Sarah Bell
@sarahbell85.bsky.social
Wellbeing, nature, disability, climate adaptation... and plenty of coffee and cake! She/her :-)
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Sign up forms are open for our next two 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' events with Nic Cook in Feb 2026 (sensing-climate.com/events/nic-c...) & the Sensory Trust talking about Collective Climate Repair in May 2026 (sensing-climate.com/events/senso...) 🥳
In conversation with… Nic Cook — Sensing Climate
Nic Cook is a disabled parent, researcher, public transport user, and grass-roots environmentalist, who played a key role in establishing the Disabled Climate Action Forum.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Sign up forms are open for our next two 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' events with Nic Cook in Feb 2026 (sensing-climate.com/events/nic-c...) & the Sensory Trust talking about Collective Climate Repair in May 2026 (sensing-climate.com/events/senso...) 🥳
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Keen to hear more about our ongoing work on emergency preparedness, climate resilience & disability in Scotland? Read this guest news piece about our November workshop with Inclusion Scotland & ERCS by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson & Fin Tams-Gray! sensing-climate.com/news/disabil...
Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning in Scotland — Sensing Climate
We’re delighted to share this guest piece by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson and Fin Tams-Gray. It reflects on discussions held during our disability and climate emergency preparedness works...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Keen to hear more about our ongoing work on emergency preparedness, climate resilience & disability in Scotland? Read this guest news piece about our November workshop with Inclusion Scotland & ERCS by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson & Fin Tams-Gray! sensing-climate.com/news/disabil...
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A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
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🌍🎧 New season from the State of the Earth Podcast!
Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...
Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🌍🎧 New season from the State of the Earth Podcast!
Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...
Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...
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This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
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An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
heckle.scot
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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It was super to chat with Dan White of @disrightsuk.bsky.social for our 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session yesterday! Recording, transcript & links now up online! sensing-climate.com/events/dan-w...
In conversation with… Dan White — Sensing Climate
An excellent session with Dan White, policy and campaigns officer at Disability Rights UK, leading a coalition of global disability climate activists to respond to the climate crisis…
sensing-climate.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It was super to chat with Dan White of @disrightsuk.bsky.social for our 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session yesterday! Recording, transcript & links now up online! sensing-climate.com/events/dan-w...
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
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Gutting to wake up to the news of Alice Wong's death this morning. She was always kind to me, and she stuck up for me and fought my corner more than once, when I was a near stranger. She's a marvelous writer, editor, advocate and thinker. Farewell, Alice. Thanks for your urgent, caring work.
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Gutting to wake up to the news of Alice Wong's death this morning. She was always kind to me, and she stuck up for me and fought my corner more than once, when I was a near stranger. She's a marvelous writer, editor, advocate and thinker. Farewell, Alice. Thanks for your urgent, caring work.
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For #ClimateComms folk, the Crip Up Climate Conversations guidance by @emmageen.bsky.social and @sarahbell85.bsky.social is an excellent resource for understanding disabled people in the context of the climate crisis and supporting respectful conversations.
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
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Crip Up Climate Conversations — Sensing Climate
We’re excited to be launching our ‘Crip Up Climate Conversations’ guidance at the Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership ‘Climate and Disability Showcase’ event this week! Access the guidance in thi...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For #ClimateComms folk, the Crip Up Climate Conversations guidance by @emmageen.bsky.social and @sarahbell85.bsky.social is an excellent resource for understanding disabled people in the context of the climate crisis and supporting respectful conversations.
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
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Please sign and share this petition.
I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍
#Geography #SchoolClosure
c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍
#Geography #SchoolClosure
c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Please sign and share this petition.
I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍
#Geography #SchoolClosure
c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍
#Geography #SchoolClosure
c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
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This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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#livingwithSAD talks to BBC Scotland
@ukri.org @uofgied.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@ukri.org @uofgied.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back
More than a million people in the UK experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder - but a project is aiming to help people in Orkney look after their mental health.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#livingwithSAD talks to BBC Scotland
@ukri.org @uofgied.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@ukri.org @uofgied.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We urgently need honesty on the climate crisis.
Military emissions are excluded from national emissions figures. Yes, we simply pretend they don't exist.
That means there's little pressure to reduce them.
This has to change.
www.thewaronclimate.org
Military emissions are excluded from national emissions figures. Yes, we simply pretend they don't exist.
That means there's little pressure to reduce them.
This has to change.
www.thewaronclimate.org
The War On Climate | Join the Climate Action
Explore how military emissions impact climate change and learn how to advocate for accountability and sustainable policies to protect the planet.
www.thewaronclimate.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We urgently need honesty on the climate crisis.
Military emissions are excluded from national emissions figures. Yes, we simply pretend they don't exist.
That means there's little pressure to reduce them.
This has to change.
www.thewaronclimate.org
Military emissions are excluded from national emissions figures. Yes, we simply pretend they don't exist.
That means there's little pressure to reduce them.
This has to change.
www.thewaronclimate.org
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DisCrit examines how racism & ableism intersect to shape systems of power that marginalize disabled people of color. It challenges “normalcy” & calls for collective action toward justice. Check out the video, one-pager, & other resources at crdjustice.org. Created by summer intern Mary Yoon. [1/13]
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
DisCrit examines how racism & ableism intersect to shape systems of power that marginalize disabled people of color. It challenges “normalcy” & calls for collective action toward justice. Check out the video, one-pager, & other resources at crdjustice.org. Created by summer intern Mary Yoon. [1/13]
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“E-bikes are fast, often silent, and #blind and #PartiallySighted people can’t see them - making collisions hard to avoid. No one should feel unsafe stepping outside."
West Yorkshire SLC backs plans to ban e-bikes from parts of Briggate.
🎧 bit.ly/4nMpWxK (07.07am at 1h 07m into #BBC recording)
West Yorkshire SLC backs plans to ban e-bikes from parts of Briggate.
🎧 bit.ly/4nMpWxK (07.07am at 1h 07m into #BBC recording)
Rima Ahmed - 15/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
Waking you up each weekday morning, it's Rima Ahmed.
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“E-bikes are fast, often silent, and #blind and #PartiallySighted people can’t see them - making collisions hard to avoid. No one should feel unsafe stepping outside."
West Yorkshire SLC backs plans to ban e-bikes from parts of Briggate.
🎧 bit.ly/4nMpWxK (07.07am at 1h 07m into #BBC recording)
West Yorkshire SLC backs plans to ban e-bikes from parts of Briggate.
🎧 bit.ly/4nMpWxK (07.07am at 1h 07m into #BBC recording)
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Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.
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Today it’s possible to hear about ‘Embracing the dark’ in Episode 4 of Winter Well on Radio 4 with @slipshodspeller.bsky.social.
Insightful voices and perspectives on slowing down in winter and changing our expectations of ourselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Insightful voices and perspectives on slowing down in winter and changing our expectations of ourselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Today it’s possible to hear about ‘Embracing the dark’ in Episode 4 of Winter Well on Radio 4 with @slipshodspeller.bsky.social.
Insightful voices and perspectives on slowing down in winter and changing our expectations of ourselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Insightful voices and perspectives on slowing down in winter and changing our expectations of ourselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people
#AccessibleHousingNow #NewTowns
@disrightsuk.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-h...
#AccessibleHousingNow #NewTowns
@disrightsuk.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social
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Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people
The government has been accused of losing its way on accessible housing, after refusing to explain why a report by its “taskforce” on delivering a series of new towns across England does not includ…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people
#AccessibleHousingNow #NewTowns
@disrightsuk.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-h...
#AccessibleHousingNow #NewTowns
@disrightsuk.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-h...
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Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
Lovely to chat all things public engagement and impact this afternoon ☺️ Looking forward to a fab set of talks tomorrow 🙌 @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social
ENRGHI 2025 is open for registration, and last chance to submit an abstract is 1 September.
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
7-8 October, University of Bristol: join a 30 year tradition of connecting PGR and ECR research across geographies of health and wellbeing.
@healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social
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7-8 October, University of Bristol: join a 30 year tradition of connecting PGR and ECR research across geographies of health and wellbeing.
@healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lovely to chat all things public engagement and impact this afternoon ☺️ Looking forward to a fab set of talks tomorrow 🙌 @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social
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"in contrast to the relational, embedded & dynamic understanding of vulnerability elaborated by qualitative social science schlrs, national research ethics documents remain heavily dominated by understandings of vulnerability originating from biomedical research" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Vulnerability in procedural ethics: A study of 44 national research ethics guidelines - Rebecca Tapscott, Sophie Moxon, 2025
How should qualitative social scientists understand and engage with the concept of vulnerability in their research? Scholars have largely approached this questi...
journals.sagepub.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"in contrast to the relational, embedded & dynamic understanding of vulnerability elaborated by qualitative social science schlrs, national research ethics documents remain heavily dominated by understandings of vulnerability originating from biomedical research" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
It was fab to chat with Louise on Thursday for our Disability & Climate: In Conversation With session! Thanks so much for joining! ☺️
It was so lovely to join @sarahbell85.bsky.social yesterday for the brilliant @sensing-climate.bsky.social series - recording, transcript & links to refs:
captions & BSL
#NatureWriting #ENvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness @leverhulme.ac.uk @ukri.org
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
captions & BSL
#NatureWriting #ENvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness @leverhulme.ac.uk @ukri.org
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
In conversation with… Louise Kenward — Sensing Climate
It was wonderful to be in conversation with Louise Kenward in this session, reflecting on key ideas within her edited anthology, ‘Moving Mountains: Writing nature through illness and disability’, and ...
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September 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It was fab to chat with Louise on Thursday for our Disability & Climate: In Conversation With session! Thanks so much for joining! ☺️
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Tomorrow...
This week from @centreplacewriting.bsky.social PGR for @sensing-climate.bsky.social event with @sarahbell85.bsky.social
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
September 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tomorrow...
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This week from @centreplacewriting.bsky.social PGR for @sensing-climate.bsky.social event with @sarahbell85.bsky.social
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This week from @centreplacewriting.bsky.social PGR for @sensing-climate.bsky.social event with @sarahbell85.bsky.social
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...
- online free event Thursday at 2pm.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky #EnvironmentSky #AcademicSky
sensing-climate.com/events/louis...