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lesleyhead.bsky.social
Geographer at Unimelb, writer, berry farmer. Cultural dimensions of environmental & climate change issues.
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www.griffithreview.com/articles/our... This beautiful piece of writing by David Ritter is free for a few more days.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

www.climateforchange.org.au. I’m pleased to have joined the Board of Climate for Change. ‘Our mission is to create the social climate for effective action on climate change.’ An important time to redouble efforts.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

This is a chilling announcement. But also, do they realise economics is a social science?

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

How long does it take to get through 5,000 staples? I bought these during my first week as an undergraduate student in 1996, and they're now finally finished. 28 years later. Let's see if that reorder code is still valid...

submitted 89 days ago • 3 comments

And the awful day in 1939, memorialised as Black Friday. Which makes a sacrilege of us adopting the American invention of the term as a massive money-making commercial event..

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

And I’ll be interviewing her about her recent Quarterly Essay, Highway to Hell. Come along, this Saturday November 23.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Devastated to hear that History, among other disciplines, is facing an uncertain future at the University of Wollongong - it may be cut completely. I spent 3.5 wonderful years at UOW as a DECRA Fellow, supported by and working with an incredible cohort of historians. 🗃️

submitted 116 days ago • 5 comments

Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues at the University of Wollongong facing the prospect of losing their jobs and entire departments today.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Solidarity with colleagues at the University of Wollongong in geography, history, language, maths, environmental science, physics and public health. Entire units being cut, short sighted and devastating. #AcWri

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Fight the Closure of Languages at the University of Wollongong www.change.org/p/fight-the-... - "We strongly condemn the proposal from the University.. to disestablish its entire Languages Discipline, including English Language and Linguistics, Mandarin, French, Japanese and Spanish.."

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Geography is one of the subjects slated for disestablishment. International colleagues will know how fabulous the Wollongong geographers and their work are. Please consider writing to the VC or signing the petition.

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

I’m pleased to be part of the National Museum of Australia’s publication ‘Garden’. Congrats to editor Luke Keogh on a rich read and beautiful production. shop.nma.gov.au/products/the-museum-magazine-garden-edition-23-aug24

submitted 163 days ago • 0 comments

Water management in the NT is in crisis – a fundamental overhaul is needed. Important work on the sociohydrology of groundwater by Sue Jackson and colleagues.

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

Today is my last day as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. It has been an honour to serve in the role. Warm thanks to the Secretariat, Council and Fellows for their support and hard work. (I’ve been slow to get going here in the sky for personal reasons - more soon.)

submitted 464 days ago • 0 comments

Starting out here. Looking for all my old friends from the bird place. Please make yourselves known!

submitted 510 days ago • 0 comments