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MPs: UK must protect aid for community-led energy access

MPs: UK must protect aid for community-led energy access

In December last year Professor Vanesa Castán Broto submitted evidence to a call from the International Development Committee in Parliament based on our research and findings from out ESRC GCRF funded project CESET.

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CESET Community Energy Laboratory

CESET work package 4 – the living energy lab complete!

The project involved creating a Community Energy Laboratory – non-commercial microgrid within the city of Maputo – serving as a practical demonstration site to deliver theoretical and empirical evidence into what works for ccommunity energy systems.

Uncover the Hidden World of 'Elite Spaces'

New Edited Collection to Uncover the Hidden World of 'Elite Spaces'

Rowland Atkinson and Mikael Holmqvist (University of Stockholm) have been contracted by Agenda Books to publish new scholarly work "Elite Spaces: Social prestige, spatial obscurity, political”.

Co pro futures

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: What would a good experience of working with the university as a community researcher look or feel like?

We would like to invite community researchers and community organisations with experience of co-produced research partnerships with universities to participate in an online workshop as part of The Co-Production Futures Inquiry.
Credit AbdouMaliq Simone, Mexico City

Feature 9: Humanity’s Urban Future - with Ash Amin and AbdouMaliq Simone

In this month’s podcast feature Tom and Beth are joined by two leading scholars of the urban condition - Ash Amin and AbdouMaliq Simone - to reflect on questions of inclusion and belonging in the search for the 'good city'.

UI Panel on China

China, the Global infrastructure race and its urban impacts

In this feature, Tom and Beth discuss the Global Infrastructure Race with colleagues from the Urban Institute, recorded live as part of the UI’s 10 year anniversary celebrations.

The cage without border

Rowland Atkinson presents on Secure elite mobilities

In October 2025 Rowland presented at the Post-Smart City symposium, hosted by the University of Ottawa in Canada on his work on secure elite mobilities, introducing the conceptual framework of the 'cage without borders.'
Electricity in Malawi

Community energy projects in Africa

An online exhibition looking at the people and projects bringing sustainable energy solutions to communities in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique features in Sheffield's Festival of Social Science from 23 October to 9 November 2025.

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Urban Radar 10: Green Resurgence and Gaza Reconstruction

It's World Cities Day, designated by UN General Assembly Resolution 68/239. A day to provide an opportunity to promote global interest in urbanization, foster international solidarity in addressing urban challenges, and sustainable urban development.