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It was a real pleasure to write a chapter in the Handbook of Labour Geography. The editor, Andy Herod, was a joy to work with and the collection itself looks great.
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Handbook of Labour Geography
‘Labour geography is now a burgeoning, cross-disciplinary field of research with all manner of practical implications. This Handbook showcases the richness and breadth of the field. Edited by a field-...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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@geographicalassoc.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @camunigeography.bsky.social
chslane.bsky.social Christine S. Lane @chslane.bsky.social · 7d
This year we’ve added #Geography to the @corpuscambridge.bsky.social Pelican Programme. Part of our widening participation package, the 6-month intensive PP is a great way to expand geographical skills and knowledge ahead of a university application.
Find out more: www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/pelican
The Pelican Programme
Nominations for the 2026 Pelican Programme are now open and will close on Friday 12 December (17:00).
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
Congratulations to our colleague, PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira, and the production team on the launch of the powerful new documentary, Embers of Hope: The Fight for Our Future! What an incredible achievement exploring India's environmental journey and innovative solutions. www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
Cambridge PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira in new documentary on India’s environment
Just in time for COP30, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability plays a key role in a new documentary about India’s environment.
www.cam.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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rgsibg.bsky.social
Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30.

We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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camtephra.bsky.social
Cambridge Tephra Lab paper hot off the press: read how (2022-23 masters student) @elowilkinsonrowe.bsky.social used tephra layers in lakes to reconstruct Holocene explosive eruptions from the Main Ethiopian Rift. #tephratastic
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Refining Late Holocene explosive eruption histories of the Main Ethiopian Rift with lake sediment tephra records
The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) hosts a rapidly growing population exposed to eruption hazards from ∼60 active Holocene volcanoes. The geological record…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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chslane.bsky.social
Fun finds in our sediment labs today. @camunigeography.bsky.social
Two people in lab coats in the foreground looking at a microscope screen with an image of a gastropod on it.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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chslane.bsky.social
Signs of a good day in the field with the Quaternary students from
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Two pairs of hands, palm up, brown with mud. One has a tap measure hanging on their wrist. The ground below is covered in autumn leaf litter and walking boots can be seen.
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Thrilled to announce that our colleague, Professor Chris Sandbrook @csandbrook.bsky.social, is the new Director of the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (CRI)
@conservation.cam.ac.uk!

Read full story here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chan...
Professor Chris Sandbrook photographed in front of a lush backdrop of large, dark green tropical foliage.
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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chslane.bsky.social
This week with our 2nd year @camunigeography.bsky.social students we’ve been learning about varve lake sediments and what they’ve revealed about abrupt climate change. It’s been fun! Here is a peek at some diatomaceous varves in the Lake Chala cores from Kenya/Tanzania. Enjoy…
The surface of a split sediment core, with a cm scale along each edge. You can see about 8 cm of the core. The surface shows fine mm-scale to cm-scale laminations, which for the most are alternating light-dark couplets. There is a cocktail stick marking a ~1 cm grey layer, which is a volcanic ash deposit.
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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"Friedrich Engels 'took creative liberties' with descriptions of class divides in Manchester": @camunicampop.bsky.social PhD student Emily Chung's work featured in @theguardian.com today
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Friedrich Engels ‘took creative liberties’ with descriptions of class divides in Manchester
Cambridge historian Emily Chung finds philosopher’s blistering depictions of segregation may have been exaggerated
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October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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rachgarr.bsky.social
Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper.

"Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests...

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Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure
How Brazil and Indonesia have cut down on deforestation.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
Excellent collaboration! Thrilled to see the new paper on urban metabolism from colleague @benaplatt.bsky.social and PhD student @zuhrijames.bsky.social now published in
@ijurresearch.bsky.social!
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
camunigeography.bsky.social
TOMORROW: Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome!
Seminar poster: Beth Greenhough presenting "Visualizing Post-Viral Lives: Body Mapping Women's Lived Experiences of Long COVID." University of Cambridge, Dept of Geography, 29 OCT 2025, 16:00-17:30. Abstract image of a virus particle.
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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chslane.bsky.social
Thank goodness for the @camunigeography.bsky.social first-year trip to Breckland. The best place to escape my avalanching inbox at this point in the term. Heading back happily tomorrow for round three…
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An open lowland heath landscape with clumps of heather growing amongst hummocky grassland. There are a few nearby trees (including some tall Scott’s pines), a swathe of dried bracken, and forests in the distance. Sun has broken through the clouds. A few scattered backpacks can be seen in the foreground.
October 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State: @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) & Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University) will be delivering the first talk for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas 2025 Seminar Series.
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
Mark your calendars for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series! @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social

Four exciting talks, starting with @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes University).
October 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Show students where geography can take them!

I’m a Geographer, supported by @rgsibg.bsky.social, highlights how geography is used in real jobs.

If you use geography in your work and have a post-16 geography qualification, apply here 👉 imageographer.uk/signup/c/
A graphic encouraging geographers to take part in 'I'm a Geographer, Get me out of here'. It reads 'Take part in easy and flexible online outreach to inspire the next generation.' with a link to sign up: imageographer.uk/signup/c. There is also a picture of a student taking part.
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
Welcome to all our Geography students — undergraduate and postgraduate, new and returning!
As we begin the academic year, we look forward to the department once again buzzing with energy, ideas, and curiosity.
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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If you're new to Cambridge: Get. This. Guide. 👇
theul.bsky.social Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · Sep 29
🍂Michaelmas term starts this week!

We’ve created a guide for new and returning University of Cambridge students, including online resources, top tips, skills training, tours, collections, and what’s new this term.

https://loom.ly/EmsWxrs
A view across Cambridge colleges towards Cambridge University Library
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
If you’re in Cambridge on Oct the 4th/5th, delve into Menagerie Theatre’s public art project on
Democracy – “If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu” – plays, workshops, art installations, and talks exploring what democracy might mean.
Logo for "The Trials of Democracy: If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu." It features a pink and gold shield with two white seahorse-like creatures on either side, all set against a blue background.
October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Hands up if you're moving to Cambridge this week! ✋

Welcome to all our new students and staff, and welcome back to everyone who's already part of our wonderful Cambridge community.
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
camunigeography.bsky.social
🌍 Curious about Geography? Ready to explore what it’s like to study your favourite subject at @cam.ac.uk?
Don't miss our virtual Geography Subject Masterclass on 16 October 2025!
A promotional banner for the Cambridge Geography Subject Masterclass. The left side features a solid teal background with dark text reading: 'Geography Subject Masterclass 16 October 2025 Book now!'. The right side shows a partial photograph of two young students standing outdoors on a university campus, smiling at each other, with autumnal red foliage and a stone building visible in the background.
September 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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camtephra.bsky.social
Last week PhD student @yqnatdeng.bsky.social and @chslane.bsky.social were sampling cores from an Ethiopian lake…in Aberystwyth! Here’s hoping there’s lots of ancient cryptotephra to be found!
#tephratastic
A women stands by a wooden lab desk with a spatula held over a drainpipe filled with sediment. Close up of a sediment core with a small channel of samples removed (plus a couple of bigger gaps from previous sampling). A labelled drainpipe lies alongside, plus a centrifuge tube rack with labels filled tubes in it.
September 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Dept of Geography's Prof Christine Lane @chslane.bsky.social was at the Romanian Academy, Cluj, for the "Integrating ice core, marine & terrestrial environments" network meeting. The two-day event was a great success, with current and former @camtephra.bsky.social members presenting their research.
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM