Alison Young
@scotinoz.bsky.social
Art, architecture, cities, Japan, whippets, cats, literature, film. And food.
Academic at Melbourne University.
Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities.
Views are my own.
Academic at Melbourne University.
Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities.
Views are my own.
My current office, in one of the spaces for visiting fellows at the Scuola Normale Superiore in the Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
September 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My current office, in one of the spaces for visiting fellows at the Scuola Normale Superiore in the Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
The cafe/bar of my one of my favourite public libraries in the world, the Biblioteca Delle Oblate in Firenze.
September 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The cafe/bar of my one of my favourite public libraries in the world, the Biblioteca Delle Oblate in Firenze.
Waiting for the storm, Firenze (on a day of a national general strike).
September 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Waiting for the storm, Firenze (on a day of a national general strike).
I love me a nice library
September 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I love me a nice library
In Oxford, far right nationalists on one side of the road, and anti-racism protesters on the other…Cops in the middle of the road.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In Oxford, far right nationalists on one side of the road, and anti-racism protesters on the other…Cops in the middle of the road.
June 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hectic day at work, but new suit, so hey…
March 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Hectic day at work, but new suit, so hey…
March 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The Night Shift project team… after a two day workshop in Melbourne, marking the completion of our Summary Report (final report to follow in August). #AcademicSky
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Night Shift project team… after a two day workshop in Melbourne, marking the completion of our Summary Report (final report to follow in August). #AcademicSky
January 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
January 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Lovely end of year party with the amazing students and colleagues at the @centre4cities.bsky.social - such a pleasure to be part of the Centre with you all xx #AcademicSky #cities
December 15, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Lovely end of year party with the amazing students and colleagues at the @centre4cities.bsky.social - such a pleasure to be part of the Centre with you all xx #AcademicSky #cities
December 9, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So sorry - we lost our whippet Romeo this year too.
December 3, 2024 at 11:17 AM
So sorry - we lost our whippet Romeo this year too.
It’s been a few weeks since my last Japanese lesson and my writing has really gotten dire… also: some seasonal vocabulary (hay fever, frizzy hair etc) #learningJapanese
November 29, 2024 at 11:13 PM
It’s been a few weeks since my last Japanese lesson and my writing has really gotten dire… also: some seasonal vocabulary (hay fever, frizzy hair etc) #learningJapanese
Last night the Night Shift project at the @centre4cities.bsky.social led a night walk around the Melbourne CBD, talking about night shift workers in a city designed for daytime - part of the Being Human Festival 2024 #cities #night #work
November 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Last night the Night Shift project at the @centre4cities.bsky.social led a night walk around the Melbourne CBD, talking about night shift workers in a city designed for daytime - part of the Being Human Festival 2024 #cities #night #work
At the #ASC2024 with some highly creative and inspiring people #criminology
November 15, 2024 at 9:26 PM
At the #ASC2024 with some highly creative and inspiring people #criminology