Mobile Utopia Exhibition
This exhibition of 13 international artists, curated by Jen Southern, Emma Rose and Linda O Keeffe, is part of the conference Mobile Utopia: Pasts, Presents, Futures at the Lancaster House Hotel from 2nd-5th November 2017. The exhibition includes works in a diverse...
Mobilities Journal 12-4 curated edition on Transport Mobilities
The second of our curated issues focusses on transport mobilities on land, sea and air; fast and slow: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/12/5?nav=tocLis The Velo-rution will not be ruralised: bicycle advocacy beyond the city limits Jai Cooper and Terry Leahy Hanoi...
Moving in a system – and sensing in a box
What happens when you bring together human bodily intelligence and traffic rules in new ways? This became our leading question for the first ‘Becoming Sensicle’ experiment day at Lancaster University on September 28. During the six-hour workshop, we explored how we...
Drift Economy- Mobile Utopia Experiment Lab II
(Written by Sasha Engelmann) I find myself on a train back to London after an exciting day prototyping, developing and honing Mobile Utopia Experiments. Bronislaw Szerszynski, Adam Fish and I have developed an experiment called the Drift Economy, and today was a...
Mobile Utopia Experiment Lab
We had a fabulous day planning the mobile Utopia Experiment. These are some impressions. Read more here
The Mobile Utopia Experiment
The Mobile Utopia Experiment will be in Lancaster on the 1st of November and on campus on the 1st and 2nd of November. When and Where: 1st November 12:15 - 5:00 pm Town Library, Market Sq., Lancaster City Centre and Lancaster University Campus 2nd November 09:00 -...
John Urry’s books –> São Paulo
John Urry Library Section at University of São Paulo
The Spirit of Speed: Edwardian Culture on the Move
The 4th annual conference of the Edwardian Culture Network was held at Lancaster University on September 9th, 2017, with the Edwardian Postcard Project. The conference, which attracted delegates from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, was supported by Cemore....
Making science mobile
There is no better place for a research stay than Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe). That is why I came here… twice. CeMoRe is a hospitable, amazing, and lively place, full of delightful academic initiatives, but first and foremost amazing and cooperative...
7 tips to improve your grant writing
Stephanie Sodero and Zofia Bednarowska The best way to master grant writing is to learn from our colleagues who have received funding. During the CeMoRe event “Making Money for Research” we gathered international CeMoRe visitors and associates to discuss the art and...
Cycling and Society Symposium: Whose biketopias?
This year Cycling and Society Symposium has returned to London for two days of what I consider to be the most exciting conference on cycling. I am saying this not only because I had the opportunity and honor to organize last year's edition in Lancaster, but also...
Be a Robot for Breakfast
Have breakfast with researchers at RMIT and be a telepresence robot in Melbourne! You can just turn up (in the Sociology Kitchen, Bowland North B14 and/or at the links below) 14th September 8am-10am If you have time to register: Help us plan by registering here As...
Dreaming new mobilities and societies
A first ‘Becoming Sensicle’ workshop took place spontaneously as part of TransformART this August. How we move in urban spaces was one of the key topics of TransformART, a week-long event dedicated to exploring the arts as a driving force for social, political and...
Spirit of Speed conference
Registration is now open for the fourth annual conference of the Edwardian Culture Network, titled ‘The Spirit of Speed: Edwardian Culture on the Move’. The event will be held at the University of Lancaster on the 9th September. More information on our Events page.
Mobilities special issue: Mobility and the Humanities by Pete Merriman and Lynne Pearce
Showcasing new and emerging work on mobilities by arts and humanities scholars this special issue, brought together by Pete Merriman and Lynne Pearce, examines some of the different texts, methods and theoretical frames through which authors approach movement and...
Mobile Futures Design Workshop: Disaster, Flooding, Disruption
How do we move vital goods in times of crisis? How do medical and rescue organizations move blood when and where needed? For three days this summer design students and staff from Aalborg University and Lancaster-based community partners – NHS Blood and Transplant,...
Workshop Becoming ‘Sensicle’, September 27
Imagine a future… where vehicles and sensing human bodies have become ‘sensicles’? Join us for a free and co-creative workshop on futurist mobilities on September 27 @ 10am - 4pm.
Playing with Play at CeMoRe Away Day
In this year’s Away Day, Cemore & Co played with play. Lucky enough to catch one of Lancaster’s strange but glorious hot days, Cemore and Imagination friends took the day out in Halton, by the Lune River. The ride was terrific and it took us in a monstrous...