CommuniGALLANT
@communigallant.bsky.social
A collaborative research initiative tackling urban sustainability challenges through community-led projects in Glasgow. Focus areas include biodiversity, active travel, flooding, community energy and composting!
Volunteers freed trees in Elder Park from stakes and ties that can harm growth when left too long. Planting trees is only the start; long-term stewardship matters. Let’s focus on 5-year survival rates, not the numbers initially planted. The recovered stakes will be reused for new plantings. 1/2
Apply for the Youth Climate Action Fund for young people aged 15 to 24 to design and deliver climate-focused projects within their communities. Up to £3,500 per project. Register for the Online Information Session on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 13:00–14:00. 1/3
Come talk to Dr Sarah Gambell from the GALLANT project and try communiMap, a tool showing community science data gathered in Glasgow over the last two years. Look at environmental data from around the city and add your own ideas. 1/5
Last week we hosted a co-analysis workshop bringing people together to make sense of communiMap data. We spotted patterns, challenged assumptions, and brought experiences into the analysis. It showed the power of looking at data together with communities at the centre. Thank you to everyone who came
🎨 want a free painting for noticing the world around you!? today’s the last day to enter 👉 📱 download #communiMap 📸 snap & upload a photo 📝 add a wee detail if you know it done. you’re in the raffle. winner picked next week 🎉 vid of Libby Walker painting (by Brahma Vaidya) below, brilliant! 🤩
Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday! What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting. Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)
Come for a walk in Elder Park 🌳 📅 Tue 2 Sept | 11–1pm 🍃 Notice the trees 📱 Try the communiMap app 🎁 Take a #communiMap starter kit home No expertise, just curiosity. 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ifsMbaM1VH
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Saturday at Bellahouston allotments was magic! We set up a #communiMap stall and swapped stories, compost tips, and even pink beetroot water (fermenting). The climate news is heavy (another hottest year, dry soils here too), but seeing folk build ponds, save seeds + caring for land gave me hope!
From puddles to foxes — mapping Glasgow together. 🌳🚲💧 🎥 Watch the new 10-minute film youtu.be/5nnr5pxEur4 - download communiMap and start spotting today! 📱 App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/commu... 📱 Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #Glasgow #ClimateAction #CommunityMapping
From Puddles to Foxes: Your Glasgow, On the Map, Spot It, Snap It, Map It!
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Join us in Govan for a free tree mapping workshop 🌳 Learn how to identify & monitor local trees, try the communiMap app, and take home a free kit. No experience needed, just curiosity! 📅 Thurs 28th Aug, 10AM–1PM 📍 Elder Park Library Sign up: bit.ly/45h1s7X
We’ve made a Teacher’s Guide for communiMap – a way for Glasgow schools to join a city‑wide community science project. communiMap is part of GALLANT, a NERC-funded programme exploring how our city can live well with climate change and nature.
📱 Want to help tackle climate change in your community? There’s an app for that. Introducing communiMap — Glasgow’s new community science app 📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social 👇 Learn more glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/new-glasgow-... #ClimateAction #CommunityScience
New Glasgow App Empowers Communities To Tackle Climate Change Through Everyday Actions | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation
Glasgow residents will have a new way to engage with local climate action at their fingertips, thanks to a community science app co-designed by researchers at the University of Glasgow and local commu...
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Out on a walk? See something that matters? #communiMap it! Search CommuniMap in the App Store or in Google Play today!
The team behind @uofglasgow.bsky.social 's GALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social project has launched a new community science tool. The app supports place-based, community-led observation in Glasgow across themes like composting, nature, flooding, trees, and energy. ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2394
communiMap: A New Way to Connect People, Place and Climate Action in Glasgow
What if noticing a puddle, a tree, or a compost bin in your neighbourhood could help build climate resilience? That’s the idea behind communiMap, a new community science tool developed through the Uni...
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Great to see #communiApp out in the wild! Download the app and get noticing 👀 (it's addictive - I spotted a heron the other day on my walk and got very excited 🤓). Been a joy to work with the extremely talented @communigallant.bsky.social team on sharing this story.
University of Glasgow@glasgow.ac.uk · last yr.Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more. Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU
Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more. Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU
After a successful soft launch, we’re excited to share that communiMap is now live for everyone! 💚 Glaswegians (and beyond!) can start noticing, sharing & caring for the places they love! Huge thanks to everyone who’s been part of the journey so far! Download links below...
Big thank you to the amazing GALLANT team for joining our communiMap demo session! 🌿🐝 We explored campus, tracked our routes & spotted some urban biodiversity. Great feedback, big ideas & next steps discussed 💡 Full launch coming July 17th, stay tuned!
We had a brilliant time at Glasgow Science Festival 2025! It was a great opportunity to talk with visitors about our new community science app, communiMap, and have people try it out for themselves. More communiMap updates coming soon! 🌱
On June 5, our own Chris joined an invisible cities walking tour from the Pearce Institute to the Glasgow Science Centre 🌿 He shared his GALLANT journey and explored the Wee Forest 🌱 - a great example of how urban nature can boost biodiversity and community wellbeing.
We’re pleased to share that our climate communication training series with Climate Outreach, has successfully finished! Across 3 sessions, participants developed the tools to communicate about climate change in relatable ways. We can't wait to see them lead climate conversations! 🌎
Join PhD student Emma Plant for a report back evening on her GALLANT research project into pollinator diversity! 📅 Wed 4 June ⏰ 6–8pm 📍 Zoology Museum, Graham Kerr Building, UofG More info and registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/tazh2jk3
🌱 The GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team will be at the Glasgow Science Festival 2025! 🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event! Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
🌿 We had a great time at the Kelvin at the Kibble launch last week! The team enjoyed chatting all things GALLANT and local wildlife with visitors at our stall. Kelvin at the Kibble continues until the 26th of May @ Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens.
📢 Join GALLANT for a unique event at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre! For all those passionate about biodiversity, biology, and Scotland’s natural heritage. 📅 29/05/25 ⏰ 2pm-4pm 📍 200 Woodhead Rd, Glasgow G53 7NN Register your interest 🔗 tinyurl.com/56jmru2j
The GALLANT project is looking for adults (18+) in Glasgow to join the Cycle Nation Trial - a free programme to support people cycling again! Register your interest ➡️ tinyurl.com/2svs6yf5 or email gallanttravel@glasgow.ac.uk for more info 🚲
Big thanks to Parents for Future Scotland for hosting the Air Pollution Event at Glasgow City Chambers! 🌍 Our GALLANT Community Collaboration team had great conversations with pupils, parents, teachers & councillors about active travel and cutting air pollution.
We had a brilliant Compost Co-Lab meetup at the Hidden Gardens last Friday 🌿 Jenny shared a peek at her compost zine, and we now have a ready-to-use compost pile for the raised beds 🙌 Next up: we'll be conducting science tests to see how it compares to shop-bought soil!
Medical student Abba spent 5 weeks with us researching the powerful impact of green spaces on our health and wellbeing. Her findings reveal what many of us intuitively feel: we NEED nature in our cities.