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A good news piece - watch from 11.30 onwards featuring Hannah Wright @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social talking about the importance of using quality maps when going outdoors & rise in Mountain Rescue call outs espc with young people

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Massive disparity in availability of allotments across UK, analysis reveals Redcar and Cleveland tops rankings for most allotment land per person, while there is a dearth of supply in Scotland

The @theguardian.com analysis compared land classed by the @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social as “allotments and communal growing space” in the 350 local authorities.

#geographyteachers potential use for A Level NEAs & Changing Places

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From defence to hiking, OS is still mapping out the futur... Ordnance Survey has seen a 4% rise in revenue this past year after several profile-raising projects

The "OS estimates the average UK adult touches their data on average 42 times a day, be that using comparison websites or a travel app or deciding how to place a solar panel on a roof."

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The areas where householders are missing out on cheaper solar electricity, mapped Areas with some of the highest sunshine levels in the country have been found to have just 1-3 per cent of rooves where solar panels are fitted

A good #usegeography case study & #NEA possibilities

"Great Yarmouth, Bournemouth & Felixstowe are high on the list, according to the first in-depth analysis taking in both solar panel coverage & UK's sunshine rates carried out by @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social

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New mapping tool launched to help bring healthy food to those who need it most New project, backed by government, will develop mapping tool to tackle food inequality.

The mapping tool to be used in Liverpool to tackle health inequality will draw on the work of health #geographer Prof Mark Green & colleagues @livunigeog.bsky.social

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Industrial Strategy Strategy document setting out a new economic approach to backing the UK’s strengths, with ambitious plans for 8 high-growth sectors.

📢Value of geospatial data recognised in Government's Industrial Strategy

"geospatial data can improve public transport and urban planning"

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www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Global warming risks 11 days of lost learning a year, DfE warns Nearly three in five secondary school sites are at high risk of flooding, says the DfE in response to analysis of the impact of climate change on learning

"Nearly 3 in 5 secondary school sites are at high risk of flooding, says @departmentforedu.bsky.social in response to analysis of the impact of climate change on learning"

Impact of Climate Change Risk on Education. More in ⤵️

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Number of vape shops in England rises by almost 1,200% in a decade Research also shows deprived areas have up to 25 times as many bookmakers and pawnbrokers as affluent high streets

Study used @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social data track how amenities had changed 2014 & 2024: divided into “health promoting” - pharmacies, libraries & supermarkets & “health reducing”- vaping, bookmakers, takeaways & alcohol

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We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

"A conversation to revive geography is key to reconnecting the world on our phones & the one we have to deal with. That is the breach to be healed: if it isn’t, even more generations will find themselves lost, in every sense of the word"

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Work and money worry young people more than culture wars or climate, UK poll finds Class, education and gender found to influence difference in views but anxiety about finances was a common theme

This is why it's important for #geography to highlight how our graduates earn 'top 10 salaries' & have a greater likelihood of securing graduate roles - alongside geography's contribution to tackling climate change
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#Choosegeography #NCW2025 & more resources from the #GeographicalAssociation for #usegeography careers in links below

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An urban explorer's grisly discovery that led to a murder conviction The skeleton of Ean Coutts was found in a derelict warehouse in Fife a year after he went missing.

"Forensic soil scientist (& #geographer) Prof Lorna Dawson discovered that plant material of the same species found outside the industrial units was found in the the footwell of the car"

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Urban explorer's grisly discovery that led to a murder conviction
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Who gets to name - & change the name - of places.

#geographer Innisfree Mckinnon explains

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#Choosegeography #Usegeography The Independent has shared the top 10 highest paying jobs that have least amount of stress.

#geographers are in at number 9 & other relevant roles inc water source specialists, remote sensing & transport planners.

Full info bit.ly/4291aQA

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The top 10 highest-paying jobs with the least amount of stress in 2025 The highest-paid job on the list had an annual median salary of $157,740

This list of top 10 paying jobs includes #geographers

"Geographers make a median annual salary of $90,880"

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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...

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