💭 BLOG | How do we move from short-term thinking to a deeper climate transformation rooted in people, communities and participation? Our latest blog from Leonie Taylor @theyoungfdn.bsky.social shows how our JUST Practice Builders’ Network is designed to do exactly that. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4sbYL0L

📬 Our latest JUST Centre newsletter is out now! 🌟 Highlights include our new Rapid Evidence Review, insights on water demand, response to the Scottish Govt's Climate Plan, our new Practice Builders’ Network, Gorton and Denton, fellowship news and more. Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/1a68e65e18d7...

🙌 Some Monday motivation from our partner @theyoungfdn.bsky.social: "Programmes including...the Centre for Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) are bringing together residents, public services, funders and policy makers to learn from one another and redesign how decisions get made."

Love this. And nice to see @justcentre.bsky.social pop up in my feed in the wild!

🚀 Yesterday we kicked off our first Practice-Builders’ Network at the People's History Museum in MCR! Facilitated by @theyoungfdn.bsky.social, our first gathering brought together a group of passionate climate practitioners at the forefront of shaping a just climate future in their communities.

Congratulations to JUST's Jake Ainscough who has been awarded a prestigious Innovation Fellowship from The British Academy! 👏 The 12-month fellowship will bring Jake's sustainability expertise to the heart of government policymaking. ➡️ Read more: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-bri...

🟣 BLOG | Our first Greater Manchester JUST Advisory Board meeting showed what 'joining things up' really means: Focusing on places people already trust, the systems that connect them and the cross-cutting skills needed for a fair transition. Read more 👇 www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/03...

With misogyny and racism on the rise in an increasingly polarised world, feminist approaches to climate action remind us that for the transition to be truly just, it must be rooted in equity, care and community power. 1/3

🗺️ RESEARCH | JUST's first major report explores who, where, why and how a fair, low‑carbon future is being built in the North of England and beyond. 📑 Read the full report: bit.ly/4cwMRKW 🎥 Watch the webinar replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTg8...

Some thoughts on what the Gorton and Denton byelection means for pursuing climate action in the contemporary UK political landscape. www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/03...

🗳️ As the dust settles after Gorton and Denton's hard-fought byelection, JUST Deputy Director @matpaterson.bsky.social provides a striking expert analysis of how the UK political landscape is evolving - and what this means for climate policy. Read the full analysis: bit.ly/40cSczE

We’re excited to support @futureproofcumbria.bsky.social's 'Tell Your Green Story', a hands-on virtual workshop to help community groups build confidence in sharing the powerful work they’re doing during Great Big Green Week. 👉 Info and registration: futureproofcumbria.org.uk/events/?civi...

JUST’s Merseyside team had a fantastic day at the University of Liverpool’s Sustainability Fair 2026. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, we’re excited to build on these conversations and the new connections made 🌱 Read the news story: www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/02...

Senior Research Manager Samanthi Theminimulle is speaking at Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations: Mapping the current landscape, hosted with @justcentre.bsky.social, alongside Lucie Middlemiss and Matthew Paterson, sharing research on 140+ actors driving a just, joined-up climate transition.

🎈 We're celebrating one year of the JUST Centre: A year of collaboration, community energy and new thinking on climate justice across the North of England and beyond. 👇 Take a look at our researchers’ reflections on the journey so far

🎂 The JUST Centre turns one this week! A year of launches, learning and building the foundations for a fair, place‑based transition. Our Director @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social writes, it’s been “a remarkable period of growth and learning.” 👇 Read Sherilyn’s blog: www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/02...

💧 BLOG: ‘Muddied Waters’ from @clairehoolohan.bsky.social explores why the UK’s 20% demand‑reduction target won’t be met without rethinking how evidence is gathered and used. A timely read for those working in water, climate or public policy. 👉 Read here: www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/02...

🗺️ WEBINAR | Be the first to see our new evidence review on JUST climate action Join us 4 March 1-2pm as the authors unpack insights from mapping 140+ actors and initiatives across the North of England. Attendees will get an early look at the review before wider release. Register: bit.ly/4r9D81w

Published last week, the RACE Report 2025 shows just how far the environmental sector still has to go on diversity. Increasing the representation of people of colour matters, and so too does tackling structural inequalities and changing dominant systems in the UK and globally. 1/3

🗺️ WEBINAR | Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations: Mapping the current landscape Join us on 4th March 1-2pm to explore the findings of our forthcoming evidence review of 140 actors and initiatives driving JUST climate action across the North of England and beyond. 🎟️ Register: bit.ly/4r9D81w

WEBINAR 🌍 | Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations: Mapping the current landscape Join us, alongside the @justcentre.bsky.social to explore the findings of a forthcoming evidence review, looking at over 140 actors and initiatives driving JUST climate action👇 bit.ly/4rxQswb

This #RaceEqualityWeek we're reflecting on the urgent need to join up racial justice and climate justice 🌍 We must ensure that climate action doesn't exclude the very communities who will feel the impacts of climate change most harshly, and whose participation could play a transformational role 1/4

A leading academic and thought leader in environment, climate, energy policy and politics, Rebecca will also bring a team of highly regarded researchers and academics to join her at the University. @tyndallcentre.bsky.social @manchestersci.bsky.social @justcentre.bsky.social

👏 Congratulations to JUST’s Professor Rebecca Willis (@bankfieldbecky.bsky.social) on her move from @lancasteruni.bsky.social to @manchester.ac.uk as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance. We wish Rebecca every success in her new role and a warm welcome to Manchester!

📣 New research in @theguardian.com shows MPs massively underestimate public support for climate policies. This perception gap matters. When leaders only hear the loudest voices climate action slows, even when most people back a fair, ambitious transition. 1/2

Happy New Year from JUST! To kick off 2026, we’re bringing our latest policy briefing on Energising Britain back into focus. JUST's response highlights three critical gaps in the plan that must be addressed to ensure the transition to a low‑carbon society works for everyone. Catch up below ⬇️

POLICY | Our response to Energising Britain, the UK Government’s new public participation plan for climate and nature transition. Authors sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social and Emily Morrison theyoungfdn.bsky.social welcome the ambition but highlight three crucial gaps requiring further attention. 1/9 🧵

💡ICYMI: Catch up on yesterday's webinar where we unveiled our net zero readiness tool! Built on trusted datasets, the tool maps how prepared communities across the UK are for climate adaptation and just transition, from home energy retrofit to supermarket deliveries 🛒 bit.ly/3N5RYXs

Video of this webinar now here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxz...

⏰ Today at 11am GMT: Don’t miss JUST's webinar where we'll introduce our innovative web-based mapping tool! Be among the first to explore this innovative resource and help shape a tool to support communities in achieving fair and effective climate transitions 🌍 Sign up at the link below ⬇️

📣 WEBINAR | Where should we put our energy (transition)? A new place-specific approach to reaching net zero. Explore our new web-based mapping tool to assess the readiness of places and communities across the UK to undergo climate adaptation and/or just transition. 🎟️ Register now: bit.ly/3MpOy1u

📢 PhD Opportunity researching the contribution of social and solidarity economies to just sustainability transformations in the North of England 📍 University of Liverpool 🎓Working with Prof Peter North, Dr Helen Holmes, and Dr Alexander Nurse. 👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/eDPwudvu

🚨Join us for the International Launch of the JUST Centre, with keynote remarks from Prof. Julian Agyeman and a discussion with Centre Director Prof. Sherilyn MacGregor, Co-Investigators Prof. Lucie Middlemiss, Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski and Prof. Rebecca Willis. Register here: tinyurl.com/5bxfdb2z

The @justcentre.bsky.social (Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations) is tackling our transition to a more equitable & sustainable future Join their launch to hear what works, when, where & for whom - and what could work 📅 12 March, 5-7pm 📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER 🔗 bit.ly/JUSTlaunch

Join us for the launch of the ESRC-funded JUST Centre at the @phm.org.uk, Manchester, 12th March, 5pm-7pm. Hear from Community Initiatives, Centre Director @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social, discussions about pursuing just responses to climate change. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/just-centr...

JUST is a new ESRC funded research centre focused on the pursuit of sustainability transformations that are joined up, people-centred and socially just. To find out more about the centre and its aims read the news article and follow for updates. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...