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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wondering what doing an #Urban PhD is like in the post-covid, ai-confused world? Go straight to the source and read this amazing piece led by our 2024 Horizons Academy. A *huge* shout out to @anwynhocking.bsky.social for the mammoth effort leading the collaboration 🙌 📜 #AcademicSky @unimelb.edu.au

Abstract of an Urban Studies Journal Critical Commentary titled "Thinking beyond from within the urban PhD", authored by a cohort of cross-university urban doctoral candidates based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Btw @theguardian.com article isn't fake news but moving the whole GA is being conflated with proposing a one-day conference in Geneva. In 1988 UNGA43 started in NYC, before a vote on Dec 2 (Res.43/49) saw it moved to Geneva for two days to "consider the question of Palestine". The vote? 154-2 ..

Text excerpt from the UN General Assembly's 43rd Session highlighting the decision by the GA to move the session to Geneva in 1988, source: https://docs.un.org/en/a/43/49

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Increasingly looking like the hosting of 🇺🇳 #CoP31 won't be resolved in Bonn as hoped. In addition to Türkiye proposing Antalya as their host city yesterday (noting the 600,000 hotel beds in the city; pointed remark re. Adelaide's capacity), the #SB62 draft decision text placeholder has been updated:

Screen shot of draft SB62 decision text, stating:

Hosts of future sessions

12. The SBI noted that, in keeping with the principle of rotation among the United Nations regional groups, the President of COP 31 (November 2026) would come from the Western
European and other States.

13. The SBI encouraged the Western European and other States to finalize their consultations and submit an offer to host COP 31 as soon as possible and no later than at COP 30 (November 2025) in order to facilitate early planning.

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

So I've been getting embedded frames with placeholder 'lorum ipsum' text on the odd article on #TheAge when using our UniMelb @openathens.bsky.social proxy for a while now but I feel like this sort of muck about filler probably isn't doing #auspol MSM any favours for our next gen of journos? 😂

Screengrab from The Age website with a mock text message interchange between Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, URL: https://www-theage-com-au.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/politics/federal/pollsters-leaked-plea-to-dutton-as-campaign-faltered-lighten-up-offer-tax-cuts-20250505-p5lwnz.html

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I'm in Bangkok this week at the 🇺🇳 @unescap.bsky.social 81st Commission, which for the first time is focused on #SustainableUrbanization 🏙️ Tomorrow we have an amazing high-level panel, reflecting on the #BluePacific's unique pathways to sustainable cities & towns. Join Us: 🎟️ go.unimelb.edu.au/p8ep

Flyer for the UN ESCAP 81st Commission Side Event session on Oceanic Pathways to Sustainable Cities and Towns, showing panellists, who include:

Andie Foy Tong, Head, ESCAP Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific
Virginia Dawson, Director of Policy, Pacific Island Forum Secretariat
Hon. Maciu Katamotu Nalumisa, Minister for Housing and Local Government, Fiji Government
Hon. Rexson Ramofafia, Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination, Solomon Islands Government
Governor Hon. Powes Parkop, NCD Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Sri Popuri, Chief, UN-Habitat Multi Country Programme Office - South and South East Asia

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I find it curious that the LNP are running a candidate who lives in Boronia … but frankly I’m much more interested in learning more about him being the drummer for Def Repplica Australia 🥁

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

For those not keen on logging into your 𝕏 account through a 3rd party app to delete all your old tweets, this script on GitHub works a treat (link to reddit as it has a decent how to explainer). #Academia friends, will update on how my @altmetric.com scores drop 😬📉 www.reddit.com/r/Twitter/co...

Screenshot of the loading bar showing my tweet being actively deleted using the Github script

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

You’ll laugh but I actually googled hand sewing machine after reading this (our not so handheld one being in the shed buried in boxes of “only when really needed” stuff), and I’d be lying if I said I’m not genuinely considering an Xmas request for this fancy stapler..

A Singer Handheld Sewing Machine designed to “make simple repairs or temporarily baste fabrics”

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

*Please* tell me you've bought CoP31.au ...

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Subnational #climateaction is more critical than ever now. 10 of our amazing cohort of Asian cities (from 🇹🇭 🇮🇩 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 & 🇵🇭 ) presented their city-level project proposals to a panel of climate finance experts at the 🇺🇳’s 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo over the last week. This is the way ✊ #WUF12 #CoP29

City representatives presenting urban climate project proposals to climate finance experts at the 12th un-habitat world urban forum in Cairo, Egypt

Training session participants brainstorm city project pitches at the 12th UN Habitat world urban forum

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

New Australia France climate & energy research collaborations in the #Pacific ... not sure based out of which uni however. Includes establishing an Australia-France: - Indo-Pacific Studies Program - Energy Transition Program & - Pacific Shared Knowledge Initiative www.dfat.gov.au/countries/fr...

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Alexei Trundle @alexeit.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Can't quite believe that it has been 10 years nearly to the day since hiking to Everest Base Camp with the most amazing group of people, fundraising for the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Photo taken days before Tony Abbott would take power & send Australia's climate policy into the dark ages.

Photo of a signed blue t-shirt with CLIMATE ACTION NOW written on it and a link to the Australian Youth Climate Coalition website

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