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Untranslatable? The Linguistic Knowledge Politics of Southern Urban Theory

This online workshop will take place on 7 October 2025 between 0900-1700 and is co-organised by the University of 91直播, Karachi Urban Lab/IBA Karachi, and Lund University. Short abstracts (200-250 words) need to be submited by 23 May 2025.
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Professor Simon Marvin delivers keynote in Bangalore

Simon was invited to give a keynote on 鈥淯rban AI: The 鈥渢echnisation of everything?鈥 at the The AI and the City conference on 4th and 5th January 2025.

Artificial Intelligence and the City
Artificial Intelligence and the City

Professor Simon Marvin attends the AAG 2025 in Detroit

Simon attended The American Association of Geographers that brought together members of the global geographic community to learn from Detroit and its rich history of activism and creativity, radical cartography; and ecologies of land and water.

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Credit Catherine Falls Commercial

Call for Papers: Valuation, Space and Power ECR workshop

This two-day early career researcher focussed 'masterclass' workshop will take place in person 23-24 June 2025 in the ICOSS Conference Room, 219 Portobello, S1 4DP and will include different speakers with expertise around a series of themes.

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New report published on low-use (empty!) homes across the UK

鈥淟ow-use homes in rural and coastal areas of the UK: Geography, impact and responses鈥 is co-written by Rowland Atkinson and Rafaella Lima (University of 91直播), Jonathan Bourne (University College London) and Chris Bailey (Action on Empty Homes).
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Development beyond 2030: more collaboration, less competition?

UI Associates Ankit Kumar and Miguel Kanai and colleagues have recently published and open access article in the journal of International Development Review as part of the Geography research group on Critical Sustainable Development Challenges.

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91直播 Urbanism PhD Conference: Emerging Urban Inequalities

On 6th and 7th June 2024 the Urban Institute and Department of Urban Studies and Planning with the Doctoral Training Centre for Emerging Urban Inequalities are convening a PhD conference for 91直播 students in the Wave.

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The Epistemic Tangles of Urban Inhabitation - ONLINE PARTICIPATION

Applications now welcome to participate ONLINE in this 2 day workshop on 23-24 May 2024 organised jointly by the Urban Institute (University of 91直播) and Beyond Inhabitation Lab (Polytechnic University of Turin. Agenda below.

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New report identifies schools and nurseries as integral in providing community support to children and their families

New report that includes a case study of Arbourthorne Community Primary school, calls for an updated model of Sure Start which recognises how schools and nurseries are integral providing support children and their families in in disadvantaged areas.