We were on the picket lines with staff then, full support to them now. A lot of my favourite people have left since I graduated due to the state of academia, now more at risk.

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Solidarity to colleagues at Leicester Uni: "all academic staff in the film studies and modern languages departments have been placed at risk, with "large numbers of staff" in chemistry, geography, geology & the environment (GGE) and history specialisms "uncertain if they will retain their jobs"

📣 Important Launch Today 📣 A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨ 👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.

The Channel Monitoring Project@channelmonitoring.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We are excited to announce the launch of The Channel Monitoring Project. A new initiative to change reality on the ground and at sea. For the #safety, #dignity and #humanrights of those crossing the border in #smallboats. Counter the toxicity to tell the real story.

Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement! Publishing with @politicsandspace.bsky.social was a fantastic experience. ✨

Great to see this article published in @politicsandspace.bsky.social: 'Displaced decarbonization: Climate necropolitics and the contested spatialities of green hydrogen in Namibia' By @meredeboom.bsky.social 📝 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

the real enemy arrives in a private jet, not a small boat

New work from the www.channelcrossings.org team! We have been gathering a dataset of contracts that the government has with private companies related to Channel crossings. We are calling this the ‘border economy’. We have identified over £3billion worth of contracts...

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Visit the post for more.

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Incredible piece of work on the spending on border securitisation in the UK channel.

opendemocracy.net@opendemocracy.net · last yr.

Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

I've written an article with @mayblin.bsky.social, @isakjee.bsky.social and team revealing the MASSIVE amount of money being given to private companies to "stop the boats". Who is really profitting from the UK border regime? www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Government hands firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

Research reveals the business of Channel security is booming, as companies profit off asylum seekers’ desperation

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Our academic research about 'small boat' Channel crossings has been published in the @the-independent.com "Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’ ministers warned" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social

Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

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"The #exhaustion is constant – one study shows stress levels in parents of #autistic individuals are similar to those of combat soldiers and Holocaust survivors – and the lack of sleep leads to caregiver burnout." www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #austism #parenting

‘It can break you’: life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?

A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea?

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There are some (far too few) corners of UK higher education that still give me hope. This is one of them:

Dr Ruby (she/her)@paperwhispers.bsky.social · 2y ago

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

Come work with us! A wonderfully welcoming and supportive School who have been great in helping me find my feet as an ECR Geographer! Very happy to chat to anyone interested in applying!

Thom Davies@thomdavies.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW JOB 🚨: Assistant Professor in Human Geography at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social: 💰£41,421 to £56,921 per annum Any of these research areas very welcome: 🔹Cultural and Historical Geography 🔹Economic and #Political Worlds 🔹Environment, Health and Society. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

NEW JOB 🚨: Assistant Professor in Human Geography at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social: 💰£41,421 to £56,921 per annum Any of these research areas very welcome: 🔹Cultural and Historical Geography 🔹Economic and #Political Worlds 🔹Environment, Health and Society. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Human Geography

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Professor in the School of Geography. We are seeking to appoint an academic to make a significant impact within the broad research and teaching area ...

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Happy Birthday to all refugees arbitrarily assigned 1st January as their date of birth. Congratulations on your perseverance despite the despicable treatment seeking asylum entails in the richest countries of the world. Celebrate your persistence in ensuring your rights.

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

⭐️NEW EXPLAINER: Labour on immigration: 5 things you need to know 👉 the key policy developments 👉 companies who benefit ... with links to groups mobilising against them. Summarised below for those who are short on time corporatewatch.org/labour-on-im... #starmer #homeoffice #immigration #noborders

Labour on immigration: 5 things you need to know - Corporate Watch

The Tories’ 14-year run is over, but migrant solidarity campaigners are doubtful whether things look much brighter under Labour. How much has Keir Starmer’s government departed from the Conservatives’...

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First Post! I am a migration and citizenship scholar and activist. In January I will be starting a new project at the Univeristy of Geneva titled "A Theory of Maritime Migration: Examining the intersection of mobile people and territory". Below is a selection of work published this year.

Article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social about the political economy of the UK border. We argue that both private and political actors are directly profitting from people seeking asylum (not just the "people smugglers") onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenAccess

in the marking bunker today

a woman is sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper with a pen

ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper with a pen

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While reactionaries may use women's rights to attack other minorities (Muslim communities, trans people, immigrants etc), you really don't have to scratch the surface much to realise that they are not attached to said rights, but to the exclusion of others (including women)