Manchester Urban Observatory
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Bringing data, sensors & expertise together to improve decision making in cities.
#airquality #urban #infrastructure #wellbeing #SDGs
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We are working with Bham Children's Hosp π BWC NHS Trust to monitor #AirQuality. Thanks to C Chiswell - Not currently on this social platform and team we now have a new device live on our interactive map showing pollutant levels around the Children's hospitalπ data.birminghamurbanobservatory.com/map/platforms?β¦ WM-Air College of Life and Environmental Sciences UniBirmingham News
Can improvements in urban design help build the #wellbeing #evidence base? In Manchester researchers are making use of real world urban design interventions to understand how a policy or program impacts wellbeing. Manchester Urban Observatory UoM Urban Institute Brent Cross Town bit.ly/3iJ6IdC
Each year, around 64,000 deaths are attributed to Air pollution in the UK. Our new publication #OnAirQuality provides policy recommendations to tackle air pollution. #CleanAirDay Read it here: policy.manchester.ac.uk/publications/o⦠Hugh Coe @martievt Prof Sheena Cruickshank (she/her) Ron Chan David Topping James Evans
Wise words from Rachel Aldred in Josh Glancy @thesundaytimes LTN piece. How we find solutions is how change happens.
The DfT have released their plan for #decarbonising transport. In our new blog, Drs Cristina Temenos & Joe Blakey respond to the strategy, outlining the risks of techno-optimism & the opportunities in the #COVID recovery. Read it here; blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2021/08/β¦
Our University Living Lab is recognised as good practice for #ESD by Advance HE (eek!). We broker applied research between students & organisations to affect change for sustainable development. Pls don't hesitate if you would like to use it. Happy to help. advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/β¦
An incredible opportunity to grow our #sustainable #development learning in partnership through the #SDGs. Thank you The Association of Commonwealth Universities UoM UCIL & Luke Georghiou & Claudia CompΓ©an & @PhDArcher who are supporting our scholars. Special thanks to >90 voices of Creating a Sustainable World π
To reach and support these climate goals we need to continue to monitor interventions for efficacy, efficiency and unintended consequences. We also need to be able to fail and learn from those mistakes Urban Observatory @NorthTyneCA Newcastle University Centre for Researching Cities Jenny Nelson bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englanβ¦
Are you interested in making #environmental #data more useful and more usable? Check out these new positions UKCRIC Urban Observatory UoM Urban Institute Digital Futures UoM @SustainableUoM Urban Flows Birmingham Urban Observatory
WE ARE HIRING A RESEARCH TECHNICIAN! Come and join our fabulous Geography team!! Half field based working on Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research funded Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project & half supporting our world class #SEED #Geography Laboratories. Manchester Geography @JPRitson jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspβ¦
Read about our latest project in collaboration with Department for Transport Manchester Urban Observatory The Alan Turing Institute & Urban Observatory in the latest UKCRIC newsletter: Towards a national digital twin for urban transport ππππ ukcric.com/insights/projeβ¦ Phil James π²πΊπποΈ #IoT #DigitalTwin #infrastructure
Check out our latest Grafana dashboard integrating data from Urban Observatory Manchester Urban Observatory and Birmingham Urban Observatory using data streams from Urban Data Collective to demonstrate how to scale up data for future #transport #urban #DigitalTwins dashboard.view.urbanobservatory.ac.uk/d/6UjxM7Y7z/edβ¦
What happens when you put multiple online bio-aerosol instruments indoors in a big box? Well, we shall see π. (Co Ian Crawford Manchester Urban Observatory bio-aerosol lead)
Join The University of Manchester user workshops across the country, and take part in building NERC's Digital Solutions Hub. Help us bring 40 petabytes of Natural Environment Research Councilβs #FAIR natural environment data to data providers, consumers & endusers. Find your nearest city! UK Research and Innovation Business Engagement eventbrite.com/cc/nerc-digitaβ¦