How can history be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies? The most recent book, edited amongst others, by Colin Pooley (Lancaster Environment Centre and Cemore), aims to answer this question. Pooley tells us why his latest book is an essential...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 27 January from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Catlijne Coopmans' “Making Mammograms Mobile: Suggestions for a sociology of data...
On 2 December 2015 the Centre for Mobilities Research hosted a lunch and research sharing session, bringing together researchers from across the departments at Lancaster University and beyond. Some in attendance were already members of CeMoRe. For others, it was a...
Some time ago, I put myself forward to write a post for this site and set time aside this week. In some ways, the timing has turned out to be apt. Last weekend, Lancaster and surrounding areas were battered by the weather, leading to significant flooding and...
The first Mobilities Reading Group of 2016 will take place Wednesday, 13 January from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Ole B. Jensen, Mimi Sheller & Simon Wind’s “Together and Apart: Affective...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 2 December from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Isoje Chou’s “I Have Always Meant to Fail: from Abiku to Abikuisms (Speaking of Nigeria and...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 18 November from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Sheena Westwood, Annette Pritchard, and Nigel J. Morgan’s “Gender-blind marketing:...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group is a joint session with the Landscape and Writing Reading Group, and will take place Wednesday, 4 November from 1PM-2PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). Discussion will be led by Jo Carruthers on J....
The Mobilities Lab Equipment Launch last Wednesday (21 Oct 2015) was a huge success, with a great turn-out of researchers interested in a diverse range of mobilities and mobile methods. The event showcased opportunities and explained the practicalities of how you can...