Ceri Almrott
@cerialmrott.bsky.social
Designer & Design Lecturer at TU Dublin, Researcher in Low-Tech Design and Sustainable Practices. Exploring appropriate technology, design education, and material innovation for a resilient future. Member of the European Sustainability Science Lab.
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Ceri Almrott
@cerialmrott.bsky.social
· Jan 29
It’s here! Just unboxed the proof of Lessons in Low-Tech! Holding it makes all the work feel real. This book is about designing smarter, simpler, and more sustainable. Can’t wait to get it into people’s hands. What’s one Low-Tech design you love?🌍 #LowTech #SustainableDesign #AcademicSky #author 💙📚
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This would be a more convincing argument if Keir Starmer had not himself made a whole series of promises which he then declared completely undeliverable as soon as he became leader www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This would be a more convincing argument if Keir Starmer had not himself made a whole series of promises which he then declared completely undeliverable as soon as he became leader www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Excited to be joining the lineup for BOUNCE 2026 this January at Trinity College Dublin.
A brilliant mix of voices exploring what BEING means in design today — human, ecological, and everything in between.
#Design #BOUNCE2025
A brilliant mix of voices exploring what BEING means in design today — human, ecological, and everything in between.
#Design #BOUNCE2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Excited to be joining the lineup for BOUNCE 2026 this January at Trinity College Dublin.
A brilliant mix of voices exploring what BEING means in design today — human, ecological, and everything in between.
#Design #BOUNCE2025
A brilliant mix of voices exploring what BEING means in design today — human, ecological, and everything in between.
#Design #BOUNCE2025
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The leader of a ‘politically neutral’ anti-20mph lobby group has announced her ambitions to stand for Reform UK at the Senedd election next year ✍️Emily Price
Leader of 'politically neutral' 20mph Senedd lobby group intends to stand for Reform UK
Emily Price The leader of a “politically neutral” anti-20mph lobby group has announced her ambitions to stand for Reform UK at the Senedd election next year. Annette Jones launched the ‘United Voices ...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The leader of a ‘politically neutral’ anti-20mph lobby group has announced her ambitions to stand for Reform UK at the Senedd election next year ✍️Emily Price
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Meme-ification has screwed us. I blame Dawkins. Let me explain. Dawkins coined the word “meme.” In his book The Selfish Gene, he defined the SOLE purpose of an individual gene as self-replication regardless of the welfare of the living organism that transmits it. He likened this concept to culture1/
October 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Meme-ification has screwed us. I blame Dawkins. Let me explain. Dawkins coined the word “meme.” In his book The Selfish Gene, he defined the SOLE purpose of an individual gene as self-replication regardless of the welfare of the living organism that transmits it. He likened this concept to culture1/
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Most of Ireland's uplands are commonage, ie co-owned by local farmers.
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Most of Ireland's uplands are commonage, ie co-owned by local farmers.
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
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Concern about immigration is a “manufactured panic”, a campaign group has said after polling suggested only a quarter of people think it is an important issue locally
Polling shows immigration concern ‘manufactured’, say campaigners
Concern about immigration is a “manufactured panic”, a campaign group has said after polling suggested only a quarter of people think it is an important issue locally. A YouGov poll found only 26% of ...
nation.cymru
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Concern about immigration is a “manufactured panic”, a campaign group has said after polling suggested only a quarter of people think it is an important issue locally
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🚨 NEW | Greens at 16%, 1pt shy of Labour
➡️ REF – 27% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 17% (-3)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🟢 GRN – 16% (+1)
🟠 LD – 15% (-)
Via @YouGov, 26-27 Oct (+/- vs 19-20 Oct)
➡️ REF – 27% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 17% (-3)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🟢 GRN – 16% (+1)
🟠 LD – 15% (-)
Via @YouGov, 26-27 Oct (+/- vs 19-20 Oct)
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
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After more than a year of disastrous political direction it looks like Labour MPs are finally questioning McSweeney's judgement. Remember - this is the man whose strategy is for Starmer to become a Farage tribute act with no solutions
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
After more than a year of disastrous political direction it looks like Labour MPs are finally questioning McSweeney's judgement. Remember - this is the man whose strategy is for Starmer to become a Farage tribute act with no solutions
I am pleased to share that my students’ research on circular economies in design education, co-authored by @keith-colton.bsky.social and me, will be presented at #E&PDE2025 in Malta next week.
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#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #CircularEconomy #EandPDE2025 #AcademicSky 🌍
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#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #CircularEconomy #EandPDE2025 #AcademicSky 🌍
September 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I am pleased to share that my students’ research on circular economies in design education, co-authored by @keith-colton.bsky.social and me, will be presented at #E&PDE2025 in Malta next week.
🔗 doi.org/10.35199/EPD...
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #CircularEconomy #EandPDE2025 #AcademicSky 🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.35199/EPD...
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #CircularEconomy #EandPDE2025 #AcademicSky 🌍
"I’ll get so much done on the train" I tell myself.
Reality check: the file with the embedded video never downloads, the tablet dies halfway there, and my travel mug tastes foul. The September commute is officially back. Solidarity to those chasing deadlines between stations. #AcademicSky #EduSky
Reality check: the file with the embedded video never downloads, the tablet dies halfway there, and my travel mug tastes foul. The September commute is officially back. Solidarity to those chasing deadlines between stations. #AcademicSky #EduSky
September 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"I’ll get so much done on the train" I tell myself.
Reality check: the file with the embedded video never downloads, the tablet dies halfway there, and my travel mug tastes foul. The September commute is officially back. Solidarity to those chasing deadlines between stations. #AcademicSky #EduSky
Reality check: the file with the embedded video never downloads, the tablet dies halfway there, and my travel mug tastes foul. The September commute is officially back. Solidarity to those chasing deadlines between stations. #AcademicSky #EduSky
Pulling together my slide deck for September’s #EPDE conference hosted by the #ied and #thedesignsociety, where I’ll be presenting on the #Low-Tech #Hackathon we ran in Châlons-en-Champagne. This photo captures some of the energy of that event, students gathered around questioning, testing, learning
August 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Pulling together my slide deck for September’s #EPDE conference hosted by the #ied and #thedesignsociety, where I’ll be presenting on the #Low-Tech #Hackathon we ran in Châlons-en-Champagne. This photo captures some of the energy of that event, students gathered around questioning, testing, learning
Great to see Plaid Cymru join others demanding Parliament’s immediate recall over Gaza. Accountability cannot wait.
Plaid Cymru has joined with parties from Northern Ireland and Scotland in supporting calls for the immediate recall of Parliament to discuss the deteriorating situation in Gaza
Plaid Cymru supports calls for immediate recall of Parliament over Gaza crisis
Plaid Cymru has joined with parties from Northern Ireland and Scotland in supporting calls for the immediate recall of Parliament to discuss the deteriorating situation in Gaza. In a letter to UK Prim...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Great to see Plaid Cymru join others demanding Parliament’s immediate recall over Gaza. Accountability cannot wait.
Proud to see the Materials Intelligence Lab featured in TU Dublin’s sustainability news - a space where waste becomes possibility, and design education meets open experimentation.
bit.ly/41OhLIe
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #OpenLabs #AcademicSky 🌍
bit.ly/41OhLIe
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #OpenLabs #AcademicSky 🌍
Materials Intelligence Lab - Exploring Material Narratives in Design Practice
Browse archived sustainability news from TU Dublin, featuring past initiatives, achievements, and events that reflect the university’s long-term commitment to a sustainable future.
tudublin.ie
August 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Proud to see the Materials Intelligence Lab featured in TU Dublin’s sustainability news - a space where waste becomes possibility, and design education meets open experimentation.
bit.ly/41OhLIe
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #OpenLabs #AcademicSky 🌍
bit.ly/41OhLIe
#EduSky #HigherEd #DesignEducation #OpenLabs #AcademicSky 🌍
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Reform UK has come under strong criticism after failing to condemn two notorious fascists who have been organising pro-Reform stunts at road bridges in south Wales ✍️ Martin Shipton
Reform UK challenged over bridge stunts staged by fascists
Martin Shipton Reform UK has come under strong criticism after failing to condemn two notorious fascists who have been organising pro-Reform stunts at road bridges in south Wales. The anti-fascist blo...
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August 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reform UK has come under strong criticism after failing to condemn two notorious fascists who have been organising pro-Reform stunts at road bridges in south Wales ✍️ Martin Shipton
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MetroLink and the misleading €23bn headline: The Irish Times can’t have it both ways irishcycle.com/2025/08/15/m...
MetroLink and the misleading €23bn headline: The Irish Times can’t have it both ways
Comment & Analysis: Back in March, The Irish Times ran the headline: “Cost of long-delayed Dublin Airport Metrolink could rise to more than €23bn, Minister told.” That figure was quickly echoed…
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August 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
MetroLink and the misleading €23bn headline: The Irish Times can’t have it both ways irishcycle.com/2025/08/15/m...
Sometimes the hardest part of writing isn’t the words, but making space for them. After weeks stuck in routine, I took my notebook outside. A change of place, a patch of sunshine and the thoughts began to untangle. Clarity often comes when we step out of our usual patterns. #EduSky #AcademicSky
August 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Sometimes the hardest part of writing isn’t the words, but making space for them. After weeks stuck in routine, I took my notebook outside. A change of place, a patch of sunshine and the thoughts began to untangle. Clarity often comes when we step out of our usual patterns. #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Israel is being mythologised as exceptional rather than inevitable.
www.planetcritical.com/p/one-day-ev...
www.planetcritical.com/p/one-day-ev...
One day, everyone will have been against this
Israel is being mythologised as exceptional rather than inevitable
www.planetcritical.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Israel is being mythologised as exceptional rather than inevitable.
www.planetcritical.com/p/one-day-ev...
www.planetcritical.com/p/one-day-ev...
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A huge congratulations to all those involved in this brilliant campaign to save Capel Rhondda and protect Welsh heritage ⛪️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm219nyk79jo.amp
#Wales #History
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm219nyk79jo.amp
#Wales #History
Bid to save Cwm Rhondda chapel raises enough money to buy it - BBC News
A bid to save the chapel where Bread of Heaven was first sung raises enough to buy the building.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A huge congratulations to all those involved in this brilliant campaign to save Capel Rhondda and protect Welsh heritage ⛪️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm219nyk79jo.amp
#Wales #History
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm219nyk79jo.amp
#Wales #History
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Any one of the charges here against the former Sun editor should stop Keir Starmer appointing David Dinsmore.
When you look at them all together - it's an absolute outrage.
Sign the petition 👇🏼
www.hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
When you look at them all together - it's an absolute outrage.
Sign the petition 👇🏼
www.hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
No taxpayer-funded job for ex-Sun editor
No taxpayer-funded job for ex-Sun editor
www.hackedoff.org
July 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Any one of the charges here against the former Sun editor should stop Keir Starmer appointing David Dinsmore.
When you look at them all together - it's an absolute outrage.
Sign the petition 👇🏼
www.hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
When you look at them all together - it's an absolute outrage.
Sign the petition 👇🏼
www.hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
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We know for a fact that the smear machine will now go into overdrive… Corbyn is a huge threat to fascists and far right neolib elites!
But the evidence is crystal clear:
The “People are Desperate for Change”.
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/new-corbyn...
But the evidence is crystal clear:
The “People are Desperate for Change”.
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/new-corbyn...
New Corbyn party already bigger than Tories and Reform as 250,000 sign up in one day
The new party founded by @jeremycorbyn and @zarahsultana might not have a name, but it already has over 250,000 sign ups.
www.councilestatemedia.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We know for a fact that the smear machine will now go into overdrive… Corbyn is a huge threat to fascists and far right neolib elites!
But the evidence is crystal clear:
The “People are Desperate for Change”.
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/new-corbyn...
But the evidence is crystal clear:
The “People are Desperate for Change”.
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/new-corbyn...
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Colonialism - the perfect example of destruction, the very opposite of anything you could call "progress"
phys.org/news/2025-07...
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Colonization devastated biodiversity, habitats and human life in the Pacific Northwest
Burrard Inlet, known traditionally as səl̓ilwəɬ (Tsleil-Wat) in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, has been the heart of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh N...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Colonialism - the perfect example of destruction, the very opposite of anything you could call "progress"
phys.org/news/2025-07...
phys.org/news/2025-07...