Stuart Walker
@stuartwalker.bsky.social
Prof. Design for Sustainability, MMU
Emeritus Lancaster & Calgary
Alumnus RCA, Imperial
Welsh/Canadian
www.stuartwalker.org.uk
DESIGN SHIFT: creative values for people, planet and the common good, 2026, Routledge
DESIGN FOR RESILIENCE, 2023, MIT Press
Emeritus Lancaster & Calgary
Alumnus RCA, Imperial
Welsh/Canadian
www.stuartwalker.org.uk
DESIGN SHIFT: creative values for people, planet and the common good, 2026, Routledge
DESIGN FOR RESILIENCE, 2023, MIT Press
My latest book, #DESIGN SHIFT will be published by #Routledge on March 18, 2026. Available for pre-order on February 25. More information at: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
@designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
@designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Design Shift: creative values for people, planet, and the common good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My latest book, #DESIGN SHIFT will be published by #Routledge on March 18, 2026. Available for pre-order on February 25. More information at: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
@designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
@designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
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A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?
A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy
Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other
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October 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?
A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?
Another Farage-Johnson Brexit benefit?
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EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Another Farage-Johnson Brexit benefit?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Picasso had many faults, but his art is timeless. Here, a poster for peace, love and solidarity between people in the face of fascism.
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Picasso had many faults, but his art is timeless. Here, a poster for peace, love and solidarity between people in the face of fascism.
This article explains how Amazon locked-in its customers and sellers and then reduced the quality of its services to maximize profits.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This article explains how Amazon locked-in its customers and sellers and then reduced the quality of its services to maximize profits.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
My new book, 'DESIGN SHIFT' will be available early 2026
Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website
www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
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Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website
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@manmetuni.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social #design #sustainability
October 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My new book, 'DESIGN SHIFT' will be available early 2026
Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website
www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
@manmetuni.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social #design #sustainability
Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website
www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
@manmetuni.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social #design #sustainability
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Hollywood star Matthew Rhys is returning to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in two decades in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new Welsh National Theatre
Matthew Rhys to play Richard Burton in return to Welsh stage
Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in 22 years in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hollywood star Matthew Rhys is returning to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in two decades in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new Welsh National Theatre
Some fine-grain carpark pricing here in central Spain
September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Some fine-grain carpark pricing here in central Spain
Rivers more polluted inside our national parks. Where is this government?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them
Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas of England and Wales should be cleanest
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Rivers more polluted inside our national parks. Where is this government?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New Exhition at Lancaster Museum - The Dalton Square Murders - the stories of the victims of Buck Ruxton.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Life stories of killer doctor Buck Ruxton's victims revealed
A new exhibition in Lancaster tells of the women murdered by a notorious doctor 90 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New Exhition at Lancaster Museum - The Dalton Square Murders - the stories of the victims of Buck Ruxton.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kate Raworth (left) at the World #Design Congress: Design for Planet talking about #DoughnutEconomics.
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Kate Raworth (left) at the World #Design Congress: Design for Planet talking about #DoughnutEconomics.
World Design Congress, London - Design for Planet - opening with children's choir - plea for planet.
September 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
World Design Congress, London - Design for Planet - opening with children's choir - plea for planet.
Today, I saw a very wonderful and very sad exhibition at The Whitworth - The Beginnings of Knowledge by Santiago Yahuarcani, a contemporary Indigenous artist from the Peruvian Amazon. Showing in Manchester, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. A must-see show.
September 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today, I saw a very wonderful and very sad exhibition at The Whitworth - The Beginnings of Knowledge by Santiago Yahuarcani, a contemporary Indigenous artist from the Peruvian Amazon. Showing in Manchester, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. A must-see show.
It was a brilliant day for a hike along the Lune today. In the hamlet of Aughton, came across the cottage of one of the authors in the British Library Crime Classics series.
August 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It was a brilliant day for a hike along the Lune today. In the hamlet of Aughton, came across the cottage of one of the authors in the British Library Crime Classics series.
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Not just mountain litter.
It’s not getting better anywhere.
We are a filthy nation really.
It’s not getting better anywhere.
We are a filthy nation really.
BBC News - Mountain litter keeps coming back, volunteers say
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Litter picking on Yr Wyddfa like 'sinking ship'
Campaigners say a deposit scheme for plastic, glass and cans will make a big change to litter levels.
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not just mountain litter.
It’s not getting better anywhere.
We are a filthy nation really.
It’s not getting better anywhere.
We are a filthy nation really.
A quarter of a century later, and declining opportunities and prospects in Morcambe, despite the promise of Eden North.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home
The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left be...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A quarter of a century later, and declining opportunities and prospects in Morcambe, despite the promise of Eden North.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Gladstone Library, Hawarden, North Wales - this beautiful Grade I building is the only residential library in Europe.
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Gladstone Library, Hawarden, North Wales - this beautiful Grade I building is the only residential library in Europe.
UK government's ban on Palestine Action is a "disturbing" misuse of counter-terrorism legislation, the United Nations' human rights chief has warned.
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UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban
Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the
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July 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
UK government's ban on Palestine Action is a "disturbing" misuse of counter-terrorism legislation, the United Nations' human rights chief has warned.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio.
Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio.
Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
Research Associate (Design for Sustainability) - (8474) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers
All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.
manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk
July 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio.
Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio.
Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
Academics are leaving the US.
The president of Aix-Marseille University likens the programme to the US welcoming academics from France during WWII
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The president of Aix-Marseille University likens the programme to the US welcoming academics from France during WWII
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France
Almost 300 researchers have applied for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Academics are leaving the US.
The president of Aix-Marseille University likens the programme to the US welcoming academics from France during WWII
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The president of Aix-Marseille University likens the programme to the US welcoming academics from France during WWII
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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A powerful and timely recording of George Clooney's Broadway stage play - available on YouTube for free.
A powerful and timely recording of George Clooney's Broadway stage play - available on YouTube for free.
Good Night and Good Luck Broadway 2025
YouTube video by Adam Merkley
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June 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A powerful and timely recording of George Clooney's Broadway stage play - available on YouTube for free.
A powerful and timely recording of George Clooney's Broadway stage play - available on YouTube for free.
1588 #Welsh Bible to on public display in #Wales for thd first time - St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire from 17 June to 9 July.
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Rare Welsh-language Bible to be displayed at St Davids Cathedral
The rare copy of the Bible in Welsh, printed in 1588, has never been displayed before.
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June 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
1588 #Welsh Bible to on public display in #Wales for thd first time - St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire from 17 June to 9 July.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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