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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📯Call for help from our Warwick colleagues researching #academicfailure @johnmacartney.bsky.social wants to speak with UK based academics (any career stage, contract, or department) about their experiences of "failure" or non-success in research. Most of us have experienced this, so please help!

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🎆 New Paper: Pluralising security: molecular security and the circulation of natural gas @secdialogue.bsky.social I offer a framework for understanding how secure subjects are performed across journeys, according to plural interests and referent objects, between and across different scales.

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Glad to see this finally out in @secdialogue.bsky.social! How do plural understandings of #security become balanced in performances of security? Here, I show how security performances transform over space/time, according to plural, shifting, actors and interests. academic.oup.com/sd/advance-a...

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Pluralising security: molecular security and the circulation of natural gas

Abstract. By examining how the UK's onshore circulation of natural gas is secured according to plural notions of risk, this article develops a conceptual f

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Precarity isn’t just contractual. It’s about whether academic work allows people to live fulfilling, stable lives. Join us for our report launch event on Wednesday. Speakers: Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd Register👇 www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

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States of precarity in UK geography report launch

We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Really excited for this. Thanks to everyone who has participated in the process, and to our amazing guest speakers. Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. #Precarity

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Whilst one wheel cannot capture the complexities of academic privilege, this is a useful tool for thinking about where it lies. We suggest a new spoke on contract status be added to signal that this as a key issue that intersects with every other indicator of privilege. www.rgs.org/research/hig...

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We have developed a series of practical strategies for addressing experiences of precarity within UK geography departments. These are easy to use and are targeted at specific user groups. Download them now!

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Our report paints a stark picture. In addition to the experiences of early career and fixed term colleagues, nearly half of all permanently employed UK geographers currently feel precarious.

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Serial fixed-term contracts are having a devastating effect on colleagues' lives and on the health of our discipline. Read more in our linked report. #StatesofPrecarity

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

States of Precarity in UK HE Geography: A new report on the long and short term effects of precarity across career stages, with a series of best practice resources to support more equitable working cultures. www.rgs.org/research/hig... @rgsibg.bsky.social @antipodeonline.bsky.social

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Really glad that this is finally out - thanks so much to all of the contributors and participants involved. The report's findings are so important, and reading through the responses has been deeply emotional. Our discipline is being eroded by precarious employment practices, but it can be otherwise.

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 Calling all colleagues who have previously worked in a UK #geography department, but no longer do. We are developing best-practice guidelines for addressing #precarious employment within geography departments. Join a focus group below to contribute your insights! forms.office.com/e/ec5ywgjhXm

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Anna Jackman @ahjackman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

New in Geography Directions on our States of Precarity project, exploring precarity in HE Geography. Shares posters raising awareness & giving visibility to fixed-term contracts & experiences. Please share & display in geog depts! @pjforman.bsky.social blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/13/r...

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Resources for change: raising awareness of the challenges of fixed term contracts in geography departments

By the States of Precarity Team:, Johanne Bruun, Rachel Colls, James Esson, Peter Forman, Anna Jackman, Rachael Squire (corresponding author) “Because geography is about attention to difference an…

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Aya Nassar @ayanassar.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Our survey of experiences of #precarity within UK higher education #geography departments was completed by 11.4% of geographers working in the UK today. For a more detailed break down of our sample, check out the survey page on our website www.statesofprecarity.co.uk/the-survey

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Survey - States of Precarity

Find out more about the design of the States of Precarity survey, which explored experiences of precarious employment within UK university geography departments. Details on the distribution of its sam...

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Peter Forman @pjforman.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Just getting started on here - looks promising. Academics out there - how are you finding BlueSky as an academic twitter alternative?

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