petemcgowran.bsky.social
@petemcgowran.bsky.social
Research Associate at KCL, working on Disaster Risk Reduction. Posts mainly about geography, disasters, India, politics, football, and more.
Views my own.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/peter-mcgowran
Views my own.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/peter-mcgowran
Sharing our new preprint: an analysis of the literature on multi-hazards and household preparedness. We find quite limited engagement with compound, cascading and interrelated hazards in the literature on household preparedness planning.
#DRR #geosky
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
#DRR #geosky
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Review article: Multi-Hazards and Household Preparedness Planning: Evidence, Gaps and Opportunities
Abstract. This paper presents a systematic analysis of peer-reviewed evidence on household preparedness and multi-hazard interrelationships, identifying what constitutes an effective preparedness plan...
egusphere.copernicus.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sharing our new preprint: an analysis of the literature on multi-hazards and household preparedness. We find quite limited engagement with compound, cascading and interrelated hazards in the literature on household preparedness planning.
#DRR #geosky
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
#DRR #geosky
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
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I'd like to see the response to this if the question added "if that that means universities have less money to spend on UK students".
With Rachel Reeves reportedly set to apply a new tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, most Britons support such a move at the previously mooted level of 6%
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'd like to see the response to this if the question added "if that that means universities have less money to spend on UK students".
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States of Precarity in UK HE Geography: A new report on the long and short term effects of precarity across career stages, with a series of best practice resources to support more equitable working cultures.
www.rgs.org/research/hig... @rgsibg.bsky.social @antipodeonline.bsky.social
www.rgs.org/research/hig... @rgsibg.bsky.social @antipodeonline.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
States of Precarity in UK HE Geography: A new report on the long and short term effects of precarity across career stages, with a series of best practice resources to support more equitable working cultures.
www.rgs.org/research/hig... @rgsibg.bsky.social @antipodeonline.bsky.social
www.rgs.org/research/hig... @rgsibg.bsky.social @antipodeonline.bsky.social
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SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
Sign the Petition
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
www.change.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
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Trump at Windsor, Farage at 30%
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 September 30th @ 7pm
👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 September 30th @ 7pm
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www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Climate change under political extremism
As far-right movements rise in Europe and the US, what’s at stake for environmental policy? Experts will discuss sustaining action amid political shifts.
www.rgs.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Trump at Windsor, Farage at 30%
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 September 30th @ 7pm
👇
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 September 30th @ 7pm
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www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Great project from my teams World Risk Poll Into Action grants
Disaster Risk Reduction for households when there are multiple hazards
1) multi hazard thinking getting clearer definitions & integration
2) lived experience + data = better & inclusive planning
3) scale needs tools + capacity
Disaster Risk Reduction for households when there are multiple hazards
1) multi hazard thinking getting clearer definitions & integration
2) lived experience + data = better & inclusive planning
3) scale needs tools + capacity
Researchers from King’s College London and Cardiff University are using #WorldRiskPoll data to help improve disaster preparedness in multi-hazard contexts. In this blog, they reflect on opportunities for the project to influence policy and practice at a global scale. 🔗 https://loom.ly/5_pIork
September 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great project from my teams World Risk Poll Into Action grants
Disaster Risk Reduction for households when there are multiple hazards
1) multi hazard thinking getting clearer definitions & integration
2) lived experience + data = better & inclusive planning
3) scale needs tools + capacity
Disaster Risk Reduction for households when there are multiple hazards
1) multi hazard thinking getting clearer definitions & integration
2) lived experience + data = better & inclusive planning
3) scale needs tools + capacity
This year, researchers from King’s College London and Cardiff University completed data generation in Nakuru, Kenya, for the Foundation-funded project ‘Improving household preparedness in multi-hazard contexts'. Find out more: https://loom.ly/2yHKFLc
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Manchester United battered in Grimsby"
August 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Manchester United battered in Grimsby"
It was a pleasure to review Adam Bobbette's book "The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java" for The Journal of Development Studies. Will be of particular interest to those who work on/think with "the Anthropocene", but certainly not exclusively!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QHGPM...
#geosky
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QHGPM...
#geosky
The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java
Published in The Journal of Development Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It was a pleasure to review Adam Bobbette's book "The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java" for The Journal of Development Studies. Will be of particular interest to those who work on/think with "the Anthropocene", but certainly not exclusively!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QHGPM...
#geosky
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QHGPM...
#geosky
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🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Today’s the final day to register for the UKADR Annual Conference 2025 at Durham (4–5 Sept).
👉 durham.ac.uk/UKADR-2025
#UKADR2025 #DisasterResearch
Today’s the final day to register for the UKADR Annual Conference 2025 at Durham (4–5 Sept).
👉 durham.ac.uk/UKADR-2025
#UKADR2025 #DisasterResearch
August 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Today’s the final day to register for the UKADR Annual Conference 2025 at Durham (4–5 Sept).
👉 durham.ac.uk/UKADR-2025
#UKADR2025 #DisasterResearch
Today’s the final day to register for the UKADR Annual Conference 2025 at Durham (4–5 Sept).
👉 durham.ac.uk/UKADR-2025
#UKADR2025 #DisasterResearch
Using AI for your Fantasy Football team is crazy.
August 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Using AI for your Fantasy Football team is crazy.
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Announcing my book, Techno-Negative!
It will be out in Spring 2026, published with @uminnpress.bsky.social.
It will be out in Spring 2026, published with @uminnpress.bsky.social.
August 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Announcing my book, Techno-Negative!
It will be out in Spring 2026, published with @uminnpress.bsky.social.
It will be out in Spring 2026, published with @uminnpress.bsky.social.
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I can't quite believe it, but, it appears that the person responsible for this at the University of Warwick has had a Vogue photoshoot about the rebrand, explaining his 'journey from the world of luxury [goods marketing] into higher education' vogue.sg/university-o...
July 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I can't quite believe it, but, it appears that the person responsible for this at the University of Warwick has had a Vogue photoshoot about the rebrand, explaining his 'journey from the world of luxury [goods marketing] into higher education' vogue.sg/university-o...
Sharing a new paper written with Dr Ellen Robson at the @ihrr.bsky.social and several other amazing co-authors! It summarises discussions from an interdisciplinary workshop on roads, resilience, and development and situates the key themes in the wider literature. Open Access!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
Redirecting
doi.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Sharing a new paper written with Dr Ellen Robson at the @ihrr.bsky.social and several other amazing co-authors! It summarises discussions from an interdisciplinary workshop on roads, resilience, and development and situates the key themes in the wider literature. Open Access!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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Teachers don't need more tech. They need smaller classes and more (paid) time for prep and instruction. But alas, the tech option means more profit for billionaires, while the latter would cost billionaires more in taxes. And so, in our current kleptocracy, tech is what teachers are going to get...
🧵 addressing the argument: "AI won’t replace teachers, but it will save them time and make them more effective.”
Adding edtech doesn't necessarily save teachers time. A recent study found that LMSs sold to schools over the past decade+ as time-savers aren’t delivering on making teaching easier.
Adding edtech doesn't necessarily save teachers time. A recent study found that LMSs sold to schools over the past decade+ as time-savers aren’t delivering on making teaching easier.
Technology is supposed to decrease teacher burnout – but we found it can sometimes make it worse
Efforts to simplify teachers’ jobs through technology can backfire without a strong focus on teacher well-being.
theconversation.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Teachers don't need more tech. They need smaller classes and more (paid) time for prep and instruction. But alas, the tech option means more profit for billionaires, while the latter would cost billionaires more in taxes. And so, in our current kleptocracy, tech is what teachers are going to get...
Windows 11 includes this new game called "Find the Power Button", very fun!
March 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Windows 11 includes this new game called "Find the Power Button", very fun!
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Always remember that Britain chose to make things this hard. It ejected itself from the EU, left the Single Market, bodged up a rubbish trade deal, cancelled HS2 and told paying students they weren't wanted. The country has chosen the steepest, rockiest, most difficult path. 🇬🇧
March 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Always remember that Britain chose to make things this hard. It ejected itself from the EU, left the Single Market, bodged up a rubbish trade deal, cancelled HS2 and told paying students they weren't wanted. The country has chosen the steepest, rockiest, most difficult path. 🇬🇧
GEOGRAPHY
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February 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
GEOGRAPHY
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Sam Fender's 'Crumbling Empire' already feels like one of the defining songs of the 2020s. Incredible stuff!
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February 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sam Fender's 'Crumbling Empire' already feels like one of the defining songs of the 2020s. Incredible stuff!
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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic.
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...
Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University -
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…
voice.cymru
February 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic.
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...
Thunder and lightning in the UK in January is not a "normal" thing, right!?
January 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thunder and lightning in the UK in January is not a "normal" thing, right!?
Sharing an "encyclopedia entry" on Hazards, Disasters, & Human Geography that I wrote for the The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Written a while ago but published this week! If you'd like to access it but can't then I can probably help with that :)
link.springer.com/referencewor...
link.springer.com/referencewor...
Hazards, Disasters, and Human Geography
link.springer.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Sharing an "encyclopedia entry" on Hazards, Disasters, & Human Geography that I wrote for the The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Written a while ago but published this week! If you'd like to access it but can't then I can probably help with that :)
link.springer.com/referencewor...
link.springer.com/referencewor...