Anna Jackman

Calling All Geographers: Interested in joining the editorial team of Dialogues in Human Geography as an Article Forum Editor? The details of the job posting are included below. Come join us! Application Deadline: November 27, 2026.

I saw a drone suddenly descend towards me. My heart started pounding and I thought, ‘Is this the end of my life?’

1/3 Higher education in the UK is at a critical juncture. Universities make a substantial contribution to society and the economy, but the system faces mounting pressures, and too many difficult questions remain unresolved. Today we launch a new policy programme, to tackle that shorturl.at/079yt

A new initiative from @britishacademy.bsky.social and why it’s so important. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

very excited that my new book is now available to BUY!! (and will be #openaccess in early December). 'Animated Urbanism' is a critical examination of the digital imagery that mediates smart urban life. @uminnpress.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social www.upress.umn.edu/978151792206...

Listen to @bloodwork.show www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

Congratulations @samkinsley.uk ! Pleasure to be working with you in your new role and thank you for the kind words. We’re lucky to have such a fantastic and inclusive @dgrgrgs.bsky.social research group committee, past and present!

📣 Calling Early Career Researchers Join the DGRG on Fri 4th during RGS-IBG AC26 for a workshop exploring experiences of precarity in UK Higher Education. We'll discuss opportunities for building solidarity and hopes for progress. Cake provided! You don't need to be a digital geographer to join us!

BBC News: UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 'An adviser to the Kremlin, says there might be a "semi-military" response against UK drone factories by "unknown sources" over the sharing of blueprints for British-made cruise missile components'

New piece in @theconversation.com. 'How drones are taken down - from nets and metal cages to jammers' theconversation.com/how-drones-a... Thanks to @samphelps.bsky.social for great editorial support! @uniofreading.bsky.social

Pleasure to launch two new practice advice notes exploring drones with @paulcureton.bsky.social and the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social Find out more, and access the notes, via this press release: www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...

German police say a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport late yesterday evening. At about the same time, a DHL flight collided with a separate object on approach and diverted to Hanover. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf... 19 flights were diverted way from LEJ in total.

Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police ft.trib.al/PkWnLJr

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🚀 Not long to go until our free online DGRG Annual Symposium on 9 July 2026! Don't forget to register via the link. Join us for three exciting sessions exploring Digital Geographies in Fragile Times. For more info: digitalgeographiesrg.org/9-july-2026-... See you there! #DGRGAnnualSymposium2026

Timely. A planning application we looked at recently claimed drone delivery would reduce the need for trips.

💡With the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social, @paulcureton.bsky.social and I are launching two practice advice notes - exploring planners’ use of drones, and planning for drone infrastructure - at an event in London on 30 July. ➡️ Find out more and book tickets (free) here: www.rtpi.org.uk/events/plann...

Pleasure to attend the Critical Drone Studies conference at the University of Cambridge last week. Enjoyed presenting on Drone cohabitations: Telling stories of, and making space for, animals in drone futures. Big thank you to Beryl Pong, @amygaeta.bsky.social & wider organisers for a rich event!

reposting this which enthuses not only about Sarah Sharma's book but also the work of Devika Narayan @devikanarayan.bsky.social. @dukepress.bsky.social @goodrobotpod.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @ahjackman.bsky.social @melhogan.bsky.social @alinau27.bsky.social

Happy Social Mobility Day! 🎉 Our Geography for All resource directory highlights scholarships, internships, skills programmes and career pathways for underrepresented students. Know something we should feature? Get in touch at geogforall@rgs.org. Find support here👇 https://ow.ly/Q5jP50Z71Ft

‘A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Zelenskyy, writing on social media, said the strike was the latest example of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions…I thank our warriors for their precision. Ukraine’s plan for long-range sanctions is being implemented exactly as needed to bring peace closer” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens Several long-range drones struck oil storage facilities near the city, days before Vladimir Putin is due to address the event.

Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

'In a report, the Education Select Committee said 24 institutions are now said to be at risk of insolvency within the next 12 months - with many already making job cuts, closing courses and selling off buildings or land.' Link to report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...

⏰ Just three days left to submit your abstract for the DGRG Annual Symposium, 'Digital Geographies in Fragile Times'. Find more info on the CfP and submit your abstract before Friday 15th May via the link below! #DigitalGeography #CallForPapers #AcademicConference #Geography #DGRG

Wake up! The House of Commons Education Committee says fifty - yes fifty - Higher Education Institutions are at risk of insolvency within the next three years. Wake up! committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...

Pleased to be making this change in Transactions - hopefully it will allow more space for citational generosity & care, all the more important in this world of AI & hallucinated references. Do have a read of our reasons for this move: doi.org/10.1111/tran...

2,700 in limbo for months, with more than 600 expected to lose their jobs. Having been at risk of redundancy last year, I can’t imagine the impact of so many feeling so insecure and devalued. Cruel and destructive. Solidarity to all.

New from @paulcureton.bsky.social and I for the @uk.theconversation.com. As Amazon's Prime Air launches in Darlington, the implications of scaled drone use for UK planning and the built environment require further investigation theconversation.com/amazon-is-ma... @uniofreading.bsky.social

Pleasure to contribute to the Annals of the American Association of Geographers forum on Urban Place Annihilation. Kathleen Braden urged us to revisit Kenneth Hewitt's contribution to geographies of aerial bombardment in the context of contemporary warfare #drones www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's World at One today about Amazon's delivery drone activities. Story starts at 24 minutes - thanks to Sarah Montague for keeping me on a while! Listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Interviewed by the BBC for a story on Amazon's drone activities in Darlington and the challenges of scaling commercial delivery drones in the UK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pleasure to be invited to join yesterday's 'autonomous aviation' roundtable held at Parliament. Great to hear about cutting edge UK drone applications and to input on the outstanding challenges and barriers facing scaling. Thank you to Windracers for the invitation and meeting photo

'New regulations are sharply tightening rules for recreational and civilian operators...As of end of 2025, China had 3mn + registered drones, a 50% increase from 2024. The Ministry of Public Security said tighter regulations were necessary to protect public safety' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/w...

Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age

Pleasure to present at today's Westminster eForum's Next steps for the UK drone industry - policy, regulation, investment, innovation and growth event on a panel exploring priorities for drone sector policy and regulation. ➡️ Event info: www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/D...

📢 The Department of Geography and Environmental Science @uniofreading.bsky.social are looking to hire two Lecturers in Human Geography. Info on each post in thread below. Please share widely! ⭐ You can read more about our Human Geography Research Cluster here: www.reading.ac.uk/ges/research...

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‘Police are "assessing a number of discarded items" in London's Kensington Gardens after a video was shared online in which a group claimed to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous substances’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘A video, which appears to have been posted by an Iran-linked Islamist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, shows a target over an image of the Israeli embassy before people could be seen in the footage posted online dressed in hazmat suits flying #drones’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Booking is now live for the first Geography Southeast conference! Please do share with any geography teachers who might be interested in a free day of curriculum orientated talks, lectures, and workshops. The programme is looking fantastic: www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g...

Employers should cover work-related travel and other expenses directly rather than require employees to float their employer an interest-free loan while subjecting them to a byzantine reimbursement process that will take at least a month and entail multiple rounds of paperwork.

'Doing political geography in authoritarian times' 📣 Join the Society's Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) for an upcoming panel with Jason Luger, Natalie Koch, Filippo Menga and Felicitas Kuebler. 📍 Online, Wednesday 8 April 👉 Register here: https://ow.ly/SJTv50YuGcW

Applications for the 2026 Fi Wi Road Internship are now open! Offering paid part-time work, mentoring, group sessions and workshops, this opportunity is open to Black or mixed Black heritage geography students currently enrolled at a UK university. Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/NsR850YuM81