We're celebrating 5 years since the creation of R-LAC, our network for Reading researchers working on Latin America. Our anniversary event includes a public lecture - all welcome!

DEADLINE APPROACHING

Applications for the joint Eccles Institute/SLAS-BLAR Visiting Fellowship close on 19 December 2025 at 17:00 GMT.

Don't miss this opportunity to use the @britishlibrary's collections!

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🌿 What is PILAS?

PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎

A Pluriverse of Outputs: The Built Environment and Climate Change in Latin America - Reading Latin America and the Caribbean network Date & Time: 6th November 2025 @ 13:00 Location: London Road Campus Organised by: School of Architecture & Department of Real Estate and Planning Supported by: Reading Latin American and Caribbean Net...

Our first event of the year is now live on our website! UoR colleagues are invited to join us on 6th November for an event focusing on the built environment and climate change: research.reading.ac.uk/latin-americ... @uor-research.bsky.social

📊 BLAR continues to lead in Latin American Studies!

✅ CiteScore: 2.1
✅ Impact Factor: 0.6
✅ Acceptance Rate: 41%
✅ Submission to First Decision: 79 days

Publishing rigorous, influential research that shapes the field.
View full metrics and submit: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1470...

Illness, animal deaths and water shortages: life inside Chile’s polluted ‘sacrifice zones’ Allegations of environmental breaches dog Anglo American’s mining operations. Now the company has been given the go-ahead for plans that communities say risk disaster

Anglo American accused of causing:

human illness
animal deaths
contamination of air and water

& drilling under glaciers

My report from Chile

@clascam.bsky.social @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social @nujlfb.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @waronwant.bsky.social

www.com/global-devel...

Bulletin of Latin American Research Click on the title to browse this journal

Discover what's driving the conversation in Latin American Studies! Explore BLAR's most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef data.

See which research is making the biggest impact: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1470...

Have you checked the conference’s blog?

You are all invited to read the second entry by Emilia Arpini, @pilas-latam.bsky.social Conference Secretary.

More to come soon! #SLAS2025

www.slasbristol2025.com/blog

PILAS Conference 2025 | SLAS

In anticipation of PILAS 2025, over the next few weeks we'll be sharing all the fantastic things we have planned for the conference. 🧵

(also have a look at our conference website)
www.slasuk.org/pilas-confer...

The Arts and Humanities Alliance have written an open letter to Bridget Philippson, Secretary of State for Education, on the recently announced cuts across the sector. We are concerned that these measures disproportionately affect our disciplines and call for an urgent government review.