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PDRA at @UofGlasgow πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸŽ“ All things Climate Justice, Community Collaboration and Citizen Science 🌍

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined November 2017
TODAY I PASSED MY PHD WITH MINOR AMENDMENTS! As a girl that dropped out of college and was a single mum before the age of 20, I cannot express how much this means to me. The first Dr Halstead in my family. Here’s to breaking stereotypes and pushing boundaries #wecandohardthings – at Hull, England
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Florence Halstead 🌍 retweeted
Our paper "Crumbling cliffs and intergenerational cohesivity" is out in #GeosceinceCommunicationπŸ₯‚ Working with young people in Withernsea, one of the world’s fastest eroding coastlines, we developed a participatory, creative model of climate praxis gc.copernicus.org/articles/8…
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I wrote about how education, in its broadest sense, can spark a love for the planet. When we see the world with wonder, like a child does, we find hope for change. tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…
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🌿 We did a stall at Community Food Growing with @ZamMunda People tried out CommuniMap with us and now we’ve got new records from Bellahouston Allotments! πŸ’š Plus: beans from Africa, yummy rice & salad, fermenting & kind people. Such a good vibe! #Glasgow #CommuniMap
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"We want people to have the space to challenge things" @UofGlasgow Professor Ria Dunkley is part of the team who developed the new 'Communimap' app, to allow communities to connect with their local environment.
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Get downloading communiMap! A place to share your stories, to contribute to community science, and help raise the collective voice 🫢 The more people who use it, the more powerful that voice becomes. Feel free to DM me if you have any queries or questions 🌱 #communiMap
After a successful soft launch, we’re excited to share that communiMap is now live for everyone! πŸ’š 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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Happy Monday! πŸ₯³ Thrilled to share our new paper in Children’s Geographies: β€œPlace-based & intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: Moving beyond participation and towards momentum” πŸŒπŸ“š Read it here: tandfonline.com/eprint/IHFXJ…
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Drawing on research in Vietnam, we argue meaningful youth action requires more than participation - it requiresΒ momentum. By grounding climate stories in place and intergenerational voices, we can build emotional resonance, support agency, and sustain long-term engagement πŸ₯³
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Thank you of course to all the co-authors, we got there in the end!
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Florence Halstead 🌍 retweeted
Did you visit Windermere as a child? Maybe you grew up by the lake or holidayed there? In partnership with @LoveWindermere we're collecting childhood memories of Windermere for my @BritishAcademy_ funded Guardians of the falls project lovewindermere.co.uk/get-inv…
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🌍 People & Nature: Join us on 4 Nov to help shape a community science project that collects stories of nature connections across Glasgow’s West End. πŸŒ±πŸ“± πŸ•’ 3-4.30 pm / 5.30-7 pm πŸ“ ARC, @UofGlasgow Sign up: forms.office.com/pages/respo… tea, snacks, & a Β£10 Thank you voucher!
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When we moved in 5 months ago we had a D rating, but with the help of a few lovely engineers, Stirling Council and Scottish government grants/loans, we now have an A. Just in time for winter too β„οΈπŸŒ±πŸ«Ά
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Lovely article that gives a bit of context to our Compost Co-Lab Project. Thank you Samar 🌱🫢
Replying to @Hidden_Gardens
@Hidden_Gardens and @CommuniGALLANT are engaging with communities and supporting people to adopt sustainable practices through hands-on composting experience, helping to manage food waste and contribute to reducing the city’s carbon footprint. Article link available below πŸ”—
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Another fantastic day down at Hidden Gardens, working together to understand composting in Glasgow ✨
Today was our second Compost Co-Lab induction at @Hidden_Gardens … We now have a team of compost analysers who will measure the health of the compost, recording it at regular intervals 🫢 Watch this space as we share our learning 🌱 #citizenscience #composting
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Such a brilliant day, with such a buzz to it! Plus we got a spot in perfect view of the stage - where the Red Hot Chilli Pipers did their thing πŸ’ƒπŸΌπŸ˜
We had the most wonderful time at the Govan Footbridge Festival on Saturday. Everyone who came along to our stall made a magnificent wildflower seedbomb sculpture, which will go on to influence the design of a rain water collection device in Govan πŸ’§
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Pass me the 🍷πŸ₯²
It’s been a hectic week for the community collaboration team in #GALLANT … two back to back conferences presenting and convening in both Glasgow and at @RGS_IBG London. Lots of learning & new opportunities, but for now, it’s time to switch off and relax for the weekend!
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So it begins. First up, we have @AmaliaArgelich, with her talk, β€œHow to map vulnerability in an empowering way? A climate gentrification index
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Last but not least, it’s @elliotdcfisher talking to us about participatory mapping as a tool to reveal conflicting perceptions of fire drivers in Madagascar. A great use of imagery here
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Now we’re in to our panel discussion, with the first question being raised around the value of participatory mapping, and if that’s in the process or product
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