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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really pleased that my new paper on electricity generation in Southern Africa has been published: doi.org/10.1088/2753...

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great to have a chance to present my new paper on peripheral electricity generation in Southern Africa at the @rgsibg.bsky.social conference. In this paper I look specifically at electricity generation in Namibia and Eswatini 🌍

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Winderful @winderful.uk · Aug 4

Right now #wind is meeting 60% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

The winderful.uk dashboard showing that wind is generating 13,225 MW. That's enough to run 12,595,238 washing machines.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jul 27

“Svalbard is at the front line of the climate crisis, warming at six to seven times the global average rate"

www.404media.co/scientists-r...

Scientists Report Surreal Scenes In the World’s Most Northern Town

Researchers witnessing warming in Svalbard worry that “we have been too cautious” with climate warnings.

www.404media.co

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Jul 21

Graduation!

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Jun 29

Just got back from a fantastic research trip to Limpopo Province, South Africa. Our team is investigating solar power being constructed on tribal land, identifying challenges and best practice
@exeter.ac.uk #ExeterGeography #Solar #Energy

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rebeccagiffard.bsky.social @rebeccagiffard.bsky.social · Jun 11

What a fantastic two days sharing my paper and listening to so many fascinating speakers. Thank you to the organisers of @earlymodern2025.bsky.social for such an excellent conference!

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Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · Apr 15

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social are advertising its AI+ Academic Fellowships: three years of 80% ‘protected’ research time (i.e. minimal teaching and admin) with a view to a permanent academic position. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...

Love to see feminist geographical research represented!

King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)

King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...

www.kcl.ac.uk

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Apr 9

At @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social leadership are slashing jobs while opening a new campus in Kazakhstan

@drjogrady.bsky.social tells the Education Select Committee what universities are spending on while making staff redundant

#StopTheCuts

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Apr 13

Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.

This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/

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Veronica White @veronicaawhite.bsky.social · Apr 9

I'm recruiting women in farming for my PhD research! Please share with any farming contacts living/working near Okehampton, London, Wisbech, Market Rasen, Stokesley, and Penrith! #PhDbyBike

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Apr 10

Reminder that Exeter are currently advertising a 1 year post for an #EarlyModern #History lecturer to cover teaching while my colleague and I are on research leave during year 3 of our Leverhulme project:

Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks to my department for combining my and my colleague's Leverhulme Trust teaching buy out into an almost full time (0.9) 1 year post 👇

- Application deadline 16th April

#EarlyModern 🗃️

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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML369/l...

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Apr 8

PGR paper prize from the Energy Geographies research group of the RGS
#AcademicSky
#Energy #Geography
@aag-energy.bsky.social

Energy Geography Research Group @energygeography.bsky.social · Apr 8

📢 PGRs in energy research - this one's for you!🏆 Enter our PGR Paper Prize for a chance to win £75! We will work with the winners to promote their work. Categories - conceptual, impact & methods. 🗓 Deadline: 5PM GMT 30 May
More info 👉 www.energygeographies.org/pgr-paper-co... @rgsibg.bsky.social

PGR Paper Competition | EnGRG

www.energygeographies.org

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Veronica White @veronicaawhite.bsky.social · Apr 7

The @uniofexeternews.bsky.social press release for my upcoming #PhDbyBike is live!

news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

Researcher to tour England by bike to interview women in farming

A University of Exeter researcher will cycle hundreds of miles across England to interview women in farming about their visions for the future. PhD student Veronica White will set off from Land’s End ...

news.exeter.ac.uk

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 5

100,000+ people marched at the #HandsOff rally in New York!

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KarSteN Haustein @khaustein.bsky.social · Mar 31

Excellent news and proper justice for once!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027

Court finds far-right leader guilty of embezzlement of European funds and bars her from public office with immediate effect

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Mar 27

📢 NEW activism award from the EnGRG. Please do share with your networks 📢

Energy Geography Research Group @energygeography.bsky.social · Mar 27

Announcing our new Activism Award 🏆 Celebrating individuals & organisations driving energy justice in the UK – through research, teaching, activism, or community action. 🌍⚡ Nominate now! Deadline 5pm GMT, Friday, 30 May 2025👇 www.energygeographies.org/activisim-aw...

Activisim Award | EnGRG

www.energygeographies.org

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Mar 27

Fantastic day in Avignon on our Exeter Geography field course, learning about sustainable food production in the city.
#AcademicSky #Avignon #ExeterGeography

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Mar 25

Taking our final year @exeter.ac.uk students on the first fieldtrip to Avignon, France. The whole trip is via rail, as #ExeterGeography decarbonises field courses. Led by the fantastic Dr @rebeccasandover.bsky.social

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Energy Geography Research Group @energygeography.bsky.social · Mar 24

Announcing our final webinar - 26/03, 2-3PM GMT.
@isoutar.bsky.social will give a talk on "Inevitable and enabling? Digitalisation and the UK energy system". Please register here 👇 www.energygeographies.org/event-detail...

Energy X Digital: Dr Iain Soutar | EnGRG

Inevitable and enabling? Digitalisation and the UK energy system

www.energygeographies.org

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Dr Helena Hastie @helenahastie.bsky.social · Mar 23

It was great to get the opportunity to present at the Geog dept seminar on the topic of motherhood and fieldwork, leading to interesting discussions on barriers to fieldwork #exetergeography #academicsky #geography

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Energy Geography Research Group @energygeography.bsky.social · Mar 20

Last week, we caught up with @mcbrisbois.bsky.social from @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social for #IWD! 🚨 We talked motivation, her impactful work with @edrc-uk.bsky.social, and the two must-read papers topping her list right now.📚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8R...

EnGRG A Spotlight on... Marie Claire Brisbois

YouTube video by Energy Geographies Research Group

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · Mar 16

“We have seen an absolutely astonishing rise of solar installations in Britain and also globally. That’s because the cost of solar has plummeted. It has become so cheap that some solar panels are now cheaper than roof tiles or fence panels.”

Me in the ipaper inews.co.uk/news/environ...

The UK's solar revolution, mapped - as 3,500 projects in the pipeline

Up to 20 large-scale solar projects are planned to boost the UK's net-zero goals

inews.co.uk

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 16

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”

#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level

Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...

www.latimes.com

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