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ACADEMICLIVERPOOL
This list is for the announcement and discussion of academic research relating to the regions of Liverpool and Merseyside, in the north-west of England. Interdisciplinarity is strongly encouraged, in areas such as history, society, culture and language. Posts about research events and new publications relating to Liverpool and Merseyside are also warmly welcomed.

ACTIV-VOL-CIT
This list provides a forum for discussion emerging from the ESRC seminar series, Activism, Volunteering and Citizenship.

AFGHANSTUDYGROUP
Bringing together researchers, scholars, citizens, journalists, politicians, civil servants working in/on Afghanistan

ANIMAL-BSA-GROUP
This membership list will be used by the BSA Animal/Human Studies Group list owner to make announcements relevant to the group.

BPO-GEOGRAPHY
The mailing list fosters communication between the participants of the RSA Research Network on Regional Development and Changing Geography of Outsourcing Business Services in an Enlarged Europe. The RN aims to build upon the theoretical framework of value chains and the changing division of labour, which will be embedded in an understanding of recent trends in corporate restructuring.

BSA-FAMILIES-AND-RELATIONSHIPS
This British Sociological Association Study Group aims to connect those interested in the broad area of families, intimacy and personal relationships: it has postgraduate and staff members from across the career and disciplinary range.

BSA-URBAN-THEORY-AND-RESEARCH
This list is used by the BSA's Urban Theory and Research Study Group UTR. More info here:

BSRG
The BSRG mailing list is for the discussion of all aspects of sedimentology: modern and ancient, practical and theoretical.

CCFMARINE
We are a group of marine specialists from multiple departments at Cambridge, Oxford, APU and environmental institutions such as UNEP, WCMC, English Nature, The Nature Conservancy, etc. We meet once monthly for talks and networking events.

CEDAR
This list is used by members and associates of the Centre for Developing Areas Research (CEDAR) at Royal Holloway, University of London to distribute information about seminars, conferences and other research activities.

CENSUS-DATA-FEED-NETWORK
This list is used by members of the Census Data Feed Research Network, a network funded by the ESRC Census Development Programme, to share findings and co-ordinate research into future dissemination methods for Census data.

CIT-AND-ENV
This list accompanies the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Seminar Series on 'Citizenship and the Environment'. It will be used to provide announcements about the seminar series and will also provide a forum for 'between seminars discussion'.

CITIESAFTERTRANSITION
The 'Cities after Transition' CAT list brings together researchers working on any aspect of transitional cities, but is particularly focused on cities in the socialist Communist and post-socialist worlds. List members work on urbanisation and sub-urbanisation, urban processes and planning, urban cultures and so on within the context of post-socialist transition. The CAT network hosts international conferences.

CITY-FAITH-FORUM
Academic discussion of the relationship between urban change and religion. Key themes: geographies of secularisation and the 'post-secular'; Significance of 'faith-based organisations' in urban planning and policy; Significance of religion for urban politics and urban social cohesion.

COMPASS-STEERING-GROUP
This list is for Domain experts overseeing the COMPASS project.

COMPLEXITY-CREATIVE-ECONOMY
The project aims to explore how complexity theory and its methodological approaches can help in providing a better understanding of the creative economy as a field of research by connecting various distinctive approaches. The aim is to outline a broader framework that bridges the interrelation of ideas, people and practices in the creative economy with the broader socio, cultural and economic contexts.

COMPLEXITY-PLANNING
This list supports communication between scholars exploring the complex nature of cities and the complex nature of urban planning. It is linked to the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) thematic group on complexity.

CREATIVE-REGIONS
The network covers trends and issues around the development of the creative and cultural industries at the regional level. It is focused on the UK but explores also initiatives at the European and International level. It aims to foster a multi-disciplinary debate among researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the field. <HTML> <HTML> The network covers trends and issues around the development of the creative and cultural industries at the regional level. It is focused on the UK but explores also initiatives at the European and International level. It aims to foster a multi-disciplinary debate among researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the field. The research network also runs a website with news, event and working paper. Visit <a S+="http://www.creative-regions.org.uk"> Creative Regions Website </a> </HTML> </HTML>

CRIT-GEOG-FORUM
This list provides a forum for the discussion of critical and radical perspectives in geography. Discussions focus on the organisational and disciplinary framework of geographical research and teaching and on critical interpretations of geographical issues.

CRITICAL-LABOUR-STUDIES
To discuss key features of work and employment from a radical and labour focused perspective

CSE-TPWG
The Trans-Pennine Working Group is an international, democratic membership organisation committed to developing a materialist critique of capitalism, unconstrained by conventional academic divisions between subjects.

CSIS-ANNOUNCE
The CSIS is a partnership between the University of Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool. This list is used to make announcements about slavery-studies events on Merseyside, and to facilitate the setting up of slavery research projects.

CULTURAL-INDUSTRIES
This list is a communications, dissemination and discussion forum linked to an ESRC funded seminar series on the cultural industries. It is an interdisciplinary initiative concerned with concepts, theory and practice in the field of the cultural industries.

DESIGN-SPACES-WITH-CHILDREN
This list provides an inter-disciplinary, international forum for academics and practitioners to explore the design of spaces used by children and young people. It also constitutes a space where technqiues for encouraging children's participation in design can be discussed.

DISABILITY-CHILD-GEO
This list will provide a forum for researchers seeking to understand the social, spatial and environmental barriers experienced by children and young people with disabilities.

DISASTER-RESILIENCE
- The Disaster Resilience list aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the complex term, resilience; and to identify the key dimensions of resilience across a range of disciplines and domains. - The creation of this list is linked to the FP7 project, emBRACE: Building Resilience Amongst Communities in Europe www.embrace-eu.org - emBRACE is jointly co-ordinated by Prof Debby Sapir (Universite Catholique De Louvain) and Dr Maureen Fordham (Northumbria University) - This DISASTER-RESILIENCE discussion list was launched on 13 October 2011, International Day for Disaster Reduction http://www.unisdr.org/2011/iddr/. The List is managed by Maureen Fordham, John Twigg and Hugh Deeming - The emBRACE project has received funding from the European Community‘s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement n° 283201. The European Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information shared on this list.

DOING-A-PHD
This list is for the discussion of issues related to doing a PhD in the social sciences, ranging from how to decide what to research, deciding what methods to use and how to write up. It is primarily aimed at PhD students, as well as at people interested in the research process more generally. It is also used for making announcements about the PhD methods workshop series.

E-SOCIAL-SCIENCE-TECH
This mailinglist gives support to the e-social science community in technical and related questions. It is managed by the National Centre for e-Social Science.

EBAY-STUDIES
This list is used for discussions about eBay-related research across disciplinary boundaries.

ECAI-BI
ECAI-BI is designed to promote discussion amongst members of the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative British Isles Regional Team

ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHY
Electronic discussion group for members of the Economic Geography ResearchGroup and others interested in similar matters.

EDUCATIONANDCULTURE
This list is used by the coordinators of the ESRC Seminar Series 'New Perspectives and Culture' to make announcements about the Seminar Series, related events, publications and projects.

EGWG
Electronic discussion group for members of the Energy Geographies Working Group of the Royal Geographical Society - Institute of British Geographers, and others interested in this subject area.

ENERGY-VULNERABILITY-NET
An international network of researchers, practitioners and policy makers concerned with access to energy, fuel poverty, vulnerability and social justice in energy matters.

ENRGHISED
The list aims to connect early career health geographers and to build upon the annual discussions had at the ENRGHI conference.

ENV-ARCH
This list will be used by members of the Association of Environmental Archaeology to post discussion items. It is a closed list for AEA members

ENVIRONMENT
Much is known about the dynamics of all manner of personal relationships within and outwith households. However, less information has been gathered about the interaction between family and personal relationships and behaviour regarding the environment. The aim of this event was to open up discussion about connections between personal relationships and environmental issues.

ENVIRONMENT-DISASTERS
Specialist list for researchers and disaster professionals on the interactions between disasters (natural and conflict-induced) and the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL-INEQUALITIES
This list is used by all of those involved in the NERC/ESRC Environmental Inequalities Seminar Series 2006/2007. The list is used to circulate details of past and future seminars, seminar reports and other information relating to the series.

ENVIRSOC
The list is intended to improve communication between acedemics and others studying the inter-face between the environment and society, and will help generate discusion on common interests amoung list members. It will also act as a point of dissemination for meetings, seminars or conferences dealing with socio-environmental matters and the interconnections between the two.

ESDS-INTERNATIONAL
Economic & Social Data Service (ESDS) International mailing list to disseminate information to its users including information on new releases, updates, courses and workshops.

ESRC-GEC-PROG
This is a research network for social science research on a range of global environmental issues. Formerly the list was set up as part of the ESRC funded Global Environmental Change Programme(GEC). Although GEC Programme ended in 2000, the research network remains active, and the list is now administered by the Centre for Social & Economic Research on the Global Environment (ESRC funded). We welcome any members who share our research interests.

ETHICALCONSUMPTION
this is a list that has been set up to accompany the ESRC seminar series Ethical Consumption in the UK and Europe: New Developments and New Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research our aim, however, is to make this the site of a much wider discussion and stimulate an ongoing cross-disciplinary debate that reaches out beyond the borders of academia...

EUROENVI
The list aims to provide a channel of communication and information for members about activities and events in the field of EU environmental politics.

FIXED-TERM-GEOGRAPHY-FORUM
List for discussion of issues relevant to geographers employed on fixed term contracts

GATEDCOMMUNITESPRIVATEGOVERNANCE
This list connects a multi disciplinary and international community of researchers investigating the growth of private urban governance. The list-owner co-founded this community in 1999, which meets F2F every two years.

GBHGIS
This list is for announcements about and discussion of the Great Britain Historical GIS as a developing historical resource. The main emphasis is on the system's contents and how best to make this available to a wide range of users through the Vision of Britain web site.

GEES
The mailing list for everyone involved in teaching and learning support in the subjects of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) in higher education in the UK. The list is run by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for GEES, based at the University of Plymouth.

GENTRIFICATION
To further collective knowledge and information about the processes of gentrification and social change in different cities and their impact and consequences on neighbourhoods and people.

GEO-CHILDREN-YOUTH-FAMILIES
This list is used by the RGS (IBG) Geographies of Children, Youth and Families group to make announcements to education and research communities about the groups workshops, conferences and publications. It also provides a forum for discussion and debate of issues of interest to this group.

GEOCRIMEDATA
Discussion list for users and developers of the JISC-funded GeoCrimeData project.

GEOFEM-SCOTLAND
This network is intended to provide a specific space for women geographers to inhabit and cultivate our feminist identities and foster feminist solidarity, intellectual engagement, and support. Participation in the network is open to any woman geographer working or studying in Scotland who engages with feminist ideas and scholarship.

GEOGREL
This group provides a forum for the discussion of geographies of religions, beliefs, faith and spirituality. Discussions focus on research, teaching and associated issues of relevance to the intersection of faith and spirituality with place and community.

GEOVISIONS
GeoVisions exists to debate, raise issues, research and make proposals about the future of school geography in the UK. Membership of GeoVisions is open to those with a diverse set of interests and roles as both academic and school geographers.

GIS-JOBS
This is a public list to which anyone can subscribe and contribute by posting messages about job vacancies in GIS related fields. Very short messages from those seeking jobs are acceptable.

GIS-UK
For discussion of all GIS issues of interest in the UK; specifically conference announcements, help with technical problems, research news and noteworthy articles. PLEASE NOTE that jobs MUST be advertised on GIS-JOBS and not here. To discover geospatial data and resources visit "www.gogeo.ac.uk"

GIS-WALES
GIS-WALES is a forum and discussion vehicle for all things relating to GIS in Wales. It aims to help the GIS community: with technical problems relating to GIS and spatial data; find the right data for specific problems; announce conferences, workshops and GI initiative in Wales; share experiences of solving GIS problems; discuss research news and GIS articles worthy of note. It allows the GIS community to request and distribute information in an informal environment which promotes collaboration. Funding, job and conference adverts will be posted regularly.

GISARCH
This list is intended to facilitate discussion between archaeologists making use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.

GRIDGIS
This list is intend to promote academic discussion and collaborative research on the integration of grid technologies with GIS (Geographical Information Systems)

HE-CREATIVEECONOMY
The list aims to connect researchers and activities on the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) within the creative economy and to establish a network of collaborations around this theme.

HISTORY-GIS
Historical applications of Geographical Information Systems technology

ICE2SEA-MEMBERS
Ice2sea is an EU FP7 project with 24 project partners across Europe, co-ordinated by the British Antarctic Survey. It's aim is to improve projections of contributions of continental ice to sea-level rise - over the next 200 years. A primary goal is input into the next International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

ICGG
This list is for communication and discussion between members of the International Critical Geography Group (ICGG) and for the disemmination of information about the International Conferences of Critical Geography and related activities. Membership of the ICGG is obtained by subscribing to this list. By subscribing to this list you are confirming that you wish to join the ICGG and that you support its Statement of Purpose, which can be found here: http://internationalcriticalgeography.org/statement-of-purpose/.

IMAGING-FAMINE
The Imaging Famine group comes out of an exhibition held at the Guardian in the summer of 2005 that explored issues of picturing hunger.

IMMIGRATION-HISTORY-UK
A forum for those researching in the area of the history of immigration to the UK to share information about their work, circulate information about forthcoming events and publications, and to promote discussion across this wide field.

INT-BOUNDARIES
International boundaries, both on land and at sea, are often a major source of stress between states. This list provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas relating to the management of international borders, particularly the peaceful resolution of boundary-related conflict.

INTERWAR-RURAL-HISTORY
This is an interdisciplinary mailing list for the discussion of all aspects of interwar rural history, with a focus on the UK

JAVA-MAPPING
List for developers of Java-based mapping software, especially those interested in creating non-commercial class libraries for Java-based GIS on a co-operative basis.

JISC-GECO
The JISC-funded Geospatial Engagement and Community Outreach programme (GECO), is building connections between geospatial activities and projects throughout the UK. This discussion list will be used to support the growing community of organisations and individuals that use geo whether inside or outside of academia including those from non traditional geo backgrounds. The list will include announcements of JISC GECO project news and workshops but is primarily about making connections between peers using geospatial data and concepts in their work, whatever that work might be.

JISC-GECO-HEALTH
This list is intended to host discussions about health and geo ideas and issues and was created as a follow up to the JISC GECO Project's Open Source Geo and Health Workshop(held in August 2011). We are interested in sharing anything that relates to the role of location, geospatial data or place (in very broad terms) in health including research, policy and practice around physical and mental health. We welcome members from academia, the NHS, healthcare providers, policy makers, statisticians, technology providers and others interested in the possibilities around the intersections of location and health.

JISC-SOCIAL-SCIENCE-ADV-GROUP
This list will be used to announce new topics to the Social Science, Business and Law Group Sublist of JISC-COLLECTIONS-SUBJECT-GROUPS

LANDECOL
To facilitate communication and debate amongst those interested in landscape ecology particularly academics and practitioners.

LASER-SCANNING
The list will be used by all those researching laser scanning across a wide range of disciplines. In the first instance it will be used by members of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Special Interest Group, but the idea is to open membership beyond this

LIS-MAPS
Lis-maps is a forum for discussing news, ideas, issues, policies and practices related to map & spatial data librarianship. Topics can be broad ranging including: acquisition; cataloguing; use; information retrieval; management of metadata; relationship to GIS & RS; collaborative work; conservation.

MAPPING-CYBERSPACE
Discussion of the techniques for mapping and visualising Internet infrastructure, traffic flows, user demographics, web information structures and online social interaction. Also consideration of the wider issues of usability, asethetics, and meaning of the maps.

MED-SETTLEMENT
A discussion list for those involved in, or with a particular interest in, the study of the history, geography and archaeology of medieval rural settlements. Maintained by the Medieval Settlement Research Group.

MEXICO-CLIMATE-CHANGE-GROUP
Discussion group for climate change in Mexico

MIGRATION-STATS
This is a forum for discussion of migration statistics that allows users to discuss their need for and use of the data and for producers to consult on presentation and changes. The main focus will be on figures for the United Kingdom, but this would not exclude discussion of migration statistics for other countries.

MILGEO2005
This list is for anyone with an interest in the historical influence of terrain - geology and geography - on the outcome of military campaigns. Originally set up in association with the Nottingham conference but now of broader scope: any topics and news of military geograph and military geology interest are welcome.

MSU-READING-GROUP
The LSE Migration Studies Unit's Reading Group organises meetings on fortnightly basis. Students, acdemics and practitioners interested in migration issues are invited to discuss key texts in the field. Such issues include: migration and development; highly skilled immigration; refugee policy; immigration law; theories of migration; migration and integration; family migration and international coordination of migratory flows.

NATURAL-HAZARDS-DISASTERS
This is a multidisciplinary discussion group on natural hazards and disasters, covering socio-economic, psychological, organisational, scientific and technical aspects.

NEOLIBERALEDUCATION
This list if for the Neoliberal education working group of the Public Interest Research Network.

NEW-TOWNS
Britain's new town programme demonstrated successes in planning, social, economic, and financial spheres. Does growth of unemployment and need for sustainable urban development make new town ideas irrelevant? Can other countries learn from British experience? The list will discuss such questions.

OAC-USERS
This list is for users of the Output Area Classification, produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of the outputs from the 2001 UK Census

OUTDOORS-HEALTH-NETWORK
This list is intended for project members of the ESRC Outdoors and Health Network to discuss topics relating to their work. Others interested in the relationship between green space, use of the outdoors, and health can request to join the list.

PNUK
Planners Network UK (pnuk) is a collective of practitioners, students, academics and activists developing and supporting critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK. We want to connect those concerned about the current climate of debate, develop resources to support critical thinking and stimulate debate about alternatives to market-driven planning.

POLGRG
The list for the Political Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG

POLITICAL-ECONOMY-RN
Official mailinglist of the Critical Political Economy Research Network of the European Sociological Association. http://criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/

POPGRG
This list is used by committee members of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG to make announcements.

POST-SOCIALIST-GEOGRAPHIES
To encourage dialogue between thematic and post-soviet geographers by demonstrating and exploring the variety of theoretically informed critical approaches and methodologies being employed in writing the geographies of transformation.

POSTGRAD-BISA-USFP
The list aims to aid the development of a coherent postgraduate network attached to the BISA US Foreign Policy working group. It will help facilitate postgraduate discussions about US foreign policy by linking students from all universities from across the UK and further afield, and will help organise postgraduate oriented workshops and conferences.

POSTSTRUC-RADPOLS
This list once supported the Political Studies Association Specialist Group for Poststructuralism and Radical Politics. That group no longer exists but the mailing list remains active in order to support communication between erstwhile members and to publicise events and keep people informed of publications, etc.

PROPERTYRIGHTS-PLANNING
This list brings together researchers interested in property rights, planning and the evolution of cities at the boundary of planned and market order.

PV-NET-DISCUSS
This list is for discussions arising from the activities of the ESRC NCRM-funded network for Participatory Video in Research Methods.

PYGYWG
PYGYWG is the discussion list of the Participatory Geographies Working Group of the Royal Geographical Society. Open to anyone interested in participatory approaches to research and development.

QUANT-GEOG
The Quantitative Methods Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with the IBG) seeks to promote the use of appropriate quantitative techniques in geographical research and teaching. The membership of the group spans the human/physical divide within the subject; interests include spatial statistics, remote sensing and GIS.

QUATERNARYENTOMOLOGY
This list aims to facilitate communication between researchers working in the field of Quaternary Entomology (archaeoentomology and palaeoentomology). It provides a platform where specialists can share ideas and knowledge by addressing/answering queries related to methodologies, interpretation, identification, presentation and publications in Quaternary Entomology.

REGIONAL-SCIENCE-RSAIBIS
The list is administered by the British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International. It is used to make announcements on matters related to the Association and its affiliated Sections. It is also aimed at facilitating exchange of information and wider discussion, among members, on empirical, theoretical and applied issues of regional science, spatial economics and economic geography in Britain, Ireland and abroad.

RGS-PERG
This list is the principal hub for the dissemination of e-information to the RGS Planning & Environment Research Group membership

RIVER-FLOODPLAIN-NETWORK
The River and floodplain morphology netwrok is an EPSRC funded network concerned with the exchange of innovative ideas and experiences between academics and practioners interested in research on the morphology and sediment dynamics of river and floodplain systems in the UK.

RSASTUDENTFORUM
Regional Studies Association Student Members discussion forum.

SCOTTISH-GEOGRAPHY-NETWORK
The SGN aims to support the geographic community in Scotland. It will: allow existing networks to function more effectively, provide a vehicle to disseminate information on/from key Scottish geographic institutions, be a forum for the exchange of opinion on substantive and pedagogic issues.

SHINGLE
for exchanging information and stimulating discussion between researchers, coastal managers and others involved with shingle (gravel) coastal habitats worldwide - particularly in geomorphology, ecology and conservation management.

SIMSOC-UK
For announcements, discussions, and information specific to the UK community interested in social simulation (including microsimulation, ABM, system dynamics etc.) See SIMSOC list for global readers.

SLUMTOURISM
This mailing list keeps its members informed on what is happening in research on slum tourism. We send out regular updates both of academic and more general nature.

SOWINGTHESEEDS
Sowing the Seeds is a partnership of individuals and organisations devoted to the economic and social history of the Middle Ages. It exists to foster collaboration between scholars and scholarly projects as well as act as a support network, particularly for early career historians. The Sowing the Seeds Network is supported by the Economic History Society, Centre for History and Economics (Cambridge) and CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities , Cambridge). Learn more about the Seeds. All scholars, including students, working on any aspect of medieval economic and social history are welcome to join.

SSQRG
This list exists to help facilitate communication between geographers involved in the Sexualities, Space and Queer Research Group of RGS/IBG

SST
This list will facilitate collaboration, communication and the exchange of ideas between the members of SST.

STADTKOLLOQUIUM
This list is used by postgraduate students and early career researchers in the field of interdisciplinary urban research to make announcements and disseminate information on upcoming conferences, seminars, CFPs, and other events, publications, and projects specifically relevant to postgraduate students. The list also provides a forum for discussions related to the study of cities. It is linked to Stadtkolloquium, an annual interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop based at the UCL Urban Laboratory, but open to anyone interested in urban related questions.

STEEV
The Spatio-Temporal Energy Efficiency Visualisations (STEEV) project is led by EDINA at the University of Edinburgh in partnership with the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University and is funded as part of the JISC Information Environment Programme 2009-11 Geospatial strand. The mailing list will be used by project team members to share and communicate project issues and ideas.

STUDIESOFHOME
This list is linked to the Centre for Studies of Home, a joint venture between Queen Mary University of London and The Geffrye Museum, UK. It serves as a forum for advertising and discussing events associated with the Centre and as a place where others can advertise events and share opportunities relevant to the study of home and domestic life.

SUSCIT
This list is used by the Citizen Science for Sustainability (SuScit)network to disseminate information, for example details of events, new publications and policy developments, among its members.

THORP
An e-forum for onomasts, historians, archaeologists, and historical geographers researching aspects of the origins, spatial organization, economic function, social status and physical setting of settlements containing the place-name element -thorp (and its variants).

TIME-SPACE-LIFE-COURSE
This list is used by the steering group and members of the ESRC funded Seminar Series on "Time-Space and Life-Course". It is mainly used for dissemination of activities and outcomes from the seminar series. It can also be used for advertising similar events on the theme, as well as for discussion and debate.

UKPN
This list is used by members of the UK Polar Network for collaboration among young UK polar researches and the announcement of research, funding, and conference opportunities

URB-GEOG-FORUM
This list provides for dialogue on various debates and concerns related to the study of cities and urban geography, and a channel for the dissemination of related information on upcoming conferences, seminars, CFPs, and other events. Maintenance of the list is coordinated by the Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), and participation is open to members of the UGRG and anyone else interested in research on cities.

URBAN-CHINA
The aim of this list is to provide a forum on the topics related to URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES IN CHINA.

URBAN-PLACE-NAMES
The Urban Place Names list brings together those interested in the critical study of place names and naming practices in urban areas. It is intended to be interdisciplinary in focus and includes perspectives from Cultural Politics, Geography, Linguistics, Sociology and Urban Planning (among others).

VISUAL-METHODS-NEWS
News and announcements associated with the International Visual Methods conferences (see http://www.visualmethods.org)

VISUALSOCIOLOGY
This list serves as a site for discussion and listings for the International Sociological Association Visual Sociology Thematic Group ISA TG05.

WAN
The Walking Artists Network seeks to connect those who define themselves as walking artists, or who are interested in walking as a mode of art practice through a series of meetings and an online interface. We hope to share examples of our walking practices, and the practices that inspire; to ask how we might define walking art as a medium, and whether attempting a definition is a fruitful method for generating discussion and debate; to explore the multi-disciplinary routes to walking as an art practice. This list is for all who define themselves as walking artists, or who are interested in walking as a mode of art practice.

WATER-FORUM
A general list for discussing, and sharing information on, a broad range of water resources issues in the social and physical sciences, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and critical perspectives.

WGSG
This list is used by members of the Women and Geography Study Group to circulate announcements and to facilitate discussion of issues of relevance to feminist geography and to supporting women in Geography.

WISERD-ADVISORY-BOARD
List for WISERD Advisory Board Members

WISERD-EXECUTIVE
List for the Executive management group of WISERD

WISERD-RESEARCHERS
List for WISERD Researchers

WORKING-CLASS-STUDIES
This list has been established to support the development of a working class studies in the UK, in parallel with an ESRC-sponsored seminar series.

WORLD-HISTORY
This list is for discussion of extra-European and world history. Postings are welcome with details of conferences, seminars and publications, as well as requests for information and discussion.

WP3-PAST4FUTURE
This mailing list is intended for internal communication of Past4Future Work Package 3 members.

YGS-MEMBERS
This list is used by the officers and members of the Yorkshire Geological Society (founded in 1837) for communicating and exchanging information about meetings, field excursions, research and publications, and the exchange of information and queries relating the the geology of Yorkshire and the north of England.

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