Seminars

Ian Jones, University of Leeds

Posted on April 24, 2017

Wednesday 26th April 16.00-18.00, FASS D72/MR11, Lancaster University All welcome This seminar will be hosted by University of Leeds and available to view via Livestream.   A blended retail future?: Exploring the colonisation of shopping by on-line connectivity (and energy and mobility implications The story of online shopping is usually presented as a story of extreme…

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Claudia Prempeh, Beyreuth University, Germany

Posted on April 12, 2017

Wednesday 22nd March 16.00-18.00,           Claudia Prempeh DEMAND visitor: Beyreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, Germany Do we have lights? Lived realities and coping strategies for ‘dumsorlogy’ Between 2012 and 2015 residents in Accra were faced with prolonged blackouts. In Ghana, the satirical term…

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Murray Goulden, University of Nottingham

Posted on February 27, 2017

Seminar: Caught in the Middle & Out in the Cold: the Everyday Management of Energy in the Workplace. Wednesday 22nd February 2017 16.00-18.00, Lancaster University This talk considers the role of the Facilities Manager as a key actor in organisational energy management. This builds on the idea that ‘middle’ agents in networks can be an important lever for socio-technical change. The…

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Rita Shaw and Geraldine Bryson, Electricity North West

Posted on January 26, 2017

Wednesday 25th January 16.00-18.00, D72/MR11 FASS, Lancaster University -All Welcome This seminar will be available via Livestream. An introduction to Electricity North West’s thoughts on how the demand for electricity could change in the future, the issues it would cause and the innovative solutions we are investigating to solve these issues.   Download the seminar slides…

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Seminar: Giuseppe Salvia, Smart technology vs smarter people?

Posted on December 20, 2016

The application of smart technology is spreading in everyday practices. Devices such as self-driving vehicles and autonomous thermostats promise a more efficient future in which smart automation reduces human workload and energy consumption. But at what expense? I argue that the renegotiation of competences between people and ubiquitous smart technology tends to undermine and override people's…

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