Kimon Krenz
kimonkrenz.bsky.social
Kimon Krenz
@kimonkrenz.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate at Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL #SpaceSyntax #BuiltEnvironment #PublicHealth #SpatialDataScience
🚨 Hiring: Research Fellow in Secure Spatial Analytics @ UCL. Privacy-preserving spatial data science for env-health research. Strong R/Python welcome. 0.5 FTE to 31 Aug 2026; FT short-term possible. Deadline 28 Oct. Work with UCL, Liverpool & NHS England! Apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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October 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Kimon Krenz
Meet the speaker🎤 @profrosiemc.bsky.social, Director of @bibresearch.bsky.social, will be joining our webinar to mark the launch of our forthcoming report which showcases the relevance of the social sciences in our contemporary human world.
📅12 Nov
⏰12.30pm-2pm
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October 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
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A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
Place characteristics are associated with mental health and wellbeing, yet mechanisms and pathways are not well understood. Geographically explicit ec…
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September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Kimon Krenz
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New paper in Cities! We introduce a method to date UK high streets and find that greater land-use diversity and local centrality is related to their longevity. Modest but meaningful links between form, function and persistence. Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106136
June 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Reposted by Kimon Krenz
Can #airpollution and the green space around my home affect my brain health?

My latest piece for @theguardian.com looks at changes in mental health amongst people who moved home in #Bradford.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out
Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Reposted by Kimon Krenz
New study led by Mikel Subiza Pérez exploring impact of unhealthy environments on mental health. Headline - moving to a more polluted area can increase risk of mental ill-health by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bibresearch.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out
Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Please join the next online session of the #SpaceSyntax Lab Seminars at the UCL Bartlett, on Thursday 12 June. Register at: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...

Dr Sanjay Somanath will share his exciting work on modelling movement by combining #SyntheticPopulations with activity data. #SSLS
June 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Please join the next online session of the #SpaceSyntax Lab Seminars at the UCL Bartlett, on Thursday 15 May. Register at: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_24-25_T3

Dr Waishan Qiu will share his extensive work on #ComputerVision and #UrbanImagery to analyse #HumanBehaviour in public space. #UrbanAnalytics #SSLS
May 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New paper with Luisa Amann out on #UrbanHeatIsland effects in Greater London!

We show young children, ethnic minorities & low-income groups face up to 4°C higher temps—and developed a street-level heat impact metric + guidance to support targeted planning interventions🌡️🌍🌳

doi.org/10.1080/2374...
May 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Register for the #UCLBartlett Space Syntax Lab Seminars 24–25 third term! bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...

The online series covers: #UrbanEcology & #SpaceSyntax; #ComputerVision to capture #HumanBehaviour; #CrimeForcasting in #PublicSpaces; Activity-Based #Accessibility using #SyntheticPopulations
April 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Please join the next online session of the #SpaceSyntax Lab Seminars 24–25 at the Bartlett, UCL. Register: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...

Dr Po Nien Chen will show a #Multimodal public #TransportNetwork approach using Space Syntax to quantify #Accessibility through #TravelTime and #AngularDistance. #SSLS
March 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Join the next #SpaceSyntax Lab Seminar at UCL Bartlett. Dr. Franziska Hunger (in place of Anita Ullrich) and Dr Ioanna Stavroulaki will present research on integrating network-based and #AgentBased modeling to predict #PedestrianMovement. #SSLS

Register: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...
March 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us online tomorrow (27.02 at 16:00 GMT) for the Space Syntax Lab Seminar. Register at: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...

Francesca Froy will introduce her new book 'Rebuilding Urban Complexity: A Configurational Approach to Postindustrial Cities', linking #UrbanComplexity to #SpaceSyntax. #SSLS
February 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If you—or someone you know—are eager to explore #SpaceSyntax in practice or research, consider the MSc in Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities at #UCL. Gain practical skills and insights into how spatial design shapes human behavior.

Join the info event online on 20 February 2025 bit.ly/ssac_info
February 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The #UCLBartlett Space Syntax Lab Seminars 24–25 are back! Register: bit.ly/SSLSeminars_...

The online series covers: Modelling urban habitats; #Complexity in postindustrial cities; Advances in predicting #PedestrianMovement; Impacts of #TransportNetworks; Integrating #Ecology with #SpaceSyntax
January 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM