Really great to see Max from the PhD People on here @max-thephdpeople.bsky.social Max is one of the main reasons why my PhD is on track due to daily writing sessions, mentoring and expert seminars. #PhDChat #PhDLife
Rachel Bray
@rachelbray.bsky.social
PhD Energy Researcher @ Uni of Strathclyde living in Cornwall. Main topics: Just Transition / energy justice, local energy markets, co-benefits, power dynamics of decision making.
Looking for reviews of recent books on architecture, landscapes & cities? Every season, we publish “Bookshelf,” a roundup of brief reviews of a dozen books, selected for their timeliness and import to academics, practitioners, and the public, and reviewed by critics in the field. Read our latest:
Bookshelf: Spring 2025
Part of a seasonal roundup of book reviews on buildings, landscapes, and cities, featuring titles of interest to Places editors and contributing critics.
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My first subscription book arrived today. Beautiful book and well packaged. Also the feel good factor of supporting an independent shop instead of Amazon 😎 @bertsbooks.bsky.social
Bert’s Books@bertsbooks.bsky.social · last yr.I would like, if you've got the time and the inclination, 5 new subscribers to one of our bundles. Then, it'll be a nice round number. You get 20% off your first month using code WELCOME20 I'll share a few of my favourite subscriptions...!
✍️ Rebuilding politics: countering the far right with community empowerment Empowering young people, building communities and engaging with politics at the local level are key to addressing the UK’s wealth inequality By Brian McDaid @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Rebuilding politics: countering the far right with community empowerment
Empowering young people, building communities and engaging with politics at the local level are key to addressing the UK’s wealth inequality
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If you're starting to think about your viva, a long while ago now Old Twitter offered me lots of advice and suggestions. Here's a google doc that summarised a lot of the different Qs that were sent to me, just in case anyone else might find it helpful #phdchat docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Viva prep
Viva prep: .Value-added and originality · What are the most original (or value-added) parts of your thesis? · Which propositions or findings would you say are distinctively your own? · How ...
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Great news! I don't think there has been any work which has superceded what iGov achieved. It's a fabulous resource.
Great to see the IGov website has been reinstated. It’s a fabulous resource for energy regulation, networks, energy transition etc. Particularly insightful on how everything fits together and needs to be considered holistically rather than silo mentality
CCatherine MItchell @catherinemitchell.bsky.social · last yr.
For anyone making a submission to the Ofgem Review (end date 28 Feb) key IGov documents are available on a new site igov.exeter.ac.uk it is a gd source of references to show how lax Ofgem has been in dealing with key regulatory challenges. It also sets out solutions for a fit for purpose regulator.
I hadn’t heard of Daniel Herskedal before I saw this post but I’ve had the album on repeat all day #tuba #brass
BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)@bbcradio3bot.bsky.social · 2y agoBBC Radio 3 Night Tracks Now Playing Daniel Herskedal The North Star
Are you an #energy researcher from an underrepresented group interested in support for career advancement & networking? Places available on the IGNITE mentoring programme starting in 2025. Find out more: www.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/initiatives/... #PleaseShare #EDI
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IGNITE Network+@ignitenetplus.bsky.social · 2y agoThe application deadline has been extended for the IGNITE Network+ #Mentoring Programme 2025: Action Learning Circles to support researchers from underrepresented and minoritised groups in #energy research. Interested? You can find out more on our web-site: www.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/initiatives/...
Packs with cool energy and transportation people: Macro-Energy Systems: go.bsky.app/TTnoSNL Energy Justice and Climate Justice: go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5 Energy Justice and Climate Justice with Community Impact: go.bsky.app/RLGdcQF Transportation Justice and Equity: go.bsky.app/AUVTxJ8
Hey! Nice to see you. I actually added you to this pack. Hope that's ok: go.bsky.app/QJyK8o4
Any Powervault P3 battery owners out there? I've had a unut for a few years and it has caused me no end of trouble and is currently broken again. Powervault say they are very reliable and I want to check if that is the universal user experience?
a) I have too many of my books b) nearly Christmas so c) I'll give away a set of Stockwell Park Orchestra titles: Life, Death & Cellos Bold as Brass Continental Riff The Prize Racket Will post anywhere. Share this by 9.00 GMT Mon 2 Dec & I'll draw a random winner. farragobooks.com/book-series/...
The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series Archives – Farrago Books
Meet the Stockwell Park Orchestra: when they’re not rehearsing for their next concert, they grapple with complex issues such as a priceless stolen cello, how to sweet-talk a disgruntled donor, and who...
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New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action. Who'd I miss?
Only 2 months since I posted this and it’s looking like I’ll be taking unpaid leave in the new year to see out my mother’s final months. Hopefully I can claim that £81.90 a week to provide 24/7 end of life care 😔 But providing dignity in dying shouldn’t mean putting families in financial ruin 🥹
Rachel Bray@rachelbray.bsky.social · 2y agoI’ve worked from home for 4 years - my official office is 500 miles away and I have full time responsibility for a 91 year old. So yeah if you make me go to the office I’m going to end up unemployed and on carers allowance of £81.90 a week 🤷🏻♀️
If high energy bills are the new normal, then might retrofitting our homes also become common practice? Not without some joined up thinking it won't. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
High gas and electricity prices likely to be the new normal, analyst says
The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight.
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Selling these bad boys this week. £9.99 each, of which the full amount goes to a local hardship fund helping families around Fort William and Lochaber. More details soon!
So many times reply guys on X told me that heat pumps “don’t work” in old buildings. I invited them to my 144 year old house in Oxford. Nobody ever took me up on the offer so I share this virtual visit instead. youtu.be/z5k7qj84nQQ?...
My home
YouTube video by Jan Rosenow
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I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this. Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
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Here is the starter pack of people working on the psychology of collective action, social change and resistance. DM me or reply below if you'd like to be added. go.bsky.app/CnZmUxA #CollectiveAction #SocialChange #Resistance #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
Exploring patients' lives in the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum (1890-1913) for my PhD! Uncovering stories of mental health and shifting views on care. Honoured to share these voices. #HistMed #AcademicTwitter #PhDLife #SocialHistory #HistoryOfPsychiatry #AsylumStudies
if u are wondering about that red pin emoji here 📌 if u find a post u want to return to u can stick a pin in it by replying with the red pin emoji then use @jaz.bsky.social's red pin feed which keeps track of your red pins
Welcome to my friend and colleague @hkpoulter.bsky.social who has joined us 🥳 @isoutar.bsky.social can you please add Helen to the women in energy starter pack and other relevant ones?
