A huge well done to all three for their outstanding feminist and gender-focused geographical research! All the dissertations we read were excellent - thank you for your brilliant submissions. πβ¨
#RGS #GFGRG #Geography #FeministGeography #UndergraduateResearch
π₯ Runner Up
Francesca Willn, @exeter.ac.uk, for the dissertation:
βRun Like a Girl β The digital reinforcement and destruction of gender norms by female running influencers on Instagramβ
Congratulations Francesca!
π Joint First Place
Imogen Burton, @durham.ac.uk, for the dissertation: "Bursting at the seams: a critical feminist geographical account of Michaela Stark's artwork"
Well done Sam, Sadia, and Imogen!
π Joint First Place
Sadia Noama, @qmul.bsky.social, for the dissertation: βYoung women's friendships in digital space: Navigating intimacy, gender and belongingβ
π Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 GFGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! π
π Joint First Place
Sam Seaborn, @ox.ac.uk, for the dissertation:
βInside of βThe Factoryβ: An investigation of working-class masculinity in post-industrial Manchesterβ
π’ GFGRG Call for Event Proposals
Weβre inviting proposals for events that promote feminist geographical research/practice & can offer up to Β£300 for workshops/panels/community collabs & more
To submit a proposal, email c.freeman@exeter.ac.uk for form & return it by 15.01 - we may reopen the call.
Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group for an upcoming online event with Walaa Alqaisiya.
π 'GFGRG Online Seminar Series: Against the Genocidal Function of Liberal Feminism'
π Online, Thursday 18 December
π Book your place: https://bit.ly/484ER16
π£οΈ The GFGRG is excited to launch our new seminar series!
Our first speaker is Walaa Alqaisiya presenting, 'Against the genocidal function of liberal feminism: lessons from Palestine's resistance'
ποΈ 18 Dec 2025
β° 12β1pm (GMT)
π Online (not recorded)
Sign up here: bit.ly/48sgNnB
Congratulations everyone!
More 2025 SoGE graduates awarded @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social research groups dissertation prizes!π₯³
π Sam Seaborn - @gfgrg.bsky.social joint winner
π Ted Holbrook - @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social 2nd Place
π Madeleine Oliver - @gltrg.bsky.social Highly Commended
www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/congrat...
A huge well done to all three for their outstanding feminist and gender-focused geographical research! All of the dissertations we read were excellent, thank you for your brilliant submissions πβ¨ #RGS #GFGRG #Geography #FeministGeography #UndergraduateResearch
π₯ Runner Up
Francesca Willn, University of Exeter (@exeter.ac.uk), for the dissertation titled - βRun Like a Girl - The digital reinforcement and destruction of gender norms by female running influencers on Instagramβ
Congratulations Francesca!
π Joint First Place
Sadia Noama, Queen Mary University of London (@qmul.bsky.social), for the dissertation titled - βYoung women's friendships in digital space: Navigating intimacy, gender and belongingβ
Well done Sam & Sadia!
π Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 GFGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize π
π Joint First Place
Sam Seaborn, Oxford University (@ox.ac.uk).ac.uk, for the dissertation titled - βInside of βThe Factoryβ: An investigation of working-class masculinity in post-industrial Manchesterβ
This event is happening today at 12pm (GMT)...
A promotional poster for a webinar titled βA Sense of the Possible: Trans Geographies in Dystopian Times.β The event is described as an RGS Research Group Webinar taking place on 13th November 2025 from 12:00 to 13:30 UK time. The poster asks: βWhat is the role of geography, geographers, and critical geographical scholarship at a time of anti-trans reactionary politics?β Four speakers are shown with circular headshots next to their names and affiliations: Sage Brice (Durham University), Jay Todd (University of Glasgow), Ed Kiely (Queen Mary University of London), and AM Kannigieser (Royal Holloway, University of London). The background is dark teal with abstract pastel shapes decorating the design.
π¨Important eventπ¨
A Sense of the Possible: Trans Geographies in Dystopian Times
13 November 2025, 12:00-1:30 (GMT)
Online - sign up for the Zoom link here:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Conference Coordinators: Rituparna Bhattacharyya & AlkΔ±m KaraaΔaΓ§
PGR Reps: Grainne Fay & Sophia Simelitidou
EDI Rep: Giulia Mininni
Ordinary Members: Sieun Lee, Diti Bhaltacharya,
Jay Sinclair and Kate Maclean
We are looking forward to a great year ahead β¨
ποΈHere's a list of our amazing 2025/26 committee -
Chair (Data Controller): Cordelia Freeman
Secretary: Elizabeth Gagen
Treasurer: Negar Elodie Behzadi
Web Coordinator: Chloe Fox-Robertson
Dissertation Prize Coordinator: Margot Rubin
Social Media & Memberships: Poppy Budworth
We're delighted to welcome our 2025/26 GFGRG Committee β¨
Huge thanks to everyone continuing in their roles, and a warm welcome to our new members. Excited for another year of supporting and amplifying work in gender & feminist geographies π
#Geography #FeministGeography #GFGRG
Giuila from the Gender and Precarity at Energy Frontiers (GENERATE) project at @officialuom.bsky.social, reflects on the creative energy geographies session at this year's @rgsibg.bsky.social conference π’
Read more here: gfgrg.co.uk/blog/reflect... π»
π¨ New Blog Alert π¨
'Exploring Endocrine Geographies: Reflections from the 2025 RGS-IBG Conference in Birmingham' by Jay Sinclair at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social . Thank you for your brilliant contributions Jay!
Read it here... gfgrg.co.uk/blog/explori...
