Doug Specht
@dougspecht.bsky.social
Chartered Geographer | Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication & Head of School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster | doug.specht.co.uk
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The UCL admissions chaos will damage UK HE’s global reputation, writes @dougspecht.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/ucl-...
The UCL admissions chaos will damage UK HE’s global reputation
Future crises can be averted if government and universities share data and plans in a more timely and transparent fashion, says Doug Sprecht
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The UCL admissions chaos will damage UK HE’s global reputation, writes @dougspecht.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/ucl-...
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The Student Guide to the Creative Studio in the Digital Age is now available #openaccess
Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social!
Read or download for free at:
www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...
#digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning
Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social!
Read or download for free at:
www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...
#digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Student Guide to the Creative Studio in the Digital Age is now available #openaccess
Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social!
Read or download for free at:
www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...
#digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning
Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social!
Read or download for free at:
www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...
#digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning
The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but it represents evidence a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ri...
The rise of the ghost academic
The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but for Anne Tierney and Doug Specht it represents evidence a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field
wonkhe.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but it represents evidence a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ri...
There are major technology lessons to be learned from Google's failures during the 2023 Türkiye-Syria quake. New from me for Geographical Magazine. geographical.co.uk/news/the-per...
The peril of big tech in disaster response
There are major technology lessons to be learned from the Türkiye-Syria quake, Doug Specht explains
geographical.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There are major technology lessons to be learned from Google's failures during the 2023 Türkiye-Syria quake. New from me for Geographical Magazine. geographical.co.uk/news/the-per...
Really pleased to have been able to contribute to the Vogue Business climate finance glossary. www.voguebusiness.com/story/sustai...
July 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Really pleased to have been able to contribute to the Vogue Business climate finance glossary. www.voguebusiness.com/story/sustai...
The UK's new ten-year industrial strategy is ambitious and well-structured, but a reliance on nuclear rather than true renewables is seeking a quick win with high risks and high costs. theconversation.com/the-uk-has-p...
The UK has published a ten-year industrial strategy to boost key sectors of the economy – here’s what the experts think
The government hopes that by focusing on sectors that drive growth it will attract investment and boost prosperity.
theconversation.com
June 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The UK's new ten-year industrial strategy is ambitious and well-structured, but a reliance on nuclear rather than true renewables is seeking a quick win with high risks and high costs. theconversation.com/the-uk-has-p...
My summary of the International Development Committee’s latest report on the UK’s Role in Upholding International Humanitarian Law and Supporting the Safe Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
geographical.co.uk/news/uk-repo...
geographical.co.uk/news/uk-repo...
UK Report Warns Humanitarian Law Is Being ‘Hollowed Out’ Amid Rising Global Crises
Cuts to aid and politicisation of relief undermine safety, access, and accountability in conflict zones The International Development Committee’s latest report, Protection Not Permission: The UK’s Rol...
geographical.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My summary of the International Development Committee’s latest report on the UK’s Role in Upholding International Humanitarian Law and Supporting the Safe Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
geographical.co.uk/news/uk-repo...
geographical.co.uk/news/uk-repo...
An important new ecocide bill is being discussed in the Scottish Parliament. Damien Short and I break it down here for Geographical geographical.co.uk/news/scotlan...
Scotland's ecocide bill could set a global legal precedent
Scotland’s proposed ecocide law could make mass environmental destruction a crime – and serve as a model for international legal reform
geographical.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
An important new ecocide bill is being discussed in the Scottish Parliament. Damien Short and I break it down here for Geographical geographical.co.uk/news/scotlan...
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"The lines on our maps, and the names we give them, are not fixed truths but living artefacts of negotiation, memory and power"
@dougspecht.bsky.social on cartography, geopolitics & territorial sovereignty
@geographical.co.uk
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
@dougspecht.bsky.social on cartography, geopolitics & territorial sovereignty
@geographical.co.uk
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label
Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power
geographical.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"The lines on our maps, and the names we give them, are not fixed truths but living artefacts of negotiation, memory and power"
@dougspecht.bsky.social on cartography, geopolitics & territorial sovereignty
@geographical.co.uk
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
@dougspecht.bsky.social on cartography, geopolitics & territorial sovereignty
@geographical.co.uk
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
In today's THE, I comment on why the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is slashing funding in all the wrong places! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/course-...
Course cancellations ‘inevitable’ after ‘body blow’ funding cuts
Surprise reduction in funding for specialist provision will spark ‘brand new financial crisis brewed entirely in Whitehall’, critics warn
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
In today's THE, I comment on why the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is slashing funding in all the wrong places! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/course-...
This argument is about more than naming rights – it reminds us of the extent to which maps don’t reflect but instead create and shape the world.
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label
Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power
geographical.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This argument is about more than naming rights – it reminds us of the extent to which maps don’t reflect but instead create and shape the world.
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
geographical.co.uk/news/digital...
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This week we celebrate 50 years since the University of Westminster launched the first BA Media degree in the UK. Follow our anniversary event for colleagues, alumni and students on Wed 21, and our international academic conference on Thu 22 and Fri 23 May, through the hashtag #UoWMEDIA50
May 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This week we celebrate 50 years since the University of Westminster launched the first BA Media degree in the UK. Follow our anniversary event for colleagues, alumni and students on Wed 21, and our international academic conference on Thu 22 and Fri 23 May, through the hashtag #UoWMEDIA50
I recently spoke with Sukey Lewis about what US taxpayers are getting from the $6 Million prison deal with a El Salvador.
www.kqed.org/news/1203887...
www.kqed.org/news/1203887...
What Are US Taxpayers Getting in $6 Million Deal With Salvadoran Mega-Prison? | KQED
The Trump administration has cut an unprecedented deal to send alleged gang members to El Salvador’s notorious prison, but it won’t provide the details about the arrangement. Here’s what to know.
www.kqed.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I recently spoke with Sukey Lewis about what US taxpayers are getting from the $6 Million prison deal with a El Salvador.
www.kqed.org/news/1203887...
www.kqed.org/news/1203887...
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This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
Why is El Salvador turning away from Bitcoin?
El Salvador's attitudes to Bitcoin are changing. Doug Specht explores why and considers how other nations are sizing up cryptocurrency
geographical.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
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Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...
March 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...
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El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...
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Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
The low submission rate undermines the global commitment to climate action.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
The low submission rate undermines the global commitment to climate action.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Is any nation serious about climate change? The days of collaboration appear to be over. Me for @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
theconversation.com/only-15-coun...
El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison - me for The SAIS Review of International Affairs saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/el-salvadors...
Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...
March 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Really excited for this event with David Morley and Mike Duggan. 12th June at the University of Westminster. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/media-geog...
This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
Why is El Salvador turning away from Bitcoin?
El Salvador's attitudes to Bitcoin are changing. Doug Specht explores why and considers how other nations are sizing up cryptocurrency
geographical.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-...
Trump’s recent executive order to ‘reevaluate and realign US foreign aid’ is unlikely to mark the end for US foreign development assistance being used to bring about coups, unrest, and regime change. New from me for Geographical Magazine geographical.co.uk/news/the-glo...
The global impact of Trump's foreign aid realignment
Trump's executive order to halt much of the US's foreign aid is likely to have ripple effects across the world, as Dr Doug Specht explains
geographical.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump’s recent executive order to ‘reevaluate and realign US foreign aid’ is unlikely to mark the end for US foreign development assistance being used to bring about coups, unrest, and regime change. New from me for Geographical Magazine geographical.co.uk/news/the-glo...
I am delighted to share that the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster is now the exclusive London partner of the TV Foundation. www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westmin...
Westminster’s School of Media and Communications signed to be exclusive London partner of The TV Foundation
www.westminster.ac.uk
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I am delighted to share that the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster is now the exclusive London partner of the TV Foundation. www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westmin...