Our new textbook, 'Political Geography: Approaches, Concepts, Futures' is out now in paperback & hardback! Thank you to the team at Sage for all of your support, and a special thank you to @SquireRachael for being a fab co-author & friend! .@UniRdg_GES.

“The revelations…are the latest to show just how much Russia’s leaders are dragging the country’s youth into the war effort in Ukraine, with ‘patriotic’ and militarised education often spilling over into outright participation.”.

‘The volume of drugs being delivered by drones into prisons is severely undermining hopes of rehabilitation among inmates, a watchdog has warned’ .

📢 Report launch: ‘From Ambition to Action: Insights into drone use by Local Government in England’ explores real-world use cases of drones by local government in England - reflecting on benefits, drivers & barriers. ➡️ Blog post:

📢 New in @GPCjournal - 'Techno-legal geographies: consumer drone misuse and harms'. Louise Hooper @gardencourtlaw and I reflect on the legal dimensions of off-the-shelf drone incidents and the potential diversified harms accompanying them. @UniRdg_GES .

Drones 'pose a growing threat as criminals, terrorists, & hostile foreign actors. weaponize the tech to endanger public safety & national security. The Order establishes the Federal Task Force to Restore American Airspace Sovereignty & propose solutions'

RT @RGS_IBGhe: Are you teaching #geography at university for the first time? Make sure to check out our New to Teaching Guide, developed wi….

RT @Drone_Wars_UK: UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army '10 times more lethal' - @guardian

'From 5G to drones: For a feminist geopolitics of the electromagnetic spectrum'. New in @ProgHumGeog, @der_curtis & I think across the spectrum, developing a feminist-inspired agenda attentive to bodies, more-than-human encounters, and living with spectrum

‘In an ever-evolving conflict, soldiers rapidly adapt…the latest threat comes from fibre optic drones. A spool of tens of kilometres of cable is fitted to the bottom of a drone & the fibre optic cord is attached to the controller held by the pilot’.

RT @RGS_IBGhe: What is the 'degree awarding gap' and how does it affect UK #geography? Find out in this online resource .

RT @RGS_IBGhe: How can educators create inclusive, safe, and meaningful field learning experiences for all students. Annie Hughes (@Kingsto….

'In 2023, the DfT sponsored the CAA to review the regulation of UAS in the UK, publishing the “Review of UK UAS Regulations consultation”. The CAA engaged with all responses to the consultation. This reply sets out the CAA’s final policy recommendations'

A Russian Shahed drone reportedly ‘inflicted tens of millions worth of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant…The strike in mid February did not cause an immediate radiological risk, but significantly damaged the containment structure’

Pleasure to review Adam Fish's provocative and thoughtful book 'Oceaning: Governing Marine Life with Drones'. Focusing on drones in marine conservation, it explores the drone's potential as a 'tool for an affirmative multispecies ethics' @UniRdg_GES.

'Fibre optic drones were an experimental response to battlefield jamming & rapidly took off late last year. With no radio connection, they cannot be jammed, are difficult to detect & able to fly in ways conventional FPV drones cannot'

Great to present at today's @AeroSociety's Remotely Piloted and Autonomous Aircraft Systems Conference. Shared findings on research with UK local authorities and drone industry on societal impacts and benefit

RT @RGS_IBGhe: Interested in promoting #equity, #diversity and #inclusion in university #geography? Make sure you take a look at our select….

Big thank you to @argatyredkites for having @UniRdg_GES students on our Stirling field class to visit today. Fantastic to learn about conservation and rewilding of red kites and beavers, and reflect on nature-society relations. And a beautiful day too! ☀️🦫🪶

Hello from the part 2 Scotland field class 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👋 - beautiful views at Glencoe and Glenfinnan @UniRdg_GES

Great to host today's panel on Gender and fieldwork, to mark International Women's Day. Thank you to panellists Catherine Souch @RGS_IBG, Anya Lawrence @LES_UniBham, @alimacmatth, @BenyovszkySelma , & Alanna Cant (UoR) for your thoughtful input! @UniRdg_GES