The Climate Justice and Social Policy Group will follow and critically assess the intersections between UK climate and social policy making and implementation.

Joined March 2021
🚨Book review editor opportunity🚨 📚@CambridgeUP are seeking to appoint a Book Review Editor for the Journal of Social Policy, starting January 2025. 🗓️Applications close 30 September. Read all information here: social-policy.org.uk/journal…
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📢New blog on the SPA website: "Inadequate Housing – A Radical Sufficiency Approach" By Charlotte Rogers, Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), submitted as part of the SPA's Climate Justice and Social Policy Group @CUSP_SPA. social-policy.org.uk/spa-blo…
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📢Check out this report and video from an event on "Tackling Housing Decarbonisation in a Cost-of-Living Crisis - The Challenge for Social Policy". 🏘️🪙🌱 Organised by the @CUSP_SPA and @HousingSpa SPA policy groups. ⬇️ social-policy.org.uk/spa-blo…
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👇👇👇New report on communities and net zero This @NuffieldFound funded work is co-authored by researchers from @SRILeeds, @tcddublin, @icstudiesuk, and @UniOfYork - including two of our CUSP core team members @carolyn_snell and @Kelli_Kennedy13
NEWS 📰 | Net zero policy risks making the poor poorer Our new report, funded by the @NuffieldFound, and developed in partnership with @UniofYork, @SRILeeds and @tcddublin, urges politicians to act now to prevent ‘transition poverty’ Read more: bit.ly/49I6F9w
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Cool funding opportunity to develop ways to put climate and environment social science closer to the heart of decision making.
We are now accepting applications for ACCESS Flex Fund Round 2. More information can be found at accessnetwork.uk/access-flex… Join a Flex Fund Round 2 webinar on Monday 19 February at 2pm to find out more accessnetwork.uk/access-flex…
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A huge thank you to our fantastic speakers and amazing participants at this event! Missed the event? You're in luck! We will be posting the recording of this event soon so stay tuned📹
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Housing decarbonisation? In a cost-of-living crisis? Join us on the 25th of Jan at 10am for our webinar where we'll be exploring just this! We have two fantastic speakers, you won't want to miss it. Sign up here: bit.ly/SPAEventSignUp
📢Event: Tackling housing decarbonisation in a cost-of-living crisis: the challenge for social policy. Organised by the SPA's Housing and Climate Justice Policy Groups 🏘️🌱 🗓️10-11:30am, 25th January 2024. 💻Online Info and sign-up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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📢Event: Tackling housing decarbonisation in a cost-of-living crisis: the challenge for social policy. Organised by the SPA's Housing and Climate Justice Policy Groups 🏘️🌱 🗓️10-11:30am, 25th January 2024. 💻Online Info and sign-up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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📢New SPA blog on Climate Justice! The Climate Challenge: Making Net Zero Socially Inclusive By Profs @carolyn_snell and @LucieMiddlemiss (image: artist Mary Tallontire). Also of relevance to the SPA Climate Justice and Social Policy Group @CUSP_SPA. social-policy.org.uk/news/sp…
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The online day event will also see another panel discussing a place-based, person-centred approach, and preview our new research in collaboration with @NuffieldFound into community and family vulnerabilities in the transition to net zero. More 👇 bit.ly/3rP3Xyb
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🗣 MEET THE SPEAKER 🗣️ @HStockton_NEA, @NEA_UKCharity, will be join our panel: How can national policy better support household, community and place participation in the UK’s journey to net zero, for a more just transition? 📅 12 October Register: bit.ly/3rP3Xyb
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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 I'm excited to share this open access paper from our @UKERCHQ Whole Person Whole Place project where I was tasked with finding out 'Who applies for energy grants?' (1/n) sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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✨We have two exciting opportunities to join our team as an assistant researcher (1x economic policy and 1x social policy). Previous think tank experience is not required - we're looking for people who are passionate and willing to learn.🚀 neweconomics.org/about/work-…
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"Can we have everything we need from our land?" asks @dustin_benton at @GreenAllianceUK. Catch up on our webinar 'land, food and net zero' here: youtube.com/watch?v=zx5OONCV… #foodsecurity #netzero #sustainablefood #climatechange #ukfoodsystem
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Our new guide focuses on how local authorities, housing associations, and others can maximise these benefits for fuel poor households having a heat pump retrofitted into their home. Please take a look and share widely 👇nea.org.uk/publications/m…
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We're developing a bank of case studies demonstrating where households have had positive experiences with decarbonisation. If you are interested in being involved, contact [email protected].
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6⃣ days left to apply, if you want to join leading teams to do exciting climate & health research!
I'm thrilled to announce 3 fully funded PhD opportunities in Climate Change and Health 🥳 You'll be doing novel research with experts from @cabotinstitute and @EBIBristol @BristolUni All info can be found here: bristol.ac.uk/cabot/postgrad… Brief project info in this 🧵.
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CUSP founders @CaroKanny and @Kelli_Kennedy13's new blog on #COP27, retrofitting, and potential 'just transition-washing' is now live on @SocialPolicyUK! Check it out here: social-policy.org.uk/spa-blo…
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I've launched the updated Environmental and Climate Justice Syllabus! A few notes on the new syllabus! 1/3 just-environments.org/the-sy…
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