Jenny Pickerill
@jennypickerill.bsky.social
Professor at Sheffield University UK, geographer, feminist, photographer, + into all things environmental, esp. eco-housing + eco-communities. She/ her
www.jennypickerill.info 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.jennypickerill.info 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
Celebrating creativity at @rgsibg.bsky.social with @ella-hubbard.bsky.social amazing sewing - how many academic conferences have such fun activities + ‘outputs’?
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Celebrating creativity at @rgsibg.bsky.social with @ella-hubbard.bsky.social amazing sewing - how many academic conferences have such fun activities + ‘outputs’?
Loved perusing the geography zines at the @rgsibg.bsky.social marque this morning - amazing political interventions
August 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Loved perusing the geography zines at the @rgsibg.bsky.social marque this morning - amazing political interventions
The @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference begins in Birmingham: 2,000+ attendees from over 72 countries. Excited to be here!
August 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference begins in Birmingham: 2,000+ attendees from over 72 countries. Excited to be here!
OTHER PEOPLE: Dogs should not be on settees
MY DOG: This is the very least I deserve
MY DOG: This is the very least I deserve
July 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
OTHER PEOPLE: Dogs should not be on settees
MY DOG: This is the very least I deserve
MY DOG: This is the very least I deserve
First day as Vice President of Research & Higher Education @rgsibg.bsky.social. Looking forward to representing academic geographers + all our activities. My first Council meeting today - lots to learn!
June 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
First day as Vice President of Research & Higher Education @rgsibg.bsky.social. Looking forward to representing academic geographers + all our activities. My first Council meeting today - lots to learn!
Our Mapping Hope zine is published! We explore global environmental challenges + suggest responses which are socially just. Created collectively by undergraduate students @sheffielduni.bsky.social from the School of Geography + Planning. We made this as another way to share their essay ideas
May 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our Mapping Hope zine is published! We explore global environmental challenges + suggest responses which are socially just. Created collectively by undergraduate students @sheffielduni.bsky.social from the School of Geography + Planning. We made this as another way to share their essay ideas
Those in the UK who care about trans inclusion + equality please take part in the latest consultation to ensure that the latest Supreme Court decision on gender identity does not undermine trans rights + inclusive approaches to ‘sex’ @prideineducation.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Those in the UK who care about trans inclusion + equality please take part in the latest consultation to ensure that the latest Supreme Court decision on gender identity does not undermine trans rights + inclusive approaches to ‘sex’ @prideineducation.bsky.social
Energised by a 3 hour zine making workshop with my environmental justice students. Inspired by their creativity + enthusiasm. Our collaborative zine ‘Mapping Hope’ will be published soon! First time I have led this as a teaching activity + everyone seemed to love it. Am happy to share instructions
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Energised by a 3 hour zine making workshop with my environmental justice students. Inspired by their creativity + enthusiasm. Our collaborative zine ‘Mapping Hope’ will be published soon! First time I have led this as a teaching activity + everyone seemed to love it. Am happy to share instructions
A fantastic two days at LSE exploring the Housing Squeeze + shrinking domesticities. Sharing + discussing some great papers + then identifying the emerging key themes in a zine - publically available soon! #tinyhomes
May 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A fantastic two days at LSE exploring the Housing Squeeze + shrinking domesticities. Sharing + discussing some great papers + then identifying the emerging key themes in a zine - publically available soon! #tinyhomes
A morning well spent on the picket line at Sheffield Uni. Let’s care more and cut less, stop redundancies, and build sustainable funding for higher education. We need teaching and research now more than ever @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A morning well spent on the picket line at Sheffield Uni. Let’s care more and cut less, stop redundancies, and build sustainable funding for higher education. We need teaching and research now more than ever @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Spending my Saturday banner painting calling on HE leaders to rethink staff redundancies at Sheffield University + all British Universities, with @ucu.org.uk. We need a strong research + education sector more now than ever
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
May 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Spending my Saturday banner painting calling on HE leaders to rethink staff redundancies at Sheffield University + all British Universities, with @ucu.org.uk. We need a strong research + education sector more now than ever
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
Todays escape to the woods
April 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Todays escape to the woods
Amongst all the current horrors of the world I am finding great comfort in my local towns’ information page - mostly sharing vital warnings about a duck sitting in a puddle in a road
March 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Amongst all the current horrors of the world I am finding great comfort in my local towns’ information page - mostly sharing vital warnings about a duck sitting in a puddle in a road
A rare + special time with my mum + oldest brother in Utrecht, Netherlands. Gentle wanderings, cafes, people watching, sun worshiping, + delicious food. Deeply restorative
March 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A rare + special time with my mum + oldest brother in Utrecht, Netherlands. Gentle wanderings, cafes, people watching, sun worshiping, + delicious food. Deeply restorative
Thoroughly enjoyed discussing how to sustain political activism in these dark times + collective ‘inner being’ geographies, with a brilliant audience + @culturalgeography.bsky.social + inspiring panelists. Followed by a somatic workshop + somatic approach to using the wheel of power + privilege
March 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed discussing how to sustain political activism in these dark times + collective ‘inner being’ geographies, with a brilliant audience + @culturalgeography.bsky.social + inspiring panelists. Followed by a somatic workshop + somatic approach to using the wheel of power + privilege
The arrival of spring is lifting my spirits
March 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The arrival of spring is lifting my spirits
The obligatory photos of a geographers’ visit to LSE Department of Geography + Environment for a writer-meets-readers discussion. Thank you for generous + welcoming hosting, thought-provoking questions, + delicious gluten-free pizza!
March 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The obligatory photos of a geographers’ visit to LSE Department of Geography + Environment for a writer-meets-readers discussion. Thank you for generous + welcoming hosting, thought-provoking questions, + delicious gluten-free pizza!
If you are in the Netherlands do consider joining us for an exploration of ‘How do we carry on?’ Political activism in an era of uncertainty, followed by a workshop using somatic practices supporting radical activism
February 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If you are in the Netherlands do consider joining us for an exploration of ‘How do we carry on?’ Political activism in an era of uncertainty, followed by a workshop using somatic practices supporting radical activism
Enjoying some light relief by walking through Krakow post-work on a Friday afternoon. Something about historic buildings, blue skies, street cafes + being away from home renews me
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Enjoying some light relief by walking through Krakow post-work on a Friday afternoon. Something about historic buildings, blue skies, street cafes + being away from home renews me
Google maps, WTF? And if you look via Google.com it ONLY comes up as Gulf of America
February 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Google maps, WTF? And if you look via Google.com it ONLY comes up as Gulf of America
A very accurate description of the current state of seasons + weather in Britain right now
February 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A very accurate description of the current state of seasons + weather in Britain right now
If it doubt, escape into the woods
February 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If it doubt, escape into the woods
Time for a new profile picture as we begin to see the signs of spring emerging
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Time for a new profile picture as we begin to see the signs of spring emerging