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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · 7d

Today i'm grateful for a paper reviewer. It got major revisions with critical & challenging comments but they were delivered with kindness, thought & enthusiasm when there were plenty of opportunities (through my own ignorance and clumsiness in the paper) to do otherwise. This generosity matters 👍

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Sep 2

This was such a wonderful session and gift! Thank you @julietjfall.bsky.social

Juliet J. Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social · Aug 22

I made a mini 8-page comic as take-home-gift for 'Author Meets Critics' session at the Royal Geographical Society / IBG next week in Birmingham. Print it out in A4, cut along the middle line & fold. A visual summary of my response to @stuartelden.bsky.social & @squirerachael.bsky.social & G.Peterle!

An 8 page mini-comic with drawing and key words that needs to be printed & folded to make sense. Half the pictures are upside-down

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · Aug 4

As others have noted, promotion often depends on getting grants, but so does permanency and the transition from precarity and, increasingly, surviving compulsory redundancy.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Aug 4

UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double - Research Professional News

Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Jul 1

Would love to see more conversations like this. If you haven't got access to a grant or institutional funds (which many increasingly don't), conferences are impossible. Lots of implications but there remains an expectation that people can simply 'just go'.

Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Jul 1

Having serious conference FOMO this summer, I really, really miss catching up with friends and the buzz of being in a big group of people with overlapping interests. Are people just paying for it out of their own pockets?

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Jun 30

Wahooo! Congrats! Sounds like a brilliant project :)

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Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · May 20

Had the immense pleasure of seeing the maestoso @inneskeighren.bsky.social of @rhulgeography.bsky.social for his inaugural professorial lecture. A tour de force detailing the life of William Macintosh & his place in geographical lore. A superb lecture by a superb (and immaculately dressed) academic.

Professor Innes Keighren, dressed immaculately in a dark suit (seriously, he could model for Next) standing behind a lectern with the title slide of his inaugural talk behind him

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · May 19

It's arrived! So excited to read this from @julietjfall.bsky.social - it looks truly wonderful - what a fascinating way to explore borders. Looking forward to reflecting on it with others at this year's @rgsibg.bsky.social conference

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Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London @rhulgeography.bsky.social · May 12

Huge congratulations to Professor Katie Willis on receiving the @rgsibg.bsky.social Taylor & Francis Award for excellence in the promotion and practice of teaching and learning in higher education.

www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/new...

@royalholloway.bsky.social

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Sarah Marie Hall @smhall.bsky.social · May 9

Seeing yet more stories of unis moving to compulsory redundancy, with Geography colleagues (and of course others) at risk.

Today, it's Newcastle Uni, a department that produces incredible scholarship with a vibrant culture.

Sharing in solidarity x

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Newcastle University compulsory job cut fears grow amid £4.2m savings shortfall

As industrial action continues, union bosses continue their plea with Newcastle University chiefs to reject any potential compulsory job losses

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · May 6

A great morning at the @rgsibg.bsky.social today for the 'I can see the sea' school resources walkthrough. Brilliant to meet teachers and to celebrate the @geographicalassoc.bsky.social Highly Commended award for the work.

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

PowerPoint slide asking 'why should we study the ocean' with images of fish, a whale, and an island

Flipboard with 'why study the oceans?' at the centre. Post it notes surround this with answers to the question from geography teachers

Geographical Association certificate on a bookshelf. Text reads 'GA publishers award, highly commended 2025, presented to Royal Geographical Society

Royal geographical society entrance sign.

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Innes M. Keighren @inneskeighren.bsky.social · May 2

A last plug for my inaugural lecture—"The archive in the armoire: rediscovering the global lives of William Macintosh"—which will be held in person at 18:15 on 20 May at Royal Holloway (a recording will be published online afterwards). All details here: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/eve...

A photograph showing a doorway surrounded by wooden shelves tightly packed with bundles of archival documents. Text to one side of the image reads "Inaugural Lecture | The archive in the armoire | Rediscovering the global lives of William Macintosh | Innes M. Keighren | 20 May 2025".

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Innes M. Keighren @inneskeighren.bsky.social · Apr 12

🚨JOB ALERT 🚨

12-month Lectureship in Human Geography (esp. urban and political geography) @rhulgeography.bsky.social.

Salary: £49,325 p.a. Application deadline: 2 May 2025. Starting date: c. 1 September 2025.

Details: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Human Geography

Full-Time, Fixed-Term (12 months)Applications are invited for a fixed term (12 months) teaching focused post in Human Geography at Lecturer level in the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway Univers...

jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Apr 4

They are beautiful!

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨 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

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Mar 10

Appreciating signs of spring on a grey day

Blossom on a tree set against a grey sky

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Mar 5

Yesterday I submitted a grant proposal - my first in a while. I may not get it (this is most likely the case), but I'm celebrating the process & labour nonetheless. Extremely grateful to work with colleagues who took the time to read it so carefully & help shape the ideas amidst everything else 🥳🤞

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Mar 1

That's very kind of you!

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Innes M. Keighren @inneskeighren.bsky.social · Feb 26

Please join me, if you can/want to, for my (in-person) inaugural lecture—"The archive in the armoire: rediscovering the global lives of William Macintosh"—on Tuesday, 20 May, at Royal Holloway, University of London. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/eve... #C18

A bundle of manuscript material, tied with ribbon, on a wooden desk.

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Feb 25

Well this looks wonderful. Huge congrats!

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Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · Feb 14

Because #Musk is going to gut #NASA and make himself the guardian of outerspace, it's worth revisiting this piece I wrote with @squirerachael.bsky.social and Pete Adey back in 2021 about the enclosure of the commons of outer space

www.societyandspace.org/forums/the-f...

The Final Frontier? The Enclosure of a Commons of Outer Space

This forum offers a rich set of contributions grappling with the potential enclosing and enclosures of outer space. It starts from a simple premise: if geography has its roots in ‘earth’ writing, what...

www.societyandspace.org

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Feb 14

This looks brilliant. Looking forward to reading in more detail and using in teaching!

Geopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · Feb 14

Now out and #openaccess in issue 30(1): "A Cultural Geopolitics of Hosting: Domesticity, Violence and Hospitality in the Home" by Olivia Mason and Sarah M. Hughes @oliviamason.bsky.social @sarahhughes90.bsky.social

Download and read for free:

buff.ly

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Feb 13

Endless!

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Jan 29

Sending solidarity Andy. Really sorry to hear this. Thinking of you all

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Jan 23

Wahooo! Huge congrats! This looks wonderful 😊😊

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Rachael Squire @squirerachael.bsky.social · Jan 21

Really like this suggestion, thank you!

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