Dr. Rob Phillips
@robdphillips.bsky.social
Senior Tutor: Design Futures: The Royal College of Art | Designer | Author | Maker | Grower | Dad
Work (Linkedin) | https://tinyurl.com/bdhbehxw
Articles | https://tinyurl.com/3bnuxmn4
Current Project | https://ecologicalcitizens.co.uk/
Work (Linkedin) | https://tinyurl.com/bdhbehxw
Articles | https://tinyurl.com/3bnuxmn4
Current Project | https://ecologicalcitizens.co.uk/
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NEW:
@lukegooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social and Jeremy Keenan share their #EcologicalCitizenship Technologies Framework.
This generative scaffold encourages a planet-centred approach to the creation, development and governance of new technologies.
Read on: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@lukegooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social and Jeremy Keenan share their #EcologicalCitizenship Technologies Framework.
This generative scaffold encourages a planet-centred approach to the creation, development and governance of new technologies.
Read on: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
Appropriate technologies: for regenerative practices and ecological citizenship, yielding planet-centred design
Introducing a new methodology for designers, technologists and citizens to engage with technologies in an ecologically interdependent world.
www.sei.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM
NEW:
@lukegooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social and Jeremy Keenan share their #EcologicalCitizenship Technologies Framework.
This generative scaffold encourages a planet-centred approach to the creation, development and governance of new technologies.
Read on: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@lukegooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social and Jeremy Keenan share their #EcologicalCitizenship Technologies Framework.
This generative scaffold encourages a planet-centred approach to the creation, development and governance of new technologies.
Read on: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
Reposted by Dr. Rob Phillips
The #EcologicalCitizenship Technology Framework is a new methodology to help designers, technologists and citizens engage in planet-centred technology creation and governance.
See how it can be applied: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@luke.gooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social
#EcologicalCitizens
See how it can be applied: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@luke.gooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social
#EcologicalCitizens
Appropriate technologies: for regenerative practices and ecological citizenship, yielding planet-centred design
Introducing a new methodology for designers, technologists and citizens to engage with technologies in an ecologically interdependent world.
www.sei.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The #EcologicalCitizenship Technology Framework is a new methodology to help designers, technologists and citizens engage in planet-centred technology creation and governance.
See how it can be applied: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@luke.gooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social
#EcologicalCitizens
See how it can be applied: buff.ly/EHPMIHV
@luke.gooding.bsky.social @robdphillips.bsky.social
#EcologicalCitizens
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Making the most of some recent winter light on the South Downs. These three photos show the rolling hills never disappoint when the sun eventually comes out.
#sussex #southdowns
#sussex #southdowns
January 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Making the most of some recent winter light on the South Downs. These three photos show the rolling hills never disappoint when the sun eventually comes out.
#sussex #southdowns
#sussex #southdowns
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The 100km Serpent Trail passes through terrain unlike any other in the National Park.
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The route connects what remains of lowland heath - one of the rarest habitats in the world.⠀
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Plan your own Serpent Trail adventure: www.southdowns.gov.uk/get-active/s... 👋
📸: SDNPA
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The route connects what remains of lowland heath - one of the rarest habitats in the world.⠀
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Plan your own Serpent Trail adventure: www.southdowns.gov.uk/get-active/s... 👋
📸: SDNPA
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The 100km Serpent Trail passes through terrain unlike any other in the National Park.
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The route connects what remains of lowland heath - one of the rarest habitats in the world.⠀
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Plan your own Serpent Trail adventure: www.southdowns.gov.uk/get-active/s... 👋
📸: SDNPA
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The route connects what remains of lowland heath - one of the rarest habitats in the world.⠀
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Plan your own Serpent Trail adventure: www.southdowns.gov.uk/get-active/s... 👋
📸: SDNPA
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A moment of reflection.
📸: Tim Squire
📸: Tim Squire
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A moment of reflection.
📸: Tim Squire
📸: Tim Squire
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Blue and Gold.
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Blue and Gold.
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
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Veganuary & the Future of Food
➡️ www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/diet-and-cli...
🎥 Check out the Civil Service Vegan Network talk video
➡️ www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/diet-and-cli...
🎥 Check out the Civil Service Vegan Network talk video
Diet change to address climate change and biodiversity extinction
Newsletter for the Collective for Climate Action and the Cross Goverrnment Climate Hub
www.collectiveforclimateaction.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Veganuary & the Future of Food
➡️ www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/diet-and-cli...
🎥 Check out the Civil Service Vegan Network talk video
➡️ www.collectiveforclimateaction.org/diet-and-cli...
🎥 Check out the Civil Service Vegan Network talk video
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The Detectorists — A Short Film About Otters and Detection Dogs. “Shot from a dog’s-eye view with immersive cinematography, the film offers a poetic glimpse into conservation through the nose and eyes of a canine detective.” [kottke.org]
The Detectorists — A Short Film About Otters and Detection Dogs.
An ecologist in Wales uses tracking dogs to help track & protect the endangered wild otter population; meet The Detectorists.
Set against the serene backdrop of rural Wales, this short documentary follows wildlife eco
kottke.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The Detectorists — A Short Film About Otters and Detection Dogs. “Shot from a dog’s-eye view with immersive cinematography, the film offers a poetic glimpse into conservation through the nose and eyes of a canine detective.” [kottke.org]
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The last jewel of autumn
January 4, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The last jewel of autumn
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Did you know the 100-mile South Downs Way is the only National Trail that sits entirely in a National Park? 🥾
People have been walking this ridgeline of the South Downs for as far back as we can discover, all sharing the views we've come to admire.
📸: Sam Moore
People have been walking this ridgeline of the South Downs for as far back as we can discover, all sharing the views we've come to admire.
📸: Sam Moore
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Did you know the 100-mile South Downs Way is the only National Trail that sits entirely in a National Park? 🥾
People have been walking this ridgeline of the South Downs for as far back as we can discover, all sharing the views we've come to admire.
📸: Sam Moore
People have been walking this ridgeline of the South Downs for as far back as we can discover, all sharing the views we've come to admire.
📸: Sam Moore
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Just five more minutes... 😴
#BackToWork
#BackToWork
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Just five more minutes... 😴
#BackToWork
#BackToWork
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See the full programme for today's event, which took place on the eve of #BES2025
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
@ect-uk.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
@ect-uk.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
National Environmental Monitoring Conference 2025
NEMC 2025, is a one-day event on Monday 15 December 2025 bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how environmental monitoring can drive real-world impact.
www.ceh.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
See the full programme for today's event, which took place on the eve of #BES2025
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
@ect-uk.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
@ect-uk.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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When it comes to equitably tackling the pollution, biodiversity, and climate crises, nature always brings more to the table!
Here are the experts you can follow to learn more about the many ways nature-based solutions help us build a better world.
Day 5 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs
Here are the experts you can follow to learn more about the many ways nature-based solutions help us build a better world.
Day 5 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs
December 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
When it comes to equitably tackling the pollution, biodiversity, and climate crises, nature always brings more to the table!
Here are the experts you can follow to learn more about the many ways nature-based solutions help us build a better world.
Day 5 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs
Here are the experts you can follow to learn more about the many ways nature-based solutions help us build a better world.
Day 5 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs
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💡 What makes an MDes Design Futures student different?
Thinking beyond the present 👀 looking at the big picture 🌍 and using design as a tool to understand complex systems 🔧
Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3L3txcH
Thinking beyond the present 👀 looking at the big picture 🌍 and using design as a tool to understand complex systems 🔧
Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3L3txcH
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
💡 What makes an MDes Design Futures student different?
Thinking beyond the present 👀 looking at the big picture 🌍 and using design as a tool to understand complex systems 🔧
Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3L3txcH
Thinking beyond the present 👀 looking at the big picture 🌍 and using design as a tool to understand complex systems 🔧
Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3L3txcH
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Lord of the Rings film set? No, it's Kingley Vale.
The reserve contains one of the finest yew forests in western Europe, including a grove of ancient trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain.
Pure magic.
📸: Chris Doyle
The reserve contains one of the finest yew forests in western Europe, including a grove of ancient trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain.
Pure magic.
📸: Chris Doyle
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Lord of the Rings film set? No, it's Kingley Vale.
The reserve contains one of the finest yew forests in western Europe, including a grove of ancient trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain.
Pure magic.
📸: Chris Doyle
The reserve contains one of the finest yew forests in western Europe, including a grove of ancient trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain.
Pure magic.
📸: Chris Doyle
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Dale Baldwin spotted this female Kingfisher in a reed bed. Stunning photo.
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Dale Baldwin spotted this female Kingfisher in a reed bed. Stunning photo.
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What's the Point to Global Tipping Points?
🎥 youtu.be/QFp_R9ZXPs0
➡️ Discover: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gtp/
💬Join: linktr.ee/cfca
🎥 youtu.be/QFp_R9ZXPs0
➡️ Discover: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gtp/
💬Join: linktr.ee/cfca
What are Global Tipping Points?
Rapidly transitioning to a low-carbon economy that will deliver the Paris Agreement requires identifying and operationalising positive tipping points. Discover How. https://global-tipping-points.org/
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What's the Point to Global Tipping Points?
🎥 youtu.be/QFp_R9ZXPs0
➡️ Discover: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gtp/
💬Join: linktr.ee/cfca
🎥 youtu.be/QFp_R9ZXPs0
➡️ Discover: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gtp/
💬Join: linktr.ee/cfca
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New Blue Spaces Report 🌊
We're pleased to share a new report by Jenny Wheeldon, Esmée’s Blue Spaces Manager, with the collective learning of everyone involved.
➡️ Read the full report and an interactive map of the projects here: esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest-news/...
We're pleased to share a new report by Jenny Wheeldon, Esmée’s Blue Spaces Manager, with the collective learning of everyone involved.
➡️ Read the full report and an interactive map of the projects here: esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest-news/...
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New Blue Spaces Report 🌊
We're pleased to share a new report by Jenny Wheeldon, Esmée’s Blue Spaces Manager, with the collective learning of everyone involved.
➡️ Read the full report and an interactive map of the projects here: esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest-news/...
We're pleased to share a new report by Jenny Wheeldon, Esmée’s Blue Spaces Manager, with the collective learning of everyone involved.
➡️ Read the full report and an interactive map of the projects here: esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Everyone deserves to enjoy nature.
Through my Green Roots Fund we’re backing fantastic projects, including the first white storks breeding colony in London for 600 years.
This is only the beginning - with more than £12m invested over the next 3 years.
Through my Green Roots Fund we’re backing fantastic projects, including the first white storks breeding colony in London for 600 years.
This is only the beginning - with more than £12m invested over the next 3 years.
White storks nest at Dagenham country park in rewilding project
White storks, were previously driven to extinction in Britain, and not seen in London for 600 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Everyone deserves to enjoy nature.
Through my Green Roots Fund we’re backing fantastic projects, including the first white storks breeding colony in London for 600 years.
This is only the beginning - with more than £12m invested over the next 3 years.
Through my Green Roots Fund we’re backing fantastic projects, including the first white storks breeding colony in London for 600 years.
This is only the beginning - with more than £12m invested over the next 3 years.
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Winter landscape ❄️
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Winter landscape ❄️
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a beautiful late winter morning along the Wee Mad Road with the sun illuminating the fantastic birches of Assynt.
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
a beautiful late winter morning along the Wee Mad Road with the sun illuminating the fantastic birches of Assynt.
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Have you 'herd'? 🐮
We're still accepting entries for our 2025/2026 Astrophotography Competition!
Find out more and enter: southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition 💫
📸: Christopher Pearson
We're still accepting entries for our 2025/2026 Astrophotography Competition!
Find out more and enter: southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition 💫
📸: Christopher Pearson
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Have you 'herd'? 🐮
We're still accepting entries for our 2025/2026 Astrophotography Competition!
Find out more and enter: southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition 💫
📸: Christopher Pearson
We're still accepting entries for our 2025/2026 Astrophotography Competition!
Find out more and enter: southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition 💫
📸: Christopher Pearson
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"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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See how we're (mis)using Earth in 100 Seconds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz...
#Earthin100Seconds @markruffalo.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz...
#Earthin100Seconds @markruffalo.bsky.social
Earth in 100 Seconds: Revealing Humanity's Global Footprint | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
See how we're (mis)using Earth in 100 Seconds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz...
#Earthin100Seconds @markruffalo.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz...
#Earthin100Seconds @markruffalo.bsky.social
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Announcing our new photography exhibition, Water Pantanal Fire.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Announcing our new photography exhibition, Water Pantanal Fire.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.
Featuring over 60 striking images from the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this exhibition captures the vibrant wildlife of this aquatic paradise, and the wildfires that threaten its fragile beauty.