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Urban Futures Studio@FuturesStudioUU
11 Feb 2025
The Urban Futures Studio is closing down this X account in the near future following @UniUtrecht . Find us at LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Mastodon or sign up for our quarterly newsletter to stay up to date: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1Py…
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📢Attention to ambitious #UtrechtUniversity master's students: this is the last week you can apply for the 'Techniques of Futuring — a Mixed Classroom with Policymakers' course. Application deadline: 22 September. Learn more: uu.nl/en/research/urban-futu…
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| Summer reads | What if universities would support scholar-activism? In #ClimateUniversityExpress blog 3 @LisettevBeek shares insights from her conversations with Vasna Ramasar and others about #ScholarActivism in times of ecological crisis uu.nl/en/opinie/what-if-univ…

What if universities would support scholar-activism?

Academics, frustrated by limited impact on the ecological crisis, are turning to scholar-activism. Embracing this could foster new knowledge, networks, and social change. Blog by Lisette van Beek

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Hoe kan je toekomstverbeeldingen creëren waar mensen naar toe willen bewegen? Bekijk deze aflevering van #NieuweAnkers met @maartenhajer over #futuring en positieve toekomstperspectieven. #TechniquesOfFuturing #Toekomst #duurzaamheid youtube.com/watch?v=rrOaffSH…

#47 Maarten Hajer: ‘De bezielende kracht van toekomstbeelden’

Wat is er gebeurd met de geheimzinnige, nooit gepubliceerde scenari...

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| Summer reads | In his #ClimateConfessions blog @godsandsods explains what he calls fossil freedom: an imaginary for which the expression of freedom requires burning fossil fuels or their green replacements, and looks for an alternative #PostFossilFreedom uu.nl/en/opinie/post-fossil-…

Post fossil freedom

Freedom remains one of the most evocative political rallying cries around the world. It is central to the notion of humanitarian intervention, which has dragged Western nations into war since the...

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Read the new #ReSET paper: 'Reimagining energy infrastructure for justice: Power, politics, and institutional work in India’s 2.05 GW Pavagada solar park' @iihsin @CST_SU @UniFreiburg
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24 Jul 2024
Our new #ReSET paper examines how justice outcomes of world’s third-largest solar energy infrastructure are being reimagined and mediated through institutional work of multiple actors in Pavagada, India. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #TripleRe #Resetframework
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| Summer reads | Last year, @jo_chamb, together with Steve Williams & Noor Noor, created an experimental musical opening performance for the #ISTConference in Utrecht where they "wanted to stage a different kind of feeling than your typical academic space."uu.nl/en/opinie/an-experimen…

An experiment in musical dreaming

When offered the chance to perform a live musical opening for the 14th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Josie Chambers, Steve Williams & Noor Noor sought to connect emotionally to...

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For most of July and August, we will be on summer break. In the meantime, we’ll share highlights from our #FriendsoftheFuture seminar series, #Climate Confessions series by @godsandsods , and the #UtopianPulses series by @jo_chamb . Discover more at uu.nl/en/research/urban-futu…
Black and white photo of a metal viewer in front of water.

ALT Black and white photo of a metal viewer in front of water.
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Today the ReSET project launches its new video-based website resetframework.org . @ReSET_Energy is sharing its first findings on this online, interactive platform that will help researchers as well as professionals working on just energy transitions.

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17 Jul 2024
We are proud to share our new innovative, digital learning platform for engaging with energy justice. Find the press release here: uu.nl/en/news/new-interactiv… Webpage: resetframework.org LinkedIn group: linkedin.com/groups/12875003…
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Josie Chambers@jo_chamb
12 Jun 2024
It was a pleasure kicking off the 16th Nordic Environmental Social Sciences (NESS) conference last week in Turku, Finland with my keynote "A speculative co-production of the future?". I've now posted a (slightly elaborated) version of it at Utopian Pulses: uu.nl/en/opinion/a-speculati…

A speculative co-production of the future?

For the opening keynote for the 16th Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference, Josie Chambers chose not to focus on the dominant ways people have been co-producing knowledge and action for...

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#vacature De Urban Futures Studio zoekt een nieuwe Postdoc onderzoeker op het gebied van Governance van duurzaamheidstransities. #burgerbetrokkenheid #duurzaamheid #RechtvaardigeTransities. uu.nl/organisatie/werken-bij…
Tijdens de Places of Hope expositie stemt een persoon op een stelling over zonnepanelen en windmolens door een sticker te plakken.

ALT Tijdens de Places of Hope expositie stemt een persoon op een stelling over zonnepanelen en windmolens door een sticker te plakken.
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At the #NESS2024 Conference, @jo_chamb chose not to focus on the dominant ways people have been co-producing knowledge & action for #sustainability. But to take stock of the field and ask: what exactly are we co-producing? Read the #UtopianPulses blog: uu.nl/en/opinion/a-speculati…

A speculative co-production of the future?

For the opening keynote for the 16th Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference, Josie Chambers chose not to focus on the dominant ways people have been co-producing knowledge and action for...

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How might artistic practices enable radical #imagination and #politics? From July 3-5, we bringing together 30 artist-researcher-practitioners to explore this question. Keynotes by @lolaolufemi_ & @srduncombe are open to the public; register for free: uu.nl/en/events/utopiaartpol…
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Corinna Casi@CorinnaCasi
4 Jun 2024
At #NESS2024 Conference in #Turku the 1st Keynote @jo_chamb @FuturesStudioUU @UniUtrecht suggests to give attention to #radicalimagination to create (im)possible #futures but whose #imagination matter? Organized by @AboAkademi and @UniTurku #NESS, #EnvSocSci, #Co_creating.
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"In their private lives, academics and policymakers are full of spirit, but when they enter professional spaces, they engage in repertoires that close down that spirit." Read the new #ClimateConfessions blog by @godsandsods uu.nl/en/opinion/unleashing-… @UUCopernicus

Unleashing your raw humanity

Last weekend, I cried at an academic conference. It’s not normal for me. I look back with part gratitude, part embarrassment. The experience has triggered me to transform how I carry myself in...

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In June, we will be sending out our quarterly newsletter. If you want to hear from us but want to cut down on your social media time, this is for you. Subscribe to receive our next newsletter in your inbox: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1Py… #futures #futuring #climate #sustainability
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You can also follow the Urban Futures Studio on Mastodon: @urbanfuturesstudio@akademienl.social
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Do you want to learn more about our collaboration with the African Centre for Cities on the infrahub.africa database? Join this online panel discussion on innovation for more just and sustainable African cities on 23 May at #RISEAfrica2024

African Centre for Cities@UrbanAfricaACC
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RISE AFRICA | 23 MAY - Join experts online from around the continent in discussing how to support innovation for more just and sustainable African cities at #RISEAfrica2024! Register via the link below or scan the QR code. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Online event on 23 May at 13:00 CAT. This poster is an online event invitation titled "Innovation Ecosystems for Just and Sustainable Cities". Includes registration link and QR code.

ALT Online event on 23 May at 13:00 CAT. This poster is an online event invitation titled "Innovation Ecosystems for Just and Sustainable Cities". Includes registration link and QR code.

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This February, our colleague Adele Tufford finished her project at @sUUstainability, culminating in the launch of futureatlas.university, an interactive web atlas for #sustainability practices at #universities worldwide. Browse the atlas & submit your case study! @UniUtrecht
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Sign up for the 'Island and Oceans Imaginaries Teach-in & Workshop' on May 31st in Utrecht. This event is open to @UniUtrecht students, researchers, and everyone interested in islands and the Caribbean. uu.nl/en/events/exploring-th…
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