Close-up of a transparent hourglass with white sand flowing from the upper to the lower chamber against a dark background.
π¨ The registration deadline for #BISA2026 is MONDAY π¨
'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions': looking ahead to the next 50 years π
Register now π https://ow.ly/m6SU50YmPIP
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27.02.2026 12:01 β
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Spotlight on: Margarida Gama- Environment and Climate Politics | BISA
- Environment and Climate Politics Working Group
New Spotlight blog is up on the site! Hear from PhD researcher Margarida Gama about her work on water weaponisation π§
Check it out here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
26.02.2026 09:54 β
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There's no money for anything else, but: 'UKRI committed a record Β£1.6 billion of funding directly targeted at the AI sector over the next four years. This is UKRIβs biggest single investment area for 2026 to 2030.' Growth, growth, growth, nothing about flourishing or a liveable society. Pathetic.
23.02.2026 10:22 β
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Oh cool heres a contract to do stuff to the NHS, cool
19.02.2026 09:49 β
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Photo of University of Manchester quad, with an old building in the background, and a tree in the foreground. It is bare of leaves, but decorated with Chinese lanterns in recognition of Chinese new year.
Campus.
18.02.2026 09:55 β
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Possible from London, but not from where I am. Could obviously stop in London and then do the rest in one day, but that's a very expensive hotel.
17.02.2026 19:31 β
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I've done it a couple of times before. It's not pretty, but I'm used to the fight at least!
17.02.2026 19:06 β
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If you have any tips, please do share. I've never used it before - I think I'd looked and though it didn't work out cheaper, but that was a long while ago, and I was going to Sweden so it was a really long complicated trip... Also uni booking systems are a nightmare but that's a bridge for later!
17.02.2026 13:56 β
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Thank you for this amazing breakdown! This guy is just a treasure isn't he.
17.02.2026 13:32 β
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Unfortunately I'm 4.5 hours from London (by train) so I think I will need a stop over. Great website though, thank you!
17.02.2026 13:27 β
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Ah, good reminder. I think I'm doing that for a Germany trip in summer, so I should get my head around it asap.
17.02.2026 12:26 β
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Anybody going to @pollenetwork.bsky.social #POLLEN2026 got tips for getting to Barcelona by train (from the UK)? Looks simple enough, but budgeting tips maybe, or a good place to stop half way? OR can it be done in a day..?
17.02.2026 12:20 β
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try spending a day entirely offline to see what you can actually do, what books you can read, what games you can play, who you can actually talk to, what you can buy from the shops without ordering it and adjust your life accordingly
16.02.2026 11:28 β
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Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful β a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
13.02.2026 10:07 β
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I visual poem titled 'rain' by Lemn Sissay is printed on the wall of Dilworth Street, above a restaurant called Mr Egg.
Also saw this today which feels extremely fitting.
11.02.2026 17:54 β
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Large photo entitled Fonofono o le Nuanua: Patches of the rainbow (after Gauguin)
Prosthetics used to create Darwin in drag
wide view of half of the room, showing different parts of the exhibition including a screen playing the Darwin I Drag film
Entrance for the exhibition, title Darwin in Paradise Camp, by Yuki Kihara
So good.
11.02.2026 16:26 β
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Exhibition poster for Yuki Kihara's 'Darwin in Paradise Camp', currently on at the Whitworth in Manchester.
Excited for this. A completely unexpected pleasure to realise this was happening five minutes from my office.
11.02.2026 14:56 β
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The Guardians Of Living Matter
The Guardians of Living Matter is an interdisciplinary exhibition by artists John-Paul Brown and Sophy King that imagines an alternative and radical future.
Manchester UK pals - as respite from the rain, check out this fantastic exhibition at The Lowry - an imagining of an alternative and radical future, where humanity has a second chance as custodians of planetary care.
#climatechange #morethanhuman #hope #mycellium
thelowry.com/the-guardian...
08.02.2026 07:44 β
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Have a read of this blogpost by one of our recent authors @ckweatherill.bsky.social β¬οΈ
06.02.2026 12:07 β
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Satellite view of a large cyclone with a distinct eye forming over a cluster of islands in the ocean.
In what ways does the framing of climate changeβs origins influence understandings of its causes and proposed solutions? π
Charlotte Weatherill (The University of Manchester) discusses this in a new Geography Directions blog post. Check it out here π
https://ow.ly/CGRi50Y4KUL
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Conference flyer detailing the RGS/IBG Annual Conference on climate justice and inequalities in London, September 2026. Looking for abstracts in the theme of Climate Apartheid: meanings, contexts, politics, legitimacy.
What they are looking for: In-depth written content on climate apartheid, addressing its socio-political context, environmental impacts, and academic submission guidelines.
Information about how to submit: please submit abstracts (max 250 words) including full details for all authors (names, titles, institutional affiliations, emails, presenting/not presenting) by 20 February 2026 to Charlotte Lemanski (cll52@cam.ac.uk) and Andrew Baldwin (w.a.baldwin@durham.ac.uk)
This CFP will be submitted for Research Group Sponsorship (either Climate Change RG or Political Geography RG). We anticipate that this will be an in-person paper session, but please indicate if you intend to attend the RGS online and we can request a hybrid session and/or would prefer a different presentation format.
Scholarly references and URLs on climate apartheid and justice narratives in a research paper format.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) are looking for papersβΌοΈ
On the theme 'Climate Apartheid: meanings, contexts, politics, legitimacy' for their 1-4 September conference entitled 'Geographies of Inequalities: Toward Just Places' π
All info attached on the PDF's below - submit now! π
22.01.2026 16:01 β
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Third heavy snowfall since we moved to Buxton. Nobody was kidding...
05.02.2026 12:17 β
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Still lots of time left to submit an abstract for mine and Leah's session #RGSIBG session! If you've got some ideas for a contribution but would like an informal chat, please feel free to get in touch with me. #GeographySky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
05.02.2026 09:44 β
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Gutted
04.02.2026 10:17 β
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You're right, something about that crockery makes me feel immediately calm.
03.02.2026 15:47 β
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I know this is very boring, but my god I can't believe how stressful this move has been. Worst ever. Everything made extremely difficult by everybody. Don't make me do this again, world, I'm begging you.
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