Research Centre for Urban Studies

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

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...

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...

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

A group of people in a classroom listening to Dr Sacha Hassan, welcoming them to Heriot Watt University

A group of people in a University classroom - to the far left there is a person standing up and smiling. The person is Dr Caroline Brown…

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

Download the open access Training Guide for Roma Community Researchers here: romaplaceage.com/s/Training-G...

Have a look at the presentation by Marinov, A, Woolrych, R et al from the #Amps #LiveableCities Conference:
‘Nothing About Us without Us’: Exploring The Rights of Older #Roma to Age in Place

pure.hw.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

RomaPlaceAge

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

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…

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...

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...

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 …

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...

New report a ‘wake-up call’ for ministers over struggles faced by BME carers The Where Are We Now? report comes almost 20 years after a Scottish Government report highlighted the ‘barriers’ BME carers face accessing support.

The report has been deemed a ‘wake-up call’ for ministers over struggles faced by BME carers by STV News news.stv.tv/scotland/new...

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...

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

For more information on Mae Mekea: Amazon Indigenous Wisdom - Shaping Climate Solutions in Brazil follow them on Instagram (@maemekea)
or visit their website maemekea.site.hw.ac.uk

From the Amazon to the World: Confronting Climate Change Together

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...

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.

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

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.

Bowden et al 2025: Situating #Place and #Wellbeing Within #Heritage Interactions for Older Adults www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...

Heritage, Memory and Well-Being: Exploring Uses and Perceptions of the Historic Environment Amongst Older Adults in Nottinghamshire Engagement with the historic environment can support a broad range of individual and communal well-being benefits. However, to continue supporting well-being while aging, there is a need to situate...

Bowden et al 2024 #Heritage, #Memory and #Well-Being: Exploring Uses and Perceptions of the Historic Environment Amongst #OlderAdults in Nottinghamshire www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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

YouTube video by Corporación Jurídica Libertad Restauración Ecológica El Faro

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....

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’.

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...

Student Union Oscars 2025 Nominees The shortlist of nominees for this year's Student Union Oscars!

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

Poster for the PES Seminar Series, Research Centre for Urban Studies, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Speaking of white lethality to the ICC: Indigenous Movement Strategies to Fight Genocide in Brazil by Felipe Tuxá. 28th April 2025 at 12:30pm. Includes a photo of Felipe Tuxá speaking.

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