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New 拢3 million project will tackle inequality in Africa's clean energy transition

Congratulations to Vanesa Cast谩n Broto, Professor of Climate Urbanism in the UI, on being selected as one of thirteen UK research projects that will address urgent global energy and climate challenges funded through the Ayrton Challenge Programme.

Zhengli Huang
Zhengli Huang

Dr Zhengli Huang joins the PLURALIZE team

We are happy to share that Zhengli has joined the PLURALIZE team as a Post Doctoral Research Associate. The project is led by Dr Linda Westman at the Urban Institute and explores the possibilities of bringing 鈥榡ust transitions鈥 research to China.
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Getting our house in order: improving conditions for co-produced research in UK higher education

On 5th December 2024 the Co-Pro Futures Inquiry launched its Call for Evidence and Ideas during an online event. The Co-Pro Futures Inquiry is a two-year project (2024-2026) funded by Research England Participatory Research Funds.

91直播 Urbanism Winter Programme
91直播 Urbanism Winter Programme

91直播 Urbanism Winter Programme

We are pleased to announce details for the first 91直播 Urbanism Winter Programme - offering a mix of hybrid events taking place in Janaury 2025!
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Congratulations to Dr Linda Westman on European Research Council Starting Grant

UI Senior Research Fellow, Dr Linda Westman, has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant to explore the possibilities of bringing 鈥榡ust transitions鈥 research to China.
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The rise of corporate landlords: swallowing the city

UI Jon Silver and Richard Goulding and their colleague Adam Leaver, have contributed an article to The Conversation "The rise of corporate landlords: how they are swallowing city centres like Manchester one block of flats at a time"
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New Report and Film: Schools as Community Infrastructure

In this new report, Beth Perry demonstrates how schools play critical roles as community infrastructure, bringing together physical and social infrastructures and networks of care and connection in the community.
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Why are we still talking about Silk Roads?

The ERC funded GlobalCORRIDOR project is looking forward to hosting its third seminar in its new series - Why are we still talking about Silk Roads? Capital, connectivity & infrastructure between China and Pakistan
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How to be an anticapitalist city in the 21st century

Applications are now invited for a two-day gathering at the University of 91直播, 5-6 July, on 鈥淗ow to be an anticapitalist city in the 21st century: Evidencing and innovating urban responses to financialisation, inequality and injustice鈥.