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Anna Jackman

@ahjackman.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Reading. Feminist political geographer and drone researcher interested in technological visibilities, volumes, and futures.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Listen to @bloodwork.show www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels
MQ-9 Reaper drones — known for high-profile deadly strikes — have been shifted from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador, U.S. officials said.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congratulations @samkinsley.uk ! Pleasure to be working with you in your new role and thank you for the kind words. We’re lucky to have such a fantastic and inclusive @dgrgrgs.bsky.social research group committee, past and present!
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣 Calling Early Career Researchers Join the DGRG on Fri 4th during RGS-IBG AC26 for a workshop exploring experiences of precarity in UK Higher Education. We'll discuss opportunities for building solidarity and hopes for progress. Cake provided! You don't need to be a digital geographer to join us!
The image is a poster advertising an ECR workshop on Friday 4th September at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference, called "giving voice to early career researchers (ECRs): challenges, solidarities and hopes for progress". Below the title, time/date/location, is a cornflower coloured box with details of the workshop. It invites ECRs to attend an interactive workshop to kickstart conversations and actions for solidarity building and hopes for progress.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BBC News: UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 'An adviser to the Kremlin, says there might be a "semi-military" response against UK drone factories by "unknown sources" over the sharing of blueprints for British-made cruise missile components'
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UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources' says Kremlin advisor
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New piece in @theconversation.com. 'How drones are taken down - from nets and metal cages to jammers' theconversation.com/how-drones-a... Thanks to @samphelps.bsky.social for great editorial support! @uniofreading.bsky.social
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How drones are taken down – from nets and metal cages to jammers
As drone use proliferates, responses to the threat they pose in and beyond the battlefield continue apace.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Pleasure to launch two new practice advice notes exploring drones with @paulcureton.bsky.social and the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social Find out more, and access the notes, via this press release: www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
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RTPI lays out vision of drone-enabled built environment futures, but warns of risks without early planning
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...
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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 05/08/2026
German police say a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport late yesterday evening. At about the same time, a DHL flight collided with a separate object on approach and diverted to Hanover. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf... 19 flights were diverted way from LEJ in total.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/08/2026
Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police ft.trib.al/PkWnLJr
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Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police
Incident appears to mark an escalation after two years of drone incursions at European airports
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Read the notes here: ➡️ Planning and drones: Using drones to deliver planning services www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the... ➡️ Planning and drones 2: Planning for scaled drone use and infrastructure www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
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Planning and drones 1 | The Royal Town Planning Institute
Planning drones futures: Practice Advice Note 1
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
💡 At an event today, @paulcureton.bsky.social and I launch two @rtpiplanners.bsky.social practice advice notes. ➡️ Press release: www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
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Planning and drones 2 | The Royal Town Planning Institute
Planning Drone Futures: Practice Advice note 2
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gillian rose @profgillian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage
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...
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚀 Not long to go until our free online DGRG Annual Symposium on 9 July 2026! Don't forget to register via the link. Join us for three exciting sessions exploring Digital Geographies in Fragile Times. For more info: digitalgeographiesrg.org/9-july-2026-... See you there! #DGRGAnnualSymposium2026
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Digital geographies in fragile times | Webinar
This online symposium, hosted by the Digital Geographies Research Group, asks how digital geographies can help frame and address complex issues.
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 01/07/2026
Timely. A planning application we looked at recently claimed drone delivery would reduce the need for trips.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
💡With the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social, @paulcureton.bsky.social and I are launching two practice advice notes - exploring planners’ use of drones, and planning for drone infrastructure - at an event in London on 30 July. ➡️ Find out more and book tickets (free) here: www.rtpi.org.uk/events/plann...
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Planning drone futures: Practice advice launch reception | The Royal Town Planning Institute
To celebrate the launch of RTPI practice advice on planning for drones, we’re hosting a panel event followed by a drinks reception.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pleasure to attend the Critical Drone Studies conference at the University of Cambridge last week. Enjoyed presenting on Drone cohabitations: Telling stories of, and making space for, animals in drone futures. Big thank you to Beryl Pong, @amygaeta.bsky.social & wider organisers for a rich event!
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gillian rose @profgillian.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
reposting this which enthuses not only about Sarah Sharma's book but also the work of Devika Narayan @devikanarayan.bsky.social. @dukepress.bsky.social @goodrobotpod.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @ahjackman.bsky.social @melhogan.bsky.social @alinau27.bsky.social
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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Happy Social Mobility Day! 🎉 Our Geography for All resource directory highlights scholarships, internships, skills programmes and career pathways for underrepresented students. Know something we should feature? Get in touch at geogforall@rgs.org. Find support here👇 ow.ly/Q5jP50Z71Ft
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
‘A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas Kojala
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...
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Zelenskyy, writing on social media, said the strike was the latest example of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions…I thank our warriors for their precision. Ukraine’s plan for long-range sanctions is being implemented exactly as needed to bring peace closer” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city
Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday
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BBC NEWS @bbcnewsunofficial.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens Several long-range drones struck oil storage facilities near the city, days before Vladimir Putin is due to address the event.
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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SHAPE Involve and Engage
A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
'In a report, the Education Select Committee said 24 institutions are now said to be at risk of insolvency within the next 12 months - with many already making job cuts, closing courses and selling off buildings or land.' Link to report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
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Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs
An Education Select Committee report finds the government needs to make urgent plans for universities facing insolvency.
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
⏰ Just three days left to submit your abstract for the DGRG Annual Symposium, 'Digital Geographies in Fragile Times'. Find more info on the CfP and submit your abstract before Friday 15th May via the link below! #DigitalGeography #CallForPapers #AcademicConference #Geography #DGRG
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Call for Papers – Digital Geographies Research Group 2026 Annual Symposium
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…
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Wake up! The House of Commons Education Committee says fifty - yes fifty - Higher Education Institutions are at risk of insolvency within the next three years. Wake up! committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...
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“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK Parliament
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...
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Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Pleased to be making this change in Transactions - hopefully it will allow more space for citational generosity & care, all the more important in this world of AI & hallucinated references. Do have a read of our reasons for this move: doi.org/10.1111/tran...
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
So sorry to read this. Sending solidarity
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
2,700 in limbo for months, with more than 600 expected to lose their jobs. Having been at risk of redundancy last year, I can’t imagine the impact of so many feeling so insecure and devalued. Cruel and destructive. Solidarity to all.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New from @paulcureton.bsky.social and I for the @uk.theconversation.com. As Amazon's Prime Air launches in Darlington, the implications of scaled drone use for UK planning and the built environment require further investigation theconversation.com/amazon-is-ma... @uniofreading.bsky.social
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Amazon is making drone deliveries in the UK – here’s why nimbyism could hamper a wider rollout
In Darlington, residents have raised worries about noise, privacy and theft over the new drone delivery service.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Pleasure to contribute to the Annals of the American Association of Geographers forum on Urban Place Annihilation. Kathleen Braden urged us to revisit Kenneth Hewitt's contribution to geographies of aerial bombardment in the context of contemporary warfare #drones www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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For a Feminist Geopolitics of Aerial Bombardment and Place Annihilation in the Drone Age
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...
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thanks Oli, hope you’re well 🙂
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's World at One today about Amazon's delivery drone activities. Story starts at 24 minutes - thanks to Sarah Montague for keeping me on a while! Listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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World at One - Deal or no deal between US and Iran? - BBC Sounds
US President says agreement "very possible", key Iranian calls it "an American wish list".
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Interviewed by the BBC for a story on Amazon's drone activities in Darlington and the challenges of scaling commercial delivery drones in the UK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'We had people come just to see it': Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone
The unmanned aircraft can drop off 100 parcels a day within a 12km radius of Amazon's hub.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Pleasure to be invited to join yesterday's 'autonomous aviation' roundtable held at Parliament. Great to hear about cutting edge UK drone applications and to input on the outstanding challenges and barriers facing scaling. Thank you to Windracers for the invitation and meeting photo
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
'New regulations are sharply tightening rules for recreational and civilian operators...As of end of 2025, China had 3mn + registered drones, a 50% increase from 2024. The Ministry of Public Security said tighter regulations were necessary to protect public safety' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/w...
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China Built the World’s Drone Industry. Now It’s Locking Down the Skies.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/04/2026
Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age
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Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age
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...
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Pleasure to present at today's Westminster eForum's Next steps for the UK drone industry - policy, regulation, investment, innovation and growth event on a panel exploring priorities for drone sector policy and regulation. ➡️ Event info: www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/D...
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Next steps for the UK drone industry - policy, regulation, investment, innovation and growth
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📢 The Department of Geography and Environmental Science @uniofreading.bsky.social are looking to hire two Lecturers in Human Geography. Info on each post in thread below. Please share widely! ⭐ You can read more about our Human Geography Research Cluster here: www.reading.ac.uk/ges/research...
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
➡️ Lecturer in Human Geography - Post 2: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRF684/l... (closing date 24 May 2026): We are looking to appoint a critical human geographer for the post of Lecturer in Human Geography.
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Lecturer in Human Geography - Post 2 at University of Reading
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Human Geography - Post 2. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
➡️ Lecturer in Human Geography - Post 1: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRF676/l... (closing date 13 May 2026): We are looking to appoint a critical human geographer with experience teaching of quantitative and/or mixed-methods (i.e. quantitative and qualitative methods).
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Lecturer in Human Geography Post 1 at University of Reading
An academic position as a Lecturer in Human Geography Post 1 is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📢 The Department of Geography and Environmental Science @uniofreading.bsky.social are looking to hire two Lecturers in Human Geography. Info on each post in thread below. Please share widely! ⭐ You can read more about our Human Geography Research Cluster here: www.reading.ac.uk/ges/research...
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RGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Welcome to our research and higher education Bluesky! 👋 Follow us to stay up to date with our work in geographical research, including events, funding opportunities, new publications and more. Learn more about how we promote geography in higher education and beyond: ow.ly/CMgN50YI795
Bright orange circular sign on a brick wall reading 'Welcome' with Royal Geographical Society branding partially obscured by green foliage.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
‘Police are "assessing a number of discarded items" in London's Kensington Gardens after a video was shared online in which a group claimed to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous substances’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kensington Gardens shut as police 'assess discarded items'
It comes after a video is shared in which a group claims to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel.
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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
‘A video, which appears to have been posted by an Iran-linked Islamist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, shows a target over an image of the Israeli embassy before people could be seen in the footage posted online dressed in hazmat suits flying #drones’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police respond to incident near Israeli embassy in London
‘Discarded items’ assessed as officers investigate video in which group claims to have targeted embassy with drones
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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Booking is now live for the first Geography Southeast conference! Please do share with any geography teachers who might be interested in a free day of curriculum orientated talks, lectures, and workshops. The programme is looking fantastic: www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g...
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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Employers should cover work-related travel and other expenses directly rather than require employees to float their employer an interest-free loan while subjecting them to a byzantine reimbursement process that will take at least a month and entail multiple rounds of paperwork.
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 30/03/2026
'Doing political geography in authoritarian times' 📣 Join the Society's Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) for an upcoming panel with Jason Luger, Natalie Koch, Filippo Menga and Felicitas Kuebler. 📍 Online, Wednesday 8 April 👉 Register here: ow.ly/SJTv50YuGcW
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Doing political geography in authoritarian times | Webinar
Hosted by our Political Geography Research Group, this panel assembles a range of political geographers tackling topical questions in the field.
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 17/03/2026
Applications for the 2026 Fi Wi Road Internship are now open! Offering paid part-time work, mentoring, group sessions and workshops, this opportunity is open to Black or mixed Black heritage geography students currently enrolled at a UK university. Learn more and apply: ow.ly/NsR850YuM81
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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
an under-appreciated effect of the uncertainty across the sector right now and the ongoing cuts is that no one is able to plan anything at all with any certainty or confidence which, aside from anything else, must translate to a huge waste of money
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Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Call for applications -- Antipode Foundation "Right to the Discipline" grants -- due date 10 April 2026 -- funding available for imaginative, daring, and unruly scholarship and praxis, including scholar-activism, workshops, and much more antipodeonline.org/a-right-to-t...
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“Right to the Discipline” grants - Antipode Online
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...
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 02/03/2026
RAF base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike, Ministry of Defence says
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RAF base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike, Ministry of Defence says
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.
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