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Reader in Human Geography at Cardiff University. Managing Editor, Society and Animals. Weakness for @aberdeenfc.bsky.social.

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Multispecies Mutualisms - Join Our Research Team! We’re hiring 4 Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) In this video, members of the team share insights into four exciting PDRA opportunities currently available. If you are ready to take the next s...

A rare thing: *four* three-year hums/soc-sci posts in animal studies, on the Multispecies Mutualisms project at UoSheffield - with @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social, me, Robert McKay and Alasdair Cochrane; see here for a video explainer: digitalmedia.sheffield.ac.uk/media/Multis...

06.03.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The "simplified reporting" (EU Omnibus Package) debate highlights a key risk: "transparency" in EU food policy is vague and ill-defined.

We argue that genuine transparency isn't just about data volumeβ€”it's about purpose. We must build trust via context-specific definitions.

13.11.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Policy Briefs – TITAN Project

Our new TITAN policy brief on food system transparency is out:

titanproject.eu/publications...

#EUPolicy #FoodSystems #FoodPolicy #Transparency

@cugeogplan.bsky.social

13.11.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Save Geography at the University of Leicester

Save #Geography at University of Leicester

- Sign the Petition! c.org/CH6Y5tbdNF via @UKChange

07.11.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Petition: Continue funding Technocamps to provide the support that schools and teachers across Wales rely on. Welsh Government has stopped funding Welsh universities (Technocamps) to support Welsh teachers, and instead is giving Β£1.4M to York University to provide on-line resources for this. This is outrageous: both in the loss of critical local in-person support for Welsh teachers, and in the disrespect shown towards Wales and Welsh universities that are eager to support their local schools but are having their funding for this taken away and given -in far greater amounts- to an English university.

Petition: Continue funding Technocamps to provide the support that schools and teachers across Wales rely on.

petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

25.10.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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John Farrington

So sad to hear this news. John was such a kind and generous person, and a great lecturer. Incredibly supportive from my first tutorial as an undergrad and beyond.

www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/new...

01.08.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@eerjournal.bsky.social

03.06.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ABERDEEN FOOTBALL CLUB.

2024/25 SCOTTISH CUP WINNERS!!

24.05.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 40

We explore 117 resources aimed at ages 5–11, and reflect on the implications of these and how future resources might be designed to prompt not only critical reflection but more meaningful actions and engagement amongst learners regarding care of animals for food.

19.05.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the first review of the place of animals in learning resources for food education and contributes to research relating to the nature and role of learning resources for education for sustainable development.

19.05.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning to care in the food system: Education for Sustainable Development resources, food education and the farming of animals for food Despite calls for curricula to be repurposed around environmental concerns, and the related significance of food-related emissions to global climate change, consideration of the wider impacts of th...

New open access paper out with Verity Jones on 'Learning to Care for the Food System: Education for Sustainable Development resources, food education and the farming of animals for food'

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

19.05.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a relief that University management has backed away from the brutal plans to cut up to 700 jobs. This backtracking is in no doubt down to the relentless pressure from UCU, from all the campus unions and the support from the city of Dundee, local communities and across the political spectrum.

29.04.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Day two of the strike, and we've ben getting a lot of questions from students about the action. What's it for, why are we doing it now, and how can they help.

So let's run through some Strike Questions! 🧡

29.04.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

There's several petitions going around following the Cardiff Uni announcement about job losses. Please consider signing and sharing.

www.change.org/p/save-cardi...

www.change.org/p/save-cardi...

www.change.org/p/save-cardi...

www.change.org/p/save-mlang...

petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

01.02.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter to the VC – Dr Tom Johnston From Dr Tim Johnston, former academic staff at Cardiff University in composition Dear Vice Chancellor, I am writing to you to express my dismay and great distress at the news of Cardiff’s exception…

The CU Fight Back website is live and acts as a repository for info, events, petitions, letters, stories, and perspectives from Cardiff University staff and students, and beyond. We will resist the proposed cuts. Our first letter is from
Dr Tim Johnston cufightback.wordpress.com/2025/02/01/l...

01.02.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought my first post on here should be about something significant. So...

09.11.2024 20:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have begun to compile a starter pack of human geographers, so if you are new to BlueSky it’s worth checking out. Also please let me know who I should add, I’m sure I’m missing lots of people

go.bsky.app/SAK9wfm

02.09.2024 21:03 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 5