The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.

As drone use proliferates, responses to the threat they pose in and beyond the battlefield continue apace.

New practice advice for planners inclusive of visualisations, released by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and authored by Dr Paul Cureton (Lancaster University) and Dr Anna Jackman (Universit...

Incident appears to mark an escalation after two years of drone incursions at European airports

Planning Drone Futures: Practice Advice note 2

As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...

This online symposium, hosted by the Digital Geographies Research Group, asks how digital geographies can help frame and address complex issues.

To celebrate the launch of RTPI practice advice on planning for drones, we’re hosting a panel event followed by a drinks reception.

In Lithuania, and throughout the Baltic, we have lived for years with Russian hostility – but the tech now means that London, Berlin and Paris are just as vulnerable, says Baltic security expert Linas...

Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

An Education Select Committee report finds the government needs to make urgent plans for universities facing insolvency.

Call for Papers on the theme of Digital Geographies in Fragile Times: Precarity, Instability, and Uncertainty Geographies Research Group 2026 Annual Symposium // Online // 8/9th July 2026 Symposium…

Today MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re...

In Darlington, residents have raised worries about noise, privacy and theft over the new drone delivery service.

In its attention to urban aerial bombardment in World War II, geographer Kenneth Hewitt’s work charts the annihilation of place while carefully centering the devastation of civilian life therein. F...

US President says agreement "very possible", key Iranian calls it "an American wish list".

The unmanned aircraft can drop off 100 parcels a day within a 12km radius of Amazon's hub.

Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators It is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones. The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology. Released this week, it features cameos by figures well known in Ukraine, including the nation’s former military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. One missing person is Donald Trump. The film is conveniently set in 2024, when Washington and Kyiv were allies. Continue reading...

Next steps for the UK drone industry - policy, regulation, investment, innovation and growth

It comes after a video is shared in which a group claims to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel.

‘Discarded items’ assessed as officers investigate video in which group claims to have targeted embassy with drones

Hosted by our Political Geography Research Group, this panel assembles a range of political geographers tackling topical questions in the field.

Call for Proposals, November 2025 Last year we received 169 strong applications with a success rate of 5.9%. We anticipate funding a similar number of 10-12 grants in the next application year. Antipo...

The RAF base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed, amid a fresh conflict in the Middle East that started on Saturday.

Shahed-139 drone approached USS Abraham Lincoln ‘with unclear intent’ as US warships headed towards Iran The US military says it has shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier “with unclear intent” when it was shot down by a F-35 US fighter jet, US Central Command said on Tuesday. Continue reading...

The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...

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

The rise of fixed-term academic contracts means researchers are likely to play it safe in their choice of research topics, eschewing the kind of ambitious, radical discovery European policymakers…

The rise of fixed-term academic contracts means researchers are likely to play it safe in their choice of research topics, eschewing the kind of ambitious, radical discovery European policymakers want...