Dr. Gareth Rice is an academic and a journalist based in Scotland. From 2008 to 2014, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and Geography lecturer at the University of Helsinki. His journalism has been featured in Times Higher Education, National Geographic Traveler, Monocle, Harper Collins, Runway, Wonderland, The Skinny, Counterpunch, Global Politics, Maa&ilma, ViaHelsinki, Six Degrees, Helsingin Sanomat and Inside Higher Education. Follow him on Twitter @belfastnomad.