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The Future of Low Carbon Health and Care

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · 28d

What does the future of low carbon health care look like? Come along to this workshop to find out more. @jenmidgeog.bsky.social will be part of the first panel session "Interdisciplinary perspectives on the journey to low carbon futures".

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Cross-sector care discussion on community futures and reducing environmental impact.

PhD/ DPhil Research at the Transport Studies Unit, Oxford University

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · 29d

Ever wondered what it's like to study a PhD/ DPhil at the TSU in Oxford? Some of our current students and @timschwanen.bsky.social discuss. Watch now: www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/graduate-res...

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · 29d

Great to see recent research from @sgyucel.bsky.social & @timschwanen.bsky.social highlighted in Nature Climate Change. bsky.app/profile/sgyu...

Shiv Yücel @sgyucel.bsky.social · 29d

⭐ Fantastic to see recent work w/ @timschwanen.bsky.social featured as a Research Highlight in the latest issue of Nature Climate Change. In this work, we examine how people across the Pacific Northwest of North America adapt their various everyday activities to cope with the threat of heatwaves.

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Sep 2

Who should pay for the UK’s public EV charging network? In an article for Public Sector Focus @hbudnitz.bsky.social @labibazzouz.bsky.social argue that public investment should be carefully targeted www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/news/who-sho...

Who should pay for the UK’s public EV charging network?

As the UK transitions towards net zero, the question of who should pay for public electric vehicle (EV) charging is becoming just as important as where chargers are installed.

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Sep 2

Applications are closing soon for the next course from our Global Challenges in Transport programme - Equity and Justice. We have a great line up of speakers! There are various scholarships and discounts available! Take a look www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/course/equit...

Cities for cycling: what is needed beyond good will and cycle paths?

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 7

'If we want more people to cycle, we need to build for the bikes - and riders - we have now and want in the future.'

@tsuoxford.bsky.social's Dr Zakiyya Adam outlines recommendations for the implementation of cycling-promoting initiatives in mid-sized European cities 🚲

#CycleToWorkDay

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Jul 3

'Different types of EV charging are not interchangeable – all are needed to support the switch.'

Government investment in neighbourhood chargers can’t replace the need for motorway infrastructure, explain Dr Labib Azzouz and Dr Hannah Budnitz from @tsuoxford.bsky.social.

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Where does the UK most need more public EV chargers?

Government investment in neighbourhood EV chargers cannot replace investment at motorway services.

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Jul 16

Catch up with all of our latest activities in @tsuoxford.bsky.social Summer Newsletter! mailchi.mp/66cf159bb804... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

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Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation (GCHU) @gchuoxford.bsky.social · Jun 24

📜 New Blog 📜 GCHU Research Associate Dr Alison Chisholm shares insights from the Deliberative Democracy and Climate Justice panel discussion held in Oxford as part of the Right Here Right Now global summit.

Read the full blog and access the event recording at: www.gchu.org.uk/2025/06/deli...

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Jun 13

Join @valenmontoya.bsky.social next Tuesday, where she will be talking about mapping gaps between “experts” and domestic workers for this open workshop. Link here: www.yorku.ca/crs/events/w...

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us to explore the political economy of low-carbon transitions in popular transport systems that underpin everyday mobility across much of the Global South. Book now! @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 29

There's still time to sign up for next week's panel session.

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 20

Sign up to hear this interdisciplinary panel re-centre time – rather than space – as the key to understanding migration, precarity, and agency. Booking required. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Migration through Time: Individual and Collective Memories

This interdisciplinary panel re-centres time – rather than space – as the key to understanding migration, precarity, and agency.

Migration through Time: Individual and Collective Memories

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Anna Plyushteva @plyushteva.bsky.social · May 15

Job vacancy: Research Associate in Road Safety Inequalities (24 months; full-time; based @tsuoxford.bsky.social )

Come and work with Xiao Li @xiaoli-transport.bsky.social (PI) and myself on a new project on road safety and children with SEND

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 20

Sign up to hear this interdisciplinary panel re-centre time – rather than space – as the key to understanding migration, precarity, and agency. Booking required. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

This interdisciplinary panel re-centres time – rather than space – as the key to understanding migration, precarity, and agency.

Deliberative Democracy: How can it support effective and just climate policy?

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 16

An interesting panel discussion to explore how citizens’ juries and assemblies can help decision-makers engage diverse groups of citizens on policies that affect their communities, to develop effective and just climate policy. Book now. www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/event/delibe... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

2.30pm, 4th June. Oxford Martin SchoolThe panel discussion is part of a programme of local events in Oxford in association with the Right Here Right Now Global Summit on Climate Change and Human Right...

The Transport Studies Unit, Oxford - "Walking Lahore’s Orange Line"

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 13

There is still time to sign up for Thursdays online seminar!

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 8

We are delighted to host Dr Chris Moffat, Dr Ammara Maqsood & Fizzah Sajjad next week, where there will be discussing key themes around their recently published "Lahore in Motion". Online only. Book now. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-transp...

Dr Chris Moffat, Dr Ammara Maqsood & Fizzah Sajjad will be discussing key themes around their recently published "Lahore in Motion"

The Transport Studies Unit, Oxford - "Walking Lahore’s Orange Line"

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · May 8

We are delighted to host Dr Chris Moffat, Dr Ammara Maqsood & Fizzah Sajjad next week, where there will be discussing key themes around their recently published "Lahore in Motion". Online only. Book now. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-transp...

Dr Chris Moffat, Dr Ammara Maqsood & Fizzah Sajjad will be discussing key themes around their recently published "Lahore in Motion"

‘Cross-border commuters’: the women who risk the dangerous crossing between Venezuela and Colombia each day

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Apr 29

There's a lot of exciting updates in our latest @tsuoxford.bsky.social newsletter for Trinity Term. Read now mailchi.mp/fb94cfef9d8e... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Apr 15

There is still time to submit your abstracts for City+2025@Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Xiang Ao/敖翔 @xiang-ao.bsky.social · Apr 2

🌍 Call for Abstracts: City+2025@Oxford: The 8th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Urban Studies 🌍
Submit your abstracts for presentation at City+2025@Oxford to be held on 29-30 September at School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Apr 14

Many Venezuelan women risk their safety each day to find work for themselves and school for their children in Colombia.

Many Venezuelan women risk their safety each day to find work for themselves and school for their children in Colombia.

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Apr 4

On Walk to Work Day, @valenmontoya.bsky.social highlights an example of commuting that isn't so straightforward. #walktoworkday @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

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"The good ones cross over the bridge, and the bad ones go underneath."

On Walk to Work Day, Valentina Montoya Robledo highlights the story of women who cross the Colombia-Venezuela border every day to work.

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Mar 26

Could the Tesla backlash finally help electric cars go mainstream? @hbudnitz.bsky.social discusses this in her latest article for @uk.theconversation.com

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Elon Musk marketed EVs to wealthy early-adopter men – but in the long run, more diverse messaging will help the industry.

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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · Mar 24

The TSU were delighted to host author @ccriadoperez.bsky.social for their Annual Lecture. She delivered an engaging talk on the structural inequalities embedded in transport design and delivery. www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/news/tsu-hos...

The TSU hosts Caroline Criado Perez for the Annual Lecture

Carolin Criado Perez, best known for her award-winning book: Invisible Women: Exposing data bias in a world designed for men, delivered an engaging talk on the structural inequalities embedded in tran...