
Peter Kraftl
@peterkraftl
Professor of Human Geography at University of Birmingham, UK. Research childhood, geographies of education, and architecture. Running. Gardening. Drawing.
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Out now! 📚🎆 Co-edited with Dr Anna Cermakova Brilliant contributions by M. Nikolajeva Catherine Olver Peter Stockwell M. Gymnich Dr Rebekah Fitzsimmons Peter Kraftl Kiera Vaclavik M. McKinley Lorenzo Mastropierro W. Teubert Caroline Radcliffe & wonderful photos by William Fallows bloomsbury.com/uk/childrens-l…

Really enjoyed hearing about some of the work taking place through the Children, Young People, & Families Programme at the NIHR SPHR #ASMSPHR2024 Huge thanks to all our speakers Lateef Akanni Bina Ram Kerry Brennan-Tovey Sarah Martin-Denham Hayley Hudson Dougal Hargreaves Peter Kraftl


Well earned standing ovation for Children and Families programme on health in schools; thank you Sarah Denham the HAPPY study team Lateef Akanni Bina Ram & Nancy Gullett Peter Kraftl Dougal Hargreaves NIHR SPHR #nihrsphrasm2024 National Institute for Health and Care Research



New article with Dr Sarah Smith ! Growing up, moving out, going on: Im/mobilities and youth transitions in the un/making of friendships Full article: Growing up, moving out, going on: Im/mobilities and youth transitions in the un/making of friendships (tandfonline.com)

Super excited to have this article published with Peter Kraftl : Growing up, Moving Out, Going On: Im/mobilities and youth transitions in the un/making of friendships. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New article w/ John Horton Ben Coles Prof. Sophie Hadfield-Hill @c_l_walker based on our work w/ young people in Brazil Água negra (black water) and overwhelming details: For more-than-nexus approaches to global water–energy–food challenges GCYFRG (RGS-IBG) College of Life and Environmental Sciences journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25…



So, yesterday I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections ! Thanks so much to Prof. Anna Tarrant (she/her) and Paul Hodkinson for a lovely - and yes, a really enjoyable - viva (and to Phil Jones for chairing) #itsdoctoractually


BIFoR #biforcon24 Session 7 - Communities in action Prof Peter Kraftl Peter Kraftl of Uni of Birmingham, BIFoR - Voices of the future: collaborating with children and young people to re-imagine treescapes. #forestsascommunities #forestsincommunities


New article! Dr Khawla Badwan, @KatePahl & I share our reflections on working with/beyond ‘language’ on a listening walk with young men from asylum-seeking backgrounds in a rural treescape (tandfonline.com) Voices of the Future: Child & Youth Treescapes MCYS MIGS: Migration & Interdisciplinary Global Studies UKTreescapes

Voices of the future project retreat day 2- it all gets very interesting thanks to Steven Pool Voices of the Future: Child & Youth Treescapes and Simon Carr


Our new paper, Giving up the Good Research Child, is now out. We hope it helps childhood researchers further reflect on our assumptions and expectations of children who participate in research - please do share! Dr Abi Hackett @KatePahl @drmel_hall journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

I'll be chairing a discussion tomorrow on Birmingham's homeless crisis. We will explore the human impact and what to do next. Hear from kieranyates Peter Kraftl Gareth Webber Shelter Birmingham Stephen Philpott @bhamcitycouncil Free to attend. Do come along birmingham.ac.uk/events/the-exc…

If you have experiences to share or thoughts on how to eliminate homelessness in Birmingham do come along to join conversation tonight, The Exchange in Centenary Square, 630pm onwards. Uni of Birmingham kieranyates @bhamcitycouncil Peter Kraftl Shelter Birmingham birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

New Open Access Paper Children and young people's access to food, education, play and leisure in times of crisis: An international, integrative review of policy responses, impacts and adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic College of Life and Environmental Sciences GCYFRG (RGS-IBG) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ch…

Our article is out! Thanks to UKTreescapes Voices of the Future: Child & Youth Treescapes Samyia Ambreen Peter Kraftl Starting with trees: Between and beyond environmental education - Kraftl - British Educational Research Journal - Wiley Online Library bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…

Learning About Trees; Thinking about Roots - Treescapes Voices Great resource just out- thanks to Peter Kraftl and the Voices of the Future: Child & Youth Treescapes team together with the Seymour Park Community school children. treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk/2024/12/03/lea…