Dr Nicola Spurling
Senior LecturerResearch Overview
I am an anthropologist/ sociologist. My work engages with a range of issues, stakeholders and communities related to the climate emergency and socio-cultural change. As Director of the Centre for Mobilities Research I am leading a five year focus on climate emergency mobilities. This includes developing a project related to lifecourse and climate change.
Current Teaching
MA Lead Environment, Culture and Society
SOCL521 Theories and Debates in Environment and Culture (MA module)
SOCL221 Climate Change and Society (With Claire Waterton) (UG module)
SOCL360 Independent Dissertation Module (UG module)
PhD Supervision Interests
I am especially interested in supervising projects at the intersection of lifecourse, (inter)generational or biographical research, mobilities and climate change. Theoretical interests: lifecourse, generational and family mobilities, material culture studies, theories of social practice, sociology of the future. Methodological interests: creative biographical, ethnographic, intergenerational methodologies; oral histories; mobile methods; design ethnography and making.
Connecting Mobilities Research between the UK and South Korea: narrating, mobilizing, experimenting and engaging mobilities for a just future
01/02/2022 → 31/07/2023
Research
ISF: Adding Another Layer?: The Role of Clothing in Heating Demand Reduction and Decarbonisation
01/10/2020 → 30/09/2021
Research
DecarboN8-An Integrated Network to Decarbonise transport
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2022
Research
Tactical Urbanism, Everyday Life and Sustainable Mobility Solutions
Invited talk
The Hub as Intervention for Low Carbon Mobility Futures
Invited talk
Social Futures: The View from Lancaster
Invited talk
Managing Waste and the Circular Economy
Invited talk
Making Space for the Car at Home
Invited talk
Beyond Behaviour Change and the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne
Visiting an external academic institution
Sociology (Journal)
Editorial activity
Space in Use: dwelling in days, weeks, seasons and decades
Invited talk
Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Workshop 'Dwelling in the Utopian Everyday'
Invited talk
Utopia Fair
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Making and Unmaking Space for the Car: infrastructure in practice
Invited talk
Reconfiguring Everyday Practices for a Post-Carbon World (Event)
Membership of committee
If the Walls Could Talk
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Exploring the Peaks: Energy demand and the changing rhythms of daily life
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Mobility Practice Bundles: Exploring the relationship between everyday and professional practices
Invited talk
Sustainability|Social Practices|Policy
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
- CeMoRe - Centre for Mobilities Research
- Institute for Social Futures Fellow