New in Area: 'Re-thinking the imposter participant: Online research methods, ethics, AI & trust' by @sophiecranston.bsky.social et al. This paper argues that the potential of imposter participants in online research raises questions around wider structural inequalities. doi.org/10.1111/area...

"Geographies of Prediction Markets: Gamifying the Future" is now available Open Access in The Geographical Journal - rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... The commentary outlines the economic, political and moral geographies of prediction markets and maps how they are gamifying the future

📣 We're hiring📣 🎓 Come and join the UK's newest law school. We have two posts available at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (@lborouniversity.bsky.social) 🌏 Please share this opportunity widely with your networks! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRP034/l... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRP041/s...

Developed jointly by @seforallorg.bsky.social & @ukmecs.bsky.social, a practical guide to #eCooking appliances & their use in Low and Middle Income Countries has been launched, designed to assist stakeholders navigating the rapidly evolving market of eCooking appliances: mecs.org.uk/practical-gu...

Professor Sarah Mills @lborogeog.bsky.social spoke to @thenerve.news about prediction markets and how they could influence an election. Read more ⤵️ www.thenerve.news/p/polymarket...

Heath Speedwell flowering in Leicestershire this week for #TinyPlants challenge. #WildFlowerHour

📣 New opportunity with the Green Grids Initiative @ccgprogramme.bsky.social I Growth and Grants Associate vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

New paper from @dwhit.bsky.social's PhD work now available #OA in River Research and Applications: Fundamental Hydraulic Geometry Relations as an Accessible Tool for Identifying Channel Instability Over National Scales onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Professor Sarah Mills @sarah-mills.bsky.social @lborogeog.bsky.social spoke on BBC Radio 4's 'Currently' programme, to discuss prediction markets and the issues surrounding them. Listen here at 12:55 ⤵️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Dr Beki McElvain, Lecturer in Human Geography @lborogeog.bsky.social, has edited a book forum on Gareth Bryant and Sophie Webber's 'Climate Finance: Taking a Position on Climate Futures' in @economyandspace.bsky.social. Read Beki's introduction here (Open Access): doi.org/10.1177/0308...

New article in Geoforum, co-authored by Professor Peter Kraftl: 'Exploring polycrises through young people’s voices: lessons from vulnerable Brazilian communities during the Covid-19 pandemic' doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... (open access)

🥳 Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough! We're celebrating with the unveiling of a new geosite at Beacon Hill, featuring an amazing sculpture of the Charnwood Forest fossil Auroralumina attenboroughii! 🌐 Read more: www.charnwoodforest.org/fossil-sculp...

📢 Job alert: Join us and work with Dr Kate Mathers as Research Associate in River Science! Project: 'Stuck in the mud: addressing the fine sediment conundrum with multiscale and interdisciplinary approaches to support global freshwater biodiversity' www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRI632/r...

Many congratulations to Geography and Management alumnus Tom Jelliffe on the launch of his Tzuka ultra-durable earbuds! 👏 www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/...

📢 Job alert: Great opportunity to work with Ed Brown @edbrownlboro.bsky.social, our Professor of Global Energy Challenges, as Research and Programme Assistant @ukmecs.bsky.social vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

📣 Graduates - complete the Career Destinations and Support Survey and help us celebrate your success while shaping support for future graduates: forms.office.com/e/9g1jDFrF0i You can also sign up for Graduate Futures support, including careers coach, 1:1 advice, job opportunities and events.

An exciting new book by our emeritus professor Peter J. Taylor @gawc.bsky.social @lborogeog.bsky.social

We're hiring! Research Associate: Clean Cooking and Agroforestry for Climate Action and Health in Kenya www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ119/r...

Congratulations to Professor Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social who has been elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...

#GoldenHour among the bluebells in the ancient woodland that is The Outwoods #Loughborough 🌿🪻

Join us at our next Geography Seminar on Wednesday, 29th April at 1pm (WAV036), for a talk with @sarahedalrymple.bsky.social (Liverpool John Moores), titled 'Fieldwork for everyone? Taboo, stigma and censoring in the environmental sector'.

Event recap 'Boston and the Making of a Global City': Professor Michael Hoyler @lborouniversity.bsky.social in discussion with @bostonu.bsky.social urbanist Jim O'Connell and Boston University Initiative on Cities Director @lorettaclees.bsky.social ⬇️ www.bu.edu/ioc/2026/04/...

A new paper from the Ainsdale Dune Slacks #LTE compares vegetation over 37 years: The current #grazing programme may not allow the #dune slacks to maintain the open habitat & plant communities typical of healthy dune slacks. bit.ly/4sXuKD2 @drjonmillett.bsky.social @drciaradwyer.bsky.social🌏

Can eCooking cope with changes in school meals driven by the global food systems transformation & climate change? The authors reflect on this after attending the launch event for the Special Collection on planet-friendly school meals in The Lancet Planetary Health journal mecs.org.uk/blog/can-eco...

Following the recent success of the workshop 'Integrating Gender Equity and Inclusive Practices for Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions' held on 9 April, this new blog shares reflections from a day of critical dialogue, collective learning & inclusive problem-solving: mecs.org.uk/blog/integra...

Two new papers that engage with the pedagogy of teaching financial and regional geographies, including a discussion of modules developed as part of the MSc International and Financial Political Relations @lborogeog.bsky.social gawc.lboro.ac.uk/teaching-fin... IFPR: www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Good news! Applications for the 2026 Fi Wi Road Internship are still open. An exciting opportunity for Black and mixed-Black heritage geography students, the Fi Wi Road project supports you to build networks, develop your voice, and gain experience. Apply by 20 April 👇 https://bit.ly/4undzvM

💜 April is an excellent month for a walk in the woods of Charnwood Forest

A new paper by @marcoantonsich.bsky.social, our Reader in Political Geography, has been published open access in @tibg.bsky.social ⬇️

Beautiful scenes of Wood Anemones and Bluebells in ancient woodland. #WoodlandPlants #wildflowerhour

Join us as we open the doors to The Generator, Loughborough’s new community arts venue, and launch our first exhibition Our Very Fabric, curated by Pasha Kincaid.

New agenda-setting paper co-authored by @trivikrama.bsky.social, Professor of Just Urban Futures @lborogeog.bsky.social ⬇️

📣 💻 New provocation paper with Irene Hardill, @sophiemilnes.bsky.social and Rhys Dafydd Jones - 'Civil society in crisis times: new geographies of governance in an era of AI' #civilsociety #digital #AI #citizenship #devolution #adviceservices www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Now it's time to nominate your friends and colleagues for an #award or #medal, with about 50 medals and awards to choose from. 📆 Submit by 15 June 2026! 👀 Learn more about the nomination requirements here: egu.eu/825VD3 📸: Camilo Arias Ruiz on imaggeo.egu.eu

Excellent reflections on the history and conceptualisation of teaching financial geography @lborogeog.bsky.social by former colleague @michielvanmeeteren.bsky.social ⬇️

Quoted in an article for Bloomberg on military youth programmes and job schemes 🪖 🎖️https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-05/the-british-military-sees-youth-jobs-crisis-as-an-opportunity?srnd=undefined

🗞️ 🎙️ Great to be interviewed and featured in 'The Rest is Politics' Podcast Sunday Newsletter on prediction markets yesterday

Wild Cherry in ancient woodland, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour

'Powering Productivity in African Grids' @ukmecs.bsky.social event @lborouniversity.bsky.social with regulatory authorities and experts from across the globe, 21-22 May www.eventbrite.com/e/powering-p...

New planning policy resources co-authored by Professor Peter Kraftl @lborogeog.bsky.social ⬇️

Interested in weather or climate? We’re looking for 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 across UK universities – a great way to build experience, meet people in the field, and get more involved (just a few hours a month). Take a look: www.rmets.org/student-amba...

A new #blog by ukmecs.bsky.social shows how #black #carbon reductions from #cleancooking transitions can be quantified; highlighting #CleanCooking isn’t just about long‑term #emissions #reductions, it also delivers immediate #climate benefits & improved #airquality: mecs.org.uk/blog/from-id...

Are prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, regulated or a hub for insider betting? Professor Sarah Mills @lborogeog.bsky.social spoke to Naga Munchetty on Radio 5 Live @bbc5live.bsky.social about the issue. Listen here at 19:05 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📻 🔈 I was just live on BBC Radio 5 Live talking to Naga Munchetty about prediction markets and Iran (from 11:19 timestamp) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @britishacademy.bsky.social @lborogeog.bsky.social @lboropr.bsky.social

Many congratulations to Professor Sarah Holloway @profslh.bsky.social who has received the @geographers.bsky.social 2026 Susan Hardwick Excellence in Mentoring Award! 🎉 www.aag.org/2026-aag-awa...

Loughborough is bidding to become the UK Town of Culture 2028 #TownOfCulture2028 www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...

Doctoral researcher Jamie MacManaway on deglaciation and its effects in Bolivia @uk.theconversation.com www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

New journal article in 'Energy for Sustainable Development', led by former @lborogeog.bsky.social MA student Mia Whittaker, 'Synergies and trade-offs of energy extractives in building resilient infrastructures in Mozambique'. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New publication in British Educational Research Journal, co-authored by @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social: 'From science to storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge–action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam'. doi.org/10.1002/berj...

My piece in the @financialtimes.com today on prediction markets, following Arizona's legal case, based on my @britishacademy.bsky.social research: www.ft.com/content/9181...