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Vanesa Castan Broto

@vanesilla.bsky.social

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Working to deliver responses to climate change embedded in places and communities. Based at the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield. #climateurbanism

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · Dec 18

I am delighted to anounce that the Urban Institute will be leading a new consortium to tackle the gender gap in the energy transition in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania

www.sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

New £3 million project will tackle inequality in Africa's clean energy transition

Congratulations to Vanesa Castán Broto, Professor of Climate Urbanism in the UI, on being selected as one of thirteen UK research projects that will address urgent global energy and climate challenges...

www.sheffield.ac.uk

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can’t help but reflect on the *5 years of strikes* we did to defend our pensions, on this, the day USS announce their £10 billion surplus.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jul 15

Pam Bondi pardoned a plastic surgeon who allegedly pretended to give children Covid vaccines and sold Covid vaccination cards ($50 a pop) to over 1,900 people. She said the government’s will shouldn’t be imposed on patients (except when it comes to abortion and gender-affirming care, I guess).

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · Jul 11

Doechii is the best thing to ever land in my playlist

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Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Professors are the enemy, professors are the enemy.
Write that on the blackboard 100 times and never forget it."

A short history of a long-running refrain from the American right.

Already seeing echoes of this in the UK from Badenoch and Farage ...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s war on Harvard was decades in the making. This letter proves it | Bernard Harcourt

A message tucked into an old book serves as a reminder that the assault on the institution is part of a long-planned effort

www.theguardian.com

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · Jun 7

Tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers arrive in Washington, D.C. ahead of next week's military parade. They departed from Texas on June 2.

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Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · May 21

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility"

authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray

is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · May 29

Funny but also marking our changing relationship with infrastructure and appliances

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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · May 24

Still in time to attend this important lecture!

Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · May 24

The Infrastructural Geographies 2nd Annual Lecture:

Professor Louise Amoore "What Kind of Infrastructure is an Algorithm?"

29th of May, 2025, Univ of Cambridge, Dept of Geography, Small Lecture Theatre

Join us!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · May 21

Born on this day in 1471, the incomparable Albrecht Durer. Just a complete dandy in his 1498 self portrait. I mean, the cap! The braided strap! And the gloves!! Not to mention the long curly locks.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 21

Good. More places should follow.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 21

The Spanish government ordered Airbnb to remove nearly 66,000 listings from its platform, widening a crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a housing crisis that has become among the worst in Europe.

Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings

www.nytimes.com

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Dunkin’ Cruller Carl @keithdecent.bsky.social · May 18

The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:

It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · May 19

How are you supposed to report on the weather when weather data is disappearing?

www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...

How do you report on the weather when data is disappearing?

"The U.S. has a system that is the best in the world, but we're actively sabotaging it."

www.niemanlab.org

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · May 19

My painting SPRING RIDE

A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · May 19

I'm in

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · May 6

When evidence feels out of reach, SOMO’s pro bono helpdesk, The Counter, can help you find it.

We can uncover and piece together scattered data to reveal how companies are linked to abuse and environmental destruction.

Here are some examples of investigations we did ➡️ www.somo.nl/what-compani...

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Finance & Space @financeandspace.bsky.social · May 6

Two Finance & Space articles have been selected in @regstud.bsky.social 's curated special collection 'Navigating Regional Transformation'! Access the collection here:

www.regionalstudies.org/news/navigat...

Navigating regional transformation: a collection of journal articles illustrating the theme of the 2025 RSA Annual Conference - RSA Main

As part of the RSA’s 60th anniversary celebrations, this curated collection of previously published articles from the RSA’s journals highlights the contribution of regional research to policy…

www.regionalstudies.org

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · May 2

On this day May 2nd 1989, an album was released which became the soundtrack to countless millions of dark & disenfranchised souls around the world.

36 years on, it still sounds amazing.
If you turn it up loud enough you can drown both your sorrows & the sound of your knees cracking when you get up.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · Apr 25

How do you say... the groovin'
youtu.be/etviGf1uWlg?...

Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Official Video)

YouTube video by Deee-Lite

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · Apr 22

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority #Climate

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority

The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change

www.theguardian.com

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Jon Silver @invisiblemapper.bsky.social · Apr 22

My union branch @sheffielducu.bsky.social has declared 10 days of Strike Action, as well as Action Short of Strike (ASOS) until management commit to the reasonable demand of avoiding compulsory redundancies.

We hope the VC + senior management see sense beforehand..

Welcome to SUCU

This is the front page. The lead will not be used, but the page content (below) will be displayed on the front page.

ucu.group.shef.ac.uk

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Apr 21

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us.

In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵

Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...

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Ashley @inkedintrovert.bsky.social · Apr 21

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · Apr 21

That is exactly what Rothko's paintings do and why they are so important. They strip everything back to the basis and give it back to you. Like a child recognising the hidden geometries of the universe. Who is to say what wonders will work in you!

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · Apr 20

I went to the Tate Modern yesterday. In the Rothko room with all the Serious Art Connoisseurs there was a ~5 year old kid who walked up to each painting, pointed at it and shouted 'RECTANGLE' at each one in turn, then left the room.

Rothko room at the Tate modern, London. Several dark red / purple canvasses with a rectangle or two painted on them.

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · Apr 20

In the Comic Timing dep't, feline division... (via @cosmonautroger on Tumblr)

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