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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎓 Today we celebrate success! It’s graduation day for our amazing graduates, from Bachelor’s to PhDs. Congratulations to our entire Class of 2025! Here’s our brilliant PhD cohort ready to take on the world. 🌟 #GraduationDay #ProudSchool #ClassOf2025

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Chia Liu @ischiathere.bsky.social · Jun 16

St Andrews SGSD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social seeks to appoint a Post-doc to work on family and housing projections using microsimulation as part of 2 programmes: @migrantlife.bsky.social and @cpc-cg.bsky.social. Closing Date: 8 July 2025. For details:
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/....

Research Fellow, Geography and Sustainable Development

Research Fellow, Geography and Sustainable Development , School of Geography and Sustainable Development Salary: £38,249 - £45,413 per annum Start Date: As soon as possible Fixed Term until March ...

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Jun 11

🎓 Another fantastic postgrad opportunity in our School!

Fully funded MSc(Res) in Blue Carbon Science

Start: Sept 2025 | Tuition + stipend
Supervised by Prof. Bill Austin
📩 [email protected]

🔗More info under “Current funded opportunities” tab: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎓 We’re Hiring! 🌍
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

🗓️ Starting: Sept 15, 2025 | Duration: 16–18 months, 4 days/week

Join to explore environmental governance and natural resource management in the Amazon Rainforest & the Gulf of Guinea.

🔗Learn more www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/V2/ViewVacan...

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · May 19

📻 David McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Wales yesterday discussing recent research on #workingfromhome in relation to the government's plans to relocate senior #civilservice jobs - it could help rejuvenate regional economies and encourage private sector follow-through. Listen ⬇️

David McCollum on BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement

YouTube video by Centre for Population Change Connecting Gens

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · May 19

🚨Fully funded PhD opportunity!

Apply now for joint St Andrews–Max Planck project on fertility trends in high-income countries.
📍Rostock & St. Andrews
🗓️ Deadline: 10 June 2025

📢 More info: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...
#PhD #Demography #FertilityResearch

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · May 15

And for the full analysis and findings, explore the #workingfromhome project report

www.cpc.ac.uk/docs/2025_Wo...

@standrewssgsd.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@anne-e-green.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
@jackiewahba.bsky.social @arminegh.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Image shows front cover of the ESRC Centre for Population Change Report: Working from home: Impacts on residential mobility and spatial inequality

The report cover has an image of Birmingham Centenary Square, Image credit istock.com/holgs 2022.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The propensity of individuals to work from home (WFH) all or some of the time (known as remote
and hybrid working respectively) has proliferated since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early
2020. The growth of WFH has been particularly pronounced amongst skilled workers. The rise of
WFH, in effectively decoupling the geography of home and work, in theory presents opportunities
for addressing regional inequalities. In the UK case this would involve the redistribution of human
capital and economic activity from areas with ‘overheating’ property markets to other relatively
affordable parts of the country, thus producing a more equitable distribution of human capital and
productive economic activity.
The main objective of this research is to elucidate the relationship between WFH and residential
mobility amongst skilled workers and to consider its implications for spatial inequalities. The analysis
draws on the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and a three-city case study approach to
assess how the rise of WFH has influenced residential mobilities and the distribution of human
capital in the UK.
The investigation concludes that the types of places that were doing relatively well pre-pandemic
have continued to do so post-pandemic in terms of their ability to attract and retain human capital.
The residential mobility of skilled human capital has not been drastically changed by the rise in WFH.
The potential for WFH to transform spatial inequalities is thus limited.
This paper also contains critical reflections on the availability of secondary quantitative data to
address these important policy topics and offers some recommendations in this respect.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · May 15

📗 In the 2nd #workingfromhome project policy briefing, David McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social assesses who works from home and where, and what this means for residential mobility and the distribution of skilled human capital across the country @rgsibg.bsky.social

www.cpc.ac.uk/docs/PB84_Wo...

CPC-CG Policy Briefing 84 front cover, published May 2025.

Working from home: Implications for residential mobility and spatial
inequalities

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, more people have started working from home either all of the time (working remotely) or some of the time (hybrid working). In the UK, this rapid increase has
been particularly noticeable among high-skill workers. This presents opportunities for addressing regional inequalities. For example, it could lead to people and businesses moving from expensive areas with overheating property markets to other relatively affordable ones, spreading skills and economic activity more evenly across
the country.
This briefing assesses who works from home and where, and what this means for residential mobility and the distribution of skilled human capital across the country. The analysis finds little evidence that the rise in working from home is reshaping residential mobilities. However, limited data makes it hard to tell if the changes are simply not being captured in the available data.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · May 15

🔖 #Workingfromhome has not meant greater geographical spread of talent to level up #economy

Findings from CPC-CG's @jackiewahba.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social + @unibirmingham.bsky.social, @dmuleicester.bsky.social, UAL

▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Apr 7

4/ 🧠 The event sparked rich discussion and pointed to the need for evidence-based, inclusive policy on the future of work.

Read the full story now on our website 👇
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...
#ESRC #FutureOfWork #GeographicalInequality #EconomicDevelopment #WFH

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Apr 7

3/ The team highlighted 3 key priorities for future research:
1️⃣ Better geographic data on WFH
2️⃣ Deeper insight into employer preferences
3️⃣ New thinking on WFH & local economic development

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Apr 7

2/ A key takeaway: Although #WFH is now widespread, it remains concentrated among graduates and those in higher-status occupations. As such, it is unlikely to significantly reduce geographical inequalities. 📉 #RemoteWork

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Apr 7

1/ 📢 New on the School website! On 14 March, David McCollum & colleagues held an ESRC Working From Home & Levelling Up workshop in Birmingham, bringing together 36 policymakers, business leaders & academics. 🧵 #WFH #LevellingUp

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Apr 4

We’re delighted to host Global Fellow Sanna Ala-Mantila this month! She’s been sharing insights on sustainability, air pollution, and segregation in Helsinki. Sanna is here until the end of next week if you’d like to chat before she returns to Helsinki.

St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 26

Dr. Antje Brown & Green Politics students hosted Prof. Stephen Gethins MP & Prof. Kevin Dunion for insights on policy in practice! Students explored how theory meets reality & the role of key players in driving change.
🔗 Read more: st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 26

Check out how our colleagues are supporting India's #BlueCarbon initiatives and climate action.
Alex Houston, Lauren South & Elina Apine have recently returned from fieldwork studying mangrove soil carbon storage in Gujarat, India.
🔗 Read more: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 17

For more information, including eligibility criteria, how to apply, and funding arrangements, please see: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

PhD project: Exploring the experiences of van dwelling as a sustainable lifestyle in Scotland at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com

PhD Programme - PhD project: Exploring the experiences of van dwelling as a sustainable lifestyle in Scotland at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 17

Based at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and working with @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and @hutton.ac.uk, the successful student will get to work with van dwellers to #design new, #creative #culturalprobes to capture #vandwelling experiences.

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 17

📢 New #phdfunding opportunity on Van Dwelling in Scotland. Do you want to explore people’s experiences of #vanlife and investigate how it relates to questions of #sustainability? If yes, this #phdproject is for you.
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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 14

📢 Our news page is back—& we’re kicking off with an inspiring feature!

PhD student Winifred Maduko recently spoke at a UK Parliament roundtable on global health partnerships, contributing to vital discussions on international collaboration.

Read more: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

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St Andrews Geography & SD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hello, BlueSky!
#Geography #SustainableDevelopment #StAndrews

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