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CommuniGALLANT

@communigallant.bsky.social
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A collaborative research initiative tackling urban sustainability challenges through community-led projects in Glasgow. Focus areas include biodiversity, active travel, flooding, community energy and composting!

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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🌳 Freeing trees 🌳 GALLANT's tree mapping project has helped volunteers to learn about trees, but also to consider how they can be cared for throughout their lives. The group’s tree-freeing activity is one example of how looking more closely can lead to practical stewardship.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🏠 What does a healthy future look like at home? Chris Carus is Managing Director of Loco Home Retrofit, a Glasgow-based Community Interest Company and member-led cooperative that works to make home retrofit more accessible.
Outdoor headshot of Chris Carus, who is wearing a dark green cap and a pink shirt, standing in a vibrant garden surrounded by flowering plants.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌳 #TreemendousTuesdays – A Look Ahead 🌳 Something a little different for this week's #TreemendousTuesdays post - rather than looking back on what has been achieved so far through the tree mapping project, we're taking a look ahead, with a little preview of what comes next.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In this week's #TreemendousTuesdays video, Pedro reflects on why for him, Elder Park is a laboratory - a place to observe, learn and deepen our understanding of how trees care for us, and why we must care for them in return. 🎵 Sunset by Cam Mackay
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🌳 What can a tree map tell us? This short film introduces our tree mapping group and their work to identify and record every tree in Elder park. Over the coming weeks we'll share their findings, and the ripple effects that grew from the project. #TreemendousTuesdays 🎵 Cam Mackay
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Introducing #TreemendousTuesdays! This week, we're featuring contributions from Fiona, Richard and Colin, each offering a unique perspective on trees, nature and connection. Read them all here: communitycollabglasgow.co.uk/category/com... #TreemendousTuesdays #GALLANT #TreeMapping
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Volunteers freed trees in Elder Park from stakes and ties that can harm growth when left too long. Planting trees is only the start; long-term stewardship matters. Let’s focus on 5-year survival rates, not the numbers initially planted. The recovered stakes will be reused for new plantings. 1/2
A group of volunteers in Elder Park, wearing outdoor gear, and removing stakes attached to young trees.Scarring and harmed growth on a young tree from stakes and ties having been left attached for too long.A group of volunteers in Elder Park, wearing outdoor gear, and removing stakes attached to young trees. Two volunteers smiling at the camera whilst holding up tools.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Apply for the Youth Climate Action Fund for young people aged 15 to 24 to design and deliver climate-focused projects within their communities. Up to £3,500 per project. Register for the Online Information Session on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 13:00–14:00. 1/3
Event poster for the "Youth Climate Action Fund” listing a QR code for details, and a QR code for registering for the online Information Session.

Apply for the Youth Climate Action Fund

For young people aged 15 to 24 to design and deliver climate-focused projects within their communities

Up to £3,500 per project

Read more: https://cciglasgow.org/projects/youth-climate-action-fund/

Register for the online Information Session on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 13:00–14:00 via: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/12ae39eb-2671-44c6-b1b4-0d9e512f83fa@b986e70f-a01e-4e41-8a89-7a2652b45a52
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Come talk to Dr Sarah Gambell from the GALLANT project and try communiMap, a tool showing community science data gathered in Glasgow over the last two years. Look at environmental data from around the city and add your own ideas. 1/5
Event poster for "Community Science with Gallant" at the Glasgow Science Festival, listing dates, venues, times, entry details, and a QR code for booking at ticket to the Saturday event.

Saturday 13 June, 12:30–18:30
University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW
Free
Booking required through this eventbrite link

Sunday 14 June, 11:00–15:00
Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Kibble Palace Great Western Rd, Glasgow, G12 0UE
Free
No booking required
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Last week we hosted a co-analysis workshop bringing people together to make sense of communiMap data. We spotted patterns, challenged assumptions, and brought experiences into the analysis. It showed the power of looking at data together with communities at the centre. Thank you to everyone who came
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
🎨 want a free painting for noticing the world around you!? today’s the last day to enter 👉 📱 download #communiMap 📸 snap & upload a photo 📝 add a wee detail if you know it done. you’re in the raffle. winner picked next week 🎉 vid of Libby Walker painting (by Brahma Vaidya) below, brilliant! 🤩
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday! What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting. Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Come for a walk in Elder Park 🌳 📅 Tue 2 Sept | 11–1pm 🍃 Notice the trees 📱 Try the communiMap app 🎁 Take a #communiMap starter kit home No expertise, just curiosity. 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ifsMbaM1VH
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Microsoft Forms
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Saturday at Bellahouston allotments was magic! We set up a #communiMap stall and swapped stories, compost tips, and even pink beetroot water (fermenting). The climate news is heavy (another hottest year, dry soils here too), but seeing folk build ponds, save seeds + caring for land gave me hope!
Communimap bags on displayA page from the communiMap booklet Fermentation workshop with Glasgow Community Food Network
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
From puddles to foxes — mapping Glasgow together. 🌳🚲💧 🎥 Watch the new 10-minute film youtu.be/5nnr5pxEur4 - download communiMap and start spotting today!
📱 App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/commu...
📱 Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #Glasgow #ClimateAction #CommunityMapping
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From Puddles to Foxes: Your Glasgow, On the Map, Spot It, Snap It, Map It!
YouTube video by GALLANT (UofG)
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Join us in Govan for a free tree mapping workshop 🌳 Learn how to identify & monitor local trees, try the communiMap app, and take home a free kit. No experience needed, just curiosity! 📅 Thurs 28th Aug, 10AM–1PM 📍 Elder Park Library Sign up: bit.ly/45h1s7X
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We’ve made a Teacher’s Guide for communiMap – a way for Glasgow schools to join a city‑wide community science project. communiMap is part of GALLANT, a NERC-funded programme exploring how our city can live well with climate change and nature.
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Glasgow City of Science and Innovation @gcosi.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
📱 Want to help tackle climate change in your community? There’s an app for that. Introducing communiMap — Glasgow’s new community science app 📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social 👇 Learn more glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/new-glasgow-... #ClimateAction #CommunityScience
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New Glasgow App Empowers Communities To Tackle Climate Change Through Everyday Actions | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation
Glasgow residents will have a new way to engage with local climate action at their fingertips, thanks to a community science app co-designed by researchers at the University of Glasgow and local commu...
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Prof Ria Dunkley @riadunkley.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Out on a walk? See something that matters?
#communiMap it! Search CommuniMap in the App Store or in Google Play today!
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National Centre for Resilience @nationalresilience.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The team behind @uofglasgow.bsky.social 's GALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social project has launched a new community science tool. The app supports place-based, community-led observation in Glasgow across themes like composting, nature, flooding, trees, and energy. ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2394
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communiMap: A New Way to Connect People, Place and Climate Action in Glasgow
What if noticing a puddle, a tree, or a compost bin in your neighbourhood could help build climate resilience? That’s the idea behind communiMap, a new community science tool developed through the Uni...
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Charlotte Morris @cbocomms.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Great to see #communiApp out in the wild! Download the app and get noticing 👀 (it's addictive - I spotted a heron the other day on my walk and got very excited 🤓). Been a joy to work with the extremely talented @communigallant.bsky.social team on sharing this story.
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 17/07/2025
Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more. Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU
An urban garden with planters and shingle. A garden table sits next to a poly tunnel with a plant pot on top. In the background are tenement flats and colourful bunting
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Glasgow Science Centre @glasgowscience.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
💚 Get involved! 👇
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
After a successful soft launch, we’re excited to share that communiMap is now live for everyone! 💚 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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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Big thank you to the amazing GALLANT team for joining our communiMap demo session! 🌿🐝 We explored campus, tracked our routes & spotted some urban biodiversity. Great feedback, big ideas & next steps discussed 💡 Full launch coming July 17th, stay tuned!
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We had a brilliant time at Glasgow Science Festival 2025! It was a great opportunity to talk with visitors about our new community science app, communiMap, and have people try it out for themselves. More communiMap updates coming soon! 🌱
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
On June 5, our own Chris joined an invisible cities walking tour from the Pearce Institute to the Glasgow Science Centre 🌿 He shared his GALLANT journey and explored the Wee Forest 🌱 - a great example of how urban nature can boost biodiversity and community wellbeing.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
We’re pleased to share that our climate communication training series with Climate Outreach, has successfully finished! Across 3 sessions, participants developed the tools to communicate about climate change in relatable ways. We can't wait to see them lead climate conversations! 🌎
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Join PhD student Emma Plant for a report back evening on her GALLANT research project into pollinator diversity! 📅 Wed 4 June ⏰ 6–8pm 📍 Zoology Museum, Graham Kerr Building, UofG More info and registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/tazh2jk3
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🌱 The GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team will be at the Glasgow Science Festival 2025! 🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event! Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🌿 We had a great time at the Kelvin at the Kibble launch last week! The team enjoyed chatting all things GALLANT and local wildlife with visitors at our stall. Kelvin at the Kibble continues until the 26th of May @ Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
📢 Join GALLANT for a unique event at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre! For all those passionate about biodiversity, biology, and Scotland’s natural heritage. 📅 29/05/25 ⏰ 2pm-4pm 📍 200 Woodhead Rd, Glasgow G53 7NN Register your interest 🔗 tinyurl.com/56jmru2j
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The GALLANT project is looking for adults (18+) in Glasgow to join the Cycle Nation Trial - a free programme to support people cycling again! Register your interest ➡️ tinyurl.com/2svs6yf5 or email gallanttravel@glasgow.ac.uk for more info 🚲
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Big thanks to Parents for Future Scotland for hosting the Air Pollution Event at Glasgow City Chambers! 🌍 Our GALLANT Community Collaboration team had great conversations with pupils, parents, teachers & councillors about active travel and cutting air pollution.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We had a brilliant Compost Co-Lab meetup at the Hidden Gardens last Friday 🌿 Jenny shared a peek at her compost zine, and we now have a ready-to-use compost pile for the raised beds 🙌 Next up: we'll be conducting science tests to see how it compares to shop-bought soil!
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Medical student Abba spent 5 weeks with us researching the powerful impact of green spaces on our health and wellbeing. Her findings reveal what many of us intuitively feel: we NEED nature in our cities.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🎉 The results are in! CommuniMap has won our naming poll! 🗺️ After an exciting head-to-head battle, you've chosen CommuniMap as your favourite in our app naming competition! Thank you to everyone who voted and shared their thoughts throughout this process!
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The Compost Co-Lab Zine Making is underway! 🎨 🗞️ 🌱 Today we teamed up with GZL to explore creative ways to document and share our compost stories. From painting with inks made from compost, to collage and photocopying, we learned, created, and had a blast doing it!
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
On Sunday we launched the newest site for our Compost Co-Lab in collaboration with Movement in Thyme and Glasgow Autonomous Space. We’re turning household and community meal waste into a valuable resource that nourishes herbs and plants, enhancing local biodiversity and community resilience. 🌱
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🌱🛠️ Busy day building compost bays at Agnew Lane! We're setting up our newest composting site, exploring how community gardens can partner with local cafes to reuse coffee grounds. Instead of waste going to landfill, we're turning these grounds into rich, quality compost.
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Join us at making Glasgow more sustainable. We're teaming up with Movement in Thyme and Glasgow Autonomous Space for Solidarity and Soil. Come learn, eat, and grow with us—March 23rd, 2pm
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Solidarity and Soil: Community Composting Workshop
Turn food waste into healthy soil! Join us on 23rd March at GAS to explore composting, soil health & community growing. ♻️
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚲 The GALLANT project is hosting cycling workshops for women and non-binary people in Glasgow. Join us to share your experiences and help make cycling in Glasgow more accessible! Workshops happening in Govanhill and West End this April. tinyurl.com/2b3x79tc
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Participants collaborating in today’s active travel app mind mapping session as part of Sustainable Transport Week 2025! #ActiveTravel #Gallant #GUEST #UofG #CommunityCollaboration
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We had a great time at the #glasgowgoesgreenfestival delivering our compost co-lab! Thank you to Cat from Propagate Scotland for helping us out and our lovely volunteers Chris and Sally 🌱
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Looking back and moving forward ➡️ On Friday, our Compost Co-Lab met at The Hidden Gardens to check in on the health of the heap, explore our challenges, questions, and favourite parts of the project so far, and look ahead to the coming year …
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Centre for Landscape Regeneration @clr-cambridge.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚀 Launch day is here! The Changing the Environment programme website is now live. Discover how together with @communigallant.bsky.social , @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social & The Agile Initiative, we are addressing critical environmental challenges. 🌐 Visit: www.changingtheenvironment.org @ukri.org
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Season’s Greetings from GALLANT in Glasgow! 🌟 A big thank you to everyone who’s been part of our community projects this year. Here’s to continuing our work together for Glasgow in 2025. #CommunityScience #GALLANT #Glasgow
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Be Part of Glasgow's Nature Story - Join Us! 🌱 📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec
🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM
📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow 💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered! 📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily 👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Happening Today! 🚶‍♀️🚲 Join us for Glasgow’s Active Travel Story sessions: 🕒 3–4:30pm OR 5:30–7pm 📍 The Pyramid, 759 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8DS Help shape the GALLANT app! 💷 £10 thank-you voucher 🚶‍♀️ Travel/childcare reimbursed ☕ Tea, coffee & snacks provided forms.office.com/e/Sw1UmY70M2
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CommuniGALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🌳💧 Join a Community Science Workshop in Govan to explore the connections between trees, flooding, and biodiversity in Govan. 📅 Thursday, 28th November 📍 Pearce Institute, Govan 🎁 Enjoy tea, snacks, and a £10 voucher to thank you 👉 Sign up now: forms.office.com/e/fctc5K1FJq
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