This is such a powerful read from @imadgination03.bsky.social - really explains why we feel so sad about the loss of a building most of us never really noticed during our daily commute.

"These stories build up over the years to ensure that places like Union Corner fizz with emotional energy." Brilliant read by @imadgination03.bsky.social in @scotsman.com in the aftermath of Glasgow's Union Corner fire, and why we're so affected by the loss of historic places. bit.ly/4d8qxrl

Fantastic blogpost by @patthomson.bsky.social on productive discomfort 👏 ‘Academic writing is a form of thinking. It’s not the transcription of thoughts already completed, but a process of thinking itself.’ patthomson.net/2026/03/08/g...

Historic places are vital for mental health, according to research by @uofgussp.bsky.social, @imadgination03.bsky.social and Historic England. Familiar historic places provide emotional stability – helping people to function and thrive in everyday life. More: gla.ac/4qQ0CIZ

📚New book!!! So happy to share that ‘Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ has just been published by Cambridge University Press. Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.

Ever wondered why historic places matter to you? Watch @imadgination03.bsky.social give a preview of her new book on emotion and place. 'Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ - coming soon to a bookshop near you…

Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social ‪@uofgussp.bsky.social has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts. She'll provide external expertise and apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

Brilliant report and well worth devoting time to read ⬇️ Community centres are at the heart of what makes our places meaningful. Glad to have brought insights from the work in our AHRC funded Place Programme hosted by @uofgussp.bsky.social

Great to see this work launched. Definitely worth a read ⬇️

Congratulations to Prof Alice Mah on publication day! 🎉 Red Pockets takes the reader on an evocative journey from South China to Scotland - and weaves in Alice's research at UofG. She'll be doing a reading on 6 May at Glasgow's Argyll St @waterstones.bsky.social - do go along if you can 📕

Such fun to support the Humanise Summit with the AHRC Place Programme. Covered serious issues = building design and health. We spoke to how evidence from the arts and humanities can help us understand links between building design, emotions, belonging and ownership.

‘Boring buildings are bad for our brains!’ Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social has joined the call for more joyful buildings at the recent Humanise Summit, co-hosted by @uofglasgow.bsky.social as part of its AHRC funded Place-Based Research Programme. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

AHRC offers amazing value for money. Our grant covers all arts and humanities disciplines (and there are a lot!! www.ukri.org/wp-content/u... ) 1000 grants over the past 3 years, funding 150 organizations c.1500 PhD starters And leverage of £350m co-funding from inside UKRI & other funders

Since 2012, Research and Innovation Awards from AHRC have generated over 120,000 outcomes, as submitted to ResearchFish by Project Leads and Researchers. & we have funded a higher % of REF Impact Case Studies than any other Research Council Discover more here www.discover.ukri.org/AHRC-impact/...

'The role of the Arts and Humanities Research Fellow will be to conduct primary and secondary research on the impact of arts and humanities research on parliamentary scrutiny, culminating in the production of a report for policy audiences, & an academic journal article for the research community.'

Last chance to apply! Lecturer in Social and Public Policy. Conduct world-class research, teach on leading programmes, and shape the future of social policy! 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/2p8rfxjb #AcademicJobs #SocialPolicy #HigherEdJobs

Last chance to apply! We're looking for a Senior Lecturer/Professor in Social and Public Policy. Lead cutting-edge research, deliver research-led teaching, and engage with external stakeholders. 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/4ew5xk2s #AcademicJobs #HigherEdJobs

Last chance to apply! We're looking for a Senior Lecturer/Professor in Planning. Lead impactful research, teach in accredited planning programs, and engage with external stakeholders. 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/y9aac8zp #AcademicJobs #Planning #HigherEdJobs

“This is not research and innovation parachuted into local areas, it’s funding that is building up the future of our communities. This is investing in people’s place of home.” Brilliant reflection on arts, humanities, innovation, infrastructure and place

Publication day! A social & architectural history of post-war Scottish new towns: planning & buildings plus community, family, gender, work, education, home. The ebook is FREE via bit.ly/4hLkxn9. Print copy (more attractive!) via www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-... - do ask libraries to purchase

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Senior Lecturer/Professor in Social and Public Policy. Lead cutting-edge research, deliver research-led teaching, and engage with external stakeholders. 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/4ew5xk2s #AcademicJobs #SocialPolicy #HigherEdJobs

📢 We're hiring! Lecturer in Social and Public Policy. Conduct world-class research, teach on leading programmes, and shape the future of social policy! 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/2p8rfxjb #AcademicJobs #SocialPolicy #HigherEdJobs

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Senior Lecturer/Professor in Planning. Lead impactful research, teach in accredited planning programs, and engage with external stakeholders. 📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/y9aac8zp #AcademicJobs #Planning #HigherEdJobs

Happening soon! Last chance to sign up to explore what’s possible for people-centred, place-based approaches ⬇️ 12-1 today (Weds 29th Jan)

Our @bennettinstitute.bsky.social annual conference is on 28th March and tickets can now be booked - in person or online: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annua... It's always a great event & we have a fab line-up of speakers/sessions

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-... Great to see this out in the world. A real team effort to bring the story of Scotland's new towns into view. And it's Open Access!

'Building Modern Scotland' exists! Publication date is 6 Feb; it'll be available Open Access (free) online then, & in print. Big thanks to all co-authors inc. (on here) @lynncabrams.bsky.social @vawright10.bsky.social, & funder @leverhulme.bsky.social. I'll trail some themes in the coming week...

New release! This AHRC Place Programme report launch event ⬇️ was showing as sold out but we’ve managed to increase the limit and have released some more tickets. We’d be delighted to see you there! When: Weds 29th Jan, 12-1pm Where: Zoom Sign Up: shorturl.at/OQQuf Report: shorturl.at/51uGB

UKRI commits funding in response to the recommendation from the Prime Minister’s Council of Science and Technology that ‘public investment in R&D in the creative industries should reflect the size, economic contribution and future growth potential of the sector.’ www.gov.uk/government/n...

"A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users." Our physical space and resources matter *greatly!* bookriot.com/innovative-s...

A new year brings a ripe new crop of wonderful looking books that are desperate to be reviewed for @urbanhistory.bsky.social. I've made a thread of what looks good. Get in touch if you want a free copy of these (in exchange for a review!). First up, Modernism's Magic Hat by Ijlal Muzaffar.

Places vs spaces, emotion/economy & creative design. Fascinating stuff. Join the AHRC Place Programme for the launch of their latest report, putting people at the heart of place.

Join the AHRC Place Programme team to launch our report& explore with @ethankent.bsky.social @1carolineclark.bsky.social @jaigupte.bsky.social Adala Leeson Susan O'Connor what's possible for people-centred, place-based work. When: 29 Jan, 12-1pm Sign Up: shorturl.at/OQQuf Report: shorturl.at/51uGB

As this site is coming alive, I tried to help my own orientation by creating a starter pack for global urban history. Suggestions welcome go.bsky.app/3FUgYoE

The global placemaking community is starting to join Bluesky! Help us build a strong placemaking conversation and community here. Some of the placemaking leaders on here so far in this “Starter Pack” that we’ve created: go.bsky.app/An4K6o9

Great urbanism conversation and community growing here on Bluesky! Help us build the placemaking conversation and community here by sharing this list of placemaking leaders on Bluesky. We look forward to collaborating here!

A short @econ-observatory.bsky.social piece from the summer from me and Steph Coulter on the importance of social infrastructure.

'To aid the cathedral’s restoration – and glean new scientific understanding from the process – nine working groups were set up: acoustic, wood and framework, monumental decorations, emotions and mobilisations, metal, digital data, stone and mortar, structure and glass.' 2/2

'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2

Want to hear how councils are shifting to community-powered ways of working? Interested in finding out more about some of our brilliant members? Catch up on our 'Where We're At' series 🔎 https://buff.ly/4gbAlPf Ft. Fife, Reigate and Banstead, Wealden and Vale of Glamorgan

🎧 Southside Chronicles podcast Ep 5 ~ Gorbals Public Art glad.radio/sside-chron-... Francesca Zappia interviews Matt Baker, lead artist for the art programme accompanying Crown Street, Gorbals regeneration in the 2000s, exploring the artworks' revealing backstories & public art's role in communities

🟢 Cities Outlook 2025 – online launch briefing 🚀 Join Centre for Cities for an in-depth look at the findings from Cities Outlook 2025, the 18th edition of our annual flagship publication. Don't miss out, book your place 👇 loom.ly/BPAebAA

Missions, milestones and metrics: a 🧵 with a few thoughts on Keir Starmer’s Plan for Change, full speech here: www.gov.uk/government/s...

Does #arts and #humanities research have things to say about #health? Yes! AHRC is the main funder of Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities, a £30m research programme - here's how we can help Build an NHS Fit for the Future... ncch.org.uk/blog/mobilis...

So as the PM relaunches - what actually is mission-led government? If it’s not new, what can we learn from people who have tried before? They keys to success and pitfalls to avoid all in this @uofglasgow.bsky.social Spotlight podcast

Reconnecting People Through Places Placemaking With Local and Global Networks: www.placemakingx.org/article/reco... by @ethankent.bsky.social

How do we build more and better? What would it mean if communities were at the heart of the development system? Proud to work with Local Partnerships & Browne Jacobson and on launching Constructing Consensus, with changemakers from local & national gov & communities.

Still figuring this out...but feels good to join #academicsky! I had a new paper in Regional Studies this week @regstud.bsky.social: 📑Place leadership through local planning: integrating urban design and economic development www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #urbandesign #placemaking #planning

New! The second AHRC Place Programme report is now online. Outlines how we can deliver, evidence, catalyse, and imagine people-centred, place-based approaches in ways that can secure positive social-economic outcomes for people, place and economy. ⬇️ eprints.gla.ac.uk/342111/1/342...