And we're off - 3 out of 4 of our University of Glasgow Peregrine Falcon eggs hatched this weekend! 🐣

We have 3 healthy chicks with one more to go - any time now!

Thanks to the team monitoring these wonderful birds: Clarke Elsby, RSPB Scotland and The SOC 💙🪺 #TeamUofG

Join us in Manchester next month to hear some amazing speakers discuss animals and civic futures. Free to attend - register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-caf…

IN 2 WEEKS - Research Café: Animals in Civic Futures 🐖 - w/RGS Animal Geographies

Join us for an informal networking lunch to discuss interdisciplinary perspectives on on the lives and geographies of animals.

🗓️ 8 May ⏰ 12.30pm 📍Contact 🎟️ FREE

Book: eventbrite.com/e/research-caf…

A new article out in Geoforum to end the week!

We (Dr Daniel Allen and Alicia Hallatt) examine practices of searching for lost or stolen pets online.

We set out some practical advice to charities who are helping individuals search for their lost pets 🐾🐈

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So many families use social media to search for their lost and stolen pets. All hope their dog or cat will become #TooHotToHandle .

We (Dr Jamie Arathoon et al.) decided to study the strategies people use to search for their lost and stolen pets online. Although ‘going viral by…

Amazing work by Anna Firth MP MP today guiding the #PetAbductionBill through the UK House of Commons! THANK YOU.

In 2021 this was the original #PetTheftReform coalition - THANK YOU for helping to amplify the campaign and your ongoing support.

PetTheftReform.com

APDAWG…

'With the news that Scottish Government plans to abandon the 2030 emissions reduction target, it is clear that this is an incredibly retrograde step, and undermines years of climate leadership in this country.'
Read more from Mike Robinson in our latest blog: rsgs.org/blog/a-retrogr…

We're very excited to announce our forthcoming event in collaboration with Creative Manchester: Research Cafe on Animals in Civic Futures on 8th May, 12:30pm Contact - FREE to attend and lunch provided!

Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-caf…

💬 👑 Joey Barton 👑's repeated use of ableist slurs is contributing to a growing problem within football.

📈 Disability abuse is rising year-on-year as a barrier to attending live sport.

⚽️ Fans must not have to tolerate abusive language while following sport in person and online.

🚕 How many of you have booked a taxi and then had to justify yourself to the driver why they should take you?

This happens to us ALL THE TIME. I’m so sick of having to justify myself to Uber. It’s really upsetting

🚨 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS 🚨

For my PhD research, I am looking to interview people from the UK who are experiencing/have experienced #LongCovid

If you would like to chat or have any questions, please DM or email me:
[email protected]

RTs appreciated 😊

Day one of the new job as Lecturer in Human Geography @ University of Glasgow is done! Lots of exciting stuff to come I'm sure

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

We've had some amazing proposals so far, but we'd still like to receive more!

Please keep submitting to us for our Multispecies Methods workshop later this year - get in touch [email protected]

Full details: rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/gmp6y…

Starting on 7th May, on the first Tuesday of the month, 1-2.30pm, I will be running an online Palestine and Animals reading group with RGS Animal Geographies.

If you'd like to join, please sign up here to receive readings and zoom links: forms.gle/g2uqeZur4ZVa4T…

Are you using innovative methods to explore animal worlds?

The deadline for the RGS Animal Geographies multi species methods workshop is coming in two days!

In this tally there are now 20 (TWENTY) universities with restructures and redundancies. How on earth isn't there wide-spread public concern?

Are you researching animals? Using experimental or original methods? Facing ethical challenges? Want to talk about it with others in the same boat?

Apply to be part of our workshop in London Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) this summer, June 5-6! Bursaries available!

More info: rgsanimalgeographies.uk/the-blog/gmp6y…

Anthropocene unit of geological time is rejected bbc.in/3vaZmIQ