Emma Ormerod
@emmao.bsky.social
Urban & Economic Geographer at Newcastle University. Views my own.
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New in our #UrbanAndRegionalHorizons section: 'Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches' by @emmao.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @drjwharrison.bsky.social
Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches
Leadership is often hailed as an antidote to a range of place-based problems. Yet it continues to be a slippery, highly political and deeply uneven practice, and area of study. At a time of authori...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New in our #UrbanAndRegionalHorizons section: 'Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches' by @emmao.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @drjwharrison.bsky.social
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A fantastic, collegial department (w/ the highest QS ranking in the Uni) just had the majority of Professors be threatened with redundancy.
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Seeing yet more stories of unis moving to compulsory redundancy, with Geography colleagues (and of course others) at risk.
Today, it's Newcastle Uni, a department that produces incredible scholarship with a vibrant culture.
Sharing in solidarity x
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Today, it's Newcastle Uni, a department that produces incredible scholarship with a vibrant culture.
Sharing in solidarity x
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Newcastle University compulsory job cut fears grow amid £4.2m savings shortfall
As industrial action continues, union bosses continue their plea with Newcastle University chiefs to reject any potential compulsory job losses
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May 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A fantastic, collegial department (w/ the highest QS ranking in the Uni) just had the majority of Professors be threatened with redundancy.
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
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We've written an open letter to RGS/IBG re: Supreme Court ruling + EHRC update. If you're an academic geographer (broadly conceived) at any career stage anywhere in the world, please read, consider signing, and share (closes 1700 GMT 30 April) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter to RGS on Supreme Court and EHRC events April 2025
If you are an academic geographer (broadly conceived) of any career stage, To sign the open letter please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/AmjaJh37xLt4CMwx5. Your signature will be added manually....
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April 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We've written an open letter to RGS/IBG re: Supreme Court ruling + EHRC update. If you're an academic geographer (broadly conceived) at any career stage anywhere in the world, please read, consider signing, and share (closes 1700 GMT 30 April) docs.google.com/document/d/1...