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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The old dumpsite. It probably operated until the 1974 War.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The 1930s compost plant in Nicosia, Cyprus

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you UNFICYP for allowing me to enter the UN buffer zone of Nicosia! I found clear evidence of the old Nicosia dumpsite and compost plant, which operated during British rule in Cyprus. The findings will be part of the exhibition Waste on the Island, WIP Festival, CYENS Nicosia, October '26.

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Are you from an 🇪🇺 country or 🇳🇴🇮🇸🇨🇭 interested in studying how humanities can help communicate and address environmental issues? Registration is open now for our Master in Public Environmental Humanities! Free tuition for our 2 year program in Stavanger, Norway. www.uis.no/en/studies/t...

People sitting in grass drawing on left; books on right

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We are now accepting proposals from scholars interested in applying for the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships program in 2026. This is a great program for early career (<8 yrs from PhD) scholars to be with @greenhouseuis.net for 2 years on own project. www.uis.no/en/research/...

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A few more days to submit your proposal for the online Colonial Sanitation Workshop. Deadline on the 8th of December. We are looking forward to your paper!

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Animesh Chatterjee @researchnotesstudio.com · 17/11/2025

I’m very excited to share this: Research Notes Studio is now live www.researchnotesstudio.com. What started as a handful of research favours slowly grew into something larger. And somewhere between grant deadlines, and the strange luck of academic life, this little studio took shape. #envhum

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Spread the word: CFP for the Colonial Sanitation Workshop on 2 June 2026. It doesn’t matter whether you deal with sewage in French Algeria, waste in British India, German knowledge migration, or Human-Nature relations: any relevant research topics are welcome! Submission deadline: 8 December 2025

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 31/10/2025

The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English. Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues! Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...

Poster for Masters in Public Environmental Humanities.
Our 2-year masters program
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Key aspects:
• Combine critical thinking
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• Work across humanities
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• Put learning into action
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• Taught entirely in English
• Free tuition for students
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Questions? Email PEH@uis.no

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Animesh Chatterjee @researchnotesstudio.com · 23/10/2025

A few months ago, in order to stay in touch with academic research while I found my footing, I started helping former colleagues and some students with small research and editing tasks. These side projects reminded me how much I enjoy dealing with complex ideas.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

An hour before take-off towards the AIS conferece, Norwegian canceled the flight. They separated me from the family, booking the family later today, and me for tomorrow. Nothing helped until a charming Berg-Hansen travel agent found an alternative for me today via Tirana. Albania, here I come!

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I just received some photos of my talk at the University of Nicosia a week or so ago. Thanks to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Cyprus for organizing the occasion! We had a good discussion, and I hope to stay in touch with some of the people I met there.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Speaking of history: Ottoman, British, Greek, Turkish, Muslim, Christian Orthodox, conflict - you name it. In one word: Cyprus

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Today I had my first talk on Cyprus' waste history. The best thing was that it was in Cyprus! It was a good panel, followed by a long discussion. It feels good to see how long days of collecting and reading archival documents turn into a historical story that is new to a Cypriot audience.

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 08/05/2025

It appears that hundred years ago, the urban waste was sorted for producing compost. For some years they even kept a herd of pigs on the dumpsite, for “improving the compost”. That’s hilarious! /YJB

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 08/05/2025

For those of us #envhum who do archival work but are lazy in filing – file it fast! If you'll keep saying, ”I’ll soon do it”, time will quickly pass, and you’ll stay with a pile of hundreds of photos without a clue how to refer them in your writing. So now I file... ☹ /YJB

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 08/05/2025

Two more days of a Greenhouse spotlight on my @yaronbalslev.bsky.social waste history research for the #envhum community. Today I had great success in the Cyprus State Archives. Out of this pile of files I found some important documents on Nicosia’s waste treatment in colonial times.

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 07/05/2025

After a long walk, I could relax in a tavern with good Musaka, local beer and a book on Colonial Cyprus. It is so different to read it in the main street of Nicosia, a few steps from the checkpoint between the two parts of the city. /YJB @yaronbalslev.bsky.social

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

At the #greenhouse, we have takeover weeks of the Greenhouse Bluesky. This week I do it. I will repost it here for those who are not following the GH.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

It's all part of a research trip to Cyprus. Working on waste history in Colonial Cyprus

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The sidewalk ends here. Please step down to the road. Nicosia.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Hello Cyprus! Just on time for a beautiful sunset

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

If you're into VR, there's a new place in Finnøy. The opening party is on Saturday!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 31/03/2025

For #envhum #envhist early career scholars: I would be open to hosting a MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship application with @greenhouseuis.net @unistavanger.bsky.social this year. We have a very good track record with these grants. Our uni arranges applicant courses.

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

We Pay by the Tail! Things you can find in archives: I recently returned from research travel in Kew, London, seeking historical documents on waste in Cyprus. I was curious about a file titled “Destruction of Rats”. After all, rats are often associated with garbage…

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Yaron J. Balslev @yaronbalslev.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

If you're interested in how modern waste treatment started in Israel/Palestine and in Cyprus, follow my project!

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