Coffee & Geography 4x24 Stephen Blenkinsop (Climate Ambassadors NE)

Special #ClimateAmbassdors mini-series! Learn more about the scheme and get to know each of the England regional teams. Joining Kit Marie from the Northeast hub is Stephen Blenkinsop, talking about culture in the Northeast, inequality in the Northeast, his love of Spain, Doctor Who and more! Stephen is Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University and their Regional Hub Lead for the Climate Ambassadors scheme. He grew up in NE England and after A-Levels went to work in a bank - Went to uni in his mid-twenties where he did – yes, geography! Followed by a Masters in GIS. Stephen then went to work for a GIS company before doing his PhD at the Climatic Research Unit where he was privileged to study under Professor Phil Jones. Stephen then came back to his native north-east where I have remained since. He has a love of Spain (his husband is Spanish) but is a very slow learner of the language! Lifelong Dr Who geek and snooker fan. Some links to things mentioned in the chat: - Climate Ambassadors (https://www.climateambassadors.org.uk) - Sister project: National Education Nature Park (https://www.educationnaturepark.org.uk/) - Sister project: Lets Go Zero (https://letsgozero.org/) - Sister project: Sustainability Support Education (https://www.sustainabilitysupportforeducation.org.uk/) - Growing divide in regional health inequalities exposed (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2023/04/growingdivideinregionalhealthinequalities/) - Climate shocks and wealth inequality in the UK: evidence from monthly data (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-27342-1) - Kids Actions Through Science (https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/kats/about-kats/about-kats/) - https://www.carbonbrief.org/english-schools-face-overheating-for-one-third-of-year-under-2c-warming/ - WhatCulture Doctor Who Quiz (https://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-who-quiz-what-do-you-know-about-the-doctor) Expand your geography network and connect with Stephen and the rest of the Northwest Climate Ambassadors regional team at [email protected]. If you’re located in the East of England, get in touch with Kit Marie at [email protected]. =About Coffee & Geography== The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink! Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/) ==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation== • Follow us on Twitter/’X’ at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod. • Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. • Sponsor us! See https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeogSponsor for details. • Support Geogramblings education efforts by donating at https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley • Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.