Matilda Fitzmaurice
@matildaf.bsky.social
Bi. Geographer & lecturer: int. climate politics, (non)reproduction and the Anthropocene. UCU NEC LGBTQ+ rep (HE), 25/26 Equality Chair
UCU Commons, queerness, food, ABBA. Vera enthusiast.
My views. She/her
Website: https://linktr.ee/matildafitzmaurice
UCU Commons, queerness, food, ABBA. Vera enthusiast.
My views. She/her
Website: https://linktr.ee/matildafitzmaurice
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Matilda Fitzmaurice
@matildaf.bsky.social
· Aug 12
so this came out yesterday! First article from my PhD. Long slog but it was worth it. academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Whiteness as Epistemological Orientation in International Climate Change Discourses
Abstract. This article argues that in contingent and context-specific ways, international climate change discourses reproduce whiteness as a form of signif
academic.oup.com
Bumping this for mid-August reading - I put so much into framing the argument in just the right way, and it's indebted to so many wonderful scholars: Geoff Mann, Joel Wainwright, Stuart Hall, Meera Sabaratnam, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Ida Danewid and many others
Absolute carnage at Nottingham. Unreal. Solidarity @uonucu.bsky.social
“We were absolutely gobsmacked.”
48 courses axed, music, languages, mental health care, childcare.
No consultation. No vision.
This is why we’re voting YES, to stop the destruction of our universities.
#WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYES
@uonucu.bsky.social
48 courses axed, music, languages, mental health care, childcare.
No consultation. No vision.
This is why we’re voting YES, to stop the destruction of our universities.
#WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYES
@uonucu.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Absolute carnage at Nottingham. Unreal. Solidarity @uonucu.bsky.social
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In the coming weeks, we’ll hear a lot about the “Danish model”, policies the government is considering to further reduce the rights of asylum seekers and refugees.
As I told the BBC Today Programme, we must not go down this road. It's a dead end – morally, politically and electorally.
As I told the BBC Today Programme, we must not go down this road. It's a dead end – morally, politically and electorally.
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In the coming weeks, we’ll hear a lot about the “Danish model”, policies the government is considering to further reduce the rights of asylum seekers and refugees.
As I told the BBC Today Programme, we must not go down this road. It's a dead end – morally, politically and electorally.
As I told the BBC Today Programme, we must not go down this road. It's a dead end – morally, politically and electorally.
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The rememberbus
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The rememberbus
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This will be good work #AntiCasualisation
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This will be good work #AntiCasualisation
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This is an issue at the OU where there is a widespread attitude that not only are we not doing research, but that we are not capable of it. I would love to hear about better practice elsewhere in the hope we could learn from it here.
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is an issue at the OU where there is a widespread attitude that not only are we not doing research, but that we are not capable of it. I would love to hear about better practice elsewhere in the hope we could learn from it here.
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
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New publication on hydrogen imaginaries in the Geographies of Energy Futures theme of @geoopenaccess.bsky.social with @Gavin Bridge and @eoraborealis.bsky.social as part of the Carbonscapes project.
#hydrogen #sociotechnicalimaginaries #STS #energytransition #energyfutures #UKenergypolicy
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#hydrogen #sociotechnicalimaginaries #STS #energytransition #energyfutures #UKenergypolicy
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Between energy transition and industrial revival: Exploring hydrogen imaginaries in the United Kingdom and Teesside
Hydrogen is increasingly positioned as a key enabler of global net-zero transitions, hailed for its versatility and low-carbon emissions potential. Yet hydrogen's nascent future is contested, with di...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
New publication on hydrogen imaginaries in the Geographies of Energy Futures theme of @geoopenaccess.bsky.social with @Gavin Bridge and @eoraborealis.bsky.social as part of the Carbonscapes project.
#hydrogen #sociotechnicalimaginaries #STS #energytransition #energyfutures #UKenergypolicy
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#hydrogen #sociotechnicalimaginaries #STS #energytransition #energyfutures #UKenergypolicy
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A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/
Freedom of information request uncovers gender critical bias within EHRC
A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/
This looks fascinating!
How do feminist movements develop and organise in ethno-nationally divided societies? How does this challenge our understandings of fourth wave feminism?
🎧 Claire Pierson discusses feminism, Northern Ireland, and her book Women's Troubles with @NewBooksNetwork👇
🎧 Claire Pierson discusses feminism, Northern Ireland, and her book Women's Troubles with @NewBooksNetwork👇
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This looks fascinating!
sometimes you just have to go to big Sainsburys/Dunelm/wherever and impulse purchase a few things for the house/flat just to cheer yourself up a bit, for mental health reasons
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
sometimes you just have to go to big Sainsburys/Dunelm/wherever and impulse purchase a few things for the house/flat just to cheer yourself up a bit, for mental health reasons
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Would any successful Bodleian visiting fellow recipients be willing to share their application materials with me? Especially if medieval/early modern. Ta!
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Would any successful Bodleian visiting fellow recipients be willing to share their application materials with me? Especially if medieval/early modern. Ta!
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The University of Nottingham has announced the suspension of all Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) programmes from September 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The University of Nottingham has announced the suspension of all Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) programmes from September 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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East Anglia, land of extremes: from Cambridge’s global tech wealth to Jaywick’s enduring struggle. The ONS’s latest deprivation data shows our region is home to both England’s richest and poorest communities.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
East Anglia: home to the richest and poorest
The Office for National Statistics has just published a report on deprivation in communities across England. What does it tell us about our deeply divided region?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
East Anglia, land of extremes: from Cambridge’s global tech wealth to Jaywick’s enduring struggle. The ONS’s latest deprivation data shows our region is home to both England’s richest and poorest communities.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
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🎓 Join Lessons in Organising – Strategy with Professor @howardstevenson.bsky.social, designed for trade union leaders & organisers ready to build true organising cultures.
✊ Register here whilst places last: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/lessons-in-organising-strategy
#GFTUET #Organising #Strategy
✊ Register here whilst places last: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/lessons-in-organising-strategy
#GFTUET #Organising #Strategy
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🎓 Join Lessons in Organising – Strategy with Professor @howardstevenson.bsky.social, designed for trade union leaders & organisers ready to build true organising cultures.
✊ Register here whilst places last: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/lessons-in-organising-strategy
#GFTUET #Organising #Strategy
✊ Register here whilst places last: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/lessons-in-organising-strategy
#GFTUET #Organising #Strategy
It literally doesn't matter who you are, or how important you are.
Mexicans left outraged by public sexual assault on their president
Mexicans left outraged by public sexual assault on their president
Women from all walks of life condemn ‘humiliating’ groping of Claudia Sheinbaum by drunken man
The groping of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum by a drunken man has sparked outrage among women, many of whom saw their own fears and experiences reflected in her plight.
“If the president suffered assault with that level of protection and those guards it means that all of us women can be assaulted at any moment,” said Patricia Reyes, a 20-year-old student. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It literally doesn't matter who you are, or how important you are.
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JOIN US: apply for a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship, researching the history of the fiefs of Jersey and the island’s seigneurial institutions and culture, from the Norman ducal period to the English Civil War.
Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...
Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History at Swansea University
An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
JOIN US: apply for a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship, researching the history of the fiefs of Jersey and the island’s seigneurial institutions and culture, from the Norman ducal period to the English Civil War.
Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...
Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...
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Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
November 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
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Dwellbeing Shieldfield are hiring!
We are looking for a part time Organisational Development Worker Member. For more information visit www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/news/job
#Vacancies #Jobs #SocialChange #CommunityDevelopment #SocialJustice #CooperativeWorking #Newcastle #Tyneside
We are looking for a part time Organisational Development Worker Member. For more information visit www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/news/job
#Vacancies #Jobs #SocialChange #CommunityDevelopment #SocialJustice #CooperativeWorking #Newcastle #Tyneside
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dwellbeing Shieldfield are hiring!
We are looking for a part time Organisational Development Worker Member. For more information visit www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/news/job
#Vacancies #Jobs #SocialChange #CommunityDevelopment #SocialJustice #CooperativeWorking #Newcastle #Tyneside
We are looking for a part time Organisational Development Worker Member. For more information visit www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/news/job
#Vacancies #Jobs #SocialChange #CommunityDevelopment #SocialJustice #CooperativeWorking #Newcastle #Tyneside
Firmly in the 'ban the public sale of fireworks' camp over here
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Firmly in the 'ban the public sale of fireworks' camp over here
Let's not forget that JD Vance's brother also fell flat on his face in the Cincinnati mayoral race. Celebratory Cincinnati chilli might be in order
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Let's not forget that JD Vance's brother also fell flat on his face in the Cincinnati mayoral race. Celebratory Cincinnati chilli might be in order
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
lots of Bilbao fans in town today. I hope nobody has been mistaking them for Sunderland supporters
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
lots of Bilbao fans in town today. I hope nobody has been mistaking them for Sunderland supporters
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It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.