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New Radar Podcast available: Bleeding Cities - Menopause, menstrual activism and urban development

Beth and Tom mark World Menopause Day (18 October) through an exploratory conversation with Dr Maria Tomlinson (School of Information, Journalism and Communication, TUoS) about menstrual dignity, justice and the city.
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Multilateral Action, Local Impact: Key Insights and Reflections from an Expert Panel on Inclusive Models for the Energy Transition

Written by Dr Florence Muheirwe, JustGESI Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Tanzania
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JustGESI researchers highlight inclusive approaches to just energy transitions at RGS-IBG Conference 2026

Researchers from the JustGESI project brought critical discussions on gender equality, disability and social inclusion in energy transitions to the forefront at the RGS Annual International Conference 2026.
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New publication: Capitalising urban futures

Professor Simon Marvin and colleagues have published a new open access article entitled "Capitalising urban futures: digital twin cities and the simplification of urban prototyping" in City.

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Urban Lifelines: The Future Between Foreclosure and Foreshadowing

UI Emeritus Professor Maliq Simone and colleagues have published a new book on Urban Lifetimes with Polity Press.

Multilocal mobility in times of polycrisis

Multilocal mobility in times of polycrisis: Reworking centre and periphery

Call for papers for a two-day workshop on 15-16 December 2026 bringing together scholars interested in multilocal practices across the world and related implications for centre-periphery thinking. Deadline 1st November.
Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corrido

Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor

Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor
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Writing the City

Delivered by the University of Sheffield Off the Shelf Festival of Words is one of the most vibrant literary festivals in the UK, bringing the best in local, national and international literary talent to Sheffield.
Handbook on Financialisation and Space

Handbook on Financialisation and Space Published

Two of our associates have contributed chapters to the recently published Handbook on Financialisation and Space.