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Co Pro Futures Inquiry

Co-Pro Futures Inquiry – Call for Evidence and Ideas (Online Event)

Join us for an information-gathering exercise to harness expertise from people with insights about co-producing research. This online event will take place on Thursday 5th December 2024 0930-1100. Sign up via Eventbrite on the link below.

New report and policy brief on facilitating inclusive and just energy transitions

On 25 September 2024 the ESRC funded CESET project held a workshop at the Royal Society London to launch its policy recommendations on the role of community energy in mediating sustainable energy transitions. Watch the 'live' report of discussions.

Zhengli Huang

UI welcomes new research associate Dr Zhengli Huang

The UI is delighted to introduce their newest team member Dr Zhengli Huang. Zhengi will be working with Dr Jon Silver and other members of the UI team on the European Research Council project GlobalCORRIDOR.

Credit: Mark Lewis
Credit: Mark Lewis

Book Launch: Living the urban periphery

This event is cohosted by Institute for Global Sustainable Development and the Urban Institute to celebrate the new open access book "Living the urban periphery: Infrastructure, everyday life and economic change in African city-regions.

UI - Co-Producing Urbanism

New Project: An Even Better Arbourthorne

This project connects learning institutions across Sheffield to address socio-economic disadvantage in Arbourthorne, through sharing knowledge and expertise, fostering relationships and supporting community capacity-building.
UI - Our collective response - path through trees - Andy Brown

Urban Institute September School
Houses reflected in the water during a flood

The Urban Surrounds: from extinction to abolition.
Visual of a green light bulb to indicate energy saving ideas.

New article on energy access published in Springer Nature Energy
A 'Stay safe, stay apart' notice on the ground

The City in a Time of Social Distancing