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@pjforman.bsky.social

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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๐Ÿšจ 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!
forms.office.com/e/ec5ywgjhXm

10.03.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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,ย  Rachael Squire (corresponding author) โ€œBecause geography is about attention to difference anโ€ฆ

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...

13.01.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks fab!

11.12.2024 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research spotlight: How can we achieve an inclusive net zero future? - RGS This article from the journalย Geo: Geography and Environment explores what is needed for an inclusive net zero transition.

๐Ÿ”‹How can we achieve an inclusive Net Zero future?๐Ÿ”‹

Read about @luciemidd.bsky.social et al.'s recent Geo paper in this @rgsibg.bsky.social Research Spotlight โฌ‡๏ธ

www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

28.11.2024 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02) Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

Two permanent human geography posts at Durham University ( a focus on nature, climate change and just futures)

durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

28.11.2024 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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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...

Our new website has been launched. Watch this space for updates on the project
www.statesofprecarity.co.uk

28.11.2024 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

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

28.11.2024 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks Imogen!

19.11.2024 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Plus, tonnes of Tรผ folk on here, which is nice!

18.11.2024 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, seems so - loads of official profiles for journals and organisations too. Seems worth a punt.

18.11.2024 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just getting started on here - looks promising. Academics out there - how are you finding BlueSky as an academic twitter alternative?

17.11.2024 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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