@routesjournal
🌍 The UK's first & only open-access peer-reviewed journal written for & by sixth form & undergraduate geographers 🌍 Co-Editors-in-Chief @jonnyjjt.bsky.social & @saddy_94 Website: https://routesjournal.org/
We're delighted to begin Volume 5, Issue 1 with an essay from Jasmine Roberts, coordinator of the Geography For All programme at the @rgs.org.
Jasmine's editorial introduction offers a guide for making geography more accessible, regardless of background
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🌍 The new issue of #ROUTES is OUT NOW! 🌍
✍️ It's packed with original, cutting-edge #research from high school and undergraduate #geographers
👇 Read the full issue here: routesjournal.org/current-issue/
@rgs.org @geographicalassoc.bsky.social
The project is supported by the @ukri.org's Economic and Social Research Council and undertaken in collaboration with the the University of Cambridge (@cam.ac.uk) & the University of Stirling (@stir.ac.uk)
Get in touch with @rushtondr.bsky.social for more information!
The project aims to acknowledge and grapple with geography's colonial legacies on topics including entanglements and legacies around, for instance: scientific racism, over-exploitation of natural resources & other forms of injustice like data colonialism, algorithmic biases & profiling
The project seeks to explore the views and experiences of STEM & geography teachers on decolonial and anti-racist work across England and Scotland.
Recruits will participate in interviews, a series of online knowledge-and-practice exchange workshops & (potentially) in-person lesson observations
🌍 For STEM & geography teachers in state schools in England & Scotland 🌍
Routes co-founder @rushtondr.bsky.social is recruiting participants for her project: “Decolonising STEM & geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators’ agency & curriculum-making across England and Scotland”
Our Geography for All Coordinator, Jasmine Roberts, reflects on the Geography for All initiative and what supporting underrepresented students means to her in this new @routesjournal.bsky.social editorial 👇
Read her thoughts on community-building, curated support, and ways to get involved.
This issue of @routesjournal.bsky.social features an editorial from my colleague Jasmine Roberts, introducing the fantastic work she is doing building networks for underrepresented geography students in the 'Geography for All' programme at @rgs.org - well worth a read ⬇️
Really glad to publish the latest issue of Routes, with some excellent and timely contributions that show how important and relevant geographical knowledge is to the contemporary world!
Thanks to all our amazing authors, editors, and reviewers at Routes who allow us to put this fantastic new issue together!
If anyone is interested in learning more about the journal, getting involved, or contributing in some way, just get in touch!
In 'Exploring the lack of Youth Representation in UK Politics', By Theo Speed of Lawrence Sheriff School investigates the underlying causes and significance of youth underrepresentation in UK politics
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In 'Just Stop Oil: Impact on Awareness, Perception, and Behaviour Among Students', Saskia Johnson of @camunigeography.bsky.social examines the influence of Just Stop Oil on climate awareness, perceptions, and behaviour among Cambridge undergraduates
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In 'The Making of Global City Subjects Neoliberal Spatial Redevelopment and Interpellation in Bangalore, India', Joshua Bransford of The University of British Columbia analyses global city discourse and neoliberal spatial transformation in Bangalore, India
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In 'Applying the Study of Ethnobotany: How Indigenous Flora in Tuvalu Can Reduce the Threat of Increasing Soil Salinity on the Pulaka Crop', Josephine Chkheidze-Brett of St Paul’s Girls School explores food security and cultural identity through ethnobotany
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In 'Multihazard Risk Mitigation Strategy for Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo', Ben Millward-Sadler of @camunigeography.bsky.social analyses spatial patterns of risk and vulnerability across Goma, DRC using qualitative and quantitative methods
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In 'Yemen: Nine years of civil war and its impact on civilians', Amelie Lyne of Lancing College examines the impact of the civil war in Yemen, focusing on the violation of human rights, food insecurity, and Yemen’s psychological crisis
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In 'The ‘demographic timebomb’: a ticking clock, or has it detonated already?', Hannah Taylor of Durham University explores the causes, consequences, and policy responses to global population ageing
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We're delighted to begin Volume 5, Issue 1 with an essay from Jasmine Roberts, coordinator of the Geography For All programme at the @rgs.org.
Jasmine's editorial introduction offers a guide for making geography more accessible, regardless of background
routesjournal.org/2026/02/26/g...
🌍 The new issue of #ROUTES is OUT NOW! 🌍
✍️ It's packed with original, cutting-edge #research from high school and undergraduate #geographers
👇 Read the full issue here: routesjournal.org/current-issue/
@rgs.org @geographicalassoc.bsky.social
Finally, Alice Read-Clarke of Queen Anne's School asks how effective marine protected areas are at protecting #marine ecosystems?
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Kalani Foster of the University of York investigates the relationship between environmental values and public perceptions of geoengineering technologies
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Lydia Dent also of the University of Exeter then explores the night-time economy as a key site for negotiating the performance of femininities
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Jasmine Angus of the University of Exeter then examines the role of emotion in disaster resilience with a focus on social media responses to the 2010 #Haiti earthquakes
routesjournal.org/2025/05/24/j... @exeter.ac.uk
In 'Reflections in Queer #Geography: What Queer Heterosexuality Means for the Queer and Now?', Samuel Burland of the University of Cambridge considers the implications of incorporating 'queer heterosexuality' into #queer geographies scholarship
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Next, Aaran Thakore of Hampton School critically examines the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, Northwest China by the Chinese State
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In 'Notes from a Small Island: Mersea’s Sustainability Case', William Raven of Hills Road Sixth Form College investigates the ways in which #climate change #adaptation can offer a clear and achievable pathway to #environmental and social #sustainability
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Next, Eugeine Tom of the University of Northampton, explores the experiences of Global Ethnic Majority students during undergraduate #geography fieldtrips
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In '15 Minute Cities – Are They Worth It?', Marie Weisheimer of Queen Anne’s School critically examines the idea of 15 minute cities in #urban planning
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The issue begins with an editorial introduction from Routes editor and geography teacher, Gerard Reilly
In 'Teaching Geography Today', Gerard—head of a geography department in a UK secondary school—reflects on the pressures of 'governing by numbers'
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🌍 We're delighted to announce the publication of the next issue of #ROUTES 🌍
✍️ The new issue showcases original #research from talented high school and undergraduate #geographers
👇 See below for details: routesjournal.org/current-issue/ @rgsibg.bsky.social @geographicalassoc.bsky.social