Place-based and economic development research Cardiff Business School. Methods based around arts, walking and psychogeography. Treasurer RGS-IBG Participatory Geography Research Group. https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/singletona1https://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3mbmup5xpes22In praise of Sŵn Festival as a cultural highlight of 2025. My review is less a critique of the music itself. Instead it is about the overall experience and what it offers for the live music ecosystem and cultural scene in Wales. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmup5xpes22https://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3ls4iu7cwgs2yVisualising Energy Supply Futures first workshop @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social @merrynthomas.bsky.social 💡 Learning about hydro-electric energy Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Many issues of supply not meeting demand. 🔗 Book for workshops July 2 & July 30 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualising-energy-supply-futures-tickets-136645108497921 Jun 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls4iu7cwgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3lqxnedql2s2xAnother good two day session at the Crwsibl Cymru. Lots of interesting people and different ideas to consider about our careers in research. We worked hard and played hard also. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxnedql2s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3lqes3qwdvk2aEnergy supply is a huge issue, but it's hard to grasp what could actually happen in Wales and who could own it? These free workshops use serious games and participatory mapping to visualise energy supply. The second workshop will link up with northern Pakistan. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualising-energy-supply-futures-tickets-136645108497930 May 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqes3qwdvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3lqdljsf24s24Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o died yesterday. His 1986 book Decolonising the Mind considered the deeper impact of suppressing languages, in this case African languages, and particularly the results of holding back written forms. Here is my review for Agoriad https://agoriad.cardiffuniversitypress.org/articles/6/files/6752a8ab0e668.pdf29 May 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdljsf24s24https://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3lptsby6cgc2lWorkshops to reimagine energy supply systems on July 2 or July 30! Explore shared power ownership, future networks, and map connections between Wales & northern Pakistan. No expertise needed—just your ideas! Building on OPTIC project with @merrynthomas.bsky.social 👉https://tinyurl.com/tvatf3ha23 May 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptsby6cgc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3loxqhybr4s2lAfter @welshcrucible.bsky.social Lab 1, I feel a clearer need for geographical research with a keen eye for the social and economic. There is a mission to help to explore renewable energy generation, how it is transmitted, and the dimensions of storage and end use. We have huge potential in Wales.12 May 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxqhybr4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3losx2wtlbs2jVote for Greening Maindee Gateway Garden in RHS People's Choice Award. The result of many years of community action and belief in nature and people. This garden will be rebuilt and planted on Wharf Rd in Newport. Winning the award will help other initiatives to follow. https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/malvern-spring-festival/rhs-peoples-choice-award10 May 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3losx2wtlbs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3loofumxl2c2pVery pleased to be part of the Welsh Crucible group of 30 people. Some highly varied research interests. We have tried out some interesting techniques and learned a lot about how to present our interests and what we can offer. Tomorrow we shape things a bit more #crucible25 #crwsiblcymru [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3loofumxl2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aledsingleton.bsky.social/post/3llof5qbmuc2aNew open access article in GeoHumanities "Using walking approaches and site-specific performance to reveal layers of feeling attached to place" This aims to meet the desire for dynamic and multi-dimensional aspects of studying feelings attached to places. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2373566X.2025.246130631 Mar 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:lxbiofalgp47ekiwxpq7sd4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llof5qbmuc2a