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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 29

Wow! This is quite big news

TandemKate @tandemkate.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is so incredibly ridiculously exciting - Mobility aid laws are going to be reviewed and made fit for purpose!
Woo!
(& yes, I do think this is *that* exciting!)
#disability
#ActiveTravel
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid

Ben Foley @benwheels.bsky.social · Jul 31

Easy to miss, but important. At @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk we've been working towards this moment for years - the DfT has publicly announced that it is looking at sorting out mobility aid laws. 🎉 Our #MyCycleMyMobilityAid campaign looks like it is paying off.

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations!

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you Laurent@

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 28

I won a prize! Thank you very much for the great honour.

Transport Geography Research Group @tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Hay Award for outstanding contribution to transport geography goes to @contourgeek.bsky.social Prof Kate Pangbourne - many congratulations! 🎉🎉

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 28

@tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social the 19th Brian Hoyle Lecture in Transport Geography is underway, with Professor Lucy Budd discussing aerial geographies

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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Has the Modern Industrial Strategy delivered on Industrial Decarbonisation?

Imogen Rattle and Peter Taylor examine the positive changes, though questions remain on delivery timelines, funding, and whether it will be sufficient to decarbonise the sector.
ukerc.ac.uk/news/foundat...

Foundations First: has the Modern Industrial Strategy delivered on Industrial Decarbonisation?

With the publication of The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy last week, our answer is broadly positive, though...

ukerc.ac.uk

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Aug 28

Looking forward to this annual TGRG tradition.

Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Dec 7

Were you hoping for something specific?

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Dec 7

Also, aircraft noise. Looking at you Leeds-Bradford Airport

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Nov 29

“A single unmuffled scooter crossing Paris at night can wake as many as 10,000 people.”

We seriously underestimate the impact of vehicle noise on urban livability and health. Cities aren’t noisy, engines are.

How #Paris Is Waging a War on Noise Pollution.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Europe’s Noise Capital Tries to Turn Down the Volume

To combat the ill effects of urban noise pollution, Paris is deploying automated sensors and cracking down on the loudest vehicles.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · Dec 4

In my book I don't care how many miles of rail a transit system has. What I want to know is how good the local bus system is? The humble bus is the real workhorse of transit. Going places rail will never go and unlocking access for so many people. Let's get the basics right.

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Dec 7

My good friend and excellent academic is on Bluesky! Please give her a follow.

Karen Lucas @drkarenlucas.bsky.social · Dec 5

Thanks to everyone who has followed me back so far. To help me get more followers would you please put a message out on your post to let people know I’m here? That would be fab!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Nov 19

Four things to say about the £23bn Thames Water needs for infrastructure repair:
1. As I understand it, this covers only extreme, emergency repairs, for infrastructure that’s about to fail or has already done so.
2. It’s almost certainly an underestimate.

Another short privatisation🧵

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Nov 19

And it's only Tuesday

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Nov 16

This is an exciting initiative. Prof Middlemiss and Dr Owen are very very good academics.

Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · Nov 7

The new JUST Centre will help create a sustainable society where no one is left behind.

Professor Lucie Middlemiss and Dr Anne Owen are part of the research team that will co-create solutions with communities, government and businesses.

Read more:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Championing sustainable transformations in the north of England

The new Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) centre will prioritise justice and collaboration in its approach to sustainable solutions.

environment.leeds.ac.uk

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Nov 16

I love this

Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · Nov 15

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

A map of flight paths emanating from breeding colony of gulls, with this caption: Early on, LifeWatch noticed something odd. Most gulls were making daily trips to Mouscron, a city on the French border 65 km away. They went to investigate and found the birds bingeing on discarded snacks at the Roger & Roger potato factory.

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Dr. Mike 🌊💙🌊 @doctormike.bsky.social · Nov 15

🤔 Here's my idea of "heaven". ... HBU❓️

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Glenn Lyons @metalprofessor.bsky.social · Nov 15

Happy #MetalFriday Blueskyers 🤘🖤
Loving a bit of Gojira right now - Another World. If only the billionaire rocket boys had some sense.

A Motorhead tankard of beer next to an emptied can of ale to mark the end of a working week.

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Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social · Nov 15

The ESRC IAA funding call is open - next application deadline is 27 November. Visit our website for details of how IAA funding can maximise the impact and influence of your research bit.ly/48zPuXk

#funding #research
@idrleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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Crowd of people at a rally blurred out in background. Text shows 'Funding call open'.

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🌞 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐚 @academicaries.bsky.social · Nov 15

If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.

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Natasha Bernal @natashabernal.bsky.social · Nov 15

Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Nov 16

True everywhere

Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Nov 15

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Nov 16

I'd love to be added please

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Oct 27

I am not looking forward to this.

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Prof Kate Pangbourne @contourgeek.bsky.social · Oct 27

Since I am under 60, a single bus fare for the only route of any use to me costs £5.90 for 12 miles in Aberdeenshire; frequency/reliability are woeful. In Edinburgh I can get around at reasonable cost. It needs fixing.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Oct 25

When we think about animal conservation and plans to introduce/reintroduce animals in the UK we don’t talk enough about how to mitigate the impact of traffic. This sad story is repeated across our pervasive road network and we need a proper strategy to address the harm of roads on nature

Anglesey otters being killed by traffic increase, charity warns

An orphaned otter cub left to fend for himself after his mum was run over survives by a

www.bbc.co.uk

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