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Peter Forman
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Assistant Professor in Human Geography at Northumbria University (UK). Researches energy transitions, security and infrastructural politics. Specialises in natural gas and hydrogen. He/Him
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/f/peter-forman/
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🚨 Calling all colleagues who have previously worked in a UK #geography department, but no longer do.

We are developing best-practice guidelines for addressing #precarious employment within geography departments.

Join a focus group below to contribute your insights!
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March 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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New in Geography Directions on our States of Precarity project, exploring precarity in HE Geography. Shares posters raising awareness & giving visibility to fixed-term contracts & experiences. Please share & display in geog depts! @pjforman.bsky.social blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/13/r...
Resources for change: raising awareness of the challenges of fixed term contracts in geography departments
By the States of Precarity Team:, Johanne Bruun, Rachel Colls, James Esson, Peter Forman, Anna Jackman,  Rachael Squire (corresponding author) “Because geography is about attention to difference an…
blog.geographydirections.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This looks fab!
NEW GEOGRAPHY JOURNAL!

Agoriad: A Journal of Spatial Theory.

Issue 1, special issue on Indigenous Ontologies, out now, open access. It looks excellent.

Congratulations to the managing and issue editors on making this happen.
Indigenous Ontologies | Agoriad: A Journal of Spatial Theory
Agoriad (meaning Openings in Welsh) is a diamond open access journal exploring theoretical and philosophical ideas in Human Geography and associated fields, published annually. Each volume explores a ...
agoriad.cardiffuniversitypress.org
December 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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🔋How can we achieve an inclusive Net Zero future?🔋

Read about @luciemidd.bsky.social et al.'s recent Geo paper in this @rgsibg.bsky.social Research Spotlight ⬇️

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Research spotlight: How can we achieve an inclusive net zero future? - RGS
This article from the journal Geo: Geography and Environment explores what is needed for an inclusive net zero transition.
www.rgs.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures)

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Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Our new website has been launched. Watch this space for updates on the project
www.statesofprecarity.co.uk
Home - States of Precarity
States of Precarity is an academic research project supported by the Royal Geographical Society and Antipode. It aims to explore experiences and the effects of precarious employment within UK higher e...
www.statesofprecarity.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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Our survey of experiences of #precarity within UK higher education #geography departments was completed by 11.4% of geographers working in the UK today.

For a more detailed break down of our sample, check out the survey page on our website

www.statesofprecarity.co.uk/the-survey
Survey - States of Precarity
Find out more about the design of the States of Precarity survey, which explored experiences of precarious employment within UK university geography departments. Details on the distribution of its sam...
www.statesofprecarity.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Just getting started on here - looks promising. Academics out there - how are you finding BlueSky as an academic twitter alternative?
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM