Most wonderful antidote to doom scrolling reading here about Back on the Map's community work in Sunderland 👏👏 What a model to follow

Last chance to register for our webinar on the Earth Rover Program, starting at 14.00 GMT. Intro by the brilliant Kate Raworth, then explanations of the concept and the science by some of our scientists and technicians. Register to obtain link. Hope to see you there us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This is such a good story of how random interaction can lead to potentially huge impact from new science It’s on one of the major frontiers of science- understanding the soil that grows pretty much all our food www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

There are a few people that are inspirations to almost all scientists that I know, and Jane Goodall was one of them. RIP. 😢

Stunning! ❤️ Sharing for those also needing a beautiful musical interlude from pretty much everything else!

End of this month is our book tour! See for details: - 30th of September: www.humanityhub.org/calendar/pea... at @the Hague humanity hub - 2nd of October: at @THUAS: www.dehaagsehogeschool.nl/over-de-haag... AND AT 17.00: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... at @unileiden.bsky.social

The best news!!! 😍

Having just been through something similar at Newcastle University, full solidarity to colleagues at Lancaster. Over 400 jobs at risk, with all the wider reverberations cuts at that scale will involve. Please sign and share their petition. chng.it/6yPC66XSKB

Again, why critical thinking skills are crucial in education. If people are bombarded with a constant stream of algorithmically selected content that engages them emotionally and we aren't equipping them with critical thinking skills from an early age then things like this are the inevitable outcome

Many ecologists seem to be rallying to the politically-led aligning of nature recovery with economic growth But with only vague notions about nature’s economic role Degrowth is what is needed from the rich nations - to really allow nature to recover www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Trump administration is set to incinerate nearly 500 tonnes of emergency food, enough to feed 1.5 million children for a week. Despite repeated requests from USAID staff to distribute the food intended for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, they did not receive approval.

I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Get your National Climate Assessment from archive -dot- org: web.archive.org/web/20250629...

🧵 Just finished reading Upgrading Democracy by @pollycurtis.bsky.social at @demos-uk.bsky.social . It’s a sharp, hopeful intervention in the face of democratic breakdown, and it aligns in profound ways with the epistemic collapse I’ve been tracking in my own work. demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...

‼️ There are a few more days left to apply for the PhD positions in my group at KU Leuven. Make sure to send in applications by July 4! 👇

This is how you normalize authoritarianism.

When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

The BBC plans to alter news “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama” in order to win the trust of Reform voters, Byline Times reports. The plan was drawn up by senior executives including Director General Tim Davie and former GB News executive Robbie Gibb.

What a night! Needing coffee and carbs but first a snooze 😴

Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.

Please help my friend and her little charity by donating if you can and sharing this far and wide. Thank you ❤️

We did it!!

Hugely proud of @scientistsx.bsky.social on the launch of their new book #ScientistsOnSurvival Personal Stories of Climate Action. This is a deeply moving and inspiring book that everyone needs to read -every chapter left me in tears or with goosebumps. Read more: www.scientistsforxr.earth/our-book

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme is 'Community.' #Libraries try to remain at the heart of the communities they serve, providing information, wellbeing, and free, safe public spaces while tackling loneliness through events, clubs and group activities. #LoveLibraries ❤️

Join us at 3pm for this important online event on the future of Citizenship in the national curriculum. Hear the latest updates and share your views with ACT & @politicsproject.bsky.social. Last chance to join! 🔗 ow.ly/9xeV50VR06B #CitizenshipEducation

I’d be so peed-off if Andrew Bowie was covering my maternity leave and busy making headlines with no substance: "There’s quite a few scientists that say we don’t need to get to net zero by 2050" Unfortunately he and his office "were unable to name such scientists when pressed."

This winter I finished writing a full-length choral requiem for the Sycamore Gap tree, called The World Tree. The Finnish composer Matthew Whittall is setting it to music now. Premieres in Helsinki in November—sung by Helsinki Chamber Choir—then 🤞 travel to UK. www.thetimes.com/uk/arts/arti...

Some conclusions from this dismal episode: * heritage trees need listing & strong legal protection * a sense of nature/the living world as disposable, even laughable, runs deep * “Far from being the big men they thought they were…they were rather pathetic.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social. Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science Application deadline: 2 June 2025 For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby #Polisky #poliscijobs

Come along! Join in ! Great opportunity to meet up, share ideas - join us! Sign up via our website ! 😊https://englishassociation.ac.uk/ea-conference-2025/

📢 NEW: Today we're delighted to launch our report into the evolution of reading in the early years, based on longitudinal research with families on low incomes. It highlights the importance of supporting families throughout this time of rapid change: www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...

There will be a book launch on 12 June at LSE for the new political theory introduction Leigh Jenco has written with Paulina Ochoa Espejo & Murad Idris. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-we...

Have you ever been told a story in an English pub? If so, please consider filling in this survey by one of my Folklore Studies MA students, who's seeking to understand the role of English pub culture in contemporary storytelling: forms.office.com/e/8tX4g94L6u

At last! Horizon funding is back!🎉

Hello—Is A River Alive? has been adapted as Radio 4’s Book of the Week next week. Five episodes, read by me—& we’ve folded in field recordings & some beautiful Max Richter music. First episode, Anima, broadcasts tomorrow at 11.45am. You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May. It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has. To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much. I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.

In a screeching u-turn, it emerges that Tony Blair does have a reverse gear after all Extraordinary error of political judgement for him to make his initial attack on net zero policies a week after Starmer’s clean energy speech & days before local elections

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

🚦Do you think you know how the government works? There can be a knowledge gap between those who design and those who implement assemblies. It's crucial to plan the follow-up phase from the start. 🎥 Watch Graham Smith’s talk: shorturl.at/Kp0Yf 👉 Upcoming Spring School: fide.eu/spring-school-2025

Happy St George' Day!

Brilliant breaking news: this year’s Goldman Prize—the Nobel of environmentalism—is won by activist Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari for her work defending the rights & life of Peru’s Marañon River. “For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...

It’s so good to see more and more people talking about the erosion of children and young people’s space to play and hang out. You can: Raise this with your councillors and MPs, encourage children & young people to play out in your neighbourhoods, use your car less, champion local youth clubs etc.

Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

Our lineup today 🤩🌍🫶🏼🐝🌸🌊👇🏼! And if you’ve got ideas for the sorts of events that you’d like to see us run over 2025/26, don’t miss our AGM! 11:30 - 12:30 in the International Convention Center- Hall 7b! #PSA25 #conference #politics #climatejustice @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Fantastic day yesterday at the Political Studies Association conference. Looking forward to presenting on how we can support young people's learning for democracy @psayoungpol.bsky.social Especially important to hear their voices now in climate emergency & with authoritarianism on the rise. #PSA75

There we go.

To support this project, I will recruit a PhD student and a Postdoc (3 years each). Focus areas: Political Psychology, Experimental Methods, Computational Methods. Job ads coming soon—please share with anyone interested in making a scholarly and societal impact! (6/6)

The project "How to Make the Case for Democracy" has been funded by @dfg.de! 🎉 This grant supports two positions for exploring innovative strategies to bolster citizen support for democracy in established democracies. (1/6)