Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS Animal Geographies @rgs-agwg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Join the chair of AGWG Hannah Fair for an exciting online workshop introducing why and how to become a journal peer reviewer on 8th December 1pm-2pm! Further details and registration are available here www.rgs.org/events/upcom... 034
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 09/10/2026Are you a researcher, student or teacher looking for funding to support a fieldwork project? 📣 Applications for our 2027 grants are now open! Explore the funding opportunities available and how to apply: www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/lates… 0914
Reposted by Dr Anna Lawrencewill pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026i wrote about this last year www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p...history-uk.ac.uk‘Doing the Readings’Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press… 15718
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 05/10/2026Who gets to decide what counts as ‘proper’ England? Sophie Lively (Newcastle University) discusses the task of finding an authentic story of the north east in a new Geography Directions post. Check it out here👇 ow.ly/cWVf50ZSawRow.lyWho gets to be ‘proper England’? Myth making, nostalgia and post-industrial geographiesBy Sophie Lively, Newcastle University When Rupert Lowe, leader of the far-right party Restore Britain, recently visited the north east of England and described it on social media as “proper Englan… 084
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceDr Joanne Norcup @drjn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My most recent open access paper with David Lambert (University of Warwick) in @areajournal.bsky.social #CaribbeanHistoricalGeographiesandBritishGeography doi.org/10.1111/area... 154
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceNHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When the NHM opened in 1881, visitors with cameras had to buy a permit and send two copies of each print to the Museum’s collections. You can scroll through a few highlights from each album by swiping left in this post. See every page here: buff.ly/31893CL #MuseumArchives #DigitisedCollections 03513
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 10/09/2026📜 Our latest research spotlight zooms in on Dr Sarah Klosterkamp's Transactions paper, which unpacks mould and justice in the German housing market. Read more 👉 www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/lates…rgs.orgMouldy homes and an issue of justice in the housing marketIn this research spotlight, we’re featuring Dr Sarah Klosterkamp’s research, published in Transactions, on justice in the German housing market. 051
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 09/09/2026Want regular updates about guided walks, exhibitions and talks near you? We have regional committees across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, all managed by groups of local volunteers. ⭐️ Follow your local account below and discover what’s happening in your area 👇 go.bsky.app/G7Uyyq 054
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceLSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Enjoyed our meet the editors session with Margath Walker and Jake Hodder at #RGSIBG26? Find out more about the RGS-IBG Book Series and how you can submit a proposal here: press.lse.ac.uk/books/series... Published books in the series so far include ⬇️ @rgs.org 121
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026For more on this year’s theme, we have compiled a selection of free-to-access reading across the journals published by the Society. Check it out here: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #RGSIBG26rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.comGeographies of inequalities – towards just places: RGS-IBG Joint Virtual IssuesClick on the title to browse this issue 023
Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Enjoyed dipping my toe back into the academic waters today at the @rgs.org Annual Conference, presenting some of my work on settler women's floriculture in NZ in a fabulous session on more-than-human friendship organised by @katiecmoliver.bsky.social & @liambatespoet.bsky.social 1183
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceLSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Attending the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference this week? 🌍 Come and visit the LSE Press stand to browse our latest publications, including new books from the RGS-IBG Book Series. 🗨️ Interested in publishing with us? Come and have a chat with the team! @rgs.org #RGSIBG26 0125
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Catching up with new and old colleagues from near and far at #RGSIBG26 day two! We've got a range of socials and AGMs hosted by the Research Groups coming up this evening, plus a panel in the Ondaatje Theatre - Nuclear Latitudes: Positions on Landscape, Memory and the Invisible. See you later! 052
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceJaime Walsh @jaimewalsh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026an ecologist & human geographer walk into a bar... a wonderful reminder that meaningful work begins with a conversation. “a crescendo of…an interdisciplinary partnership” is a phrase i will be borrowing. 065
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceDr Christopher F Clements @expecocons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Very cool paper from @miaarundel.bsky.social in my group thinking about rewilding in the form of a dialogue between an ecologist and social scientist. I've never seen a paper in this format before, have a look! 🐺 🧸🦬 🌍 21212
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceDr Joanne Norcup @drjn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/XNWITJ...rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCaribbean Historical Geographies and British GeographyReader environment loaded 011
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Are you new to the Annual Conference? Register for our Newcomers' welcome event on Tuesday 1 September for a chance to meet the Conference Chair and tour the conference sites 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/18YxGRTMryo… #RGSIBG26 044
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceJames Palmer @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Lovely new paper just out in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social by Sarah Hunter and Mia Arundel (@bristoluni.bsky.social) – "We Now Walk Into the Wild: A Rewilding Dialogue". Available Open Access here: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.comWe Now Walk Into the Wild: A Rewilding DialogueThis paper presents a dialogue on the meaning and uses of rewilding, with a focus on Britain, from the perspectives of an ecologist and human geographer. Traversing the concepts of historical baselin.... 1129
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceJeremy Schmidt @jeremyjschmidt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026VERY excited to announce my new book with @uchicagopress.bsky.social is now published! Landlocked tells Alberta's water and energy story together. As it does, it shows how political legitimacy is forged through how states know and relate to land. Find it here! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 0144
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026📣New Editors in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social and @tibg.bsky.social: We are pleased to welcome Professor James Esson, Dr Mel Rohse, Dr Nathan Thomas and @drsarahhall.bsky.social who will be joining the editor teams for 𝐺𝑒𝑜 and 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 over the coming months. 👇 0134
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceTIBG @tibg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026📢Editor appointments!📢 We will soon be welcoming James Esson and @drsarahhall.bsky.social to our editor team in Transactions. A massive thank you to @kbrickell.bsky.social for all of her work on the journal over the past few years. 1122
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceJames Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I've just heard that the BA/BSc Geography programme is to close at the University of Exeter’s Centre for Geography and Environmental Science (CGES) in Cornwall. This programme was made up of excellent modules with original and content, taught brilliantly—often with real innovation—by extremely 1/9 5172104
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceAndrés Sierra @aesierra.bsky.social · 28/07/2026New article out, open access, in The Geographical Journal, examining what makes an organisation function as social infrastructure: “Neighbour-Based Organisations as Social Infrastructure: Gathering, Channelling and Remaining in the Midst of Mexico City’s Water Crisis.” doi.org/10.1111/geoj...doi.orgThe Geographical Journal | RGS Research Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis article examines how neighbour-based organisations become social infrastructures in contexts of water scarcity. Drawing on a qualitative case study of the Water Defence Committee in Mexico City,... 011
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceLSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Richard Harris, David Manley and Robert Mayhew reflect on their upcoming edited collection, Geography and a Geographer for the LSE Press blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... @rgs.orgbit.lyRon Johnston: Geography, Scholarship and LegacyRichard Harris, David Manley and Robert Mayhew share how they developed Geography and a Geographer: Reimagining the Discipline After Ron Johnston. 154
Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Publication day for the latest book in the RGS-IBG Series! An edited volume on the work and legacy of geographer Ron Johnston - free to read here: press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... @lsepress.bsky.socialpress.lse.ac.uk 0102
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceArea @areajournal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026New in Area: 'Reimagining the politics of citation through critical curation' by James Esson et al. This piece brings together insights from art curation and geography, outlining 6 curatorial principles for reorienting approaches to citation in academic publishing. doi.org/10.1111/area...doi.orgArea | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryBringing together insights from art curation and geography, this paper reimagines academic citation as a form of critical curation that fosters more deliberate, generous and grounded citational pract... 072
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceEd Armston-Sheret @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Interested in polar exploration? Free next Wednesday evening? Come along to my book launch, 6-8pm, 29 July, Hatchards Piccadilly. 033
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Huge few days for us at @britishacademy.bsky.social as we’ve brought issues of the humanities into the public eye with different stories in the Times, Guardian and FT. Well done to all my colleagues for the hard work that makes this happen 08626
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Check out this month’s highlights for a snapshot of research published across our journals in June👇 GJ - Wilson et al.: ow.ly/YJhw50ZjxJz GEO - Uribe-Albornoz & Talbot: ow.ly/UEgi50ZjxJL TIBG - Jeffrey et al.: ow.ly/s2Y450ZjxKl AREA - Yu et al.: ow.ly/R6LO50Zjx2v 142
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceGeo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 17/07/2026🔋New in Geo🔋 'How to move from unjust to just transitions for renewable energy futures? Place-making and "unmaking" in the "left behind" coastal town of Blyth, Northumberland, UK' by Brett Cherry doi.org/10.1002/geo2... 062
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceAnson Mackay (they/them) @ans.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Read this account by James on what is known so far about Exeter’s destructive round of job losses. The use of NDAs by senior management is pretty insidious too 276
Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 12/06/2026A lovely sunny day in Birmingham leading a publishing workshop for NERC students - big thanks to Charlene Rose for organising! 010
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceDr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My @thegj.bsky.social piece has been spotlighted by @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social for May! 043
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceThe Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Have a read of @matildaf.bsky.social's recent GJ commentary on reproductive futures, featured in last month's RGS-IBG Journals highlights: doi.org/10.1111/geoj...doi.org 022
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceGeo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🌏New in Geo🌍 'Interdisciplinary perspectives on geoviolence: Towards relational conceptual integration' by Nora Komposch et al. This commentary explores the concept of 'geoviolence' in the context of accelerating human-driven environmental harm. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...doi.orgInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Geoviolence: Towards Relational Conceptual IntegrationEnvironmental degradation is widely recognised as largely driven by human activity, yet the terminology and conceptual frameworks used to describe socioenvironmental interconnections vary across disc... 032
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🔊The provisional programme for this year's Annual Conference is now live. We're excited to feature over 600 sessions this year, engaging with the theme of Geographies of inequalities: towards just places. Explore the virtual event space and our programme highlights 👇 bit.ly/4uDOpJhow.lyAnnual International Conference programmeRead our information about the conference programme, including programme start and end times. 056
Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Enjoyed celebrating the launch of Climate Hegemony in the RGS-IBG Book Series last night @rgs.org - thanks to all who came out! You can read the #OpenAccess book here for free: share.google/boY6a0Y56fGQ... @laurieparsons.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social 0126
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceDean Bond @deanbond.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Important editorial & practical step from @tibg.bsky.social The editors nicely lay out the central problems with citation practices (although they do not mention the problems that come with using Harvard/APA format, which contributes to the name check problem and lax pp. referencing). 0116
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Authors writing in TIBG no longer have to include reference lists within the 10,000-word limit. Read the latest editorial - Citational Politics in Transactions - which lays out the reasons for this change, inviting authors to reflect on their own citational practice 👇 ow.ly/zJTE50Z4lxV 0137
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceGeography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Durham Geography PhD student Jay Sinclair has helped to instal the first air quality monitor for a new community monitoring project in Teesside. Funded by @rgs.org, the study tracks how heavy industry and new green projects affect health, stress, and sleep. Exciting work on environmental justice! 🌍💨 1114
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 26/05/2026We’re delighted that our very own Dr Catherine Souch, Head of Research and Higher Education, has been awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Tivy Education Medal 👏 Catherine is a champion for HE geography in the UK, helping ensure the discipline remains relevant and future-focused. 1195
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026For food poverty among the student population, and measures to address it, this spotlight report from the Royal Geographical Society is good. 2/2rgs.orgStudent food poverty: the role of universitiesMany university students struggle to afford basic needs. While schools and nurseries provide free food, universities’ role in this is less understood. 1199
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Join us for the launch reception of Laurie Parsons's new book 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦, in the RGS-IBG Book Series. 📆 Thursday 28 May, 6.30pm-9.00pm 📍 RGS-IBG, London Register to attend: ow.ly/igbC50Z25G5 LSE Press 421
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceRGS-IBG Higher Ed @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Had a contribution accepted for Annual Conference 2026? Whether you're joining us in-person or online, register now and plan your attendance. Further details on accommodation, travel, letters and how to get the most out of our online platform are on our website: ow.ly/qB7950YRFiFow.lyPlanning your attendance | RGSPlan your attendance at the conference, both in-person and online. 011
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceAntipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Read Alex Loftus' review of the new #OpenAccess book by @laurieparsons.bsky.social "Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse" antipodeonline.org/2026/05/19/c... @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.socialantipodeonline.orgClimate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse - Antipode OnlineAlex Loftus (King’s College London) on Laurie Parsons’ Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse Read Review 0179
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceCambridge Geography @camunigeography.bsky.social · 19/05/2026🌍 Geography for All: supporting underrepresented students Check out this brilliant RGS initiative helping break down barriers to studying and progressing in geography at every stage 0112
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceSarah Evans @fridaylast.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It continues... About to find out who's in two places at once, and move the post-its around until those clashes are all fixed. Think this is the first time we've hit ten sheets a day before 😱🫣 032
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceEmily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Recently, for *obvious reasons*, I've been thinking about what it means when anxiety and sadness are caused not by individual predispositions, but by the state of the world itself. This led me to early 19th-c. France and the notion of "mal du siècle" (sickness of the century) aeon.co/essays/young... 26782221
Reposted by Dr Anna LawrenceArea @areajournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Find out more about our Area Prize winner @maddiejoyce.bsky.social's research here ⬇️ 063