In Edinburgh? Come see the exhibit "Amazon Indigenous Wisdom" from 2pm today - 3Nov in Heriot-Watt U GRID Building, featuring drawings by Indigenous communities, reflecting their struggle to live with the impacts of climate change as part of the Mae Mekea Project led by @adriportella.bsky.social

If you're in Edinburgh, go check out the Jar in Action exhibit at Summerhall from 29Sept-19Oct The jars represent different takes on the question "What does sustainability mean to you?" and includes work by HWU's Geography undergrad students www.summerhallarts.co.uk/event/jar-in...

Ryan Woolrych is in Praque presenting on his work on #ClimateChange and #Ageing at the CAMP (Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning) Conference more info on the programme & related events: praha.camp/en/program

Had a lovely jaunt out to see old colleagues and friends at #HeriotWatt University today - and to meet the class of 2025 as they start their journeys as #FuturePlanners! Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.

Check out our fully-funded PhD Scholarship (one spot) to study the intersection between Climate Action and Climate (In)Justice at Heriot Watt, Edinburgh campus. Open to home and overseas students. Due 26 Sept #ClimateJustice #HumanGeography www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Early access to new article in #LancetRegionalHealth on the benefits and risks of #ArtificialIntelligence for #migrant #health (co-authored by Gina Netto, RCUS) #AI @hcsmith.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Thread: Some recent work from our Roma Place Age project: Developing place-based interventions to address health and wellbeing inequalities for Roma populations. Funded by UKRI AHRC Keep an eye out for future updates via the project website: romaplaceage.com

New paper by Koorosh Ahghabozorgi (w @svdjagt.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social) shows the importance and benefits of blue/green spaces for students' #MentalHealth #UrbanForestry #UrbanGreening #Landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In Brasilia now, in UK soon, Mae Mekea Project team present their 3D model of the #AmazonRainforest exploring how the forest is changing & lived experiences of #IndigenousPeoples on frontlines of #ClimateChange @adriportella.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk/the-amazon-i...

New paper in Habitat International co-authored by RCUS Prof. Colin Jones shows nonlinear & spatial heterogeneity effects on #Housing prices in Beijing. Proximity to the central #BusinessDistrict, housing age, & size show significant spatially variable impacts. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New report by Ryan Woolrych and Sacha Hasan on their work with MECOPP.org.uk : Where Are We Now? Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Supports for Black and Minority Ethnic #UnpaidCarers across #Scotland: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we...

Good to see a legal right to breaks for unpaid carers being enshrined in law, something our friends MECOPP called for in their recent report which exposed the hardship and exhaustion experienced by BME unpaid carers in Scotland. More on their calls: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we... #CarersWeek

Check out the exciting new publication from @adriportella.bsky.social and the Mae Mekea project team: From the Amazon to the World: Confronting Climate Change Together. Free to download here: researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publicati...

New research from our Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research shows stark #ethnic disparities in West Midlands #homelessness. But innovative #prevention practices are beginning to work across the region. More here: tinyurl.com/32brjpy2 #HeriotWattUni #SocialPolicy

Congrats to our PhD student, Mireya Gómez-Nava, & team for winning a funding competition for their project: “From Knowledge to Action: Mexican Indigenous Women Harvesting Water for the Future” with support from University of Birmingham, British Council, & Tecnológico de Monterrey - Guadalajara.

Congrats to our doctoral student, Jess Bowden, for passing her PhD viva! #openacces publications from her thesis, Exploring Links Between #Heritage, #Memory and #SenseofPlace in Order to Understand How #OlderAdults Interact with Their Local #HistoricEnvironment, are linked in the thread below

Inspiring community work in self-built neighbourhoods in Medellin, collaborating with community organisations (JAC & Huerta Escuela El Faro, Mesa de Vivienda y Hábitat C8), NGOs (Madre Tierra Permacultura), and researchers at @hwu-rcus.bsky.social and @uoe-cahss.bsky.social. youtu.be/LEucGbeBBA4?...

Congratulations to our PGR student Koorosh Aghabozorgi who yesterday passed his viva AND heard news of publishing his latest article on the same day! Read the preprint on the role of our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social campus #landscape in supporting student #MentalHealth here: doi.org/10.1016/j.uf....

RCUS in the News: S.Hasan & D.Menezes found systemic barriers prevent people with learning disabilities & complex needs from accessing appropriate #housing in #Scotland “The reality is a postcode lottery which is unsustainable & damaging for our most vulnerable residents" news.stv.tv/east-central...

Congrats to our colleague, Sander van der Jagt, for his nomination for Best PhD Supervisor in the Heriot Watt Student Union Oscars www.hwunion.com/news/article...

Congrats to our @hwu-rcus.bsky.social colleagues, Dr Sacha Hasan, & Dr Deborah Menezes for their important research on housing barriers for people with complex needs in Scotland

Join us for the next Institute for Place, Environment and Society seminar on Monday 28th April at 12:30pm with Dr Felipe Tuxá 'Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil' To register, email [email protected]