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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · 6d

The wind in the pylons and cables combined to make a weird chorus. A deep hum from the cables, the wind in the trees, and a mechanical shriek from the pylon, I assume caused by the vibrations transferring from air to metal. Captivating. (This would have been more poetic in @hookland.bsky.social )

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 8d

EAT-Lancet 2.0 report is out today, updating the influential 2019 report.

On my first read it seems to bring further data/evidence to support the big solutions for food/climate/nature: 1) improve productivity & env performance of agriculture, 2) reduce food loss/waste, 3) healthy/sustainable diets.

The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...

www.thelancet.com

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · 13d

I always thought the same about Isn’t It Amazing by the Hothouse Flowers.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 23d

Tokyo is moving in the opposite direction. In addition to the ongoing loss of private green spaces, many large, old trees are being sacrificed for profit-driven redevelopment — all while summer temperatures continue to rise dramatically.
#unSmartCity

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Aug 29

S.H.F.S…https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3zjxy3dwo

Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Aug 3

Just FYI…the UK is in no position to match this offer.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 30

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”

City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.

I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

yle.fi

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 27

A part, small but important, of watching women’s football was the lack of simulation and time wasting so prevalent in the men’s game. Shame that Italy and Spain are doing so much to copy the worst parts of the men’s game.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 27

“No shops, no schools”: homes in England built without basic amenities. “Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure & doctors.”

Some developers not fulfilling legal requirements with little consequence, others didn’t actually have to.

A planning mess.

‘No shops, no schools’: homes in England built without basic amenities

Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure and even doctors

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 22

I wonder if it ever occurs to Italy that if they hadn’t wasted so much time, the game would’ve been over before that goal.

Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 21

Of all the issues associated with being convinced to do another modelling study, knowing I'll have to engage with this is the worst. If you know, you know.

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 20

No learn g survives contact with the locals. I completed Duolingo Spanish and then couldn’t understand a word when I went to Spain.

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 18

Did you see this @landethics.bsky.social ? I was wondering how well it correlates with you cool wilder places map?

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · Jul 8

❗Doctoral students: want to experience first-hand how research feeds into policy?

The latest round of the UKRI Policy Internships scheme is open for applications.

Apply by 8 September 2025➡️ www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jul 3

Great PhD opportunity with Mark Goddard at @northumbriauni.bsky.social investigating the effects of exposure to nature in patient recovery in hospital settings. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The health and wellbeing benefits of biodiverse greenspace: A case study of green and social prescribing in Newcastle Hospitals (RDFC25/EE/GES/GODDARD ) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - The health and wellbeing benefits of biodiverse greenspace: A case study of green and social prescribing in Newcastle Hospitals (RDFC25/EE/GES/GODDARD ) at Northumbria University, listed...

www.findaphd.com

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 30

Why does @linkedin.com hate images?

Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 29

“The Food Foundation reported that 1,000 calories of healthy food such as fruit and veg costs £8.80, compared to £4.30 for the equivalent amount of less healthy food, such as ready meals and processed meats.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets

Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

www.bbc.co.uk

Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 23

Full day of preparation for the regenerative materials building workshops, making sure the straw bale wall frames are ready, along with stands for clay plastering.

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Stuart Fairclough @physactivityed.bsky.social · Jun 23

I've posted a Euraxess advert for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship project under Horizon Europe, focused on accelerometer methods for assessing children's physical activity.

I’d be grateful for shares and reposts! 🙏

Link is below 👇
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/354331

Improving the utility and interpretation of children’s physical activity assessed by accelerometers

Edge Hill University is seeking to host exceptional research fellows funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme to develop accelerometer methods for the assessment of physica...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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Social Housing Posts @uksocialhousing.bsky.social · Jun 22

Only one member of staff at Oxford City Council was left to deal with housing complaints for a period last year, as the authority admits it had a 'difficult year'.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2525211...

Oxford council had one staff member to deal with all housing complaints

Only one member of staff at Oxford City Council was left to deal with housing complaints for a period last year.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 17

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 16

Depends who owns it.

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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · Jun 13

Absolutely delighted to have @rachgarr.bsky.social at the Oxford Martin School (18/6, 4pm) to talk about deforestation for cocoa, oil palm, soy and beef, and the equity issues involved. A fantastic way to wrap up our @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social seminar series!

Sign up link below.

Addressing equity challenges in the environmental governance of food supply chains: the case of deforestation-risk commodities in the tropics

Future of Food seminar: Professor Rachael Garrett

www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 Leading UK scholars deliver letter to PM, urging him to put nature at the heart of growth, climate & resilience policy ahead of #COP30 Belém.
Covered ‪@businessgreen.bsky.social‬ tinyurl.com/2huncmv4
🙋🏽‍♀️ Fellow UK academics can add their names.
🔗 Read letter & sign here:
tinyurl.com/2s3b22sb

'Now is not the time to turn our backs on nature': Leading scientists issue warning to PM ahead of Spending Review

EXCLUSIVE: More than 35 nature experts urge government to ensure nature is properly valued in all economic decisions and reaffirm UK climate leadership ahead of COP30 Summit

tinyurl.com

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Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social · Jun 8

For the record, this was an absolute shit show. Huge numbers of pre-paid ticket holders didn’t make it through the traffic. The parking wardens were out of their depth. The promised improvements made everything worse. Dreadful organisation across the board. Almost scam-level incompetence.