Text from red pepper magazine which reads: Postcapitalist Cities: Towards a Common Urban Future Oli Mould Manchester University Press Fundamental to any blueprint for revolutionary change is knowing what type of alternative we want. Oli Mould does just this. Drawing upon history, making use of contemporary case studies, Mould illustrates how our urban spaces are shaped by the needs of capitalism but also embody the foundations of a post-capitalist future.

Big thanks to @redpeppermag.bsky.social for highlighting my new book Postcapitalist Cities in the latest issue! It’s in some very esteemed company.

Remember, if you want to buy it, go to the MUP website and use code AUTHOR50 for 50% off

Beth’s research was a collaboration between the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Royal Geographical Society. It was funded by Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership. 2/2

Image credit: "Persia, Afghanistan & Beluchistan,” by George Curzon (1892). Royal Geographical Society. Source: RGS-IBG.

Precision in place names: the problem of orthography at the Royal Geographical Society - an online exhibition by PhD student Beth Williamson.

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Huge congratulations to Maddie!

Leonor de Almeida Portugal, Marquesa de Alorna, by Józef Pitschmann (1780).

New blog post: "The beginning of the end, and other wishful thoughts" inneskeighren.com/williammacin...

9th Denis Cosgrove Lecture: ‘Lithic Lives: Earth Stories from Cambodia’s Land of the Gemstones’, Professor by Harriet Hawkins at Royal Holloway.

Monday 11th May, 5:30pm, in the Moore Building auditorium.

Book your free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/9th-cosgrove-lecture-tickets-1986329320468

SE Geography Conference 2026 - Geography South West SE Geography Conference 2026 SW Geography Conference Introduction We are delighted to be working with Dr Rachael Squire and her colleagues at RHUL to establish a geography conference in the South East...

Find out more: www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g...

The packed programme of events is designed to plug directly into the curriculum, while giving teachers the opportunity to extend their geographical knowledge & skills. With Keynote lectures, a selection of workshops and a room full of exhibitors, including publishers, exam boards & travel companies.

Booking is open! Free Teacher conference. Monday 29th June 2026 at Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey. The packed programme of events, all tapping into key themes and skills in the geography curriculum will include keynote lectures, a selection of exciting and informative workshops and a room full of exhibitors, including publishers, exam boards and travel companies. The logos for geography southeast, the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Holloway, University of London are included

Speakers: Steve Brace (GA) Geography – making a difference (incl. review of curriculum developments). Dr Poppy Harding (University of Hertfordshire) Can we teach the Climate Crisis with Optimism? Professor Vandana Desai (Royal Holloway) Tackling diversity in Geography. The RGS Lecture: Professor Oli Mould (Royal Holloway) The Changing City: Alternative uses of Urban Space. Publishers exhibition. Lunch is provided.

Workshop 1 Options (select 1): Dr Adrian Palmer (Royal Holloway) The new eye in the sky: Drone Technology applications in Geography. Graeme Schofield (Oak Academy) Shared resources, different classrooms: Practical approaches to individualising curriculum materials. Karen Corfield (Discover the World Education) Beyond the Map: Inspiring Curiosity and Creativity in Geography Classrooms. Dr Stefan Engels (Royal Holloway) Exploring the Royal Holloway campus: managing aliens, water and much more.

Workshop 2 Options (select 1): Professor Katie Willis (Royal Holloway) Using migration data in the classroom workshop. Katie Hall (ESRI, UK) GIS: Taking your skills further. Rachel Owen (RGS-IBG) In the classroom and the field: exploring RGS resources for schools. Jo Harris (Field Studies Council) Empowering students to be decision makers during fieldwork at GCSE and beyond.

Booking is open for Geography Southeast! A free conference for geography teachers on 29th June at Royal Holloway, University of London.

www.eventbrite.com/e/geography-southeast-teacher-conference-tickets-1984038304979

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📢 BOOK LAUNCH EVENT📢

The good folk at Urban Salon are hosting the launch of my new book 'Postcapitalist Cities' on 1 May 4pm at KCL where I'll be in discussion with @davidjmadden.bsky.social & @gypjh2000.bsky.social

Details & FREE tickets here: theurbansalon.com/2026/02/19/b...

We're turning climate change on its head ☀️

Dr Laurie Parsons and colleagues in Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London are unearthing the human and societal effects of global warming to shape future climate action.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/EopK50YrTYN

The inscription to Nancy on the family monument in the Père Lachaise cemetery, reading "Marie Anne Dupont, veuve Aublay, décédée le 17 décembre 1839. Celui qui croit en moi, dit le Seigneur, vivra éternellement." © Amis et Passionnés du Père Lachaise.

New blog post for International Women's Day: "The forgotten labour of Nancy Dupont" inneskeighren.com/williammacin... #IWD2026 #C18

CfP @ RGS-IBG 2026: Unconventional Geographies of Solidarity 01-04 September 2026, London Session Organizers: Oli Mould (Royal Holloway, University of London), Hanxi Wang (University College London) In Multitude (2004), political philosophers Michael Hardt a…

One final call for this session at the RGS, as we could do with one more paper to round out some amazing looking sessions. Please consider submitting, or share with someone who might!

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Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, by Joseph Karl Stieler (1828). © Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Neue Pinakothek, WAF 1048.

New blog post: "Macintosh, Washington, and Goethe's birthday present" inneskeighren.com/williammacin...

Historical Geographers!! Do you have any news, cfps, conference sessions, papers, books or events you would like to alert others to in our next #HGRG spring newsletter?
Get in touch with @hcraddock.bsky.social by 13 February and spread the word!
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#news

Join us for our EDI event to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month 'Queer Geographies' on Thursday 26th February 2026 with Professor Katie Willis. 1-2pm.

All welcome from within geography and beyond!

Beyond the missile and military: towards colourful Cold War histories Emerging from an AHRC funded project on Materialising the Cold War, Cold War Museology (Douthwaite, J., Nehring, H., & Alberti, S. J. (Eds.) (2025). Cold War museology. Taylor & Francis) and Cold W...

'Cold War Museology' and 'Cold War Scotland' are wonderful and important books. A pleasure to review them here:

Beyond the missile and military: towards colourful Cold War histories

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CfP @ RGS-IBG 2026: Unconventional Geographies of Solidarity 01-04 September 2026, London Session Organizers: Oli Mould (Royal Holloway, University of London), Hanxi Wang (University College London) In Multitude (2004), political philosophers Michael Hardt a…

I’m co-curating a session at the @rgsibg.bsky.social conference in September on “Unconventional Geographies of Solidarity” - here is the CfP. Please consider submitting or sharing if this is in your wheelhouse

A sketch portrait of Luise von Göchhausen (c. 1780) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

New blog post: "Where were the women?" inneskeighren.com/williammacin...

Screen shot of The Conversation web page in the article link.

Humans returned to British Isles earlier than previously thought at the end of the last ice age. Research by Dr Adrian Palmer and colleagues @royalholloway.bsky.social in The Conversation.

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#RHULGeogResearch #RHULResearch #RoyalHolloway #Climate #Environment

States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.

Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography.

Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.

Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.

Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...

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I’m sure you’re all *thrilled* to hear what you can preorder my new book - Postcapitalist Cities - from the MUP website with a whopping 40% off till the end January. So yours for only £12.

States of precarity in UK geography report launch We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.

TOMORROW:
Report Launch and Discussion
1:00-2:30PM GMT

Guest Speakers:
Matilda Fitzmaurice (@matildaf.bsky.social)
Jay Todd (@jaytoddgla.bsky.social)
Lekan Adekola
Gillian Rose (@profgillian.bsky.social)

Register:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Check out our @planthums-uk.bsky.social web pages at kew.org/science/inte...
Learn who we are, what we do, and how you can work with us on #PlantHumanities #research @rbgkew.bsky.social @rhulgeography.bsky.social

Register:
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And now to Diss Mere and Holocene records with Ian Candy from @rhulgeography.bsky.social #QRA2026ADM

His supervisors were Simon Blockley, Adrian Palmer, Bethan Davies (Newcastle) and Sam Roberson (BGS). His examiners were Chris Darvill (external, Manchester) and Anna Bourne (Internal, QMUL). Thanks also to Simon Armitage as independent chair.

Photo of Chris Darvill, Alex Clark and Anna Bourne by the maps in the foyer of the Queens Building at Royal Holloway, University of London

Huge congratulations to Dr Alex Clark who has successfully defended his thesis with minor corrections.

Alex's thesis is entitled 'A multi-proxy investigation of northeast Irish Ice Sheet dynamics during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition'

#RHULGeogResearch #RoyalHolloway #PhD #Glaciation

🎓 Winter Graduation 2025 - Huge congratulations to our @royalholloway.bsky.social Masters graduates and to Harri for completing his PhD. It was a pleasure celebrating with you today. Wishing you all the best for your next endeavours. Keep in touch!

Part of this group show in Stroud, themed around Earth mysteries, on for a few more weeks & closing with a winter solstice ritual by #GeraldineHudson