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Ria Dunkley
@RiaDunkley
Senior lecturer
@UofGEducation
@UofGSustain
#ecopedagogy #citizenscience #SustainableCommunities #ClimateChangeEducatoon, mum, former Brownie and Sea Cadet ⚓️
University of Glasgow gla.ac.uk/schools/educat…Joined February 2012
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Hayden Lorimer
@Slipshodspeller
We’re welcoming abstracts for a planned conference session
@RGS_IBG
‘Seasonal Cultures: Elements of Change’. Closing date for submissions 15th March. Full details below!
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Hayden Lorimer
@Slipshodspeller
Thinking of attending @RGS_IBGhe @RGS_IBG Annual Conference later this summer... On the look out for a session to possibly present your research in... Do take a wee look at: 'Seasonal Cultures: Elements of Change'. Full details of our Call for Papers here gla.ac.uk/research/az/li
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Kirsten Somerville
@KirstenSom
Wee reminder about my "Creative Methods in Education for Sustainability" reading group this Wednesday at 3pm! Let me know if you'd like the zoom link - or if you'd like to come along but can't make this time slot (not set in stone for future sessions)
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Kirsten Somerville
@KirstenSom
Pleased to share that I'm starting a reading group on "Creative Methods in Education for Sustainability" with my fellow PhD student Julia Römer of @Innovation_Sch! First session on Wednesday 8th March, 3-4pm. All welcome - email me for details 👇
Flyer for the first session of the "Creative Methods in Education for Sustainability" reading group
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Ria Dunkley
@RiaDunkley
So grateful that we got to go for a walk in the woods at
@MallsMire
yesterday with
@open_aye
@UrbanRootsGLA
and the #GALLANT #GlasgowSouthside photo map team! Spotted a bee and saw some swans too! #NatureWalk #CommunityLove 🌳🌲🌿🐝🦢
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Glasgow GALLANT Community
@CommuniGALLANT
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Just back from our 2nd #GALLANT @open_aye photo walk! #GlasgowSouthside team visited @MallsMire We heard the birds sing, saw the first signs of spring & had a campfire! Fantastic to hear the woodland's history and a lovely place to be! Can't wait for next week!
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CIVIS University of Glasgow
@UofG_CIVIS
All welcome to celebrate 10 small grant projects that enabled communities to turn their creativity into sustainable-living actions - Wed 8 March from 10.30-1.30pm in the
@UofGARC
. Register on Eventbrite - bit.ly/3IjAGjP
@UofGlasgow
@theGCPH
@UofGPE
@RiaDunkley
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Susan Grant
@suzgrant
The showcase for @UofGlasgow @UofG_CIVIS @theGCPH @UofGPE small grants community-led fund is on Wed 8 March from 10.30-1.30pm in the @UofGARC. Please register via Eventbrite if you would like to join us for this celebration & networking event on #IWD2023 eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-chall
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Every Tree Tells a Story
@everytree_
There are, of course, many trees 🌳 to encounter along this route. Including around the grounds of the
@DLivingstoneBP
itself. What histories have those trees observed? Who and what have they seen pass up and down the river over the years?…
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David Livingstone Birthplace
@DLivingstoneBP
Cyclist @jamesbonner82 shares his experience cycling to David Livingstone Birthplace from Glasgow City Centre, along the River Clyde 🚲 If you're inspired by the upcoming @CyclingWorlds, check out his blog: couchtocairn.com/david-livingst #VisitScotland #VisitLanarkshire #CycleScotland
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Ria Dunkley
@RiaDunkley
From the last weekend in February, we'll be running a photography workshop every Saturday morning for five weeks for people living in the southside at Govanhill Community Newsroom. The plan is to make a green map for Glasgow, focusing on local areas.
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Ria Dunkley
@RiaDunkley
Do you live in the #Southside of Glasgow? Would you like to create a local photomap with #GALLANT community collaboration researchers and
@open_aye
? Please come along to workshops! 👇🗺️📸👇
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Open Aye 🧡
@open_aye
Looking for Southsiders with an interest in sustainability & photos! Open Aye is teaming up with @RiaDunkley & @UofGlasgow on the exciting GALLANT project! We're running a series of photo workshops, looking at climate solutions & taking photos of great projects. Join us! 👇
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image shows a flyer for the GALLANT Green Photo Map project, starting 25th Feb. the text invites people to apply to be part of the team, via email, phone or QR code
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@RiaDunkley
Fantastic
@UofGEducation
#PhD candidate
@KirstenSom
is looking for #GeographyTeachers in #Scotland to participate in research on the stories #Glaciers tell - can you help? Please do get in touch with Kirsten 👇👇🏔️📚
@SAGTeach
@LfSScotland
@NNOL_Scotland
@ScotSAGES
@UofGGES
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Kirsten Somerville
@KirstenSom
Ever wondered what stories glaciers tell? I'm looking for #GeographyTeachers (primary or secondary) outside the Glasgow City area to participate in research on the use of creative writing in #GeoEd. Sound interesting? More info + how to get in touch 👉 tinyurl.com/2dxm8cdy
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Woman writing in notebook while sitting facing snow-capped mountains
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@RiaDunkley
Interested in doing a #PhD and love #community, #walking #wheeling and #cycling? Come and join the #GALLANT team!
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Emma Lawlor
@EmmaRLawlor
Just a reminder of this great PhD opportunity available on 'Community engagement in active travel' at @UofGlasgow Deadline 4th Jan. Focus on qual & stakeholder & community engagement. Working with a great team! @JasonGill74 @CindyGrayGlas @RiaDunkley findaphd.com/phds/project/c
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Kirsten Somerville
@KirstenSom
My talk on Geopoetics and Education
@SCGeopoetics
is now available on YouTube! I discuss the connections between geopoetics and school geography via the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, as well as my own PhD research #GeoEd #STEAMed #IDL #LfS
youtube.com
Education & Geopoetics
This edited recording of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Virtual Conversation on Education and Geopoetics on 24 November 2022 is well worth watching, espe...
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Nathan John Hagens
@NJHagens
Yes. We need more systems thinking and acting. Climate is a symptom not the problem. It does feel to me there is an emergent system’s language being shared though. Step 1…
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther
@DoctorVive
The #BiodiversityCrisis has no technological solution. Indeed, it requires us to question our modernist faith that technologies can replace the functions of ecosystems. This makes it even more ideologically & emotionally challenging than #ClimateChange itself.
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GUEST
@UofGGUEST
Do you have an idea to make our campus more eco-friendly? Maybe an environmental workshop, or a group action? Would you like to share a specific skill/knowledge related to sustainability? If you had the resources to run any sustainable project at UofG, what would YOU do?
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Grace Healy
@GraceEHealy
Alongside the videos created by the young people as they explored oral histories of El Niño phenomenon in Peru, the teaching resource is bilingual (en español), so might be of interest to #geographyteacher & #mfltwitterati rgs.org/events/autumn-
@StAndrewsSGSD
@RGS_IBGschools
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Grace Healy
@GraceEHealy
Looking forward to launch of 'El Niño: Phenomenon of Opportunities' @RGS_IBG @RGS_IBGschools for #geographyteachers on Tuesday 6th December at 4pm w/Professor Nina Laurie & Iona Bell @StAndrewsSGSD @univofstandrews Do join us: rgs.org/events/autumn- @GeogEd_RGS @IoeGeography
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Ria Dunkley
@RiaDunkley
Want to improve your local area for wildlife and people but aren’t sure where to start? Nextdoor Nature Pioneers is a free training course from the Scottish Wildlife Trust on making change happen & taking others with you. To find out more, visit
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Nextdoor Nature | Community | Scottish Wildlife Trust
Through the Nextdoor Nature project, the Trust is working with partners to empower individuals to organise action for nature within their community.
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Lauren Hammond
@DrLaurenHammond
We are excited to share details of an event to celebrate the publication of ‘Children, education and geography: Rethinking intersections’. Please feel most welcome to join us in-person (
@MorayHouse
) or online on 26th January 2023
eventbrite.co.uk
Book launch: Children, education and geography: Rethinking intersections
An event to celebrate of the launch of Children, Education and Geography: Rethinking Intersections.
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