Scottish Geographer. Edinburgh University. Huts, bothies, environment, cultural politics, landscape and widening participation
Joined January 2012
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
9 Apr 2025
📢New paper published in TIBG by Rachel Hunt @RMHunt17 (@GeosciencesEd) 📢
'Bothy busi/yness: Recirculating representation and practice in the Scottish landscape'. #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1111/tran.70011
ALT Title and abstract for 'Bothy busi/yness: Recirculating representation and practice in the Scottish landscape' by Rachel Hunt in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
24 Sep 2024
@_ACCESSnetwork announces new funding for three #EnvironmentalSocialScience research projects. Together they examine & evaluate opportunities to encourage people to get more involved in #climateaction. ACCESS | Announcing Round 2 Flex Fund awardees (accessnetwork.uk)🧵1/4
ALT ACCESS Flex Fund Round 2 Awardees poster. Background light bulbs hanging from the ceiling.
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Building Sustainability on a Foundation of Care. Sarah Parry & Rachel Hunt @RMHunt17 @EdinburghUni will be running a Pilot Study in the Highlands of Scotland. shorturl.at/TK2or 🧵4/4
ALT Scottish Highlands, Mountains covered in snow and in the foreground misty landscape
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
19 Jun 2024
Still a few days left to ready an application for this Human Geography post @GeosciencesEd . Come join us!
28 May 2024
Job opportunity: University Teacher in Human Geography @GeosciencesEd @EdinburghUni This is a 3-year position, largely teaching-facing and student-facing. Closing date for applications: 24th June 2024. Do consider applying! Full details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
28 May 2024
Job opportunity: University Teacher in Human Geography @GeosciencesEd @EdinburghUni This is a 3-year position, largely teaching-facing and student-facing. Closing date for applications: 24th June 2024. Do consider applying! Full details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
28 May 2024
Hello everyone. We are happy to share our upcoming in-person event on June 21, 2024, 'GEES Education in a Changing World'. You can find all of the key information here: scotgeese.wordpress.com/2024…
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
13 May 2024
2 x Lectureship posts in Physical Geography @GeosciencesEd We're seeking to diversify the ways we teach and research the subject. Do check the job ad. for details... tinyurl.com/2kwab8kk
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
26 Feb 2024
The #BBC trialled its first broadcast to schools 100 years ago today in Glasgow.
While many people have fond memories of music broadcasts such as Time and Tune and Singing Together, wireless lessons covered a variety of subjects (including geography!).
23 Feb 2024
100 years ago today, pupils at Garnetbank school in Glasgow listened to the UK’s first ever school broadcast. It was made by 5SC, a local station run by the BBC.
📸 British Thomson-Houston radio, manufactured c.1915. Image by Ilario on Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0
ALT A crystal radio set with wooden casing on display at the Museo della Radio in Switzerland. The set’s lid is open. The radio set was made by British Thomson-Houston and manufactured c.1915.
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
13 Feb 2024
📢Call for Papers📢 @RGS_IBG
If you’re involved in #collaborative research with a cultural heritage organisation, come share your work with us at the RGS-IBG Conference in August! This session is open to anyone involved in the collaborative process.
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
12 Jan 2024
A post up for grabs rn @GeosciencesEd - Lecturer in Circular Economy and Sustainability Transformations. Do take a look at the job details: tinyurl.com/5n7933pa
Closing date for applications: 12th Feb. 2024
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6 Dec 2023
Lovely to see this out - feel free to take a look
🚨 Another new JGHE article is now online:
"Storying student belonging in UK higher education"
▶️ buff.ly/3QpIIM6
@tandfonline @RoutledgeGPU
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
24 Oct 2023
🚨 PhD Alert!🚨
Join our team at @UofG_SBOHVM & @UK_CEH for a IAPETUS2 project on spatial modelling and effect of climate change on mosquitoes spread & future disease risks in Scotland, with me, @drstevenmwhite, @drheatherferg & @NulisInVerba.
DM me if interested, and please RT
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
9 Oct 2023
Inviting new book projects for the Routledge Spaces of Childhood & Youth Series! To discuss ideas email faye.leerink@tandf.co.uk
Retweet by 30/11 for a chance to win any 5 series titles (winner contacted via DM) @peterkraftl @John_Horton_ Series info: shorturl.at/qvJPW
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11 Oct 2023
Big thanks to @DrPaulineCouper for kicking off our ~ talking about teaching ~ group @GeosciencesEd today! You gave us a powerful reminder to think about emotion in relation to fieldwork.
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
10 Oct 2023
ITT bursaries for #geography 2024-2025 cycle ÂŁ25,000
Higher Ed #geography colleagues pls share with your 3rd year #geographers & alumni.
Sadly our subject continues to have a shortage of subject specialist #geographyteachers
Full announcement below
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
8 Oct 2023
Loch Laggan dam at full chat this afternoon. Quite the spectacle.
đź“ą Mark Trigg
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
New post! Open ended full time teaching fellow position at the University of Edinburgh! Outdoor and Environmental Educaiton @EdinburghUniOEE @MorayHouse @EdinburghUni please share amongst your networks @tonialgray @DrPatMaher @MarkFLeather
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Rachel Hunt retweeted
28 Sep 2023
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT
How could this happen? I feel like someone has plunged a dagger into my heart.
This is one of England's most iconic trees. A symbol of Northumberland. Part of the historic landscape.
So much more than a tree.
28 Sep 2023
The iconic Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall Path in Northumberland has been felled overnight.
We're waiting more information on this.
Pics - Amanda Marks, Author, Facebook.
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22 Sep 2023
Great day for learning about curling and testing out the community ice!
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