Gemma Moore

Are you a resident or organisation in east London keen to strengthen local voices in environmental, climate change + health research? Join our networking event to meet others and UCL researchers. 10 April @ 6pm, UCL East ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/canvas-local… @compostlondon @UCLEastEngage

What is the difference between cooperation, coordination & collaboration? 1) Cooperation - making sure our respective activities don't conflict; doesn't require high levels of trust, we just need to respect each other's space & activity. 2) Coordination - moving together towards a known shared outcome; requires greater trust as we rely on one another to do the work to achieve the common goal. 3) Collaboration - uniting people to create something new together that we couldn't accomplish alone; needs strong interpersonal trust. We need all three in different contexts. When it comes to leading across systems, we get the best outcomes when we invest in the strong trusting relationships that enable us to collaborate: linkedin.com/posts/efmorris…. By Ed Morrison @Strategic_Doing. Deeper dive: doi.org/10.1177/014920…

🌟 Discover the career journey of Professor Jacqui Glass with @AstreaWomen. From not being accepted into the BSc Architecture programme at @UCL aged 17 to becoming the Dean of The Bartlett in summer 2024, read more about her varied career path here: 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/astrea/home/ou…

Collaboration with @NELFT: Mental health and greenspaces 🧠 🌱 @LizaGriff (DPU) and @mooregemma (@UCL_IEDE) led a workshop "Your Place in the Park" to explore the benefits of greenspaces and how they help enhance community wellbeing. Read more👇 ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/devel…

A book that develops a critical #pedagogy that encourages students to investigate the complex relationship between urban planning projects & inequalities, with the aim of interrogating specific projects & communities.@LucyNatarajan @DrUrbanist #OA ow.ly/ZwFq30sEpsw

It's that time of year when many of us are looking forward & making plans. Planning is an important part of leading change but mostly for different reasons than people think: 1) Plans are typically NOT about prediction & control. 2) Plans are much more about giving the permission/confidence/encouragement to move forward in our change endeavours 3) Plans give us psychological scaffolding to venture beyond our comfort zones 4) A flawed plan isn’t a failure — it’s a feedback mechanism. See this new piece by @mathews_sheril: thelsweekly.substack.com/p/psychology-o…. Via @FerraroRoberto.

Spotlight on: the Evaluation Exchange, highly commended for the Excellence in Cocreation Award! @EvaluationExch is a collaboration between UCL and @compostlondon, matching community organisations with PHD students to tackle research challenges. @UCL_IEDE ucl.ac.uk/evaluationexch…

In unhealthy relationships, people only contact you when they need you. They treat your interactions as transactions that leave you feeling used. In healthy relationships, people reach out when they think of you. They’re invested in your relationship and eager to be helpful.

We are proud to share that IEDE's Anna Mavrogianni has contributed to the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2024: Health in Cities. 🌆 Find out more ▶️ gov.uk/government/pub…

Giving Charlie Brown Christmas a jazz score is probably one of the top 10 decisions in human history

Do you want to do a PhD at BSEER? The EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership can fully fund your PhD for four years. Take a look at the 12 research topics we’ve proposed for PhD students to join us from 2025 ▶️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/envir… Apply by 28 January 2025

Have you heard the news! Newham Community Research Network has been awarded £1 million over 5 years from @UKRI_News to create #CommunityResearchNetworks in #Newham. Three community networks, raising voices and creating change. See @the_young_fdn #CommunityResearch

The parentified daughter becoming the adult with an autoimmune disease is a missing link in health. A lifetime of carrying everyone else’s burdens will always show up in the body.

My new favorite word: sonder. It's the profound awareness that every person you encounter has experienced a lifetime of hopes, fears, loves, and heartaches that you'll never know. Each moment of sonder is a reminder to appreciate how little we truly grasp about others' lives.

LAST CALL: Have you seen or been a part of exceptional community engagement work in east London? Nominate yourself, a partner, a project, a module, or a team for the UCL East Engagement Awards! Deadline: 11 Nov. For more information or to nominate, go to ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/conne…

Helen Pineo, principal investigator of Change Stories, was awarded the prize for Best Research Paper at the Healthy City Design Congress in Liverpool, UK, on 17 October 2024.

Fine Offline article in today's Lancet on "Asking our eyes to see differently", the launch of The Work of Art in the Age of Planetary Destruction presented by artist Ali Hosseini and David Osrin @davidbhai and Aarathi Prasad of UCL. @richardhorton1 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

TOMORROW NIGHT… MY LAST SHOW IN LONDON BEFORE RETIRING. SEE YOU THERE 🖤

We are excited to be hosting the 2025 Conference of the European Urban Research Association @EURAnews in Bristol from 10th to 13th June. The deadline for submission of abstracts for papers and pre-organised sessions is 31st October. You can read more here: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/sustainable-pl…

25 years ago, we released our Christmas EP. Thank you everyone for taking it into your heart and homes. A small gesture for friends sometimes turns into more friends. Peace on earth - no more war and hate. Love one another. ❤️🥁❤️