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The new RGS 'Geography Today' magazine - now out...

on October 28, 2026

'A' level Catherine Souch Fiona Smyth Geography Review Geography Today Hachette Jamie Woodward Journal Klaus Dodds Magazine Martin Evans Noel Castree Royal Geographical Society Simon Oakes

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Colossal Wreck

on October 28, 2026

Amazon Climate Justice Colossal Wreck Conference of the Parties COP Deforestation Documentary Dubai Films Indigenous Peoples Josh Appignanesi

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Type the World

on October 28, 2026

Finland Flags Games Games Based Learning Global Maps Steam Type the World Typing

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Time for a new one

on October 28, 2026

Clothes Consumption Finite resources Geography of our Stuff Stuff Sustainability The Conversation Year 8

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EMO-GI #36. Fake news

on October 27, 2026

AI Climate Change Disinformation EMO-GI ERASMUS+ Fake News Fossil Fuels Interventions Misinformation YouTube

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Wissington

on October 27, 2026

Agriculture Bury St. Edmunds Food Food Processing Geese King's Lynn Logistics Norfolk Sense of Place Sugar Beet The Fens Wissington

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Sir David Attenborough

on October 27, 2026

Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Field Season Marine Traffic Research Sir David Attenborough

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TDF: 2027 - coming back to the UK

on October 26, 2026

Cycling Edinburgh Grand Depart Sport Tour de France UK

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EMO-GI #35: Don't shoot the messenger

on October 26, 2026

Climate Action Climate Change EMO-GI Hopeful Geographies Interventions Research The Guardian

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A new blog: A Commonplace Geography

on October 24, 2026

A Commonplace Geography All the GA Presidents Blog Bill Mead Blogging Commonplace GA Presidents Ryan Bate

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EMOGI #34: The Weather Within

on October 22, 2026

AI Climate Emergency Climate Hope Disappointment EMO-GI Emotions ERASMUS+ Heyzine Hope. Resilience Mental Health Support The Resilience Project

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14 000 posts

on October 22, 2026

Blogging LivingGeography Newsletter Substack

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GTE Conference 2027

on October 22, 2026

AI EMO-GI Geography Teacher Educators' Conference GTE GTE Conference Luc Zwartjes Research Sophie Wilson

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EMO-GI #33 - Kiel Partner Meeting

on October 22, 2026

AI Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Climate Change EMO-GI ERASMUS+ EuroGeo Germany Kiel Meetings Reports Research Zoom

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ESRI UK Education Conference

on October 22, 2026

AI AI and GIS Birmingham Conference CPD Education ESRI UK GeoSpatial GIS Katie Hall

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Thought for the Day

on October 22, 2026

Carl Sagan Thought for the Day

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Board Games: a learning tool for ecosystems

on October 22, 2026

#gcsenaturalhistory Arctica Board Games Boards Collaboration Crowdfunding Ecosystems Games Based Learning GCSE Natural History

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21st October - Remembering Aberfan

on October 21, 2026

Aberfan Anniversary Coal Mining Disaster Wales

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Worldly Wednesdays #75

on October 21, 2026

LivingGeography Newsletter Rayburn Tours Substack Worldly Wednesdays Writing

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Digger - a climate change movie

on October 20, 2026

Climate Change Digger London Film Festival Tom Cruise

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