Birkbeck Geography

Department of Geography studies at Birkbeck, University of London

[Mara Nogueira @mcnteixeira]

The @bisr_birkbeck Urban Intersections Working Group will be hosting a talk by @Deepanshu_1810 & Jignesh Mistry on "The use of Visual Storyboards to Study Vulnerability in India".
When: 28 April, 6-8.30 PM (BST)
Free to attend and open to all!
Book here: https://t.co/KOPCkiCyFk

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

A digitised cliff analysis methodology developed by Sue Brookes (@bbkgeography) has been used by the Environment Agency to provide quality-assured guidance to coastal authorities in England and Wales.
Find out more: https://t.co/U2N8oMSJ06 #UseGeography #IntGeomorphWeek2023

[Paul Watt @PaulWatt1232]

Really looking forward to speaking at this upcoming event on 30 January on Engels & the Housing Question: 150 years on. @bbkgeography @bbkpsychosocial @bbkpolitics #HousingCrisis #housing

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

To get you all up to speed with the wonderful work our staff and students have been up to, here's the Autumn issue of the Department of Geography newsletter:

https://t.co/N9Wyfi8LMX

[LIDC @LIDC_UK]

Mark those calendars for our hybrid (in-person🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏻 & online 👩🏾‍💻) event w. Shobini Mukerji (@JPAL_SA), @BeedieEzi & @pverasanso (@bbkgeography) on #women, #age and #development:
📅 14 December
⏰ 1-2.15pm GMT
(in-person spots are limited)
Register✍️ https://t.co/NOsAcXlKaC

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

Reminder for tonight's event, 'Whose City? New work on London, housing & inequality'

6pm, Birkbeck Clore Management Centre

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

Whose City? New work on London, housing & inequality

Weds 9th November, 6 - 8pm, Birkbeck Clore Management Centre

Join us for this important event, with six dynamic and accessible presentations linked to a series of important new books on London and city life today.

[Birkbeck, University of London @BirkbeckUoL]

"My work is all about uplifting marginalised communities; encouraging thought about people whose stories and experiences get ignored." Senior Lecturer Dr William Ackah marks #BlackHistoryMonth by sharing a blog about his work: https://t.co/aWZaQbHgvU

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

Book your free place here: https://t.co/RMp3FyJHFc

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

Whose City? New work on London, housing & inequality

Weds 9th November, 6 - 8pm, Birkbeck Clore Management Centre

Join us for this important event, with six dynamic and accessible presentations linked to a series of important new books on London and city life today.

[Mara Nogueira @mcnteixeira]

Really happy to share this paper about the political struggles of street vendors in Belo Horizonte, Brazil for "the right to the city centre". This article is a collaboration with ⁦@urbancommune⁩ published by ⁦@CITYanalysis⁩. + https://t.co/KVA4OeVsAc

[Professor Claire Heffernan @cheffernan_LIDC]

This is one of the most exciting times of the year @LIDC_UK! More than 150 incoming students have become members during fresher's fairs and yesterday my colleagues were @LSHTM, @dpu_ucl, @bbkgeography and @RoyalVetCollege. Students can still sign up, here: https://t.co/P2piOsWhzP

[LIDC @LIDC_UK]

Our friend and colleague, Lecturer @Karen_wells_bbk teaches on @bbkgeography's MSc Children Youth & International Development core module. It's too late to join this term, but recruitment for Jan 2023 is now open. Interested? Email [email protected]

[Paul Watt @PaulWatt1232]

Really looking forward to hearing @januebl discuss my book at @Rn37S Berlin conference tomorrow. Thanks to @MaximeFelder for chairing & @TaljaBlokland for the invitation. https://t.co/uupHaMyd9w @bbkgeography #SocialHousing

[Birkbeck Geography @bbkgeography]

Congratulations to Pooja! We look forward to welcoming her at Birkbeck.

[PCI India @PCI_India_]

We are delighted to share that Pooja Kini, @wildfloverr from #PCI_India has been selected for the Mark James Studentship to pursue her Ph.D. in Geography, Environment, and Development Studies from @bbkgeography

We wish her good luck and a prosperous future

[Mara Nogueira @mcnteixeira]

Great to be at the @ISA_RC21 in Athens, meeting old friends and making new ones. Such a great conference - lots of amazing sessions and keynotes. Now off on holiday to recharge before the start of the term!

[Birkbeck: English @birkbeck_ETC]

Collaborative Writing & Creative #Storytelling: The Forced Exile of the Chagossian people.
👉🏿Luke Williams & Natasha Soobramanien, Sabrina Jean @yandangael (Chagos Refugees Group UK branch chair)
Film screenings & discussions
📅27-28 Aug @ICALondon
https://t.co/0oRiEJ0qMz

[Iago @IagoZuk]

📢 #CallForPapers📝
To mark the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, the @CUBS_Cambridge invites abstract submission for an in-person interdisciplinary workshop with Dawisson Belém Lopes (@dbelemlopes, UFMG & Oxford) and Mara Nogueira (@mcnteixeira, Birbeck, Univ. of London). ⤵️

[Paul Watt @PaulWatt1232]

Great to c Dr Piero Corcillo’s research on the post-Olympics East Village cited in this @BBCNews report👇. Piero was my excellent PhD student @bbkgeography 👏👏. Nice also to see @pennybernstock1 being quoted for her painstaking work revealing the so-called Olympics ‘legacy’👏👏

[Kalpana Wilson @KalpanaWilson]

I spoke at the Birkbeck Teach-in for #ClimateJustice organised by @bbkgeography colleagues, with the brilliant @KaiHeron @kezia_barker @BeckyBriant @KayleighWoods4 & many others. My talk on Racism, Imperialism & Global Climate Justice starts the 4th video: https://t.co/eDCQGlR0Cx

[Kalpana Wilson @KalpanaWilson]

If you're in London tomorrow, don't miss The Land Beneath Our Feet, a compelling film about a 1926 #corporate #landgrab in #Liberia & its resonance today amidst struggles over land & radical land reforms. +Q&A w main protagonist Dr @urey_k, & the brilliant @RobtelNeajai chairing