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Tess Osborne
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Lecturer @ University of Leicester Chair of the DGRG H. Fellow @ @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @frw-rug.bsky.social An undisciplined geographer interested in the digital, embodiment, methods and health & wellbeing. Web: https://www.tess-osborne.co.uk
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · Sep 12
We're looking for fantastic digital geographers to join our committee!

A few committee roles are open, and we’d love to see new (and familiar) faces step up. It’s a chance to meet other digital geographers and help shape what we do next.

Apply here: shorturl.at/kvDIv
Deadline: 24th Sept.
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · Aug 29
We have a new paper in @wssjournal.bsky.social: “Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care.”

It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.

Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care
Informal caring is often framed as an individualised activity, with support networks positioned as peripheral rather than integral to sustaining care.…
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · Aug 28
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · Aug 11
Attending RGS-IBG AC25? Before the main conference kicks off, please join us for our pre-conference workshop on Tuesday 26th August, 12pm-5pm, in the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences.

Register here: www.rgs.org/research/ann...

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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · Jul 11
Human Geography at Leicester is ranked No.1 in the UK for overall positivity in the 2025 NSS 🥇🎉

Massive thanks to our students for the feedback and the brilliant staff who made it happen. I’m proud to be part of GGE!

Read more: le.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

#Geography #HumanGeography #NSS2025
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · Jun 23
Last week was our Global Digital Geographies Symposium with speakers from China, India, Brazil, Vietnam, South Africa, Iran, the US, UK & more making it our most international symposium! Thank you to everyone who presented work, attended sessions, & discussed emerging ideas 1/3
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · May 27
With the student grades now released, it’s the end of the academic year for me (yay!)

I’m very much looking forward to getting into some writing this summer; especially a new digital geographies book with the fantastic @samkinsley.uk #newbook #watchthisspace
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · Apr 25
Clear skies for the Berlin field course 🇩🇪🌤️
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · Apr 17
Guess who has finally arrived on bluesky?

Here we’ll be sharing lots of digital geography delights: conference news, new publications, spotlights on brilliant research, calls for papers, upcoming events, and the occasional musing.

#digitalgeographies #blueskynewbe
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · Apr 17
It was a pleasure to be in Poznań week talking to colleagues and graduate students about VR and NeRF techniques. Thank you to @michalrzeszewski.bsky.social for the invitation!
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