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DR Congo and Rwanda - in a pocket near you

on March 02, 2025

Blood Diamonds Child Labour Civil War Coltan Conflict DR Congo Gold Minerals Resources Rwanda Smartphones Stuff Tantalum

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The changing tourist gaze

on May 04, 2024

Images Smartphones Tourism Tourist Gaze Tourists Travelling

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"We miners die a lot"

on February 04, 2024

Cobalt Geography of our Stuff Inequality Mining Smartphones Stuff

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Encounter Nature App

on August 21, 2023

All Among the Barley Apps Encounter Nature Fieldwork iPhone Apps Melissa Harrison Nature Nature Diary Nature Observation Smartphones

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Precious Elements

on July 12, 2022

BBC eWaste Rare Earth Metals Smartphones Sustainability

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Materials Matter - the minerals in your smartphone

on April 13, 2021

A Curriculum Vitae Everyday Geographies Fairphone Geography of my Stuff Geography of your Stuff Minerals Matter Quotidian Geographies Smartphones Stuff Year 8

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Thought for the Day

on May 25, 2020

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Planned obsolescence

on April 15, 2020

eWaste Follow the Things Smartphones Story of Stuff Sustainability

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Ambient location

on August 26, 2019

Ambient location CPD Local Location Longitude Smartphones

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Venture Thinking - AR resources

on August 06, 2019

'Augmented Reality' Animals 4D+. Space 4D+ AR AR+ Augmented Reality Smartphones Venture Thinking

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Technology and Energy - carbon

on July 10, 2019

E-Waste Globalisation Smartphones Technology

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Where does your Smartphone come from?

on September 23, 2018

Geography of my Stuff Smartphones The Economist

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2026

September

16: RGS East Anglia Committee meeting & ONS Webinar

20: Jon Anderson, London Palladium

22: Hunstanton Fieldtrip

23: Advisory Panel meeting

26: Public Service Broadcasting - Alexandra Palace

30: EMOGI online meeting

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9: Borge Ousland - RGS - TBC

24: RGS Webinar

25: RGS 'A' level Study Day or Rebecca Stephens - TBC

27: RGS - YGOTY Awards

Dec

5: International Geography Training - online - iGCSE - with Matt Podbury

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15: Dune III

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Mar

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