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New Research Associate position for JustGESI Project

Are you interested in advancing knowledge for a Just Energy Transition, that is, a transition that centres on the needs of the most vulnerable? The UI is looking for a Researcher with a strong commitment to energy justice to join the JustGESI team.

Melanie Lombard

Melanie Lombard joins the Urban Institute as an Associate

Dr Melanie Lombard is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Planning at the University of Sheffield. Her research agenda applies an ‘everyday’ lens to explore how residents’ lived experience shapes cities.

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Call for papers for RGS-IBG 2025 conference session on environmental justice

We are inviting contributions to our RGS-IBG 2025 conference session on environmental justice - abstracts need to be submitted by 21 February 2025 via email to Dr Linda Westman at l.westman@sheffield.ac.uk.

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New £3 million project will tackle inequality in Africa's clean energy transition

Congratulations to Vanesa Castán Broto, Professor of Climate Urbanism in the UI, on being selected as one of thirteen UK research projects that will address urgent global energy and climate challenges funded through the Ayrton Challenge Programme.

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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
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Call for Applications: Critical Thinking and Writing for Urban Studies Researchers in Nigeria
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Whose Knowledge Matters Exhibition Opens as part of Manchester Histories Festival Peterloo 2019 Commemorations

An exhibition produced by Urban Institute researcher, Vicky Habermehl, Visiting Associate Liz Mason Deese and community researchers in Greater Manchester has been opened at the Manchester Central Library.