Department of Environment and Geography
@uoyenvironment.bsky.social
🧭 Creating a world we want to live in, together.
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👋 Hi Bluesky! We're the Department of #Environment & #Geography at @york.ac.uk and we're setting sail on a new adventure! We work to navigate complex environmental challenges and chart courses toward sustainable futures. Come join our journey!
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Delighted to have attended the Community Without Limits Inclusive Impact Awards last night!
Honoured that our work was shortlisted for the Weaver Award for connecting across boundaries. Huge congrats to all the winners — brilliant recognition for the community builders across our University. 💛✨
Honoured that our work was shortlisted for the Weaver Award for connecting across boundaries. Huge congrats to all the winners — brilliant recognition for the community builders across our University. 💛✨
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Delighted to have attended the Community Without Limits Inclusive Impact Awards last night!
Honoured that our work was shortlisted for the Weaver Award for connecting across boundaries. Huge congrats to all the winners — brilliant recognition for the community builders across our University. 💛✨
Honoured that our work was shortlisted for the Weaver Award for connecting across boundaries. Huge congrats to all the winners — brilliant recognition for the community builders across our University. 💛✨
Learn more about sustainable construction in this online discussion next month 👇🌍
Interested in the future of sustainable construction? Don't miss Growing our Homes, 9 Dec, 10–11:30am, an online discussion with York, TU Dublin + SEDA researchers on biobased materials + offsite construction. Dr Katherine Brookfield report on her YESI project SHELTER.🌿🏡
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Growing our homes - upscaling biobased materials in construction
Join us for the discussion about the use and potential of biobased materials and offsite production in housebuilding.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Learn more about sustainable construction in this online discussion next month 👇🌍
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Demian Hommel, associate professor at Oregon State University, shares how the discipline is critical to create students who think spatially and act ethically: “Geography belongs at the center of that transformation, no longer a legacy subject, but a frontline framework.”
What If Geography Is the Curriculum We Need for the Future? - EdSurge News
A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t stop seeing systems.”He ...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Demian Hommel, associate professor at Oregon State University, shares how the discipline is critical to create students who think spatially and act ethically: “Geography belongs at the center of that transformation, no longer a legacy subject, but a frontline framework.”
We have some truly amazing postgraduate research project opportunities on offer at the moment 👇 🌍
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#postgraduateresearch #YorkResearch #DEGtogether
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#postgraduateresearch #YorkResearch #DEGtogether
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We have some truly amazing postgraduate research project opportunities on offer at the moment 👇 🌍
www.york.ac.uk/environment-...
#postgraduateresearch #YorkResearch #DEGtogether
www.york.ac.uk/environment-...
#postgraduateresearch #YorkResearch #DEGtogether
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Very refreshing to be at a workshop where people are actively engaged, participating and passionate about the valuing voices tool and how this can help people do #research better…..
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Very refreshing to be at a workshop where people are actively engaged, participating and passionate about the valuing voices tool and how this can help people do #research better…..
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Celebrate #NationalTreeWeek with a special #York event in December 👇🌳
🌳 Happy #NationalTreeWeek!
Join us on 2 Dec for "Storytelling as Method for Inclusive + Reciprocal Research Practices".
Creative outdoor storytelling w/shop (11-12) with Lotte Dijkstra, then an indoor hybrid session (12:30-2).
Bring people + place together! buff.ly/vBfDpac
Join us on 2 Dec for "Storytelling as Method for Inclusive + Reciprocal Research Practices".
Creative outdoor storytelling w/shop (11-12) with Lotte Dijkstra, then an indoor hybrid session (12:30-2).
Bring people + place together! buff.ly/vBfDpac
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Celebrate #NationalTreeWeek with a special #York event in December 👇🌳
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Pleased to share our new article, which examines Mozambique's energy transition as multiple, socially/ spatially uneven, and contested -thanks to @marcusjpower.bsky.social for leading this, and Lorraine Howe and Carlos Shenga for your many insights www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Uneven development and the geographies of energy transition in Mozambique
In Mozambique, sustainable energy access is an increasing priority for a diverse range of actors seeking to improve livelihoods and stimulate economic…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Pleased to share our new article, which examines Mozambique's energy transition as multiple, socially/ spatially uneven, and contested -thanks to @marcusjpower.bsky.social for leading this, and Lorraine Howe and Carlos Shenga for your many insights www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What is the potential for ponds and their agricultural sustainability in Punjab? It is brilliant to see new research from our department exploring insights from a century of surface water change in the Granary of India published in The Journal of Development Studies this week..
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What is the potential for ponds and their agricultural sustainability in Punjab? It is brilliant to see new research from our department exploring insights from a century of surface water change in the Granary of India published in The Journal of Development Studies this week..
A chance to join guest speaker Lotte Dijkstra next month, for an outdoor storytelling workshop + hybrid talk on inclusive, place-based research 👇🌍
#York #reciprocalresearch
#York #reciprocalresearch
🌿 Storytelling as Method for Inclusive + Reciprocal Research Practices – Tues 2 Dec, 11:00–14:00 @york.ac.uk
Join guest speaker Lotte Dijkstra for an outdoor storytelling workshop + hybrid talk on inclusive, place-based research.
Free, open to staff + students. Booking here: 🔗 buff.ly/vBfDpac
Join guest speaker Lotte Dijkstra for an outdoor storytelling workshop + hybrid talk on inclusive, place-based research.
Free, open to staff + students. Booking here: 🔗 buff.ly/vBfDpac
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A chance to join guest speaker Lotte Dijkstra next month, for an outdoor storytelling workshop + hybrid talk on inclusive, place-based research 👇🌍
#York #reciprocalresearch
#York #reciprocalresearch
From shrinking glaciers to management challenges around protected areas in #Brazil - never a dull day @uoyenvironment.bsky.social !
Thanks to Carlos Rocha for sharing insights and ways forward for navigating #sustainability challenges @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Thanks to Carlos Rocha for sharing insights and ways forward for navigating #sustainability challenges @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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🌱#RetrofitFutures2025 is coming up!
Hear Luke Gooding (SEI York) on how locally rooted One Stop Shops like #YorEnergy can speed up climate action, build trust + make retrofit work for all.
For local authorities, policymakers + practitioners driving York’s 2030 goals.
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Hear Luke Gooding (SEI York) on how locally rooted One Stop Shops like #YorEnergy can speed up climate action, build trust + make retrofit work for all.
For local authorities, policymakers + practitioners driving York’s 2030 goals.
Sign up: buff.ly/0gORAZX
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🌱#RetrofitFutures2025 is coming up!
Hear Luke Gooding (SEI York) on how locally rooted One Stop Shops like #YorEnergy can speed up climate action, build trust + make retrofit work for all.
For local authorities, policymakers + practitioners driving York’s 2030 goals.
Sign up: buff.ly/0gORAZX
Hear Luke Gooding (SEI York) on how locally rooted One Stop Shops like #YorEnergy can speed up climate action, build trust + make retrofit work for all.
For local authorities, policymakers + practitioners driving York’s 2030 goals.
Sign up: buff.ly/0gORAZX
More great news from our department @anikahaque.bsky.social has been selected to work with the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the expert reviewers for the First Order Draft of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities..
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
More great news from our department @anikahaque.bsky.social has been selected to work with the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the expert reviewers for the First Order Draft of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities..
Another brilliant lunchtime seminar in our department today 👍🌍
Thought provoking talk by Lee Brown on the worlds disappearing #glaciers and the challenges this is creating for #biodiversity, #economy and #livelihoods of billions @uoyenvironment.bsky.social @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social
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@cop30brazil.bsky.social
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Another brilliant lunchtime seminar in our department today 👍🌍
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🌳 InTREEgue Network Monthly Meeting – University Tree Trail Update
Join us Tues 9 Dec, 11 - 12 pm (online) to review progress on the University of York’s Tree Trail project 🌲
We’ll discuss ideas for tags, categories + ways to bring the trail to life — all welcome!
🎟️ Book here: buff.ly/dII7bF6
Join us Tues 9 Dec, 11 - 12 pm (online) to review progress on the University of York’s Tree Trail project 🌲
We’ll discuss ideas for tags, categories + ways to bring the trail to life — all welcome!
🎟️ Book here: buff.ly/dII7bF6
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌳 InTREEgue Network Monthly Meeting – University Tree Trail Update
Join us Tues 9 Dec, 11 - 12 pm (online) to review progress on the University of York’s Tree Trail project 🌲
We’ll discuss ideas for tags, categories + ways to bring the trail to life — all welcome!
🎟️ Book here: buff.ly/dII7bF6
Join us Tues 9 Dec, 11 - 12 pm (online) to review progress on the University of York’s Tree Trail project 🌲
We’ll discuss ideas for tags, categories + ways to bring the trail to life — all welcome!
🎟️ Book here: buff.ly/dII7bF6
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🎮 Play for the Planet 3: Play Harder!
Join us Fri 24 Apr 2026 (York) to explore how games can tackle environmental challenges through play — from tabletop to digital and RPGs.
Call for contributions now open (deadline 10 Jan)!
💡 Talks, workshops, world cafés + more.
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Join us Fri 24 Apr 2026 (York) to explore how games can tackle environmental challenges through play — from tabletop to digital and RPGs.
Call for contributions now open (deadline 10 Jan)!
💡 Talks, workshops, world cafés + more.
🔗 buff.ly/zdrsky9
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🎮 Play for the Planet 3: Play Harder!
Join us Fri 24 Apr 2026 (York) to explore how games can tackle environmental challenges through play — from tabletop to digital and RPGs.
Call for contributions now open (deadline 10 Jan)!
💡 Talks, workshops, world cafés + more.
🔗 buff.ly/zdrsky9
Join us Fri 24 Apr 2026 (York) to explore how games can tackle environmental challenges through play — from tabletop to digital and RPGs.
Call for contributions now open (deadline 10 Jan)!
💡 Talks, workshops, world cafés + more.
🔗 buff.ly/zdrsky9
Well done to everyone at the #THEAwards 👏🎓
We didn’t win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the #THEAwards and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category.
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, you’re all amazing 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, you’re all amazing 👏👏👏
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Well done to everyone at the #THEAwards 👏🎓
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Agroforestry has to one of the jewels in the crown for navigating future climate, biodiversity and livelihood challenges
#COP30 | À Belém, plus de 400 systèmes agroforestiers ont été recensés : des initiatives familiales qui restaurent des terres dégradées et renforcent la biodiversité.
Dans l'épisode 4 de "COP30, la planète qu'on souhaite", explorez les dynamiques de l’agroforesterie.
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Dans l'épisode 4 de "COP30, la planète qu'on souhaite", explorez les dynamiques de l’agroforesterie.
🎧 A écouter 👉 short.do/Paz017
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Agroforestry has to one of the jewels in the crown for navigating future climate, biodiversity and livelihood challenges
Harmful levels of indoor air pollution have been discovered in UK homes, with families from deprived areas and ethnic minority backgrounds facing the highest levels of exposure, according to a new #YorkResearch..
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Harmful levels of indoor air pollution have been discovered in UK homes, with families from deprived areas and ethnic minority backgrounds facing the highest levels of exposure, according to a new #YorkResearch..
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🌿 New resource from YESI Knowledge Exchange project & Hey Smile!
Explore our “What do we mean by environmental quality?” infographic — key insights from workshops + interviews across Yorkshire + the Humber 💡
Freely shareable + includes a Padlet for ideas + resources 👇
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Explore our “What do we mean by environmental quality?” infographic — key insights from workshops + interviews across Yorkshire + the Humber 💡
Freely shareable + includes a Padlet for ideas + resources 👇
🔗 buff.ly/JhL8NI6
Environmental quality for nature-based interventions for health | Genially
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌿 New resource from YESI Knowledge Exchange project & Hey Smile!
Explore our “What do we mean by environmental quality?” infographic — key insights from workshops + interviews across Yorkshire + the Humber 💡
Freely shareable + includes a Padlet for ideas + resources 👇
🔗 buff.ly/JhL8NI6
Explore our “What do we mean by environmental quality?” infographic — key insights from workshops + interviews across Yorkshire + the Humber 💡
Freely shareable + includes a Padlet for ideas + resources 👇
🔗 buff.ly/JhL8NI6
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Good to see the report on what underpins resilience and the nine 'must knows' now out. It seems a long time ago that I contributed into and is now presented and discussed COP30 Brazil
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Resilience Science Must-Knows
Resilience is more than bouncing back. It is the ability to live and develop with change and uncertainty. It requires the capacities to cope, adapt, and transform in the face of change. This definitio...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Good to see the report on what underpins resilience and the nine 'must knows' now out. It seems a long time ago that I contributed into and is now presented and discussed COP30 Brazil
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
New #YorkResearch from our department argues that habituation - the process of people or animals becoming used to something, so that they no longer find it unpleasant or think it is a threat - is a much more complex two-way process than scientists have previously assumed..
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New #YorkResearch from our department argues that habituation - the process of people or animals becoming used to something, so that they no longer find it unpleasant or think it is a threat - is a much more complex two-way process than scientists have previously assumed..
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we took a very interesting field trip to york minster with @uoyenvironment.bsky.social's sustainable business master's students a few years ago, where we learned about the many (and often unique) challenges that arise when heritage and religion meet sustainability
NEW: I wrote about British churches installing heat pumps, in some cases in 1,000-year-old buildings! Decarbonisation may not be easy, but many view it as an act of faith.
This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
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This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
Let there be warmth! The British churches putting their faith in heat pumps
Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of decarbonisation
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November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
we took a very interesting field trip to york minster with @uoyenvironment.bsky.social's sustainable business master's students a few years ago, where we learned about the many (and often unique) challenges that arise when heritage and religion meet sustainability
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Very exciting @yesiuoy.bsky.social seminar coming up. Prof. Rocha challenges our thinking about land ownership in national parks, and moves toward some possible solutions for Campos Gerais in Brazil!
www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
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Rethinking Conservation Strategies in Brazil
Discover how lessons from UK National Parks are inspiring locally adapted strategies to support sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation in Campos Gerais and the Atlantic Rainforest, ...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Very exciting @yesiuoy.bsky.social seminar coming up. Prof. Rocha challenges our thinking about land ownership in national parks, and moves toward some possible solutions for Campos Gerais in Brazil!
www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
What can be done to help make the UK’s development trajectory more drought proof?
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What can be done to help make the UK’s development trajectory more drought proof?
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
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November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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