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By Agostinho M. N. Pinnock, PhD
‘Fighting for [B]lack lives to matter means taking a hard look at the damage caused by this legacy of Empire and connecting our experiences of [B]lackness to the wars, walls, and refugee and prison camps that devalue all of our lives….’ (Johnson,
By the States of Precarity Team: James Esson, Johanne Bruun, Rachel Colls, Peter Forman, Anna Jackman, Jasmine Joanes & Rachael Squire
Finding and starting an academic job involves navigating a host of processes that are not always transparent to those...
By Eleanor Luxton, University College London
Back in February 2026, I was asked to be part of a UCL Geography Alumni Careers Panel, having completed my MSc in Global Migration the previous Autumn. I was slightly surprised by this invitation: my status ...
By Sonam Rinzin, Newcastle University
In the remote Himalayan community of Lunana in northern Bhutan, a warning of an approaching glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) does not always begin with a siren or an official message. It may begin with the sound of the river. GLOF is a rapid and devastating flood that happens when natural dam that holds the lake break...
By Ioannis Rigkos-Zitthen, Roskilde University
What do climate change, widening inequality, geopolitical instability, and the erosion of welfare institutions have in common? These challenges intersect across places and political scales. Their overlapping effects are often described as a polycrisis. But what does this mean for democracy?
In my rece...