📢 New research from Stefanos Ioannu in highlights the unique relationship between community belongingness and small business banking in Scotland's islands 🏝️🏦 #FinanceAndSpace #CommunityBanking

Did you know that Private Equity firms have invested nearly $1 trillion into U.S. healthcare over the past decade? 🏥 💵 Or that these investments are often linked to higher costs and mixed to harmful impacts on healthcare outcomes? 😷

Job Alert - Geography at Durham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - durham.taleo.net/careersection/… closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025

🙌🙌🏼🙌🏾Come join us at Durham Geography! 2️⃣permanent Asst Prof positions in human geog, with focus on nature, climate change, sustainable & just futures . Please share with your networks! ⏳Closing date 12 Jan 2025.

Glad to see this special issue now published. Lotte Thomsen, Stefano Ponte and I have a paper in it on how state (in)action shapes value and wealth in developing Singapore as gold hub. Open Access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

📢 #GCEG2025 Call for Papers📢 Gordon Tan and I are organising a paper session on '#FinTech and Geographies of Everyday Life'. Please submit abstracts 7 Jan 2025 and share with your networks🙌 Details➡️tinyurl.com/mc8ydnz8 FinGeo Network

Come join us at Geography at Durham on 20th Feb for the The Geological Society #OffTheRails series. I'll be talking about the importance of glaciers for resource security followed by Q&A with Rachel P Oien, Grant Macdonald ❄️🐧🌎🇦🇶 & Mike Bentley. Register to attend (free) in person or online: tinyurl.com/yxsurf8v

A great opportunity at a fantastic department - Assistant Professor in Physical Geography Geography at Durham. We are looking for candidates with expertise in ice sheets and glaciers that will complement and extend our current work. Closing date 12th January. durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

Massive thanks to mikecrang Dariusz Wojcik for their wonderful advice and discussions-yes we did talk about the Chinese concept of 天下 during it and lots of other fun ideas 😁 Huge thanks to my two mentors Karen P. Y. Lai and Paul Langley for the most generous support all along!!

⏳A few days left to register! Join us in Singapore for the 2nd FinGeo Global Conference in late Feb 2025. FinGeo Network Finance & Space

FINAL CALL to register for Global Conference on Financial Geography, #Geopolitics & #Geoeconomics of #Finance, Singapore 26-28 Feb 25 NUS Geography FinGeo Network Karen P. Y. Lai Gordon Tan Franziska Sohns W. Nathan Green Finance & Space Finance and Society Network Helsinki Geoeconomics fass.nus.edu.sg/events/geopoli…

Very pleased to have contributed to this government research on #AI & #energy security, giving evidence from our #DataCenter project. Infrastructure like DCs are often overlooked in AI debates. Link below for full report👇 Felicia H M Liu 廖皓明 Winston Chow (周祥龙) 🇸🇬 Geography at Durham Durham University

Just read this. Very nicely reflective piece that sets out a clear vision for moving forward while holding together the rich breadth of articles in Geoforum. Looking forward to more ahead!

📢Extended deadline📢 #GCEG2025 Call for Papers on '#FinTech and Geographies of Everyday Life' now has new abstract deadline of 24 Jan 2025. Please share with your networks!🙌 Details: linkedin.com/posts/karenpyl… Gordon Tan FinGeo Network

What is it like to study #Geography at Geography at Durham? Here is a glimpse through some videos made by our students😎🗺️💻

Are you interested in MSc degrees on climate, environmental hazards and risk at Durham University? We have funding for 5 female students [Mexico] under the British Council Women in STEM scheme for 2025/2026 entry. More details below, and please share with your networks in Mexico🇲🇽!

⏳Final day to submit your abstract for this session on 'FinTech and Geographies of Everyday Life'. Please email me ([email protected]) or Gordon Tan ([email protected]) by end of today (24 Jan). We will confirm acceptance into the session on 27 Jan.

Progress report 'Financial geography II - #GreenFinance and #climate transition' is now online (open access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03… With thanks to Sabine Dörry Sarah knuth Felicia H M Liu 廖皓明 for useful discussion and suggestions.