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

Congratulations to Vanesa Castán 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 ‘just transitions’ research to China.
Getting our house in order

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.

91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Winter Programme
91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Winter Programme

91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Winter Programme

We are pleased to announce details for the first 91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Winter Programme - offering a mix of hybrid events taking place in Janaury 2025!
Lalli Metsola

UI welcomes Dr Lalli Metsola as a Visiting Fellow

The Urban Institute is delighted to welcome Dr Lalli Metsola, an Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland as a Visiting Fellow.
The Future of Urban Epistemics

The future of urban epistemics lecture and responses available on YouTube

The final session of 91Ö±²¥ Urbanism 2022 explored ‘The Future of Urban Epistemics’ and took place on Wednesday 14 December 2022 3pm-5pm. It was and is divided in two parts. Part 1 is now available to watch on the UI YouTube Channel.

Migration

PhD opportunity on migration, cities and inequality

Fantastic opportunity to undertake a PhD at the Centre for Doctoral Training in in Emerging Urban Inequalities. You will receive advanced and interdisciplinary training within a dynamic mentoring and supervisory system.

Opportunity

Decolonial Cities: Research Associate Job Opportunity

UI Research Associate Dr Tanzil Shafique, 91Ö±²¥ School of Architecture, is currently adverting an exciting job opportunity for a Research Associate position, working on a British Academy-funded project on Decolonial Cities.

Community is kindness

Co-producing critique and the impact of collective knowledge

Drawing on work carried out for the Realising Just Cities programme, UI Director Professor Beth Perry discusses how co-production enabled participants to collectively develop and refine a form of critique that can drive positive change.