Our new edited book with Dr Amina Easat-Daas 'The Palgrave Handbook of Gendered Islamophobia' is available to order here link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Stellar line up of authors including Tania Saeed Naaz Rashid Ben Whitham @drbenwhitham.bsky.social Chris Allen Shakira Hussein Prof Tahir Abbas Richard McNeil-Willson Farid Hafez Kamran Khan Peter Hopkins he/him Robin Finlay Dr Saima Naaz Ansari Dr Tina G. Patel Ramisha Fatima Rajina &lots more x.com/PalgraveSoc/st…

👏 Congratulations to Professor Peter Hopkins on recently becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Peter is a social geographer recognised for his contributions to several influential studies that have directly impacted policymaking and practice in Scotland.

He joins a distinguished new cohort of 57 Fellows, celebrated for their excellence across a range of fields. Read more about him and the impact of his work here 👉 ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

Peter Hopkins he/him | Royal Society of Edinburgh

As North East Mayor, I want to make real practical differences to people’s lives. A better transport system, local projects that improve their communities, making sure I put money in their pockets rather than taking it in council tax. These are the things that will really make a…

‘Refugee Youth’ edited by Mattias De Backer, @mcbenwell,Robin Finlay, Peter Hopkins he/him, Ilse van Liempt she/her, Kathrin Hörschelmann, @EKirndoerfer and Mieke Kox, give voice to refugee youth from a wide variety of social backgrounds.

Out now in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/refugee-youth

'Don't tolerate anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia. Speak to us in confidence.'

At Tell MAMA, our holistic service includes emotional support, advocacy, counselling, signposting and more.

Get in touch: tellmamauk.org/submit-a-repor…

Recognising engagement projects that inform local, national and international policy we're pleased to announce our nominees for the Engaging for Policy & Practice Award - @AKMWright Peter Hopkins he/him Tom Joyce Ruth McAreavey 👏

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Congratulations to all! Amongst these leading thinkers is our very own Peter Hopkins he/him - Professor of Social Geography Newcastle University Geography

Newcastle geographer awarded prestigious Fellowship Royal Society of Edinburgh 😀 Newcastle University Newcastle University Geography Engage@NewcastleUni

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I'm delighted to have been appointed a Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh and look forward to the ceremony in a couple of months 😀 Newcastle University Newcastle University Geography

Meet our newest Fellows.

We are honoured to announce the 57 leading thinkers from the sciences, arts, education, business, and public life have been elected to our Fellowship for 2024. We look forward to working with them for the betterment of society.

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Today we're proud to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Engagement and Place Awards 🎉

We have 18 nominees, each one showcases how our colleagues & students collaborate with external partners & communities.

Check out the full list here 👇
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📣Three colleagues Newcastle University Geography nominated for 2024 Engagement and Place Awards for their impactful research - congratulations to James Riding Michael J Richardson Peter Hopkins he/him ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/eng…

Proud to be leading the research & evaluation of a project funded through The National Lottery Community Fund Birds, Bees, Bikes and Trees with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) and Newcastle University Geography Newcastle University Do check out the fund and/or follow our transformative climate action over the next 3 years 🐝

Five years after the government promised to define Islamophobia, there is:

No definition.
No independent adviser.
No active anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group.
No hate crime strategy.
Minimal action against online hate.

When will the government act to tackle Islamophobic hate?

Michelle Donelan ‘must resign’ after extremism claim, says union: UCU calls for science secretary to step down after she accused academic of supporting Hamas. UCU

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Paperback is coming 🐣 🚀
9th of April 2024! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/refugee-youth

Good to launch CPG Tackling Racial & Religious Prejudice's Islamophobia sub-group. Inspiring discussion with community leaders on how to combat prejudice.

Grateful for the group's commitment to tackle Islamophobia & hopeful for more sub-groups to tackle prejudices in Scotland.

You only have a few days left to submit your abstracts for the 2024 BSA Socrel annual conference! The theme is 'Religion, Justice, and Social Action', and you can see the call for papers and submit abstracts here - britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa… Now, a🧵of our keynotes... The BSA