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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.

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!
"Chapter House Ceiling - York Minster" by nick.garrod is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
"Chapter House Ceiling - York Minster" by nick.garrod is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Future Religions / Religious Futures Conference - Call for papers

On 23 June 2025 this one day conference will explore the evolving roles of religious spaces as places of social innovation, cultural interaction, and community resilience. This is an open call to academics, practitioners and activists. 
Aya Rajab

UI supports 91Ö±²¥ students gain work experience

Over the last 3 months the Urban Institute has received part-time event and administrative support from Aya Rajab, a 3rd year student studying Economics and French at TUoS. We asked Aya to share her experiences of working with us.

Serena

UI welcomes Serena Tagliacozzo as part of the ERC Visiting Fellowship Programme

Dr Serena Tagliacozzo is a researcher at the Italian National Research Council and is being hosted at the UI for the month of July 2024 under the direction of Professor Vanesa Castán Broto as a PI of the ERC funded project Lo-Act.

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Congratulations to UI Associate Madeleine Pill on two new publications!

Dr Madeleine Pill, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Planning has published an open access article in the Local Government Studies' journal and a book chapter both around the theme of urban governance and policy.

Podcast

Urban Political Podcast on Waste and the City is now published

Professor Vanesa Castán Broto recently participated in a podcast hosted by Nitin Bathla with Julia Wesely in a book review of Colin McFarlane's new book "Waste and the City: The Crisis of Sanitation and the Right to Citylife".

RURBANISE launch

RURBANISE project officially launched!

On Friday 21st June 2024 the RURBANISE - Building resilience in the context of rapid urbanization: a view from informal settlements in the Philippines project was officially launched at a hybrid event.