Anna Jackman
@ahjackman.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Reading. Feminist political geographer and drone researcher interested in technological visibilities, volumes, and futures.
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US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says
US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says
Shahed-139 drone approached USS Abraham Lincoln ‘with unclear intent’ as US warships headed towards Iran
The US military says it has shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier “with unclear intent” when it was shot down by a F-35 US fighter jet, US Central Command said on Tuesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says
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Really good piece:
“in education, the ultimate product is not your term paper or essay or grade point average; it’s your self. You are supposed to emerge more informed, more capable of critical thinking, more competent.”
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
“in education, the ultimate product is not your term paper or essay or grade point average; it’s your self. You are supposed to emerge more informed, more capable of critical thinking, more competent.”
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Really good piece:
“in education, the ultimate product is not your term paper or essay or grade point average; it’s your self. You are supposed to emerge more informed, more capable of critical thinking, more competent.”
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
“in education, the ultimate product is not your term paper or essay or grade point average; it’s your self. You are supposed to emerge more informed, more capable of critical thinking, more competent.”
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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"States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography" -- read the report co-funded by the Antipode Foundation and @rgsibg.bsky.social
Fixed-term contracts, restructuring, and redundancies are reshaping academic careers.
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
ow.ly
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography" -- read the report co-funded by the Antipode Foundation and @rgsibg.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Jackman
Fixed-term contracts, restructuring, and redundancies are reshaping academic careers.
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
ow.ly
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Fixed-term contracts, restructuring, and redundancies are reshaping academic careers.
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
The States of Precarity Report offers critical insights into both the immediate and long-term impacts on academic geographers.
Read the key findings and download the report 👉https://ow.ly/3uTh50XJvOV
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Fixed-term academic contracts may be holding back bold science.
A new UK survey finds job insecurity pushes researchers towards safer topics — limiting risk-taking, creativity and long-term discovery.
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A new UK survey finds job insecurity pushes researchers towards safer topics — limiting risk-taking, creativity and long-term discovery.
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Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research
The rise of fixed-term academic contracts means researchers are likely to play it safe in their choice of research topics, eschewing the kind of ambitious, radical discovery European policymakers…
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Fixed-term academic contracts may be holding back bold science.
A new UK survey finds job insecurity pushes researchers towards safer topics — limiting risk-taking, creativity and long-term discovery.
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A new UK survey finds job insecurity pushes researchers towards safer topics — limiting risk-taking, creativity and long-term discovery.
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💡Our @statesofprecarity.bsky.social project has been covered in
@sciencebusiness.net. 'Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research' sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun... Thank you @davidmjourno.bsky.social for reaching out to the team
@sciencebusiness.net. 'Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research' sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun... Thank you @davidmjourno.bsky.social for reaching out to the team
Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research
The rise of fixed-term academic contracts means researchers are likely to play it safe in their choice of research topics, eschewing the kind of ambitious, radical discovery European policymakers want...
sciencebusiness.net
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 AM
💡Our @statesofprecarity.bsky.social project has been covered in
@sciencebusiness.net. 'Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research' sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun... Thank you @davidmjourno.bsky.social for reaching out to the team
@sciencebusiness.net. 'Fixed-term academic contracts discourage ‘radical’ research' sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun... Thank you @davidmjourno.bsky.social for reaching out to the team
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The @leverhulmecal.bsky.social PhD studentships are now live here leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk/leverhulme-c... Are you looking for a PhD programme that supports interdisciplinary approaches to algorithmic life? Closing date 26 February
Funded PhD opportunities - Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life
leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The @leverhulmecal.bsky.social PhD studentships are now live here leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk/leverhulme-c... Are you looking for a PhD programme that supports interdisciplinary approaches to algorithmic life? Closing date 26 February
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Thanks @julietterowsell.bsky.social for covering the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social report launch event this week!
“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Thanks @julietterowsell.bsky.social for covering the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social report launch event this week!
The @statesofprecarity.bsky.social project has been covered in @timeshighered.bsky.social. The piece draws attention to the team's work to better understand the short and longer term impacts of academic precarity in UK HE Geography, and to intervene and act in response. www.rgs.org/research/hig...
“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The @statesofprecarity.bsky.social project has been covered in @timeshighered.bsky.social. The piece draws attention to the team's work to better understand the short and longer term impacts of academic precarity in UK HE Geography, and to intervene and act in response. www.rgs.org/research/hig...
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“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Great to see our project, @statesofprecarity.bsky.social , being covered in Times Higher Education
'“Embedded precarity” in higher education is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report.'
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Royal Geographical Society maps important connections between precarity and research topics. 1/3
Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’
Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Great to see our project, @statesofprecarity.bsky.social , being covered in Times Higher Education
Thank you @profgillian.bsky.social for
sharing your thoughtful reflections about the report, action plans and sector more broadly at the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social
launch event. This kind of work needs buy in from senior academics and leadership - we are grateful for your ongoing support ⭐️
sharing your thoughtful reflections about the report, action plans and sector more broadly at the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social
launch event. This kind of work needs buy in from senior academics and leadership - we are grateful for your ongoing support ⭐️
this was a hugely impactful event, centring on the multiple costs of chronic and endemic precarity in UK HE. the full report and some highly practical action plans are here: www.rgs.org/research/hig...
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Thank you @profgillian.bsky.social for
sharing your thoughtful reflections about the report, action plans and sector more broadly at the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social
launch event. This kind of work needs buy in from senior academics and leadership - we are grateful for your ongoing support ⭐️
sharing your thoughtful reflections about the report, action plans and sector more broadly at the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social
launch event. This kind of work needs buy in from senior academics and leadership - we are grateful for your ongoing support ⭐️
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this was a hugely impactful event, centring on the multiple costs of chronic and endemic precarity in UK HE. the full report and some highly practical action plans are here: www.rgs.org/research/hig...
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
this was a hugely impactful event, centring on the multiple costs of chronic and endemic precarity in UK HE. the full report and some highly practical action plans are here: www.rgs.org/research/hig...
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social
Thank you @matildaf.bsky.social for sharing your thoughtful reflections on the report and action plans, and for the kind words about the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social launch event ⭐️
This was an excellent launch event today. I'm hugely grateful for the invite to contribute as a discussant, and to be in such great company among the respondents. Huge thanks to the research team for the report, for organising the event, and for creating such a supportive space.
Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography.
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Thank you @matildaf.bsky.social for sharing your thoughtful reflections on the report and action plans, and for the kind words about the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social launch event ⭐️
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This was an excellent launch event today. I'm hugely grateful for the invite to contribute as a discussant, and to be in such great company among the respondents. Huge thanks to the research team for the report, for organising the event, and for creating such a supportive space.
Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography.
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This was an excellent launch event today. I'm hugely grateful for the invite to contribute as a discussant, and to be in such great company among the respondents. Huge thanks to the research team for the report, for organising the event, and for creating such a supportive space.
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Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography.
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography.
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work.
Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change.
Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT):
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Read report:
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
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Looking forward to speaking at this!
Reminder that tomorrow (14 Jan) the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social Report Launch and Discussion will be held online, 1:00-2:30PM GMT.
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
States of precarity in UK geography report launch
We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.
www.rgs.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this!
Reminder that tomorrow (14 Jan) the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social Report Launch and Discussion will be held online, 1:00-2:30PM GMT.
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
States of precarity in UK geography report launch
We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.
www.rgs.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Reminder that tomorrow (14 Jan) the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social Report Launch and Discussion will be held online, 1:00-2:30PM GMT.
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Guest speakers: @matildaf.bsky.social, @jaytoddgla.bsky.social, Lekan Adekola, @profgillian.bsky.social.
Register here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Cuts, mergers, and redundancies risk hollowing out the discipline and eroding its interdisciplinary core. Geography’s future depends on confronting precarity head-on. Join us for our launch event on Wednesday!
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
States of precarity in UK geography report launch
We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.
www.rgs.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Cuts, mergers, and redundancies risk hollowing out the discipline and eroding its interdisciplinary core. Geography’s future depends on confronting precarity head-on. Join us for our launch event on Wednesday!
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Precarity isn’t just contractual. It’s about whether academic work allows people to live fulfilling, stable lives. Join us for our report launch event on Wednesday.
Speakers: Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Speakers: Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Precarity isn’t just contractual. It’s about whether academic work allows people to live fulfilling, stable lives. Join us for our report launch event on Wednesday.
Speakers: Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Speakers: Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Join us for our report launch event next Wednesday, 1pm-2.30pm [Online]
Guest speakers:
Prof. Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register 👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Guest speakers:
Prof. Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register 👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
States of precarity in UK geography report launch
We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.
www.rgs.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Join us for our report launch event next Wednesday, 1pm-2.30pm [Online]
Guest speakers:
Prof. Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register 👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Guest speakers:
Prof. Gillian Rose, Lekan Adekola, Matilda Fitzmaurice, Jay Todd
Register 👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Register:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Register:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Happy New Year everyone - we have one week to go until the launch event for States of Precarity in UK HE Geography!
Join us to discuss the findings, their implications, and routes for action. Register: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Join us to discuss the findings, their implications, and routes for action. Register: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
States of precarity in UK geography report launch
We're invitomh all geographers to the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report.
www.rgs.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Happy New Year everyone - we have one week to go until the launch event for States of Precarity in UK HE Geography!
Join us to discuss the findings, their implications, and routes for action. Register: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Join us to discuss the findings, their implications, and routes for action. Register: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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✨ Hello 2026... and welcome back!
We're starting the new year with our next committee intro. Please welcome Anna Jackman (she/her), our Treasurer and a great person to have on the team.
Happy New Year @ahjackman.bsky.social! 👇
#DGRGCommittee
We're starting the new year with our next committee intro. Please welcome Anna Jackman (she/her), our Treasurer and a great person to have on the team.
Happy New Year @ahjackman.bsky.social! 👇
#DGRGCommittee
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
✨ Hello 2026... and welcome back!
We're starting the new year with our next committee intro. Please welcome Anna Jackman (she/her), our Treasurer and a great person to have on the team.
Happy New Year @ahjackman.bsky.social! 👇
#DGRGCommittee
We're starting the new year with our next committee intro. Please welcome Anna Jackman (she/her), our Treasurer and a great person to have on the team.
Happy New Year @ahjackman.bsky.social! 👇
#DGRGCommittee
‘The current structure…survived the month-long occupation by Russian forces in early 2022. But earlier this year, a drone strike blew a hole in the multi-layered structure…A new report.. states that the structure has lost its “primary safety functions”’
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a696...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a696...
A Drone Strike Has Broken Chernobyl's Containment Dome
The New Safe Confinement dome protects the surrounding environment from leaking radiation, but a recent drone strike on the structure has impaired that protection.
www.popularmechanics.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
‘The current structure…survived the month-long occupation by Russian forces in early 2022. But earlier this year, a drone strike blew a hole in the multi-layered structure…A new report.. states that the structure has lost its “primary safety functions”’
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a696...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a696...