Well done to @luciemidd.bsky.social and @profmarkdavis.bsky.social, who were awarded Best Paper by Energy Research & Social Science! 👏 Their paper investigates how social relations impact public decision-making and action around energy use. Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Big milestone in citizen-led climate finance! Co-created through research by Prof. Mark Davis (@profmarkdavis.bsky.social), Community Municipal Investments (CMIs)—also known as Local Climate Bonds—have now mobilised £30 million for green projects across the UK.

Following the announcement of @profmarkdavis.bsky.social as 2025 President of Sociology by the British Science Association, we are pleased to share our latest news article 📰 We had the chance to sit down with Prof. Davis to learn of his past achievements, current initiatives, and future vision 🎙️

This paper was mainly written at my kitchen table with @profmarkdavis.bsky.social, but with a stellar list of co-authors from the Whole Person Whole Place team: @drdonalbrown.bsky.social‪ @ruthbookbinder.bsky.social Iain Cairns, @giuliamininni.bsky.social @mcbrisbois.bsky.social ...

Prof. Mark Davis (@profmarkdavis.bsky.social) and Prof. Lucie Middlemiss have been awarded 'Best Paper' from Energy Research & Social Science 🎉 Their winning paper is entitled 'Developing a relational approach to energy demand: A methodological and conceptual guide'.

We are thrilled to share that @profmarkdavis.bsky.social has been named the 2025 President of Sociology by the British Science Association. Mark will give a Presidential Keynote at the British Science Festival, taking place from 10-14 September in Liverpool. More information in the coming months.

As part of the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Climate Week 2025, take a look at how colleagues in the School of Sociology and Social Policy (SSP) are contributing to this field of research! 🌍 #climateweek #climatechange #climatecrisis #research essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

✍🏻 NEW PAPER ✍🏻 Should we govern the energy transition through bold ‘Mission Led’ government or pragmatic ‘Radical Incrementalism’? This question frames our latest paper, published by @britishacademy.bsky.social in a collection using SHAPE disciplines to improve governance for rapid decarbonisation.

🚨 NEW: GB Energy will install rooftop solar panels on around 400 schools & hospitals in a new £200 mn investment. This could lower energy bills for these crucial public services while giving communities a real stake in the UK’s clean energy future. But why stop there? 🧵

Yeah so, last Thursday… this happened! A sincere and very heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who made the time to come along to my inaugural professorial lecture @universityofleeds.bsky.social, entitled: “If liquid modern life is rubbish, what should we do about it? Sociological fragments”

The School of SSP would like to congratulate @profmarkdavis.bsky.social on his lecture ‘If liquid modern life is rubbish, what should we do about it? Sociological fragments’ delivered at the ‘Faculty Inaugural Lecture Series’ on Thursday 13th March. Read more here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-so...

Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture happens today at 5pm with @profmarkdavis.bsky.social #research #socialsciences #uol

Back in 2018, I led a project that co-created Community Municipal Investments (CMIs), the model behind local climate bonds for UK councils. This week, one of the project’s original case studies, Bristol City Council, launched its first CMI offer 🎉 More below: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Better get writing this then… Very honoured to have been asked to give an inaugural lecture as part of this series to celebrate social science expertise @universityofleeds.bsky.social Further details on my lecture and how to register a place via the link below:

Thanks to all @lssi.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to this event, a window into some really inspiring research by social scientists in collaboration with a range of impact partners. See below:

Wishing our followers a restful and restorative break. We will be back online in the second week of January. Please see below for a range of services available for those on campus over the holidays.

Our @ukerc.bsky.social Social Relations of Energy Retrofit team, led by @drdonalbrown.bsky.social, have published a paper arguing that by paying attention to relational dynamics, we can better design retrofit policies that work with the grain of existing household practices and social relations.

Here is a brilliant Christmas gift for you, from @drdonalbrown.bsky.social. The next instalment in our #relational approach to #retrofit story. In this new paper Donal looks specifically at the way in which relational approaches can be used to craft policy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ever received an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for your home and thought “well that looks real expensive and a lot of hassle: where do I start?” There’s a sociological solution to this major challenge of domestic retrofit in the UK. New paper out today: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Love this! I’ve benefitted hugely from the support of LSSI and Policy Leeds in working with Leeds City Council and a range of other local government partners, and this is exactly the kind of framework to accelerate that vital civic collaboration. My congrats to all involved 🙌

Weekend Goals…

Our next School Research Seminar will be a hybrid event on Weds 4 December at 12:30. With @cdsleeds.bsky.social, we'll be celebrating the launch of Dr Claudia Coveney's "Collective Action and Civil Society". Save the date - we'll share all details next week! emerald.com/insight/publ... #DHM2024

Come along and hear some distinguished guests discuss the latest book of our three-volume series on Zygmunt Bauman’s Selected Writings, hosted by Prof Matt Dawson (Glasgow) on behalf of @bsatheory.bsky.social All details below:

My work on local climate bonds and retrofit is driven by insights from sociological theory, in particular the work of Zygmunt Bauman. I established the Bauman Institute @sspatleeds.bsky.social in 2010, writing and editing several books and articles on this vital approach to understanding our world

I'm second author on this theory paper led by @profmarkdavis.bsky.social out today, after many hours round my kitchen table eating leftovers, and an epic review process. Very proud to have worked with you on this Mark! Read it for our full sociological take on a #relational approach to #retrofit.

This paper was a labour of love/relentless drive to make sure the world knows that it's social relationships that make home energy retrofits happen and not (just) the right economic incentives. #retrofit #energy #energypolicy

Elsewhere, I’ve done the theoretical work to interpret data from empirical projects on green finance innovations and energy efficiency interventions. My latest book is Crowdfunding and the Democratization of Finance (2021, Bristol UP): bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/crowdfunding...

✍🏻 New Paper 📄 My first post to the bluesky community… ‘Towards a Relational Sociology of Retrofit’, published Online First today in Sociology: doi.org/10.1177/0038... #sociology #retrofit #energypolicy #netzero #trust #socialrelations