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UI 10th and ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUrbanism Programme

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUrbanism Summer Programme 23rd June to 4th July 2025

The summer programme is part of the Urban Institute’s 10 year anniversary celebrations and also marks 60 years since the establishment of urban studies and planning scholarship and research at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ.
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.

Lisbon
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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.

REBEL
REBEL

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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ on Monday 19th June.
Book launch

Book talk: Isaac Rose - The Rentier City

On 30 January 2025 The Urban Riches Research Group held an event on The Rentier City with author Isaac Rose (Manchester Tenant's Union) and the nascent ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµTenant's Union at Channing Hall in ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCity Centre.

Urban Radar podcast

URBAN RADAR is here!

In the year of the Urban Institute's tenth anniversary - which also marks 60 years since research and teaching on urban and regional planning began at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ - we have launched a new podcast series, 'Urban Radar'.
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How can cities harness nature in the fight against flooding

The Urban Institute's Professor of Climate Urbanism - Vanesa Castan Broto - recently participated in an interview with Sarah Murray for the Financial Times on how cities are harnessing nature in the fight against flooding.

Riya Singh

Welcome to Riya Singh, ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUrbanism Research Assistant

Riya Singh has joined the Urban Institute until July 2025 to support the ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUrbanism initiative, which brings together, celebrates and strengthens interdisciplinary urban research at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ.

Cite Soleil, a shantytown in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Integrating Cities into International Climate Strategies

Last month we welcomed Dr David Dodman, General Director at IHS at the Erasmus University Rotterdam to participate in the ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUrbanism Winter Programme. In this blog, Student Research Assistant - Riya Singh – shares her reflections.