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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Government apology follows years of campaigning on behalf of thousands of unmarried women coerced into giving up babies

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Starmer apologises to those affected by historic forced adoption - Community Care

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 16/06/2026

ICYMI, our latest newsletter is now available on the Trust's website: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (focus on race, ethnicity, intersecting inequalities) @uomsociology.bsky.social 4 years from 1 Oct 2026, £42,254 p.a., full time Closing date: Weds 17 June 2026 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road

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Tom Disney @tdisney85.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Very excited to be launching our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project looking at why certain places become associated with extra familial harms for young people. More details here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

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Leverhulme Trust Newsletter – June 2026

Flipsnack is a digital catalog maker that makes it easy to create, publish and share html5 flipbooks. Upload a PDF or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 29/05/2026

The Trust’s latest Newsletter is out now! Read about egg surface-sperm coevolution, depathologising research culture through disability and neurodivergence, property hegemony and urban futures in Seoul, and much more: leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Academic job: Research Fellow for a project on the harms experienced by young people outside the family home. The project, led by our member Tom Disney, is based at Northumbria University (UK). Applications are due by 7 May. work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group @acyig.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Job listing: Research Fellow in Communities & Education - Northumbria University work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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Tom Disney @tdisney85.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Job advert now available for 3yr post doc on the Leverhulme Trust funded project ‘the Horror of Place-based Harms’. Please share with your networks! work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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Tom Disney @tdisney85.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Job advert now available for 3yr post doc on the Leverhulme Trust funded project ‘the Horror of Place-based Harms’. Please share with your networks! work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"The issue is the system, not the subject.” Professor Charles Forsdick FBA on higher education funding cuts hitting language courses hardest and the wider risks to skills, research and opportunity in Times Higher Education: bit.ly/4tFzJbD

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UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest

‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’

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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It has taken grownups almost a generation to realise that closing youth clubs was a terrible idea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Youth clubs to open in bid to tackle anti-social behaviour

The government has announced eight young futures hubs in areas with high anti-social behaviour.

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Geography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Human Geography with expertise in the field of Health Geography that will complement and extend current work in our Geographies of Life research cluster. Application deadline May 10th, further details here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Assistant Professor in Human Geography

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Area @areajournal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New in Area: 'Doing geography amidst precarity' by @oliviamason.bsky.social This short piece is part of the ongoing Special Section: 'Dialogues in Radical Geography'. doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Area by Olivia Mason (2026) entitled: 'Doing geography amidst precarity' with a black banner at the top.

Neoliberal agendas are increasingly shaping both what it means to do geography but also who can do geography. This is especially true for early career academics. In this intervention I suggest the question of why we do geography is increasingly being buried as we simply survive in the neoliberal academy. What I argue is that the experiences of what it means to enter, get a job in, and then stay in the neoliberal academy are defining mine and others' experiences of being an academic. The number of job interviews undertaken, grants applied for or stories of precarity now dominate discussions rather than our research itself. These challenges in turn alter the ability to do geography research, especially research that involves long-term ethnography and/or else overseas fieldwork. Yet, I also argue that there are ways we can create more caring and careful research environments. Drawing on examples and experiences, this paper will end by exploring the acts of collective care, solidarity and resistance that can speak to the questions of what geography is for and why we do geography.

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 19/03/2026

Fixed-term contracts, restructuring, and redundancies are reshaping academic careers. The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers. Read the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV

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States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography

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

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Tom Disney @tdisney85.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Really excited to be able finally say that my application for a Research Project Grant from Leverhulme - the Horror of Place-based Harms - was successful. Posting here because the project will be able to employ a PDRA and PhD for 3yrs. I’ll post more details soon. Do get in touch if interested.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

'The surging number of redundancies in UK higher education could undermine entire research fields as networks of collaborators disappear, according to an academic whose project fell through when a colleague’s job at another institution was put at risk.' 1/2

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Job losses at UK research-intensive universities double in two years. Exclusive: Scale of redundancies branded a “disaster”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Job losses at research-intensive universities double in two years - Research Professional News

Exclusive: Scale of redundancies revealed branded a “disaster” for UK research capacity

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

An incredibly worrying set of data about youth provision that the government’s youth strategy will barely touch. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Over the past 14 years, English local authority funding for youth services has fallen by 76% in real terms, a loss of £1.3bn. Since 2012-13, England has lost about half of its local authority youth workers, and one in 12 councils now report having no youth centres at all.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/02/2026

Profit doesn't belong in children's social care "Landmark legislation to eliminate private profit from children’s social care services in Wales... But in England, more than 80% of child residential homes are for profit" Time for England to copy Wales www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push

Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carers

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"Youth provision should not depend on charities like us alone. That’s why we urge local MPs and the communities minister to go further in strengthening statutory protections for youth services and review councils’ statutory duty to provide youth services."

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‘Hope and relief’ as seaside town’s last youth centre saved

Charity praises effort to stop Ramsgate’s Pie Factory Music closing but calls for more youth services in coastal towns

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2

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The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial

Editorial: Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edge

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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Major new investigation by The Observer: Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care. Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Privatised citizens: the business of kids in care

Children in care are growing up as commodities in a system driven by profit. What does that mean for them day to day? In the first part of a series on the care system, Charlotte Reck worked under cove...

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Are you a physical geographer looking for an editorial opportunity? Join the wonderful team at The Geographical Journal - details below⬇️

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 12/12/2025

The Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group is offering sponsorship of up to £300 to support events that promote feminist geographical research and practice. Contact c.freeman@exeter.ac.uk for the application form. Deadline: 15 January 2026.

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 04/12/2025

📣Join the States of Precarity team for the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report. 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🎦 Online 👉 Sign up to attend: bit.ly/4rvQgP2 Check out the report before the launch: bit.ly/44HTUvg

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gillian rose @profgillian.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

this is a crucial report with significance across the UK #highered sector, for all workers, on fixed-tem contracts or not, including senior management. @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @resprofnews.bsky.social

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Lauren Hammond @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Call for chapters: Geography and Education: Concepts for re-imagining research, policy and practice! Full details here www.gereco.org/2025/11/17/c... and abstracts due 30/01/2026

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Call for chapters: Geography and Education: Concepts for re-imagining research, policy and practice – GEReCo UK IGU-CGE

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 05/12/2025

📣Work with us! The Society is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support the publication of its academic journals (part time, fixed term contract). Application deadline: 11 December. Find out more: ow.ly/8tZU50XCI4w

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Editorial Assistant for RGS-IBG Journals | Job vacancy

An exciting opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the academic peer review and publishing process. Part time, six-month fixed term contract.

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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Laura Sochas @laurasochas.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Austerity policies limit the right to parent in safe and healthy environments by decoupling service provision and welfare entitlements from the level of need. Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Special Section in The GJ: 'Legacies of Austerity', edited by @smhall.bsky.social & @sanvanlan.bsky.social This #OpenAccess collection explores how the lens of legacies can be applied to understand austerity's effects in Europe. Available here⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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1) 'Legacies of Austerity: Editorial Introduction' by Sander van Lanen & Sarah Marie Hall
2) 'Family Hubs and the vulnerable care ecologies of child and family welfare in austerity' by Tom Disney et al.
3) 'Relational legacies and relative experiences: Austerity, inequality and access to special educational needs and disability (SEND) support in London, England' by Rosalie Warnock
4) 'Lived experiences of utilities-based indebtedness in Greece: Tracing the afterlives of austerity' by Aliki Koutlou
5) 'Grassroots temporary urbanism as a challenge to the city of austerity? Lessons from a self-organised park in Thessaloniki, Greece' by Matina Kapsali
6) 'De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks' by Andrew Smith et al.
7) 'Austerity's afterlives? The case of community asset transfer in the UK' by Neil Turnbull
8) 'Austere futures: From hardship to hope?' by Julie MacLeavy

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📢New Editor sought📢 We are seeking to appoint a Physical Geography Editor to The Geographical Journal. The GJ publishes work which engages with public issues and policy-relevant agendas. 🗓️Deadline: 7 January 2026 For more information, please see this page: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

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Editor role available at Society journal

Advert for a new Physical Geography Editor for the Geographical Journal.

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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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Katie Ellis @drkatieellis.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

New Pathways report, released with the Care Leaver Covenant, sharing the views of 106 care experienced students transitioning from care to university. We reflect upon the impact of changes in higher education policy since 2019 and highlight gaps in support: doi.org/10.15131/she...

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Pathways to University from Care: Five years on

This report explores new research conducted in 2025 and seeks to further understand the needs of care-experienced students. It builds upon recommendations made in the ‘Pathways to University from Care...

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