Geographer researching environmental knowledge politics, science-policy and theorising values. Lecturer at Newcastle APL. Learning how to exist in academia with long Covid.https://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3mojcmtoun225Had a wonderful time at NESS 2026 in the lovely Uppsala. So nice to be back out in the world again and engaging with 12 fantastic papers on AI and environmental governance- thanks to Malte Rodl for organising and for the invitation. Some great papers in the making here!17 Jun 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojcmtoun225https://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3mh26pgvc5c2lSpot on messaging here - the researchers/ leading doctors are there but turning of research into treatment desperately needs government funding. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh26pgvc5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lpzllrw4fs2fThis is an excellent resource for those who would like to reach out to those with long Covid but don’t know how. Simple factual explanations of why social interaction can be more complex than it seems [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzllrw4fs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lpohod65w22lRaise government awareness of the ongoing impact that long Covid is having on many of us. Share your experience here with Every Story Matters https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/every-story-matters/try21 May 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpohod65w22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lkupjayins2yFantastic supported Marie Curie application dual opportunity (academic couples) for post docs working on environmental policy & technology/knowledge politics. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-candidates-public-controversies-over-megaprojects-energy21 Mar 2025 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkupjayins2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lkgdna3vwc26“You’re only ever one step away from disability” (Stephanie Swanson) On Long Covid Awareness Day, please hear the voices of the 2 million (and counting) who have never been able to ‘move on’ from Covid …insight here into the worlds of some of us in UK with Long Covid https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/long-covid-health-work-disability-benefits/15 Mar 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgdna3vwc26https://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3ljscw5vvy22vBrilliantly apposite piece by Masud Husain "we are sleepwalking into a disaster....losing sight of the academic mission...we don’t have to accept all this. We can...direct our critical thinking inwards...push back on the calamitous corporatization of our universities." https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaf04507 Mar 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljscw5vvy22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3ljktvhqbvs24Great to see this perspective piece with @warrenpearce.bsky.social finally come out. Amid the rising interest in AI we reflect on AI and the democratic governance of climate change - what lessons might be taken from wider critical digital studies? https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wcc.7000204 Mar 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljktvhqbvs24https://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3limnk3rrg22nDelighted to have contributed a chapter to this edited collection…I wrote about difficulties in algorithmically accounting for unquantifiable concerns in digital policy simulation models. Other contributors focus on relations with democratic participation, extractivism, ‘digital de-growth’ and more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3limnk3rrg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lh6nxkrm7k2kGreat opportunity for ECRs working on cities and climate change in the global south… [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh6nxkrm7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ruthmachen.bsky.social/post/3lcuycybwxs2rCheck out this RGS CCRG discussion of COP29 as an accessible multimedia teaching resource folks! Useful summaries and insights on key issues. Brilliant, thanks Laurie. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:cbj4f72qmloyjaqnrws3vs4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuycybwxs2r