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Welcome to our research and higher education Bluesky! 👋

Follow us to stay up to date with our work in geographical research, including events, funding opportunities, new publications and more.

Learn more about how we promote geography in higher education and beyond: https://ow.ly/CMgN50YI795

Any questions, please email the committee Secretary, Sinéad O’Connor (sio13@aber.ac.uk)

Apply for the PGR Rep for the SCGRG!
The term is one year. If you are interested, please complete the form, and the committee will contact you with the outcome.
forms.office.com/e/YbbTU9d2XH
For further info, please see: scgrg.co.uk

Dr Collins is Deputy Head of the Division of Humanities, Cultures and Environment at the University of Chester, and the current Chair of the SCGRG.

SCGRG Early career event series: 4 February
Get your first article published! 12.00 - 12.50 online. Register at forms.office.com/r/eJiSqMyHkp

Dr Rebecca Collins will share practical advice to help ECRs navigate the journey from manuscript to publication.

A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times This webinar invites geographers to examine geography’s role and critical scholarship amid rising anti-trans reactionary politics.

Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group & Space Sexualities and Queer Research Group for this upcoming event, 'A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times'.

📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw

📣 Join the RGS Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG) for the first in our 'Emerging Voices in Economic Geography' webinar series on Thursday, 20 Nov at 1pm GMT/8am ET featuring Ifigeneia Dimitrakou & Tim White who will each discuss their work on Housing.

Register here: lnkd.in/ehK_MG_M

Social and Cultural Geography beyond the Academy – Opportunities in Policy and Practice Friday 28 November, 11.00-12.30 (BST) Please register below to attend this online event. An MS Teams link will be sent to you to join the session.

You can register here: forms.gle/qieys47abTFj...

Upcoming Event: Social and Cultural Geography beyond the Academy – Opportunities in Policy and Practice
Friday 28 November, 11.00-12.30, ONLINE (UK)

This event joins academic and non-academic geographers to discuss their transition from the academy into the world beyond

Further info: scgrg.co.uk

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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...

Welcome to our vibrant and supportive community!
We invite you to follow us to find updates on our latest activities, prizes, and much more.
We also encourage you to visit our webpage to find more information about the research group, our aims, and how to become a member. gcyfrg.wixsite.com/gcyfrg

Social and Cultural Geography beyond the Academy – Opportunities in Policy and Practice Friday 28 November, 11.00-12.30 (BST) Please register below to attend this online event. An MS Teams link will be sent to you to join the session.

You can register here: forms.gle/qieys47abTFj...

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, @yorkstjohn.bsky.social has shared a series of blogs celebrating Black geographers.

The latest piece is by our Geography for All Coordinator, Jasmine Roberts. Read her blog, and the other brilliant contributions the series, here 👇
bit.ly/3WZIHBZ

Exciting research from our out-going conference officer, Rishika 👏

FYI: the roles of conference officer, treasurer, and social media officer have each had one nomination

📣Our AGM is happening soon!

📆Wednesday Sep 3rd at 9am, online

We've got exciting plans for the next year. If you'd like to join the committee or just come along to see what RGs do, drop us a line for a Teams link

Expressions of interest for roles here: forms.office.com/e/w8Ex1jWXzQ

My RGS highlight was the Stich Assembly workshop. This was my attempt to kick off the Watershed Moments project with @riverdonproject.bsky.social. Can you tell what it is?
#StitchAssemblyRGS25

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Looking forward to co-hosting a double session on Geographies of Trans Creativity this afternoon with Ed Kiely and Ezgi Yilmaz. RGS-IBG 2025 Birmingham, 14:40-18:30, Muirhead Building, Room 122

Very excited for the @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference kicking off in earnest today ✨ check out our sponsored sessions

Today, we are thrilled to kick off our Annual International Conference, held in-person at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and online! 🌍

Watch the Conference’s Chair, Professor Patricia Noxolo, share what shaped this year’s theme, Creative geographies. #RGSIBG25

Are you a geographer researching issues of public relevance?

Join us for The GJ's 'Meet the Editors' event at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference!

13:10, Wednesday 27 August, Muirhead Room 113

Ft.: @beckcollins.bsky.social
@peterhopkins.bsky.social
@trivikrama.bsky.social
Paul Milbourne

We're looking forward to lots of excellent talks at the #RGSAC2025 next week. See details for the sessions sponsored by Social & Cultural Geography

🎈Don't forget, our social event takes place on Aug 28th from 6.45 in Kolkata Lounge, Stirchley - all welcome!

📣 Committee Vacancies – get involved
We've got upcoming opportunities to welcome new committee members:

- Social media & website officer
- Treasurer
- Dissertation Prize officer
- Conference officer

🗓️ Applications due by Sept 2nd 2025
📍 More info: tinyurl.com/52va646c
📝 EOIs: tinyurl.com/24vj3pwj

Don't miss our TIBG keynote: 'Geography and the New' at RGS-IBG AC2025!

📆Thursday 28th August, 11:10
📍Teaching & Learning Building: Lecture Theatre 1 - LG18
📣Ben Anderson, Katherine Brickell & Beth Greenhough with Harriet Hawkins, Jenny Pickerill, David Bissell, Tatiana Thieme & Nathaniel Télémaque

📣 Committee Vacancies – get involved
We've got upcoming opportunities to welcome new committee members:

- Social media & website officer
- Treasurer
- Dissertation Prize officer
- Conference officer

🗓️ Applications due by Sept 2nd 2025
📍 More info: tinyurl.com/52va646c
📝 EOIs: tinyurl.com/24vj3pwj

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

~ Committee Vacancy: Social Media & Website Officer ~

This is a 3 year post, see our website for further details: tinyurl.com/52va646c

If you're interested, you can fill in this form: forms.office.com/e/w8Ex1jWXzQ

Elections will take place at our AGM:
🎯Wed, Sep 3rd, 9AM via MS Teams

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Call for participants!

Have you camped in an urban area in the UK for leisure, fun, wellbeing, or adventure? In a bivvy, tent, van, car…? In your garden, a park, side street…?

Please complete my survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/... (anon., 10-15 mins).

Please share.

Thank you!

Social & Cultural Geography is seeking a new Editor. We hope that you might be keen to join our lovely team! 🙏

⏰ Closing date for applications is Friday 20 June 2025

📬 Applications should be sent to the journal’s editorial office at scg-jrnl@unimelb.edu.au

📄 Full details: go.unimelb.edu.au/uy8p