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Multiplanetary Futures

Lancaster University 31 May – 1 June 2018 Recent years have seen a revival of interest in the exploration and settlement of other planets.  Proponents of space travel argue that becoming a ‘multiplanetary species’ would help to solve...

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Drone Justice: Witnessing the Anthropocene

Drone Justice: Witnessing the Anthropocene by Dr Adam Fish There is a lot of propaganda around drones being “disruptive” technologies. I have been empirically testing the disruptive potentials of drone practices through many diverse contexts throughout the world....

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International Mobility Norway- MOVE Research

MOVE Research International Mobility Norway (IMN) is a newly established research group working on patterns of youth mobility from a perspective within the Norwegian/ Scandinavian context. It focuses on various forms of international mobility among young people, such...

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isITethical? Residencies

isITethical? Residencies

IsITethical has been funded to develop a responsible research and innovation support service for innovation in disaster risk management. Between February and July 2018, we will undertake a series of 'residencies' with practitioners in disaster risk management and...

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Time as a Missing Element in Social Analysis

‘It is difficult to understand time.’ (Urry 2016: 65)   I find it fascinating that John Urry should make this statement in one of his last scholarly works after his long engagement with the challenge of addressing that difficulty. This is especially the case when he...

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Mobilities in EASST2018 Conference

On 25-28th July, the 2018 EASST conference will take place at Lancaster University in association with Lancaster's Centre for Science Studies and Sociology. Call for papers is currently now open and you can visit the conference site here. The theme of the conference...

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Learning to Use Better the Senses We Have

Learning to Use Better the Senses We Have

Developing new transport technologies and working better with the senses we already have as humans - Combining the two approaches was considered key to improving how we move in urban transport situations, by the participants of the Dance Your Vehicle: Becoming...

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