Fantastic to see our colleagues Professor Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social and Dr Owen King contributing to UNESCO & WMO’s new volume Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes! www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

NCL press release: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

Our recent article reflecting on neighbohood play during the first covid-19 lockdown, using Donald Winnicott (and Bonnie Honig and Joanna Kellond) to think about play, space, and care, both in the pandemic and beyond, now has a home in @tibg.bsky.social's December issue. @wendyrussell.bsky.social

It was a delight to contribute a couple of chapters to this important UK National Commission to UNESCO book on glaciers and ice sheets in a warming world: unesco.org.uk/resources/gl...

On Remembrance Sunday. I was delighted to retell this amazing story of a little-known WW2 truce. Sometimes it takes courage not to fight. @ncl-geography.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today I attended an update from Jarrow Forward, the board leading Jarrow’s Plan for Neighbourhoods work. A lot of important initiatives but I’m especially excited to see our research and advocacy around play being picked up and placed at the heart of the plan. @ncl-geography.bsky.social

🌐Geography Lunch Club 🙌 Lovely lunch at Grainger Market with colleagues ☕️ 🥟🥙 A much-needed catch up. Thanks for organising, Adam!

I have a new article, published #openaccess Human geography: Not ending but worlding the modern subject in new ways Dialogues in Human Geography Volume 15, Issue 3 doi.org/10.1177/2043... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📢 PhD opportunity at Newcastle University! 👉"Reconstructing past ice-sheet retreat and ice-ocean interactions from marine sediment cores". This project will use new marine sediment cores to constrain the timing and drivers of past ice-sheet retreat. More details: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

📢 PhD opportunity at Newcastle University! 👉"What controls ice flow across Palmer and Ellsworth Lands, Antarctica?" This project will use remote sensing datasets to examine the controls on past, present and future ice flow in Antarctica. More details: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins. Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia. University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/fqth50X9OOF

Lots of us are involved today in a workshop with National Trust colleagues, led by @michaeljrichardson.bsky.social, exploring young people’s access to nature, heritage and beauty. We’ve heard from @bagelwoman.bsky.social, @whatisrobshaw.bsky.social, @alisonstenning.bsky.social and Catherine Walker.

Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!

📢Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the environmental sciences? 👉🏻Consider joining our vibrant Physical Geography community at Newcastle University for a funded PhD studentship. We have 9 new exciting opportunities. See more details on our LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...

I am very happy to advertise this PhD focusing on groundwater flooding, with partners at @bgs.ac.uk and plenty of applied and industry partnerships! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

A new @iapetusdtp.bsky.social funded PhD opportunity based at @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social

Now we’re here on Bluesky, we’re going to share some updates - projects, publications, media work, etc. - from colleagues from over the last few months as a bit of catch up…

@ncl-geography.bsky.social Andy Large and Andrew Henderson gave keynote presentations at the 4th Mega-Deltas conference in Shanghai 20-22 November. As well as keynote on the Living Delta Hub's work they presented the FREE DeLTAS toolkit for assessing delta sustainability www.deltastoolkit.com

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, our Geography colleagues Mark Griffiths and Mohamed El-Shewy discuss how supposed "conflict-free" minerals are likely to have at least some connection to war. Full story >> bit.ly/4hukFII

And here, for our first day on Bluesky, is a Geography at Newcastle starter pack, which will develop as our presence on Bluesky does. Please do follow us! go.bsky.app/GEt9bGr

What happens when borders reopen? My new article for Geopolitics journal, co-written with the economist Zalina Enikeeva. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Caitlin Henry and I were recently interviewed for this story based on our research into private equity investment in healthcare which explores whose sickness provides profit, where and how care is provisioned, and what impacts this form of investment has on the quality of healthcare and life.

Delighted to be advertising an exciting PhD opportunity on South Georgia's glaciers through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you want to discuss and forward to any interested parties! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

New PhD project with me, Althea Davies and Louise de Raad of Zulu Ecosystems: "The legacy of lost woods: soil microbial communities and the regeneration of the Caledonian Forest". Full details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

As a positive start to our feed, here is our brand new student-led Student Staff Committee, working this year to make sure our programmes run smoothly and successfully. A bumper year for members, across all three years and human & physical, representing our almost 700 undergraduate students.

Hello! We're the new Bluesky account for Geography at Newcastle University (UK). We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.