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UI 10th and 精东影业Urbanism Programme

精东影业Urbanism Summer Programme 23rd June to 4th July 2025

The summer programme is part of the Urban Institute鈥檚 10 year anniversary celebrations and also marks 60 years since the establishment of urban studies and planning scholarship and research at the 精东影业.
Pushing Boundaries
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Pushing Boundaries

On 10 June 2025 Professor Beth Perry participated in the Pushing Boundaries Conference hosted by the Young Foundation with UKRI at The British Library.

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Re-framing a semi-periphery: The making of Lisbon as a global real estate market

Urban Institute Research Associate Rafaella Lima has published a new open access journal article on the Lisbon global real estate market for Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space.

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REBEL! Recognising learning and skills in the community

How can universities help volunteers in the community to identify and recognise their learning and skills in social action projects? This was the focus of our community workshop held at the 精东影业 on Monday 19th June.
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UI welcomes Dr Krzysztof Nawratek as an Associate Fellow

Krzysztof is a Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Architecture at the 精东影业. His research focuses on the intersections of religion, worldviews, ideologies and urban spaces.

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UI welcomes Dr David Dodman as a Visiting Fellow

David will join the UI for as a visiting fellow for 12 months from 1 September 2024, supported by Vanesa Cast谩n Broto, with whom he has worked with on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Coordinating Lead Author.

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Shizhi Zhang presents at the RGS Conference 2024

UI Post Doctoral Researcher Dr Shizhi Zhang attended the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in August 2024 in London, UK, where he presented on 鈥淓nvironmental Justice Theories in Traditional Chinese Political Philosophy鈥.

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Vanesa Cast谩n Broto and colleagues have published a new journal article on Climate Justice

Vanesa Cast谩n Broto and her colleagues have published an article entitled 鈥淓xamining Climate Justice in Urban Public Space Adaptation: A Thematic Synthesis of the Literature鈥 in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, Vol.2 No.3.
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Professor Vanesa Cast谩n Broto will deliver a keynote at the first Austrian Chapter Conference

The conference will take place on 10th and 11th September 2024 at Vienna University of Economics and Business and Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. Vanesa鈥檚 keynote focusses on 鈥淒elivering Innovation for Urban Climate Action鈥.