SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share www.change.org/p/save-geogr...

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Am hearing terrible news about closure of Leics Human Geography degree @ucu.org.uk a proud dept with strong research tradition! www.leicester.news/university-o...

This is disgusting! When I started at Leicester it was a great institution - ‘elite but not elitist’. But problematic, inexperienced and frankly stupid, arrogant and uncaring senior management destroyed it. I feel sick for my lovely ex human geography colleagues. 😭

NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...

My post doc Josh Lown gave a great talk to QMUL geography field trip students last night in Boston. Great to catch up with Alison Blunt, Alastair and Miles too!

Solidarity to colleagues at Leicester Uni: "all academic staff in the film studies and modern languages departments have been placed at risk, with "large numbers of staff" in chemistry, geography, geology & the environment (GGE) and history specialisms "uncertain if they will retain their jobs"

x.com/hamandhigh/s... 4 min walk from my house in London - is Archway safe anymore?

Are you researching climate change, human mobility, and housing? If so, join us in Nola (January) for "Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus" (free registration & some travel funding available) w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social architecture.tulane.edu/events/multi...

Join the @buoncities.bsky.social and @busph.bsky.social for a virtual discussion of Urban Health in Africa, co-edited by BU Associate Professor Elaine Nsoesie! The event will feature a panel on case studies on Africa’s urbanization, health, and prosperity. Register: www.bu.edu/ioc/2025/10/...

Halloween upon Boston last night 🎃 pop up horror movie South End

How Democrats Became the Party of the Well-to-Do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

New paper on housing data debates that traces arguments in news media between 2010 & 2025 about the number of #vacant dwellings & housing #completions in Ireland & examining the data politics of facts and counter-facts. In @journalurp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6UCGN...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Does the UK government want to see the end of UK Higher Ed long internationally leading?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I’ve heard folk in Zurich saying we should look at these:

A Globe analysis of data shows rodent reports climbing steadily over the past four years, with 2025 on pace to be the rattiest year yet.

Great talk @buoncities.bsky.social last night by Danny Abrahamson on the architecture of rebuilt city halls

Very interesting Civic AI conference

#80sTop30 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #unranked 8 The Police | Every Breath You Take youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs?...

I won this last year, nominations open for 2026:

A pleasure to be on @madalinamez.bsky.social supervisory team, an excellent PhD 🤩🥳

80 degrees Boston today 😎

Great news!! Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool! Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Jim O’Connell talking to my class tonight 😊

Contested meaning of symbolic space in East Asian cities sponsored by @buoncities.bsky.social tonight

About do @madalinamez.bsky.social phd viva 🤩

Could done without two of these in house last night - like a horror movie as one jumped off door and another crept over grate in fire as pushed screen against it … traumatized

BU Urbanist POV: Meet Shannon Whittaker, a postdoctoral scholar @buciss.bsky.social and @buoncities.bsky.social affiliate whose research intersects gentrification (and urban renewal), race, and health. 📹 youtube.com/shorts/ND2Px...

Fitting

So good to have you Hyun, great discussion

In Athens 26th Sept? Join us for a workshop on Best Practices for Addressing Homelessness Outreach Across Athens, Greece, Manchester U.K., & Santiago, Chile. English translation provided. The event is part of our UKRI Urban Crisis Project and co-sponsored with the Municipality of Athens.

The Berkshires are beautiful 😍

Berkshires for our 30th anniversary - Shaker Village

🔖🥳 We’re excited to share our 2025 Annual Report! We deepened our role as an interdisciplinary hub for urbanists, bridging research and practice and expanding connections with partners locally, nationally, and globally. Read the report: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ok_8...

Presenting our Airbnb research to the City of Boston

Made my Aunts Irish wheaten bread 😊

Waiting for thunderstorm in my storm chaser mode 🤣

If you happen to ever be in #London, dont miss the fantastic hidden gem, the Museum of Homelessness in @finsburyparktmd.bsky.social Park. What an amazing place. It is free - and they serve you coffee, invite you into stories through objects and you will leave wiser & moved museumofhomelessness.org

I had the honor of winning this last year:

Year 4 started at Boston University - best decision I ever made! 😎

Interesting reflection on the removal of the Kirkgate benches by Connor Robertson. What did it signify and why does it matter? "The benches are back, but the battle for the right to the city continues."

‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs

Welcome to Boston University, first-year and transfer students! We hope you enjoyed your orientation. Soon, you'll officially begin your journey as a Terrier at Matriculation. We look forward to seeing what you'll accomplish! #ProudtoBU ❤️🐾 📸 credit: Jackie Ricciardi & Nick Rocca

My commentary @bloomberg.com on the public’s eroding faith in state action after Katrina—20 years ago today. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

3D printed affordable home University of Maine

Paper by Josh Lown @buoncities.bsky.social new post doc in this issue: