Wow! This is quite big news

I won a prize! Thank you very much for the great honour.

@tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social the 19th Brian Hoyle Lecture in Transport Geography is underway, with Professor Lucy Budd discussing aerial geographies

Has the Modern Industrial Strategy delivered on Industrial Decarbonisation? Imogen Rattle and Peter Taylor examine the positive changes, though questions remain on delivery timelines, funding, and whether it will be sufficient to decarbonise the sector. ukerc.ac.uk/news/foundat...

Also, aircraft noise. Looking at you Leeds-Bradford Airport

In my book I don't care how many miles of rail a transit system has. What I want to know is how good the local bus system is? The humble bus is the real workhorse of transit. Going places rail will never go and unlocking access for so many people. Let's get the basics right.

My good friend and excellent academic is on Bluesky! Please give her a follow.

Four things to say about the £23bn Thames Water needs for infrastructure repair: 1. As I understand it, this covers only extreme, emergency repairs, for infrastructure that’s about to fail or has already done so. 2. It’s almost certainly an underestimate. Another short privatisation🧵

This is an exciting initiative. Prof Middlemiss and Dr Owen are very very good academics.

I love this

🤔 Here's my idea of "heaven". ... HBU❓️

Happy #MetalFriday Blueskyers 🤘🖤 Loving a bit of Gojira right now - Another World. If only the billionaire rocket boys had some sense.

The ESRC IAA funding call is open - next application deadline is 27 November. Visit our website for details of how IAA funding can maximise the impact and influence of your research bit.ly/48zPuXk #funding #research @idrleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social l

If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.

Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!

True everywhere

When we think about animal conservation and plans to introduce/reintroduce animals in the UK we don’t talk enough about how to mitigate the impact of traffic. This sad story is repeated across our pervasive road network and we need a proper strategy to address the harm of roads on nature

Looking forward to our joint event with Social Research Methods Centre next week. We will be discussing a range of co-production methodologies & insights into the use of co-production in research. Co-production methodologies: Opportunities and challenges is now ‼️FULLY BOOKED‼️

Important work for a more ethical and just world

These vehicles are a risk to everyone, especially children. They are too large, lethally designed and have a huge environmental impact. Regulations in UK and EU have to urgently be updated to stop more of these being driven on our roads.

📢 Reminder that the LSSI Next Generation Impact Scheme call closes on 2nd October. The amount of interest shown in this from Leeds colleagues has been fantastic. Full details here bit.ly/47e9AXp @UniversityLeeds @ResearchLeeds @UniLeedsStaff

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,192,915!

New paper revealing a novel aspect of how climate change will impact health outcomes in the UK, from former Leeds University PhD, Katy Willis and colleagues #PLOSGlobalPublicHealth: Forecasting climate-associated non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Absolutely recommend the writing wisdom of Nicole Janz, and The Write Planner.

As the future of X in academia remains uncertain, we've jumped aboard BlueSky! Follow us at bsky.app/profile/lssi... and connect with us on LinkedIn too: www.linkedin.com/company/leed.... Stay connected and engage with the latest in social sciences!