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Alessia Calafiore

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Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Data Science, ESALA | EFI, at University of Edinburgh Co-organiser EdinbR | QMRG-RGS treasurer. Views mine.

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2025
🆕 The "Machine learning of spatial data" section is now live on the CRAN Spatial Task View! 🌍 Check it out at cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial Have suggestions or improvements? Contributions are welcome!💡 #rstats #rspatial #MachineLearning #gischat
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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🍾 We're thrilled that several of our nominees have won prizes in the 2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social Awards! It's fantastic to see the work of #quantitative #geographers being recognised. Huge congratulations to Mark Green, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @caitrobin.bsky.social , and Tony Champion! 🏆
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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
1️⃣ Mark Green of the @geodatascience.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social has been awarded the Back Award 🏆 for scientific geographical studies which make an outstanding contribution to the development of national or international public policy! You can find out more here 💫👉 tinyurl.com/2ywxtwk4
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Professor Mark Green Awarded RGS Back Award
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TIBG @tibg.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
#OpenAccess in Transactions: 'Uneven ambient futures: Intersecting heat and housing trajectories in England and Wales' by @caitrobin.bsky.social et al. rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #geosky #geo
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Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library
Despite being a key mechanism via which people are exposed (or not) to uncomfortable or dangerous ambient environments—the conditions of the air or other medium that surround us—housing is rarely con...
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Francisco Rowe 🚀 @fcorowe.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
ERSA REGION has pioneered the publication of computational notebooks as a way to reproducible & portable research that can be reuse for research & teaching. In association with @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social, we have revived & published the first digital version of CATMOG. What is CATMOG?👇
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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
⏰ Submit your abstract for @bspsuk.bsky.social 2025! I am co-organising a session on 'Innovative Data and Methods for Population Science' with @fcorowe.bsky.social and @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social! We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts by this Friday (9th May)! ➡️ tinyurl.com/mzrsmpxz
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Annual Conference
The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, studies find - "We found significant improvements in respiratory health and mental wellbeing, as well as an 18.5% reduction in the likelihood of taking sick leave" Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds
Team in Belgium find improvement in air quality after launch of traffic measures in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/04/2025
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
2 year post-doc in the Emerging Fields project REMASS on the "materials-energy-GHG-Nexus in Social Metabolism of Global Production-Consumption Networks" at the Institute of Social Ecology, BOKU, Vienna. Deadline May 19. Details here: boku.ac.at/wiso/isec/jobs
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Jobs::Institut für Soziale Ökologie::Department für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften::BOKU
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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @wwctrustscot.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Yesterday we launched our first ever Children’s #WalkingCyclingIndex for Scotland 🎉 We joined Craigdhu Primary School in Milngavie during the #BigWalkAndWheel to celebrate 🌞 The Index report gives children a voice on transport issues. Hear their views 👉 sustrans.org.uk/childrens-index/scotland
A group photo in the playground of Craigdhu Primary School in Milngavie. Sustrans' Lee Muir alongside school teachers and pupils with their bikes and scooters celebrate the launch of the Children's Walking and Cycling Index Scotland report with their hands in the air. School pupils scooting and cycling in a playground.A school pupil on a bike in a playground.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
DOGE preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, this is a wild finding. Source: buff.ly/2vBLXx2
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GISRUK: GIS Research UK @gisruk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The programme for #GISRUK2025 is now live! See whats happening at this years conference in Bristol, April 22-25th. Registration is still open for if you haven't yet registered! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025 @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
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GISRUK 2025 : University of Bristol – GISRUK 2025
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Kate Davison @queerstorian.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
This is what the redundancy wave in British Higher Education currently looks like on the map: ‘British University Redundancy Map’ maps.app.goo.gl/yUteDm2MCXUi...
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British University Redundancy Map - Google My Maps
Mapping redundancies from 2023
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OSGeo:UK @uk.osgeo.org · 12/02/2025
Our next FOSS4G:UK will be an in-person event in Leeds on 1st & 2nd October 2025. More details soon at uk.osgeo.org. Start thinking about your submission for the Call for Talks - we want to hear what you have been up to with Free & Open Source 4 Geospatial! #GISchat
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OSGeo: UK
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Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 10/01/2025
Facebook already caused a genocide in 2017 thanks to shitty moderation and now they're making it worse. Despicable. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report
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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2025
I've had smoother releases 🙃 But hey, #MovingPandas 0.21 is here github.com/movingpandas/movingpanda… Make sure to update if you want to use the new #QGIS #Trajectools plugin version which will be released soon 🆙 #MovementDataAnalytics #MobilityDataScience
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Releases · movingpandas/movingpandas
Movement trajectory classes and functions built on top of GeoPandas - movingpandas/movingpandas
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
People keep asking me about positive things for climate and the environment under Trump and there isn’t any. As long as we keep electing sociopaths, things are going to suck.
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
The GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2025 Call for Abstracts is live! This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens. See you in Bristol April 23-25! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
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GIS Research UK 2025 Call for Papers - Yet Another Geographer
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Carsten Keßler @crstnksslr.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
AGILE 2025 full paper deadline extended to January 15th, 2025. The deadline for workshop proposals has been extended to January 10th. agile-gi.eu/conference-2...
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
600 fewer respiratory patients a month since Bradford's clean air zone 🤯 Interim findings still but wow www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bradford Clean Air Zone health impact 'encouraging' - researchers - BBC News
Experts find a fall in GP appointments linked to respiratory issues since Bradford's zone launched.
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Rafael H. M. Pereira 🚡 Urban Demographics @urbandemog.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Heads up📢! Scholarship opportunity for Brazilians to pursue a full-time Master of City Planning at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) dusp.mit.edu/admissions#d... (DUSP Lemann Fellowship)
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Admissions | DUSP
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Geographical Analysis @geog-analysis.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Exciting news for those who like geographical analysis and also editing journals! The search is on for a new editor for Geographical Analysis! Full details in link. #geography #geosky geography.osu.edu/news/we-are-...
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We are looking for a new editor for Geographical Analysis
Geographical Analysis, a premier peer-reviewed journal specializing in spatial analysis, geographic theory, and quantitative methods, is seeking a dynamic new editor-in-chief to lead its editorial ope...
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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Hey, quantitative geographers! Heading to Detroit for @geographers.bsky.social #AAG2025 and looking for a home for your paper? Our "Interesting Data and Methods Session" might be just the session you've been looking for! #geosky
Photo of call for papers, including topics of interest:

Linked data for better estimating impacts and outcomes
Satellite and street-view imagery for studying neighborhood change, poverty, and wellbeing
Historical data to understand today's spatial inequalities
Uses or evaluations of commercial data providers (referenceUSA, DataAxle)
New ways of measuring the effects of neighborhood context
Novel uses of Census and administrative data
Using text to understand space and place
Cell phone or other human mobility sources (except for micro mobility)
Data product development
"Smart" or "digital footprints" data for better understanding behaviors, preferences, and mobilities
Impactful and useful applications of AI and geographic data science
Enhancements of any of the above
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Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
We are hiring 2x Assistant Professor in Climate, Environment and Urban Policy. One with a focus on “Energy and Climate” and the other on “Urban Sustainability”. Closing date 25 November, details here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?unit=u0...
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Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Current jobs in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge.
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Trivik Verma @trivikrama.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
As Bluesky is growing 🥳, I have updated this starter pack with more people who post about cities, science, and policy. go.bsky.app/Gf7viP1
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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
🚨 We are hiring! Come work with me, Karen Chapple and Matt Zook on a post-pandemic cities project. We’re looking for an RA for 12 months. Details below. Closing date 31 October. Please RT / share! #geosky ##EconSky 📉📈 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 13/09/2024
🚨 Jobs: The wonderful @cgdev.bsky.social is hiring several new fellows, all at once. A rare moment It's a unique and wonderful place to truly and deeply integrate rigorous research and deep policy engagement. centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/ZrMvIh...
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Fellows or Senior Fellows - Center for Global Development - Career Page
Apply to Fellows or Senior Fellows at Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
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Trivik Verma @trivikrama.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
More power to labour revolutions and unions. ✊🏽
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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
👀📚 Yes! It’s me, Helen Simpson, @neillee.bsky.social and @andrewcities.bsky.social discussing the state of urban economics and quant economic geography 👇👇👇 #EconSky 📉📈 #geosky www.centreforcities.org/podcast/city...
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City Talks: Why we are seeing a boom in urban economics research - Centre for Cities
Andrew discusses how urban economics is advancing – from new topics and new sources of data to the theoretical developments of the moment – with three people immersed in the latest research.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 08/08/2024
reading is the most important and valuable (i’d argue even more than writing, running experiments etc) aspect of doing research and now we have gen ai “read” and “summarise” scientific work… we are sleepwalking into mediocrity
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Rob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
OA book chapter. "Performing critical data studies from the inside: Working with government to change data regimes". In 'Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society' edited by Mirko Schaefer, Karin van Es & Tracey Lauriault. Published by Amsterdam UP. Access library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
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Alessia Calafiore @alel.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
Do you have an idea for a Thematic session (in-conference workshop) at this year's Conference on Spatial Information Theory? We would love to see a short proposal from you and your colleagues. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. #cosit2024 cosit.ca#thematic
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The 16th Conference on Spatial Information Theory
September 17-20, 2024 | Quebec City, Canada. COSIT brings together researchers focused on theoretical (and applied aspects) of spatial information.
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Dr Urska Demsar @udemsar.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Looking for a postdoc and interested in spatial networks and microsimulation methods? Come work with me and Prof Hill Kulu at the University of St Andrews on how geographic distance affects generational relationships. DL 31 Jan. #job #SpatialDataScience www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
Interesting-looking new study finding that "middle-aged European-born men have the most NOx-intensive mobility practices" in Barcelona t.co/FcrRy7DJr4
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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
A reminder for our CFP on Researching urban policy mobilities across the global north and south for the #RC21 @ISA_RC21 in Santiago this July. Deadline for submissions extended to 7th January! #geosky
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