Eco-anxiety is affecting young researchers. See how the Resilience Through Nature programme helps PhD students connect with nature, explore climate worries and build community: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ease-... #AcademicSky #EduSky #EcoAnxiety #ClimateAnxiety @bristoluni.bsky.social

If you’re passionate about active travel, inclusive cycling, or accessible design, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Book your free place today: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Student Guide to the Creative Studio in the Digital Age is now available #openaccess Congratulations to authors Denitsa Petrova and @dougspecht.bsky.social! Read or download for free at: www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono... #digitalcreativity #studiopractice #teachingandlearning

💥New: What makes research truly #transdisciplinary? While there’s no single definition of “transdisciplinary research,” Helen Buckley Woods @rorinstitute.bsky.social identifies three core elements: partnerships, values & impact. How these are understood depends on each research community & funder.

Helsinki hasn't had a traffic fatality in a year: "Helsinki's current traffic safety strategy, covering 2022–2026, is nearing completion. It has focused on improving safety for children, youth, pedestrians and cyclists with safer crosswalks and smarter intersection design."

"Speaking to AI dismissively may foster habits that carry over into human interactions. Politeness, then, is less about the addressee and more about the kind of person we practice becoming." ✍️ Moritz Sahlender on why you should say “please” to ChatGPT

We have a new paper out today! Key takeaway: LTN congestion concerns stem not only from traffic volume changes but also public discourse. Congestion can be understood in different ways, reflecting key gap between residents' assessments and quantitative data. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 New article out from our NIHR-funded 'LTNs in London' project. A metholdogical paper - we nuance perspectives on congestion and its role in LTN debates, while also providing guidance on mixed methods approaches to evaluating transport policies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Westminster named University of the Year at 2025 Queer Student Awards! 🏳️‍🌈 🎉 www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westmin...

Today marks the arrival of Christian Fuchs' vital World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism. The book asks urgent questions about what violence, war and peace look like today + provides possible answers #OpenAccess #peace www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono... #war #peace

The @uwpress.bsky.social is an open access publisher - so 'FakeNews -Whats the Harm?' is available free as an ebook, as well as being available to buy in print on this link: www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... Would love to know your feedback if you read it

UWP celebrated @pcunliffejones.bsky.social's must-read 'Fake News – What's The Harm' last night at a very successful launch. Many thanks to attendees and @morrischris.bsky.social for insightful steering of a very engaging conversation! #opeanaccess www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...

Today also sees the arrival of incredibly timely Fake News – What's The Harm? a must-read for fact-checkers and policymakers concerned about real-world harms of viral misinformation. #informationdisorder #fakenews #FactChecking Available #openaccess www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...

Today is publication day for 'Digital and Social Media in Africa' 🎉 ! This book focuses on the strategies used by African governments in monitoring and controlling digital and #socialmedia and the implications for #mediafreedom. Available #openaccess www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...

LATEST RELEASE 🔔 from the Journal of Deliberative Democracy! Using 🇰🇷 as a case study, Bokyong Shin from the University of Helsinki highlights the critical role of #mediaframing in introducing and promoting #participatorybudgeting to the public 📰 🗞️ OPEN ACCESS: delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

‪Active Travel Academy's Tom Cohen discusses "What's next for active travel?", in a webinar from Landor LINKS Ltd sponsored by SYSTRA. See what he, Mariam Draaijer, Peter Edwards and Steve Essex have to say here www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGfj... @active-ata.bsky.social‬ #transportfutures #activetravel

Today is publication day for 'Critique of the Political Economy of the Media: Foundations and Applications'! Manfred Knoche's critical analysis of the media’s role in contemporary society is free to download #openaccess and paperbacks are available www-fulcrum-org.uow.idm.oclc.org/concern/mono...

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) journal invites submissions for its upcoming issue focusing on COMMUNICATION AS A FORCE OF CHANGE Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2025 #communication #culture #research www.westminsterpapers.org/news/37/

Read @elispacetime.bsky.social's beautifully illustrated article 'Displaced Placemaking, Bioart and Beyond-Human Communication' in Anthropocenes Journal www.anthropocenes.net/article/id/1... #environmentalhumanities #bioart #displacement #placemaking

'Digital and Social Media in Africa' is out now #openaccess, in print 12 June. It discusses African government strategies for controlling digital and social media and their implications for media freedom and freedom of expression. #africanstudies #mediastudies www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

Please join the Silk Road Journal at this research symposium to discuss #Uzbekistan and issues relating to the wider #Eurasia region. 14 May, 3-5pm, University of Westminster, UG04, 309 Regent Street, London silkroadjournal.online Tickets are available here: www.westminster.ac.uk/events/forum...

La revista de acceso abierto Active Travel Studies de @active-ata.bsky.social publica resúmenes para no profesionales que brindan una descripción general de los hallazgos clave de un artículo académico activetravelstudies.org/site/es-lay-... #viajesactivos #accesoabierto #UniversityofWestminster

La revue en libre accès Active Travel Studies publie des résumés simplifiés, qui donnent un aperçu des principales conclusions d'un article académique publié dans la revue avec comité de lecture @active-ata.bsky.social activetravelstudies.org/site/fr-lay-... #accèslibre #UniversityofWestminster

Out now #openaccess free to download is Marco Guglielmo's 'The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism', setting a new standard for understanding the thorny relationship between the left and digital politics today www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

Join the University of Westminster's Centre for the Study of Democracy to launch 'Contemporary Colonialities: Kurds and Kashmiris' edited by Dibyesh Anand and Nitasha Kaul 30th April 2025. Open to all. Register at this link www.westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-c... #openaccess #colonialism #nationalism

Thanks to funding from bsky.app/profile/stee..., ATS Journal now provides lay summaries in English, French, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. #cycling #scooters #ebikes Spanish: lnkd.in/esatr-um French: lnkd.in/eC46ctVe Arabic: lnkd.in/edY_vHVY Chinese: lnkd.in/efZh3BKR English: lnkd.in/e4j46xwX

Read @martinsavransky.bsky.social's review of Stephanie Wakefield's "unflinchingly speculative and fiercely heterodox" 'Miami in the Anthropocene', the latest article from UWP's Anthropocenes Journal www.anthropocenes.net/article/id/1...

AVAILABLE NOW online (in print 15 May) 'How to Create a Universe' is an essential guide to universe building that masterfully bridges theory and creative practice to help you create the universes you love from books, films, TV and games! www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... #openaccess #universebuilding

Upcoming event from us: Walking@Tea-time - pedestrians, pavements and e-hire bikes: the way forward Thursday 27th February, 17:00 to 18:30 Room 4.10B (4th floor), University of Westminster, 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, London W1W 7BY. www.ticketsource.co.uk/active-trave... 1/

MEDIA PASTS AND FUTURES IS OUT NOW! This collection of short essays from leading media scholars reflects on critical issues of media history, power, ownership, influence and impact. #openaccess #mediastudies #criticalmedia Read or download here www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

📣 Big news: Lifecycle Journal is now open for submissions! 📣 Lifecycle Journal is a new, innovative, community-driven approach to scholarly publishing, initiated by COS. Learn more and submit: lifecyclejournal.org/

📢 New article from me Autoethnography of disability and active travel in Greater Manchester: Encountering (non)citizenship through access controls on traffic-free paths Open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Part of 'Infrastructural Encounters: Disability in Urban Lives' SI

Remember to join us on Thursday 6 February, 3pm GMT/UTC, when we will be asking "What do we mean by quality in open access publishing?" Full details can be found on the latest blog post: bit.ly/40pNjTj #OA #openaccess

Would you like to know how to make an irresistible pitch proposal to academic book publishers? Here UWP's Richard Baggaley gives you all the top tips... timeshighereducation.com/campus/anato... #academicpublishing #openaccess #publishingtips

Out now #openaccess is this essential scholarship on two peoples associated with ‘conflict’ but who are best described as ‘stateless nations’: Kurds and Kashmiris. Available to read and download at www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... #internationalrelations #anti-colonialism #statelessnations

New book series, UNIVERSITY REIMAGINED, edited by @sadiahabib.bsky.social and me, with thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social, & esp. commissioning editor @lauramswift.bsky.social. BOOK PROPOSALS NOW WELCOME - please get in touch if you have an idea. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/unive...

Always on the look out for submissions to our open access Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, published by @uwpress.bsky.social. Details of scope and coverage below www.entsportslawjournal.com Please contact myself or one of other editors if you have an idea

The late great Vincent Mosco’s memoir is now available open access and in print bit.ly/3CFBgJy Thanks to Dan Schiller for foreword & kind words of endorsers incl @fuchschristian.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @nicolecohen.bsky.social & enda-b.bsky.social #openaccess #criticalcommunications

Already looking forwards to reading this special Active Travel Studies issue on #Disability and #Cycling and it’s not even been written yet! - Call for submissions below:

Please consider submitting your work for this special issue on 'Disability and Cycling' in our open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Active Travel Studies. Open to academics and researchers as well as non-academics, recognising disabled people as experts by experience on the topic.

The UK’s Active Travel Academy is calling for papers to feature in the ‘Disability and Cycling’ Special Issue of its Active Travel Studies Journal. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/activ...

Rare and exciting opportunity to submit a paper for consideration to an Active Travel Studies Journal special issue on 'Disability and Cycling'. Submissions are warmly welcomed in academic and non-traditional formats. Deadline: 31/01/2025

Call for papers for our Special Issue on 'Disability and Cycling' in Active Travel Studies activetravelstudies.org 200 word abstracts for proposed submissions due 31/01/2025 More info in thread & on google docs: shorturl.at/XAzGZ @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk @active-ata.bsky.social 1/

Call for papers! Active Travel Studies Journal – Special Issue – Disability and Cycling Contributions welcome! Visit the journal website for further information. Submission deadline 31/01/25. activetravelstudies.org/news/35/ #activetravel #disabilityandcycling #callforpapers

💥New: Want to know what everyone else has been reading on this year? This review counts down the ten most read posts on the LSE Impact Blog in 2024. #AcademicSky #SocialScience #ResearchImpact

Anthropocenes Journal submissions call deadline is fast approaching! Any interpretation of ‘new materialism’ is welcome – as a standard academic article, visual essay, creative writing or audio/audiovisual piece – by 31 January 2025. #newmaterialism www.anthropocenes.net/news/33/

'Challenges and Developments in Public Service Journalism' is now available online. Readers around the world can read the #openaccess edition doi.org/10.16997/146... #digitalmedia #journalism

💥New: Contrary to its intended goals of reducing subscription costs and improving access Muthu Madhan argues the One Nation One Subscription policy risks significantly increasing expenditure while delivering little in return. #AcademicSky #OpenAccess #OneNationOneSubscription

💥New: How to get started with academic Bluesky 👨‍💻 @nedpotter.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhDSky

OASPA launches recommended practices on financial and workflow barriers in OA publishing. lnkd.in/g4iBGPBY Accompanying the release is a summary of what we changed and why and an enriched listing of inclusive OA practices has been published as a dedicated collection of examples. lnkd.in/gWn-HwE3