We're thrilled to be offering a brand new MSc in #Sustainability and #Society in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, starting this September! Full details here: 3sresearch.org/2025/02/13/n...

Book review! Recycling class: The Contradictions of Inclusion in Urban Sustainability by Manisha Anantharaman. A 'rich and insightful book' which challenges the systems of oppression entangled with sustainability transitions. Reviewed by Cat Acheson doi.org/10.1080/0964...

Blog version of this article is now up. www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

Hello Bluesky! I'm seeking research, evaluation, case studies on heat pumps in social/public housing - with focus on solutions (service/engagement/policy/technical/etc.) to accelerate uptake + improve tenant experience. Is there anything you recommend I look at? Suggestions and shares appreciated!

Among a range of others, I spoke at length with the Times Higher journalist about student number controls for this piece, and I'd say it gives a balanced account. It comes on the same day news breaks that we anticipate as many as 10,000 jobs going in HE *this year* alone.

Join us for our next Fair Energy Futures online lunch and learn on 'Justice in the built environment: indoor air quality and net zero' with @douglasbooker.bsky.social @luciemidd.bsky.social on Wednesday 20 November 1-2pm www.trybooking.com/uk/DQZX

Hi friends, can anyone recommend short/long reads on the ecological consequences of AI? I'd like a couple of links in the rotation to share with people who've started using it "to raise awareness" about plastic pollution and other eco issues who don't seem to know about the environmental impact.

📢Join the TIBG team!📢 We are looking for four new mid-career geographers to join our Editorial Board. We are seeking expertise in environmental, historical and quantitative geography, sustainable development, geopolitics, Africa & Latin America. Deadline: 4 December www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

If I’d not just done my PhD on engagement in energy transitions I would 100% apply for this funded PhD with none other than Jason Chilvers (whom I must have cited 100s of times in my thesis).

New article alert! 📢 Are radical lifestyle changes necessary for mitigating climate change? (Spoiler: yes!) w/ Lorraine Whitmarsh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #ClimateAction #BehaviourChange @cast-centre.bsky.social

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Please share this funded PhD opportunity in 'Mapping public engagement with energy and climate change' in the 3S Research Group at UEA. Deadline: 27 November. The PhD is linked to the Public Engagement Observatory of the UK Energy Research Centre. More details here: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

Don't pace around nervously! Read this new essay by me and Matt Dowse from the Centre for Sociodigital Futures. What if innovation were rethought as if people, rather than firms, are the things that matter most? www.promisingtrouble.net/blog/innovat... @carefultrouble.bsky.social

We are recruiting for a new Energy Programme leader at the Environmental Change Institute, @universityofoxford.bsky.social. formal title "Jackson Senior Research Fellow and Energy Programme Leader". Details via: www.jobs.ox.ac.uk Closing date 25 Nov 2024. It's a great job - please share!

New in Area: 'Opening the notebook: How & why human geographers take fieldnotes' by Russell Hitchings, Alan Latham & Tatiana Thieme This paper introduces the 'Inside the Notebook' collection. It concludes with a tribute to Russell, who contributed so much to the journal. doi.org/10.1111/area...

🔋New #OpenAccess paper in Geo🔋 'Place-based and people-centred: Principles for a socially inclusive Net Zero transition' by Lucie Middlemiss et al. This paper investigates attitudes towards Net Zero in low-income neighbourhoods in Leeds & Newcastle. rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Read my first editorial for new journal Dialogues on Climate Change here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We at @uniofexeter.bsky.social are now welcoming applications for ESRC PhD studentships on the theme of Climate Change, Sustainability and Society. Deadline is 14 Jan 2025

Excited to share our latest news piece: sensing-climate.com/news/climate... We reflect on the potential for 'crip time' to offer a safer, more care-full approach when when considering methods of engagement with climate change and climate action ⏳🌎🌱

How do people using smart prepayment meters experience demand flexibility services? @mikefsway.bsky.social & team have published a new report based on interviews with Utilita customers. V relevant in helping think how to make energy transition accessible to all www.nesta.org.uk/project/unde...

New publication! Really pleased to see our article in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social "Electric feels: The role of visual methods in energy futuring" rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Honoured to be a co-author on this new paper in GEO with @olamichalec.bsky.social and a lineup of great artists: "Electric feels: The role of visual methods in energy ‘futuring’" rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hey, #Sociology #AcademicSky, this year the UEA Sociology Annual Lecture will be given by @rosedwards.bsky.social and we're very very excited about it. If you're Norwich-ish, please join us, or share with your networks as you see fit.

Full report here:

If you've just arrived on Bluesky and want to keep up with UK/EU energy policy developments, check this starter pack out, and let me know if there's anyone who should be on it.

I'm proud to be part of She Is Sustainable, a peer support network for women working in sustainability. We're entirely volunteer-led. We're looking for new Directors of our Community Interest Company. Interested? Happy to chat. Details here sheissustainable.org/director-rec...

New one from me in Science. Why we need public participation in AI www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I've just topped up this starter pack, for anyone interested in UK/Europe energy policy chat...

Last re-up for for this essay on why we need a Digital Civil Society Observatory. This is about 4 things: - getting a better real-time understanding of how technologies are changing society - using civil society's inbuilt horizon scanning expertise www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

What are the possibilities of a good digital society? A British Academy paper exploring the ways in which digital technologies, tools and practices shape and are shaped by society, and how policymakers can navigate the digital society. www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/what-ar... @britishacademy.bsky.social

At the risk of duplicating efforts elsewhere, here is a first go at a starter pack of people and orgs posting about research, opinion, and reporting on energy issues in the UK and Europe. Please do let me know if I've missed any active posters, including yourself...

I’ve been very quiet on here of late so I’m going to kick things off again with this newly published progress report on digital geographies. I hope it gives those new to the field a good grounding on the cool work that geographers do on the digital! doi.org/10.1177/0309...

What does the UK public think about the shift to more local energy systems? In this new paper we find 1) high levels of support for the broad process of decentralisation; 2) more moderate levels of support for local energy systems defined by enhanced adoption of household energy innovations.

4 ways social science can help us reach Net Zero. If you think that you can decarbonise the energy system without understanding people and communities, you haven't been paying attention.

How can distributed deliberative mapping (DDM) help us to engage the public in evaluating different visions of sustainable #energy systems? 1/5 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We are looking for a Professor/Associate Professor of Coastal System Dynamics in Climate Change Join the team at UEA and Tyndall Centre in Norwich 🌎 🧬 🧪 We are seeking someone with a strong track record in coastal research and an interest in holistic and system-level understanding of coasts.

⚡️NEW REPORT⚡️ How do we ensure #DemandSideFlexibility benefits are available and attractive to lower income and vulnerable households?🤔💶🌡 New @RegAssistProj 🇪🇺 paper from @sophieyulebennett.bsky.social and me explores policy strategies for inclusive flexibility bit.ly/421rpGt 1/9

We are recruiting for a Lecturer or Associate Professor in 'Environmental Science and Widening Participation' here in the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA. Relevant expertise includes human geography. Deadline: 07/01/24. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/55...

NEW blog from Patrick Devine-Wright and I on engaging the public around the shift to more local energy systems, and the role of social science in helping us do that. Many thanks to the Academy of Social Sciences for hosting.