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Stefan Bouzarovski delivers guest lectures at College of Europe
ESPRU co-ordinator Stefan Bouzarovski delivered two guest lectures at events organised by the College of Europe in Bruges. In September, he spoke about energy security in the European Union at … Continue reading
Upcoming conference sessions on ‘Politicising energy consumption’
ESPRU members Stefan Bouzarovski and Rosie Day will co-organise a group of sessions on ‘Politicising energy consumption’ at the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. The other … Continue reading
New major research project to focus on digital technologies and low carbon lifestyles
Dan van der Horst and Rosie Day have won EPSRC funding for a five-year research project in conjunction with Coventry University. Starting in December 2012 and with an overall budget … Continue reading
ESPRU researcher recognised among world’s top 25
Komalirani Yenneti has been selected as one of the 25 winning scientists out of 403 applications from 69 countries in the Green Talents-2012 competition by the German Federal Ministry of Education … Continue reading
Short report and photos from the workshop on ‘Evaluating local residential and business energy consumption’ now available
A brief narrative report with photos from the workshop on ‘Evaluating local residential and business energy consumption’ that took place in Birmingham on the 20th of September 2012 is now … Continue reading
ESPRU doctoral researchers obtain funding to host Energy Security Challenges and Transitions Symposium
Rachel Mulhall and Komali Yenneti have been successful in attaining funding from the Midlands Energy Graduate School to host a series of paper sessions, workshops and poster presentations on Energy … Continue reading
Komalirani Yenneti wins poster prize
Komalirani Yenneti received a prize for her poster titled ‘Social Systems Perspective: Solar Energy Implementation in India’, presented at the Third Annual Conference of the Midlands Energy Graduate School. The … Continue reading
Workshop on ‘Evaluating local residential and business energy consumption’ – 20th of September
ESPRU is announcing a workshop under the auspices of the InTreAct project (InvesTigating Residential and business energy consumption via student-led Action research). It aims to introduce the capabilities developed by … Continue reading
Komalirani Yenneti attends Summer Academy on Energy and Environment
ERPRU’s Komalirani Yenneti has just returned from the Ninth International Summer Academy on Energy and the Environment at Greifswald and Berlin, Germany. The event, which took place between the 21st and … Continue reading
Stefan Bouzarovski participates in ‘New Optimists’ roundtable discussion on the future of distributed energy
ESPRU co-ordinator Stefan Bouzarovski recently took part in an expert roundtable organised by the New Optimists Forum in Birmingham. It focused on the future economic and social implications of a … Continue reading
ESPRU’s John Walls authors widely-publicised policy report on nuclear power
Dr John Walls (ESPRU, GEES, University of Birmingham) is one of the authors of a recently published report by the Birmingham Policy Commission on the ‘Future of Nuclear Energy in the UK’. … Continue reading
Research on fuel poverty among young adults receives significant media coverage
ESPRU’s extensive research portfolio in the sphere of energy consumption among young adults and students – mainly undertaken under the auspices of the EnYA, ADMIER, and InTreAct projects – recently became the subject of … Continue reading
ESPRU research featured at the UK’s Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference
Three members of ESPRU presented papers at the Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society, held in Edinburgh between the second and fourth of July: Stefan Bouzarovski convened a … Continue reading
New ADMIER documents available for download
Two additional documents relating to the ADMIER project can now be downloaded from this website: 1. A literature review on ‘Energy consumption patterns and persuasive technologies at the household scale’ published earlier in … Continue reading
Komalirani Yenneti – conference attendance and presentations
Komalirani Yenneti has been active on the conference circuit again. She attended a wide range of events over the past few months, including: The International conference of the LCEDN (Low Carbon … Continue reading
Presentation slides from the ‘Coffee club on Energy Efficiency and Behaviour Research’ (7th of February, 2012)
The presentation slides from the ‘Coffee club on Energy Efficiency and Behaviour Research‘ that took place at the University of Birmingham on the 7th of February, 2012 are available online … Continue reading
ESPRU launches new wiki and booklet on energy teaching in geography, earth and environmental sciences
ESPRU has created a wiki titled ‘Energy teaching in GEES‘ as part of the InTreAct project. The wiki aims to become a focal point for the growing effort to consolidate, … Continue reading
INTREACT HEA coffee clubs in May 2012: A short report and presentation slides
During May 2012, ESPRU organised three ‘coffee clubs’ as part of the INTREACT project funded by the Higher Education Academy. The events were targeted at undergraduate students (particularly those in … Continue reading
Presentation slides from the ‘Seminar on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency’ (7th of June, 2012)
The presentation slides from the ‘Seminar on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency’ that took place at the University of Birmingham on the 7th of June, 2012 are available online … Continue reading
Short report and photos from the ‘Postgraduate symposium on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency’ (6th of June, 2012)
A short narrative report and photos from the Postgraduate symposium on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency that took place in Birmingham on the 6th of June 2012 are now … Continue reading
Saska Petrova talks about ‘fuel poverty and energy consumption among young adults’ at a Birmingham City University seminar
ESPRU’s Saska Petrova gave an invited talk titled ‘Significant invisibles: Fuel poverty and energy consumption of urban young adults’ at a research seminar held at the Centre for Environment and … Continue reading
Fellowships in ‘Urban resilience’ and ‘Energy storage’ now available at the University of Birmingham
More information about these highly attractive and prestigious opportunities is available here. The urban resilience priority area is summarised here.
Collaborative urbanism event – announcement
Our colleagues from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham are organising a workshop titled ‘The Future of Urban Development in the UK: A Multi-Disciplinary … Continue reading
Programme and abstracts for the ‘Seminar on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency’ (7th June 2012) available
ESPRU is delighted to announce the programme for this one-day international conference, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under the auspices of the ADMIER project. The event … Continue reading
Paper summaries and presentation slides from the ‘Postgraduate symposium on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency’ (6th June 2012) available
The paper summaries and presentation slides from the Postgraduate symposium on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency that took place in Birmingham on the 6th of June 2012 are now … Continue reading
ESPRU members speak at energy teaching event
Stefan Bouzarovski and Saska Petrova gave a talk titled ‘Energising geography teaching: experiences from a student-led action research project’ at Teaching Energy Issues in GEES Disciplines, a one-day workshop at the … Continue reading
Postgraduate symposium on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency, 6th of June 2012 – programme available
The symposium is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Midlands Energy Graduate School and organised by the ADMIER project team ( http://espru.wordpress.com/admier/ ) Extended … Continue reading
Call for participants: International seminar on household energy consumption, technology and efficiency
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, 7th June 2012 Organised by the Energy, Society and Place Research Unit at the University of Birmingham Supported by the Energy … Continue reading
Stefan Bouzarovski interviewed by energetika.net
An interview with ESPRU co-ordinator Stefan Bouzarovski is now available at the Slovenian-based energy portal Enegetika.net. The interview can be found at this link, and can be accessed using a … Continue reading
Energy, Practices and Housing Coffee Clubs
INvesTigating REsidential and business energy consumption via student-led ACTion research (INTREACT) – funded by the Higher Education Academy 1. Built forms of Birmingham: Neighbourhood trajectories and residential environment legacies Dr … Continue reading
Podcast by Stefan Bouzarovski at the Ideas lab now available
ESPRU’s co-ordinator Stefan Bouzarovski was recently interviewed by the Ideas Lab at the University of Birmingham. The podcast from the interview is available at this link.
Komalirani Yenneti becomes Communication Officer of the RGS-IBG Energy Geographies Working Group
Komalirani Yenneti, a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham who is also a member of ESPRU, recently became the Communication Officer of the Royal Geographical Society’s Energy Geographies Working … Continue reading
Peter Lee to speak at ‘Smart Energy Cities’ conference
ESPRU’s Peter Lee will give a talk titled Planning Responses to ‘Shock’ and ‘Slow-Burn’ Events: the Role of Redundancy in Regional Resilience in the UK and Japan at the Smart Energy … Continue reading
Achieving social and economic sustainability through energy efficiency
Stefan Bouzarovski delivered a plenary presentation at a conference on energy efficiency organised by the Centre for Research and Policy Making in Skopje, Macedonia. The conference took place under the … Continue reading
ESPRU co-ordinator discusses energy security matters with the New Statesman
Stefan Bouzarovski was recently interviewed for the New Statesman’s Perspectives on Energy series. The written interview is accompanied by an additional video interview posted on youtube: it is available at … Continue reading
Inaugural ESPRU seminar today
Dr. Dana Abi Ghanem, University of Manchester: “Understanding Active Demand technology for household electricity consumption: early findings and research challenges” This event is organised jointly with the Tabula Rasa seminar series … Continue reading
ESPRU doctoral researcher publishes research monograph
The outcomes of Komalirani Yenneti’s recent internship at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan have been published in the form of a research monograph titled Carbon Finance and Decentralised … Continue reading
Call for papers: Rescaling energy security in the UK
Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute for British Geographers, 3rd – 5th July 2012, Edinburgh Call for Papers Rescaling energy security in the UK Organisers: Michael Bradshaw … Continue reading
Conference presentation by Stefan Bouzarovski in Zagreb now available online
Click here to access Stefan Bouzarovski’s presentation at the conference on ‘Achieving Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability through Energy Efficiency‘ held in Zagreb at the beginning of October.
ESPRU members contribute to high-impact publication by the EU and the Heinrich-Boell Foundation
The Heinrich-Boell Foundation recently published an EU-supported guidebook titled Participation in Urban Climate Protection: Answers of European Municipalities. It features, inter alia, an invited chapter by Stefan Bouzarovski and Saska Petrova titled ‘Can the … Continue reading
Komalirani Yenneti’s recent research presented at conferences in Taiwan and India
ESPRU’s own Komalirani Yenneti has been very active on the conference circuit recently. She presented her work at three international conferences during the last six weeks: 1. Workshop on Urban … Continue reading
Read the ‘Birmingham perspective’ by Stefan Bouzarovski
This week’s ‘Birmingham perspective’ has been written by ESPRU’s Stefan Bouzarovski. Read it here
Find recent ESPRU presentations on the Incluesev website
Join the website of the Interdisciplinary Cluster on Energy Systems, Equity and Vulnerability (InCluESEV) in order to access: – the slides of the plenary presentations given by Dan van der Horst, … Continue reading
ESPRU research featured in Brussels and Stockholm
Stefan Bouzarovski has given a plenary talk on ‘Energy poverty in the EU’ at a DG Regio conference on ‘Cohesion policy: Investing in energy efficiency in buildings’. More information about the workshop, … Continue reading
