Research Centre for Urban Studies
@hwu-rcus.bsky.social
Research Centre for Urban Studies
Institute for Place, Environment and Society
Heriot-Watt University
~Research for sustainable, resilient and just cities and communities~ https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/in
Institute for Place, Environment and Society
Heriot-Watt University
~Research for sustainable, resilient and just cities and communities~ https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/in
In Edinburgh? Come see the exhibit "Amazon Indigenous Wisdom" from 2pm today - 3Nov in Heriot-Watt U GRID Building, featuring drawings by Indigenous communities, reflecting their struggle to live with the impacts of climate change as part of the Mae Mekea Project led by @adriportella.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
In Edinburgh? Come see the exhibit "Amazon Indigenous Wisdom" from 2pm today - 3Nov in Heriot-Watt U GRID Building, featuring drawings by Indigenous communities, reflecting their struggle to live with the impacts of climate change as part of the Mae Mekea Project led by @adriportella.bsky.social
If you're in Edinburgh, go check out the Jar in Action exhibit at Summerhall from 29Sept-19Oct
The jars represent different takes on the question "What does sustainability mean to you?" and includes work by HWU's Geography undergrad students www.summerhallarts.co.uk/event/jar-in...
The jars represent different takes on the question "What does sustainability mean to you?" and includes work by HWU's Geography undergrad students www.summerhallarts.co.uk/event/jar-in...
Jar in Action - Summerhall Arts
Jar in Action is an ongoing project undertaking research into perceptions around sustainability, produced by fusionartsci.co.uk With engagement at its core the project asks artists, scientists and com...
www.summerhallarts.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If you're in Edinburgh, go check out the Jar in Action exhibit at Summerhall from 29Sept-19Oct
The jars represent different takes on the question "What does sustainability mean to you?" and includes work by HWU's Geography undergrad students www.summerhallarts.co.uk/event/jar-in...
The jars represent different takes on the question "What does sustainability mean to you?" and includes work by HWU's Geography undergrad students www.summerhallarts.co.uk/event/jar-in...
Ryan Woolrych is in Praque presenting on his work on #ClimateChange and #Ageing at the CAMP (Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning) Conference
more info on the programme & related events:
praha.camp/en/program
more info on the programme & related events:
praha.camp/en/program
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ryan Woolrych is in Praque presenting on his work on #ClimateChange and #Ageing at the CAMP (Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning) Conference
more info on the programme & related events:
praha.camp/en/program
more info on the programme & related events:
praha.camp/en/program
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Had a lovely jaunt out to see old colleagues and friends at #HeriotWatt University today - and to meet the class of 2025 as they start their journeys as #FuturePlanners!
Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.
Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.
September 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Had a lovely jaunt out to see old colleagues and friends at #HeriotWatt University today - and to meet the class of 2025 as they start their journeys as #FuturePlanners!
Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.
Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.
Check out our fully-funded PhD Scholarship (one spot) to study the intersection between Climate Action and Climate (In)Justice at Heriot Watt, Edinburgh campus.
Open to home and overseas students. Due 26 Sept
#ClimateJustice #HumanGeography
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Open to home and overseas students. Due 26 Sept
#ClimateJustice #HumanGeography
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Understanding the Intersection between Climate Action and Climate (In)Justice at Heriot-Watt University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding the Intersection between Climate Action and Climate (In)Justice at Heriot-Watt University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Check out our fully-funded PhD Scholarship (one spot) to study the intersection between Climate Action and Climate (In)Justice at Heriot Watt, Edinburgh campus.
Open to home and overseas students. Due 26 Sept
#ClimateJustice #HumanGeography
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Open to home and overseas students. Due 26 Sept
#ClimateJustice #HumanGeography
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Early access to new article in #LancetRegionalHealth on the benefits and risks of #ArtificialIntelligence for #migrant #health (co-authored by Gina Netto, RCUS) #AI
@hcsmith.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@hcsmith.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Artificial Intelligence in migrant health: a critical perspective on opportunities and risks
Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are leading to the proliferation of
health applications. AI presents both opportunities and risks for migrants, including
refugees, and asylum-seekers. T...
www.thelancet.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Early access to new article in #LancetRegionalHealth on the benefits and risks of #ArtificialIntelligence for #migrant #health (co-authored by Gina Netto, RCUS) #AI
@hcsmith.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@hcsmith.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Thread: Some recent work from our Roma Place Age project: Developing place-based interventions to address health and wellbeing inequalities for Roma populations. Funded by UKRI AHRC
Keep an eye out for future updates via the project website: romaplaceage.com
Keep an eye out for future updates via the project website: romaplaceage.com
RomaPlaceAge
romaplaceage.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thread: Some recent work from our Roma Place Age project: Developing place-based interventions to address health and wellbeing inequalities for Roma populations. Funded by UKRI AHRC
Keep an eye out for future updates via the project website: romaplaceage.com
Keep an eye out for future updates via the project website: romaplaceage.com
New paper by Koorosh Ahghabozorgi (w @svdjagt.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social) shows the importance and benefits of blue/green spaces for students' #MentalHealth
#UrbanForestry #UrbanGreening #Landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#UrbanForestry #UrbanGreening #Landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of university campus landscape characteristics in students’ mental health
University students frequently suffer from mental health challenges such as stress, depression, and anxiety during their studies. It is therefore cruc…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New paper by Koorosh Ahghabozorgi (w @svdjagt.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social) shows the importance and benefits of blue/green spaces for students' #MentalHealth
#UrbanForestry #UrbanGreening #Landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#UrbanForestry #UrbanGreening #Landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In Brasilia now, in UK soon, Mae Mekea Project team present their 3D model of the #AmazonRainforest exploring how the forest is changing & lived experiences of #IndigenousPeoples on frontlines of #ClimateChange
@adriportella.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk/the-amazon-i...
@adriportella.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk/the-amazon-i...
The Amazon in 3D – Amazon Indigenous Wisdom
maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In Brasilia now, in UK soon, Mae Mekea Project team present their 3D model of the #AmazonRainforest exploring how the forest is changing & lived experiences of #IndigenousPeoples on frontlines of #ClimateChange
@adriportella.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk/the-amazon-i...
@adriportella.bsky.social @hcsmith.bsky.social maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk/the-amazon-i...
New paper in Habitat International co-authored by RCUS Prof. Colin Jones shows nonlinear & spatial heterogeneity effects on #Housing prices in Beijing. Proximity to the central #BusinessDistrict, housing age, & size show significant spatially variable impacts.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining the nonlinear and spatial heterogeneity of housing prices in urban Beijing: an application of GeoShapley
Housing is essential for human well-being and economic stability. Major metropolitan areas, particularly in developing countries, face severe housing …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
New paper in Habitat International co-authored by RCUS Prof. Colin Jones shows nonlinear & spatial heterogeneity effects on #Housing prices in Beijing. Proximity to the central #BusinessDistrict, housing age, & size show significant spatially variable impacts.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New report by Ryan Woolrych and Sacha Hasan on their work with MECOPP.org.uk :
Where Are We Now? Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Supports for Black and Minority Ethnic #UnpaidCarers across #Scotland: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we...
Where Are We Now? Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Supports for Black and Minority Ethnic #UnpaidCarers across #Scotland: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we...
Where Are We Now — MECOPP
www.mecopp.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
New report by Ryan Woolrych and Sacha Hasan on their work with MECOPP.org.uk :
Where Are We Now? Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Supports for Black and Minority Ethnic #UnpaidCarers across #Scotland: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we...
Where Are We Now? Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Supports for Black and Minority Ethnic #UnpaidCarers across #Scotland: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we...
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Good to see a legal right to breaks for unpaid carers being enshrined in law, something our friends MECOPP called for in their recent report which exposed the hardship and exhaustion experienced by BME unpaid carers in Scotland.
More on their calls: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we... #CarersWeek
More on their calls: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we... #CarersWeek
June 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good to see a legal right to breaks for unpaid carers being enshrined in law, something our friends MECOPP called for in their recent report which exposed the hardship and exhaustion experienced by BME unpaid carers in Scotland.
More on their calls: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we... #CarersWeek
More on their calls: www.mecopp.org.uk/where-are-we... #CarersWeek
Check out the exciting new publication from @adriportella.bsky.social and the Mae Mekea project team: From the Amazon to the World: Confronting Climate Change Together. Free to download here: researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publicati...
From the Amazon to the World: Confronting Climate Change Together
researchportal.hw.ac.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Check out the exciting new publication from @adriportella.bsky.social and the Mae Mekea project team: From the Amazon to the World: Confronting Climate Change Together. Free to download here: researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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New research from our Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research shows stark #ethnic disparities in West Midlands #homelessness.
But innovative #prevention practices are beginning to work across the region.
More here: tinyurl.com/32brjpy2
#HeriotWattUni #SocialPolicy
But innovative #prevention practices are beginning to work across the region.
More here: tinyurl.com/32brjpy2
#HeriotWattUni #SocialPolicy
New research strengthens West Midlands’ commitment to tackle ethnic disparities in homelessness
Levels of homelessness are disproportionate among minoritised communities in the West Midlands, new research from Heriot-Watt University finds.
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June 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New research from our Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research shows stark #ethnic disparities in West Midlands #homelessness.
But innovative #prevention practices are beginning to work across the region.
More here: tinyurl.com/32brjpy2
#HeriotWattUni #SocialPolicy
But innovative #prevention practices are beginning to work across the region.
More here: tinyurl.com/32brjpy2
#HeriotWattUni #SocialPolicy
Congrats to our PhD student, Mireya Gómez-Nava, & team for winning a funding competition for their project: “From Knowledge to Action: Mexican Indigenous Women Harvesting Water for the Future” with support from University of Birmingham, British Council, & Tecnológico de Monterrey - Guadalajara.
June 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Congrats to our PhD student, Mireya Gómez-Nava, & team for winning a funding competition for their project: “From Knowledge to Action: Mexican Indigenous Women Harvesting Water for the Future” with support from University of Birmingham, British Council, & Tecnológico de Monterrey - Guadalajara.
Congrats to our doctoral student, Jess Bowden, for passing her PhD viva!
#openacces publications from her thesis, Exploring Links Between #Heritage, #Memory and #SenseofPlace in Order to Understand How #OlderAdults Interact with Their Local #HistoricEnvironment, are linked in the thread below
#openacces publications from her thesis, Exploring Links Between #Heritage, #Memory and #SenseofPlace in Order to Understand How #OlderAdults Interact with Their Local #HistoricEnvironment, are linked in the thread below
June 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Congrats to our doctoral student, Jess Bowden, for passing her PhD viva!
#openacces publications from her thesis, Exploring Links Between #Heritage, #Memory and #SenseofPlace in Order to Understand How #OlderAdults Interact with Their Local #HistoricEnvironment, are linked in the thread below
#openacces publications from her thesis, Exploring Links Between #Heritage, #Memory and #SenseofPlace in Order to Understand How #OlderAdults Interact with Their Local #HistoricEnvironment, are linked in the thread below
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Inspiring community work in self-built neighbourhoods in Medellin, collaborating with community organisations (JAC & Huerta Escuela El Faro, Mesa de Vivienda y Hábitat C8), NGOs (Madre Tierra Permacultura), and researchers at @hwu-rcus.bsky.social and @uoe-cahss.bsky.social. youtu.be/LEucGbeBBA4?...
Restauración Ecológica El Faro
YouTube video by Corporación Jurídica Libertad
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June 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Inspiring community work in self-built neighbourhoods in Medellin, collaborating with community organisations (JAC & Huerta Escuela El Faro, Mesa de Vivienda y Hábitat C8), NGOs (Madre Tierra Permacultura), and researchers at @hwu-rcus.bsky.social and @uoe-cahss.bsky.social. youtu.be/LEucGbeBBA4?...
Congratulations to our PGR student Koorosh Aghabozorgi who yesterday passed his viva AND heard news of publishing his latest article on the same day!
Read the preprint on the role of our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social campus #landscape in supporting student #MentalHealth here: doi.org/10.1016/j.uf....
Read the preprint on the role of our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social campus #landscape in supporting student #MentalHealth here: doi.org/10.1016/j.uf....
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May 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Congratulations to our PGR student Koorosh Aghabozorgi who yesterday passed his viva AND heard news of publishing his latest article on the same day!
Read the preprint on the role of our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social campus #landscape in supporting student #MentalHealth here: doi.org/10.1016/j.uf....
Read the preprint on the role of our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social campus #landscape in supporting student #MentalHealth here: doi.org/10.1016/j.uf....
RCUS in the News: S.Hasan & D.Menezes found systemic barriers prevent people with learning disabilities & complex needs from accessing appropriate #housing in #Scotland “The reality is a postcode lottery which is unsustainable & damaging for our most vulnerable residents" news.stv.tv/east-central...
People with learning disabilities facing barriers to housing, report warns
It found around 1,300 people face challenges with appropriate accommodation, which was branded ‘varied and inconsistent’.
news.stv.tv
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
RCUS in the News: S.Hasan & D.Menezes found systemic barriers prevent people with learning disabilities & complex needs from accessing appropriate #housing in #Scotland “The reality is a postcode lottery which is unsustainable & damaging for our most vulnerable residents" news.stv.tv/east-central...
Congrats to our colleague, Sander van der Jagt, for his nomination for Best PhD Supervisor in the Heriot Watt Student Union Oscars www.hwunion.com/news/article...
Student Union Oscars 2025 Nominees
The shortlist of nominees for this year's Student Union Oscars!
www.hwunion.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Congrats to our colleague, Sander van der Jagt, for his nomination for Best PhD Supervisor in the Heriot Watt Student Union Oscars www.hwunion.com/news/article...
Congrats to our @hwu-rcus.bsky.social colleagues, Dr Sacha Hasan, & Dr Deborah Menezes for their important research on housing barriers for people with complex needs in Scotland
New research by Heriot-Watt University for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde found 1,300+ people with complex needs face significant #housing barriers in #Scotland, despite 20+ years of policy effort.
More here: tinyurl.com/d8usr9xr
#HeriotWattUni #HousingRights #ComplexNeeds @nhsggc.bsky.social
More here: tinyurl.com/d8usr9xr
#HeriotWattUni #HousingRights #ComplexNeeds @nhsggc.bsky.social
Critical housing barriers across Scotland are affecting people with complex needs
New research from Heriot-Watt reveals significant systemic barriers are preventing people with learning disabilities and complex needs from accessing appropriate housing.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Congrats to our @hwu-rcus.bsky.social colleagues, Dr Sacha Hasan, & Dr Deborah Menezes for their important research on housing barriers for people with complex needs in Scotland
Join us for the next Institute for Place, Environment and Society seminar on Monday 28th April at 12:30pm
with Dr Felipe Tuxá
'Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil'
To register, email m.menton@hw.ac.uk
with Dr Felipe Tuxá
'Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil'
To register, email m.menton@hw.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Join us for the next Institute for Place, Environment and Society seminar on Monday 28th April at 12:30pm
with Dr Felipe Tuxá
'Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil'
To register, email m.menton@hw.ac.uk
with Dr Felipe Tuxá
'Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil'
To register, email m.menton@hw.ac.uk