Category Archives: academia

Upcoming event: Gender and Infrastructure:  feminism, philosophy, and the knowledge ecology of urban water #Manchester

Posted on September 25, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Public Lecture 16th October: Gender and Infrastructure:  feminism, philosophy, and the knowledge ecology of urban water. Dr Zoë Sofoulis, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, 2017/2018 Simon/Hallsworth Professorial Fellow in Geography, UoM This talk highlights three feminist angles … Continue reading →

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Free “Environmental Justice”, on-line course starting soon.

Posted on September 21, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Enrolment is now open for the Environmental Justice MOOC (a free online course) run by the University of East Anglia and Future Learn. Why join the course? This free online course will help you understand how injustice is a common … Continue reading →

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Your chance to heckle MCFly: Weds 7th June, #Manchester #3MT

Posted on June 1, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s me giving my spiel in the “Three Minute Thesis” heat at University of Manchester Here’s the slide I used.   And… I’m through to the Three Minute Thesis Final to be held on Wednesday June 7, between 2pm and 3:30pm … Continue reading →

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PhD studentship in #Manchester #Energy

Posted on March 9, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Please spread to anyone and anywhere that might be interested… PhD studentship now available: New cityscapes of micro-energy storage   Information and mobile technologies have been heralding a new wave of electrification in households, thanks to the increased use of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event; Travel behaviour change and #climate change #Manchester 23 March

Posted on March 7, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tyndall Manchester would like to invite you to attend the next talk in our seminar series on “Travel behaviour change and climate change: communicating better” by Dr. Kate Pangbourne, on Thursday 23rd March (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville Street) at 4.00pm.  … Continue reading →

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Kevin Anderson – review “Beyond the Flood” and interview

Posted on February 28, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Prof Kevin Anderson is a Manchester institution (or should be instutionalised).  Here’s an account of a recent talk he gave at the Friends Meeting House. Here’s a recent video And here is his review of Leornardo DiCaprio’s film Before the Flood … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Low Carbon Heat Infrastructure, 23 February #Manchester

Posted on February 17, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Free seminar, no need to book. Tyndall Manchester would like to invite you to attend the next talk in our seminar series on “Low Carbon Heat Infrastructure” by Dr. Mei Ren, on Thursday 23rd February (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: Climate Justice & Economic Growth #Manchester, 30-1 January

Posted on January 20, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

ESRC Seminar: Climate Justice and Economic Growth Venue: E2 Renold Building, University of Manchester 30-31 January, 2017 It’s free, but you gotta register – you do that here. Maybe some of the clowns who blocked Manchester City Council doing a … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Changing Institutions and these children that you spit on…

Posted on January 19, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Anything blog about an event with change in the title twice (“Changing Institutions in a Changing Climate”) needs to start with this; Audley Genus is a professor of innovation and technology management at Kingston Business School, Kingston University.  He straddles … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Kevin Anderson on informed hope Trumping despair…

Posted on January 10, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The tl:dr.  Professor Kevin Anderson, one of the most plain-spoken and photogenic* climate scientists on the planet still isn’t willing to say that we are definitely doomed.  Graphs and well-aimed barbs at policy-makers and climate scientists ensued…. [*  he’s a bloke, … Continue reading →

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