Really great to see Max from the PhD People on here @max-thephdpeople.bsky.social Max is one of the main reasons why my PhD is on track due to daily writing sessions, mentoring and expert seminars. #PhDChat #PhDLife

Looking for reviews of recent books on architecture, landscapes & cities? Every season, we publish “Bookshelf,” a roundup of brief reviews of a dozen books, selected for their timeliness and import to academics, practitioners, and the public, and reviewed by critics in the field. Read our latest:

My first subscription book arrived today. Beautiful book and well packaged. Also the feel good factor of supporting an independent shop instead of Amazon 😎 @bertsbooks.bsky.social

Pope Ginger Shot VI

✍️ Rebuilding politics: countering the far right with community empowerment Empowering young people, building communities and engaging with politics at the local level are key to addressing the UK’s wealth inequality By Brian McDaid @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

If you're starting to think about your viva, a long while ago now Old Twitter offered me lots of advice and suggestions. Here's a google doc that summarised a lot of the different Qs that were sent to me, just in case anyone else might find it helpful #phdchat docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Great news! I don't think there has been any work which has superceded what iGov achieved. It's a fabulous resource.

Great to see the IGov website has been reinstated. It’s a fabulous resource for energy regulation, networks, energy transition etc. Particularly insightful on how everything fits together and needs to be considered holistically rather than silo mentality

I hadn’t heard of Daniel Herskedal before I saw this post but I’ve had the album on repeat all day #tuba #brass

Welcome to @regeninsight.bsky.social

Are you an #energy researcher from an underrepresented group interested in support for career advancement & networking? Places available on the IGNITE mentoring programme starting in 2025. Find out more: www.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/initiatives/... #PleaseShare #EDI

Packs with cool energy and transportation people: Macro-Energy Systems: go.bsky.app/TTnoSNL Energy Justice and Climate Justice: go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5 Energy Justice and Climate Justice with Community Impact: go.bsky.app/RLGdcQF Transportation Justice and Equity: go.bsky.app/AUVTxJ8

Hey! Nice to see you. I actually added you to this pack. Hope that's ok: go.bsky.app/QJyK8o4

Any Powervault P3 battery owners out there? I've had a unut for a few years and it has caused me no end of trouble and is currently broken again. Powervault say they are very reliable and I want to check if that is the universal user experience?

a) I have too many of my books b) nearly Christmas so c) I'll give away a set of Stockwell Park Orchestra titles: Life, Death & Cellos Bold as Brass Continental Riff The Prize Racket Will post anywhere. Share this by 9.00 GMT Mon 2 Dec & I'll draw a random winner. farragobooks.com/book-series/...

New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action. Who'd I miss?

Only 2 months since I posted this and it’s looking like I’ll be taking unpaid leave in the new year to see out my mother’s final months. Hopefully I can claim that £81.90 a week to provide 24/7 end of life care 😔 But providing dignity in dying shouldn’t mean putting families in financial ruin 🥹

If high energy bills are the new normal, then might retrofitting our homes also become common practice? Not without some joined up thinking it won't. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Selling these bad boys this week. £9.99 each, of which the full amount goes to a local hardship fund helping families around Fort William and Lochaber. More details soon!

So many times reply guys on X told me that heat pumps “don’t work” in old buildings. I invited them to my 144 year old house in Oxford. Nobody ever took me up on the offer so I share this virtual visit instead. youtu.be/z5k7qj84nQQ?...

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this. Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

What’s your must read from 2024? #booksky time.com/collection/m...

Here is the starter pack of people working on the psychology of collective action, social change and resistance. DM me or reply below if you'd like to be added. go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA #CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology

Exploring patients' lives in the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum (1890-1913) for my PhD! Uncovering stories of mental health and shifting views on care. Honoured to share these voices. #HistMed #AcademicTwitter #PhDLife #SocialHistory #HistoryOfPsychiatry #AsylumStudies

if u are wondering about that red pin emoji here 📌 if u find a post u want to return to u can stick a pin in it by replying with the red pin emoji then use @jaz.bsky.social's red pin feed which keeps track of your red pins

Welcome to my friend and colleague @hkpoulter.bsky.social who has joined us 🥳 @isoutar.bsky.social can you please add Helen to the women in energy starter pack and other relevant ones?

How I arrived at Bluesky

Getting involved in #communityenergy has never been easier, thanks to our platform Connect🚀 💪Supporting your local community 🌍Taking meaningful climate action 📖Learning new skills 🤝Meeting like-minded people Whatever your skills, a group out there needs your help! www.younity.coop/community-en...

Now that billionaires helped elect another billionaire to the highest office, it's time to re-read Kevin Phillips' Wealth and Democracy about how billionaires and those in power work together to perpetuate privilege at our expense and that of national interest (and climate!).

I am looking to speak to anyone currently employed by a council planning department about capacity issues, workload and the government's pledge to introduce 300 new planning officers. (Can be anonymous). Email me! [email protected] #journorequests

A PhD opportunity in scalable virtual power plants at #NTU Nottingham Trent University. With my old friends at Sustainable Hockerton. ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/scalable-vir...

In 2020, my wife left a career in academia to become a full-time potter. If handmade cups (fired in an electric kiln, obvs) is your thing, her online store is here... www.nicholeceramics.com/shop

Local Zero | What to expect from COP29, following Trump’s victory? pca.st/0dodhzcd With Dr Simon Evans of Carbon Brief and Professor Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School and Director of the Climate Change Legal Initiative.

Growing up with little money in a small working class village in Norfolk is likely a world away from Fraser’s experience outside Dundee but every word of this piece resonates, both personally (hello imposter syndrome) and for its recommendations to those designing climate policy. Give it a read.

And Black people too 😊

Fraser is one of those gifted communicators who doesn’t just talk the talk - we desperately need more people like Fraser in the energy / climate/ social justice space

I’d like to nominate November as the most gothic month of the year

This is work in progress, so if anyone works in or on community energy, let me know.

One of my favourite things about Bluesky is the starter packs. Here's one I made to even up a bit of the gender disparity I noticed on some of the starter packs on here. There's a ton of space left in it, so let me know of anyone else I should include go.bsky.app/2rubRr3

My son is a professional tuba player. The thought that guys in bow ties would have his back is the smile I needed during this dark week 😅

Newly updated and much enlarged UK Planning & Housing starter pack Please share for new joiners in the sector. Starter packs are the easiest way to get going on Bluesky, allowing you to quickly follow a bunch of relevant people And of course, let me know of any names that should be added

For my research area "Transformation of the Energy Economy", I'm looking for PhD students keen to do research on the renewable energy transition. If you‘re passionate about highly renewable, low-carbon energy markets, energy storage, electric heating and electric mobility, this could be for you! ☀️🔌🔋

Here’s a link to search for starter packs by topic blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

If you’re interested in transformative #climatejustice and reclaiming the public good power of higher education for better futures for all consider joining the new Climate Justice Universities Union www.climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org

Margaret « No Chill » Atwood

Welcome, new Bluesky users! Please check out the thread below for tips on setting up your account, making your feed more interesting, finding old Twitter friends, search, privacy, stats, and more (and please ask questions if you have them)

This is a definite watch - featuring the talented @seismatters.bsky.social