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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 18d

🎨 want a free painting for noticing the world around you!?

today’s the last day to enter 👉
📱 download #communiMap
📸 snap & upload a photo
📝 add a wee detail if you know it

done. you’re in the raffle. winner picked next week 🎉

vid of Libby Walker painting (by Brahma Vaidya) below, brilliant! 🤩

CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 29d

Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday!
What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting.
Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 29

Come for a walk in Elder Park 🌳
📅 Tue 2 Sept | 11–1pm
🍃 Notice the trees
📱 Try the communiMap app
🎁 Take a #communiMap starter kit home
No expertise, just curiosity.
👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ifsMbaM1VH

Microsoft Forms

forms.cloud.microsoft

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 18

Saturday at Bellahouston allotments was magic! We set up a #communiMap stall and swapped stories, compost tips, and even pink beetroot water (fermenting).

The climate news is heavy (another hottest year, dry soils here too), but seeing folk build ponds, save seeds + caring for land gave me hope!

Fermentation workshop with Glasgow Community Food Network

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 15

From puddles to foxes — mapping Glasgow together. 🌳🚲💧
🎥 Watch the new 10-minute film youtu.be/5nnr5pxEur4
- download communiMap and start spotting today! 📱 App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/commu... 📱 Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#Glasgow #ClimateAction #CommunityMapping

From Puddles to Foxes: Your Glasgow, On the Map, Spot It, Snap It, Map It!

YouTube video by GALLANT (UofG)

youtu.be

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us in Govan for a free tree mapping workshop 🌳
Learn how to identify & monitor local trees, try the communiMap app, and take home a free kit.

No experience needed, just curiosity!
📅 Thurs 28th Aug, 10AM–1PM
📍 Elder Park Library

Sign up: bit.ly/45h1s7X

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 1

The guide helps bring this into classrooms.
It was shaped with the brilliant science communicator @samsighs.bsky.social & the brilliant Glasgow illustrator Libby Walker.

Guide: www.communimap.net/communimap-i...

The resources can be used anywhere, but the project itself is focused here in Glasgow!

www.communimap.net

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 1

@communigallant.bsky.social focuses on community collaboration: for the next year, we’re gathering what people notice – trees, water, biodiversity, composting, safe routes and stories of place – and sharing it widely.

communiMap in the Classroom - Communimap UK

www.communimap.net

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Aug 1

We’ve made a Teacher’s Guide for communiMap – a way for Glasgow schools to join a city‑wide community science project.

communiMap is part of GALLANT, a NERC-funded programme exploring how our city can live well with climate change and nature.

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Glasgow City of Science and Innovation @gcosi.bsky.social · Jul 18

📱 Want to help tackle climate change in your community? There’s an app for that. Introducing communiMap — Glasgow’s new community science app

📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
👇 Learn more

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/new-glasgow-...

#ClimateAction #CommunityScience

New Glasgow App Empowers Communities To Tackle Climate Change Through Everyday Actions | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation

Glasgow residents will have a new way to engage with local climate action at their fingertips, thanks to a community science app co-designed by researchers at the University of Glasgow and local commu...

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com

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Prof Ria Dunkley @riadunkley.bsky.social · Jul 19

Out on a walk? See something that matters? #communiMap it! Search CommuniMap in the App Store or in Google Play today!

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National Centre for Resilience @nationalresilience.bsky.social · Jul 22

The team behind @uofglasgow.bsky.social 's GALLANT
@communigallant.bsky.social project has launched a new community science tool. The app supports place-based, community-led observation in Glasgow across themes like composting, nature, flooding, trees, and energy. ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2394

communiMap: A New Way to Connect People, Place and Climate Action in Glasgow

What if noticing a puddle, a tree, or a compost bin in your neighbourhood could help build climate resilience? That’s the idea behind communiMap, a new community science tool developed through the Uni...

ncr.glasgow.ac.uk

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you for sharing! Any questions we are happy to answer 😊

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Charlotte Morris @cbocomms.bsky.social · Jul 17

Great to see #communiApp out in the wild! Download the app and get noticing 👀 (it's addictive - I spotted a heron the other day on my walk and got very excited 🤓).

Been a joy to work with the extremely talented @communigallant.bsky.social team on sharing this story.

University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 17

Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more.
Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU

An urban garden with planters and shingle. A garden table sits next to a poly tunnel with a plant pot on top. In the background are tenement flats and colourful bunting

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 17

Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more.
Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks for sharing Charlotte, 😊

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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · Jul 17

💚 Get involved! 👇

CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 17

After a successful soft launch, we’re excited to share that communiMap is now live for everyone! 💚

Glaswegians (and beyond!) can start noticing, sharing & caring for the places they love!

Huge thanks to everyone who’s been part of the journey so far! Download links below...

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 17

🔗 iOS - apps.apple.com/us/app/commu...

🔗 Android - play.google.com/store/apps/d...

🔗 Online web version - www.spotteron.com/communimap/

Check out our communiMap workbook here 🔗
communitycollabglasgow.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 17

After a successful soft launch, we’re excited to share that communiMap is now live for everyone! 💚

Glaswegians (and beyond!) can start noticing, sharing & caring for the places they love!

Huge thanks to everyone who’s been part of the journey so far! Download links below...

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jul 15

Big thank you to the amazing GALLANT team for joining our communiMap demo session! 🌿🐝

We explored campus, tracked our routes & spotted some urban biodiversity.

Great feedback, big ideas & next steps discussed 💡 Full launch coming July 17th, stay tuned!

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jun 30

We had a brilliant time at Glasgow Science Festival 2025! It was a great opportunity to talk with visitors about our new community science app, communiMap, and have people try it out for themselves.

More communiMap updates coming soon! 🌱

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jun 16

Chris sparked discussion on composting, nature’s health benefits, and access issues - like pavements blocked by parked cars 🚧

These are the kinds of challenges our upcoming communiMap app aims to help tackle!📱

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jun 16

On June 5, our own Chris joined an invisible cities walking tour from the Pearce Institute to the Glasgow Science Centre 🌿

He shared his GALLANT journey and explored the Wee Forest 🌱 - a great example of how urban nature can boost biodiversity and community wellbeing.

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’re pleased to share that our climate communication training series with Climate Outreach, has successfully finished!

Across 3 sessions, participants developed the tools to communicate about climate change in relatable ways.

We can't wait to see them lead climate conversations! 🌎

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · May 29

Join PhD student Emma Plant for a report back evening on her GALLANT research project into pollinator diversity!

📅 Wed 4 June
⏰ 6–8pm
📍 Zoology Museum, Graham Kerr Building, UofG

More info and registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/tazh2jk3

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