Am going for run 2 tomorrow! Any sponsorship for @warchilduk.bsky.social much needed www.justgiving.com/page/bethper...

Listen here for latest pod featuring colleagues @invisiblemapper.bsky.social @zhengli-huang.bsky.social and Linda Westman in discussion with @goodfellowtom.bsky.social about China, the Global Infrastructure Race and Its Urban Impacts www.buzzsprout.com/2451716/epis...

And he won! For some insight into how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got there, listen to the discussion from July with @katiepruszynski.bsky.social, @itsbethperry.bsky.social and @goodfellowtom.bsky.social Full episode here open.spotify.com/episode/2GhJ... Skip to 25:10 for more

Join us for a full day of mobilisation at the University of Sheffield on 11/11/2025 from 11am to 4pm (no need to register) Programme and more information here: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...

@un-habitat.bsky.social World Cities Day! And another episode of #urbanradar open.spotify.com/episode/3VgE... Tune in for @goodfellowtom.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social talking @zackpolanski.bsky.social with @mattflinders.bsky.social, & Gaza reconstruction with Said Zaaneen

Another taster of the latest #UrbanRadar feature on Humanity's Urban Future with Ash Amin, @goodfellowtom.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @unishefplayer.bsky.social

Listen to this clip of @xazaaradjame.bsky.social in conversation with @itsbethperry.bsky.social and @goodfellowtom.bsky.social with Ash Amin, drawing on work for @britishacademy.bsky.social and CIFAR @michelelancione.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social

A very special episode of #UrbanRadar #podcast to share this Urban October. open.spotify.com/episode/20A1... HUMANITY'S URBAN FUTURE with @xazaaradjame.bsky.social and Ash Amin Featuring work funded by CIFAR with the @britishacademy.bsky.social

Running 12 half-marathons in 12 months for @warchilduk.bsky.social First run completed today. 11 to go! Please sponsor me if you can - www.justgiving.com/page/bethper...

And here's @simonrushton.bsky.social chatting to the very same @goodfellowtom.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social on Nepal's uprising and local peace-building processes in Colombia

Sneak preview of @samburgum.bsky.social speaking to #urbanradar podcast hosts @itsbethperry.bsky.social and @goodfellowtom.bsky.social on this month's radar

New episode of #UrbanRadar! In this month’s scan of global urban news, @itsbethperry.bsky.social and @goodfellowtom.bsky.social discuss #HOMELESSNESS in the UK with @samburgum.bsky.social, before turning to the #UPRISING in Nepal with @simonrushton.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/56j1...

Skibidi, and Oxford Road / Street madness. Listen here for the beginning of my public downfall as I lose all credibility... open.spotify.com/episode/56j1...

New episode out now! A great listen for researchers, students, and advocates for knowledge coproduction Featuring Diana Mitlin, Melanie Lombard, myself & @goodfellowtom.bsky.social @coprofutures.bsky.social @africancities.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @unishefplayer.bsky.social

I was fortunate enough to interview @andyburnham.bsky.social for #urbanradar podcast and hear first-hand about broken Britain & what is needed to rewire systems and rebalance power I was convinced by much of it - listen here open.spotify.com/episode/6qGi... www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

"This article examines the doubleness of precarity as an atmosphere of both how life is made marginal and how life exceeds the margins imposed." @xazaaradjame.bsky.social Check out new article below

Looking forward to this workshop with @glynowilliams.bsky.social @tshafique.bsky.social and adam abdullah as part of our programme on urban #epistemics Tues 7th October, online, all day

Not in Sheffield? This one is for you Online book launch of "The Gated City" Wednesday 24th September, 1700-1800 BST Register below... @qurbanist.bsky.social @shardarozena.bsky.social @invisiblemapper.bsky.social @itsbethperry.bsky.social sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

In Sheffield - in person event on 18th September - register below @africancities.bsky.social @goodfellowtom.bsky.social @itsbethperry.bsky.social sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

A rather lengthy episode, seems I needed to talk after the summer...never fear, we have put links to skip ahead to listen to our guests and you can always put it on double speed! (Some people do I hear...I can't imagine how fast that goes) open.spotify.com/episode/3lcH...

Just a snapshot of some of the brilliant #co-produced and #participatory research happening across UK Higher Education - and the barriers faced. More problems than solutions at present it seems...hopefully the @coprofutures.bsky.social can make a useful contribution in this space

A real privilege to speak with Mona and Nausheen in this urban radar They highlight the challenges of doing urban research under the watch of intelligence agencies or with drones over your head How they are supporting the next generation of scholars under these conditions is inspiring

Latest Urban Radar feature now out... With Mona Fawaz (Beirut Urban Lab) & Nausheen Anwar (Karachi Urban Lab) "Urban Labs in Times of Conflict and Post-Truth" - a critical, unsettling and inspiring listen... @itsbethperry.bsky.social @goodfellowtom.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7i6v...

Elephants are intelligent creatures that play a key role in their ecosystems by germinating plants and more. Unfortunately, they are threatened by poaching and affected by habitat loss, along with human-wildlife conflict. This #WorldElephantDay and every day, let's protect these majestic animals.

Our article in @uk.theconversation.com reveals substantial #play inequalities across #England Paul Brindley & I looked at England’s largest settlements & mapped patterns from +18,000 #playgrounds within them Serious #socialjustice issues for #children exist!! theconversation.com/we-mapped-18...

"Gardeners have been urged to work with their neighbours to support moths and hover flies after research found them to be particularly sensitive to urban landscapes." Check out this article featuring work from researchers in biosciences @sheffielduni.bsky.social Thanks to @malcolmtait.bsky.social

Great substack from @invisiblemapper.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social - check it out for news and opinion on global infrastructure @itsbethperry.bsky.social

Critical work from @anomiegeog.bsky.social on eviction, property and Cape Town

Interview with Dr. Juan Miguel Kanai (University of Sheffield) at the Institute for Urban Research, Malmo as part of the Nordic Network of Global South Urbanisms, moderated by Yénika Castillo Muñoz www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5a3...

New paper from the GlobalCORRIDOR project based here in Sheffield is out in the latest edition of Urban Studies journal "The unending corridor: Critical approaches to the politics, logics and socio-technics of urban corridorisation" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Elites in cities, elite cities: Processes of (dis)affiliation, (dis)connection and distinction sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

Another fascinating duo of guests joining us on this episode to discuss @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's rise in #NYC and whether we need a #wealthtax on the super rich Thanks @katiepruszynski.bsky.social and @qurbanist.bsky.social Listen to #urbanradar now ...

Another chance to listen to Jenny Preece @housingevidence.bsky.social on @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social #urbanradar podcast Also with @thesjck.bsky.social on trans inclusive urban spaces

Cool video! Thanks 🙏🏽 @goodfellowtom.bsky.social

New episode of #urbanradar podcast here #CYBORG RIGHTS AND THE CITY Its a corker... With Simon Marvin and Allan McCay in conversation with @goodfellowtom.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social Which hole is @urban-technology.bsky.social looking down now? open.spotify.com/episode/3I5P...

Our first panel at the showcase focused on topics like the politics of technology, digital spaces, and urban inequality, with insights from our International Partners. We discussed questions around who funds tech projects, how valuation is done, the risks of profit-driven strategies and who benefits

In the midst of this, brain fizz go

In Manchester next week? Come along to this talk organised by @invisiblemapper.bsky.social with @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

A rollercoaster of an episode covering some critical issues along with a dose of joy from @thesjck.bsky.social Check out radar 6 now! And come find me in a bin near you ... open.spotify.com/episode/3I5P...

A privilege to speak with @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social at the @festofdebate.bsky.social Listen on #urbanradarpodcast for their 10-point plan to address regional inequalities in Britain "Head North" - to see how it's done folks 👍🏽 open.spotify.com/episode/6qGi...

☀️The Sheffield Urbanism Summer Programme is approaching! ☀️ Check out our 2-week programme of public events, workshops & dialogues (23 June-4 July) as we celebrate 10 years of the Urban Institute and 60 years of urban research at Sheffield. Full details here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

One week to go to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestine - we are running 107km each, the distance from East Jerusalem to Gaza. We are nearly at our new target! If you can help us get there, see here medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/1-2-3-4-5...

Check out latest episode of #Urbanradar with @goodfellowtom.bsky.social, @msoamsoa.bsky.social and Jayne Carrick open.spotify.com/episode/2WZb... Jam-packed & pretty sobering in parts 🎤community energy 🎤role of religion in urban societies 🎤 urbicide & Gaza 🎤gambling, poverty and the city & more

Thanks to @remiedwards.bsky.social for the invite to the @sperishefuni.bsky.social podcast New Thinking in their SPERI presents series This time on cities and technocapitalist power ... An interesting chat with Sami Moisio and Ugo Rossi Loads of other great eps too - inc a series on "crisis"

Open Call from the Urban Commons Research Collective. An initiative to broaden our understanding of communal living and stewardship by challenging the Western-centric notion of “the commons.” Join us in this initiative by submitting an Expression of Interest until 20 June 2025.

Are there winners and losers from Trump's tariffs and what can cities do to mitigate some of the economic impacts? Tune into Ep4 of #UrbanRadar in conversation with Antonio Navas in University of Sheffield School of Economics to unpack the local and global impacts of trade policy. lnkd.in/enVHKU6g

Enjoyed chairing this discussion. Thanks to @festofdebate.bsky.social for inviting me. It was great to hear more about @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social 10 point plan, their anger about what's wrong and their passion to change things. Loads to agree with and get stuck into.

In episode 4 of #UrbanRadar, @goodfellowtom.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social in a conversation with @lizsharpyorks.bsky.social to explore the pressing issue of the water crisis—a challenge that’s becoming increasingly urgent due to extreme climate events. Listen here lnkd.in/enVHKU6g

In Urban Radar, episode 4—join the discussion with @goodfellowtom.bsky.social & @itsbethperry.bsky.social as they unpack the layered dynamics of urban spaces exploring how graffiti intersects with issues of authorship, accessibility & the nature of urban identity. Listen here : lnkd.in/enVHKU6g

Join @itsbethperry.bsky.social in conversation with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, as they outline how we can spread political and economic power throughout the UK and push forward for a fairer future. Monday, 19 May 2025 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM at Octagon Centre | Register here : lnkd.in/duGNuaJz