41% of people think the UK govt doesn’t consider their needs when making net zero policies. Why not?
Our new report uses insights from humanities and social science research to shed light on how political leaders can drive to net zero. One of the key findings? Put people and places at the centre 🧵
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The May 2025 issue (Volume 62, Issue 6) of #UrbanStudies is out now!
Featuring articles by:
@abigailfriendly.bsky.social
@jamaps.bsky.social
@drbonnieb.bsky.social
@adamdennett.bsky.social
@jreades.bsky.social
and many more...
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Life for rent: Evolving residential #infrastructure in London and the rise of #BuildtoRent by @drbonnieb.bsky.social Ivana Bevilacqua, @adamdennett.bsky.social @jreades.bsky.social and @gypjh2000.bsky.social
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#OpenAccess #housing
@digitalurban.bsky.social : Did you have a hand in the newest Wallace & Gromit?
Come and work with my colleagues in the UK Data Service!
Vacancy in the UKDS Computational Social Science training team, based at the Cathie Marsh Institute, University of Manchester
Job: 2yrs starting April 2025; £36-45k
Applications close: 17/1/25
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
The Economic Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG just announced a £500 travel award for an early career and/or precariously employed scholar attending the Global Conference on Economic Geography in June 2025. Deadline 6 January. Details and application here: forms.office.com/e/Px5Eg1u6n4...
#PatientSafety in England is at a critical juncture ⚠️
▪️ Maternal & neonatal deaths are rising
▪️ Black women face 3x higher maternal death rates
▪️ Unsafe care costs England £14.7B/year
Urgent action is needed. Read Imperial IGHI's full report 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/Nati... #MedSky
On my new years wishlist too; let's see if feasible for me! Would 100% recommend
A house in Walthamstow on the market for £865k
The same house, listed with a different estate agent, for £571k
As someone who works on housing stuff I find these kinds of juxtapositions… intriguing. *Someone* is going to be very wrong. Presumably someone who fancies themselves an expert. (There may, of course, be some incentive to be this wrong…)
Permanent lecturer (research) at UCL's Dept of Information Studies! 🔔👇Closes Jan 6th!
Happy to chat informally to interested parties
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🚀 Job Alert!!! 🚀 The first in a series of long term posts within the SDRUK Geographic Data Service which will launch next year -this one is based in UCL- https://buff.ly/4fSyChU - and builds on the work that we have done over the past ten years as part of the CDRC. Deadline 12th Dec!!!
📢Applications are open: bit.ly/4iuMRM2
We invite current PhD students from eastern, central or southeastern Europe who wish to spend a term at SSEES to apply for the Bracewell Scholarship. The award will cover the tuition fee costs for one term, plus a living cost stipend.
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Fully funded PhD opportunity with me and Debbie Lee as lead supervisors on ‘Classification, representation and marginalisation in “English” folk music and dance: www.lahp.ac.uk/prospective-...
*Fully Funded PhD opportunity* with me and Dr Deborah Lee on ‘Classification, representation and marginalisation in “English” folk music and dance’ #phd #arts #humanities #archives #folk #folkmusic #folkdance #englishness www.lahp.ac.uk/prospective-...
In my dept! 👇
Come give KCL some friendly completion on the DH front! 🙃