SJ Cooper-Knock
thesjck.bsky.social
SJ Cooper-Knock
@thesjck.bsky.social
Researching urban justice and inclusion: housing, law, policing, and just transition. Creative methods. Education for Sustainable Development academic lead at the Uni of Sheffield. Dabbles in art and music. 🍉
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Another chance to listen to Jenny Preece @housingevidence.bsky.social on @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social #urbanradar podcast

Also with @thesjck.bsky.social on trans inclusive urban spaces
How safe are our homes today? In Urban Radar, Jenny Preece looks at housing safety after Grenfell, plus trans rights, urban festivals, AI propaganda and more.

Listen here: bit.ly/45kKKWc
July 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Always a treat to chat to @itsbethperry.bsky.social and @goodfellowtom.bsky.social

This was a rollercoaster ride through joy, disdain, oppression and joy for LGBTQ+ folk in the city.

Urban Radar is a cracking podcast taking an urban lens on current issues. Well worth a listen.
#UrbanRadar 6 has landed!

We're joined by Jenny Preece to dive into building safety in the context of #Grenfell fire anniversary, and @thesjck.bsky.social to consider #trans rights and urban space.

Plus, as usual, loads of other issues on our radar this month:

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Radar 6: HOUSING SAFETY, TRANS RIGHTS AND THE CITY (+ Bunkers, AI protest & more)
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June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Looking fwd to this
Building bridges: Queer and feminist approaches to interdisciplinarity

Join the Gender Research Network this June to explore how queer & feminist can shape interdisciplinary dialogues.

With colleagues from School of Geography and Planning & Urban Institue

Find out more: shorturl.at/JlGZA
Building bridges: Queer and feminist approaches to interdisciplinarity
To support effective responses to spatial and environmental injustice there is a need for interdisciplinary research that bridges the gaps between critical social theory and the Earth/Environmental sc...
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June 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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"the temperatures at every reef north of Ningaloo reached as high as or higher than ever recorded.

“We’ve never had every major WA reef affected in a single event. This is the worst coral bleaching event recorded for WA reefs.” "

#ClimateEmergency

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Showls now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise
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June 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Another step backwards from accessible and affordable public transport.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services disappeared in past five years
Such areas received about half the extra funding per capita than urban areas, according to county council analysis
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June 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Really excited to be collaborating on this. Please share with your networks...
Call for ECRs : Just Urban Transition in African Cities

Submission Deadline: 4th July 2025

In partnership with Cardiff University, University of Western Cape’s Politics & Urban Governance Research group and @thesjck.bsky.social

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For queries - Margot Rubin [email protected]
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June 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Have you checked out our new podcast yet? If you’re into law & the environment, interdisciplinary research, water and/or tips on thriving as an academic, you might enjoy a listen.

(Also, we’re just 11 downloads away from our first 500 & it would be lovely to hit that milestone.)
June 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The latest episode of Uni of Sheffield excellent Law in Context podcast is focused on the recent Supreme Court judgment: "For Women Scotland vs The Scottish Ministers" creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Law in Context • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
The rapid response events & podcasts series 'Law in Context' is hosted at the University of Sheffield, School of Law by Dr Anna Ventouratou (Lecturer in International Trade Law) and Dr Sotirios Le...
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May 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
In this podcast chat I gave a shout-out to @goodlawproject.bsky.social 's FAQs on trans inclusivity in the wake of the supreme court judgement.

Take a look. They're practical, accessible, & aware of the costs of pushing for justice as a trans person right now.

goodlawproject.org/resource/tra...
June 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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By me: Climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza will exceed the annual greenhouse gas emissions of >100 countries - exacerbating planetary catastrophe on top of the horrific death toll and suffering of Palestinians

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries
Exclusive: The climate cost is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds
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May 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Urban Radar 5 is now LIVE!

Tune in for grounded, critical conversations—from community-led energy futures with Dr Jayne Carrick to AI confessionals and power of a new pope, reimagining future of spiritual spaces with @msoamsoa.bsky.social.

Also unpacking some key urban issues.

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May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This week the lovely folk at Law in Context hosted @surabhishukla.bsky.social, @sandraduffy.bsky.social & I
to discuss

For Women Scotland Vs The Scottish Ministers

We explored the big legal Qs raised by the judgement and the road ahead.

Take a listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
May 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fantastic to be here at the Student Sustainability Research Conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social great to see students from across Yorkshire sharing their research for sustainable futures @sheffielduni.bsky.social #ssrc25
March 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@sheffielduni.bsky.social Great to be here at the Student Sustainability Research Conference at @universityofleeds.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Can new fuels make aviation sustainable?

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian from the University of Sheffield, Luke Ervine from Virgin and Steven Gillard from Boeing, discuss how we’re working together to decarbonise air travel on the @timeshighered.bsky.social podcast. Listen now:
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March 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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"Sustainability" by Sheffield UK artist Phlegm. A city in a water bottle.
#StreetArt #Photography Cable Street #Manchester
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“In the years since 1982, developing countries have transferred an estimated $4200 billion in interest payments to their creditors in Europe and North America, far outstripping the official-sector development aid these countries received during the same period.“

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December 15, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Congrats, @senthorun.bsky.social ! Looking fwd to reading this
Last year, I was invited to speak at the Swiss Institute of Feminist Legal Research and Gender Law about my work exploring the emotional dynamics of teaching LGBT rights in law schools (based in the UK). My paper has just been published in their collection. DM for a copy if interested. 🌈🎓
December 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Sometimes, but only sometimes, two wrongs can make a right. Based on an erroneous definition of transgender in a prior case, which was then codified, the Kerala High Court has found that intersex children cannot be subjected to surgeries based on parental consent alone.
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Law and Sexuality
Bi-monthly Updates on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Cases in India
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December 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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These writing-up grants are of huge value to recipients who are struggling to fund the last stages of a PhD. If you're eligible, do consider applying.

See the web pages of the IJURR Foundation (long supported by @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social scholars!) for other fantastic opportunities too.

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The IJURR Foundation 2025 Writing up grant applications are now open, for PhD students from low- and middle-income countries who are writing up their final thesis. Detailed information on eligibility & applications is available here: www.ijurr.org/ijurr-founda...
Writing-Up Grants - IJURR
IJURR Foundation promotes urban and regional research. Within this broad field it is particularly keen to encourage an understanding of the interconnection between social, economic and political proce...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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On the day of the new NPPF, our report out with @wildjustice.bsky.social shows how housebuilders are failing to protect nature. Across 42 new estates we audited only a half of the ecological features they promised are in place. #NPPF #planning #wildlife

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Housebuilders supply only half of promised nature-friendly features, survey finds
Developers in England deliver 53% of features such as trees and bird boxes demanded in planning permissions, study says
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December 12, 2024 at 6:17 AM
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A short explainer of FoodLadders. youtu.be/q9hbTXeBZjU?...
Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision
YouTube video by Megan K Blake
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November 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM