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Ten Years of Urban Research – Happy Birthday to the Urban Institute

As we enter Urban October we are pleased to share a series of events, gatherings and activities organised by the Urban Institute to celebrate ten years of urban research at the University of Sheffield.

6 October 2025

Urban-Nature Archives: Spatial Practices of Futurity in Brazilian Amazonia

On 17 September 2025, USF International Fellow Junia Mortimer, based at the Urban Institute made her first talk on her project in the context of the Urban Institute Seminar Series.

15 October 2025

Listen to the latest episode of Urban Radar

In this episode 'Urban informality and trans-local learning' Melanie Lombard and Diana Mitlin discuss the value of translocal learning to address poverty and inequality for women in low income communities in India, Southern Africa, Kenya and the UK.

3 October 2025

UI Solar Panels — Credit: African Energy Services

Call for papers: Climate Urbanism, Resilience, and Justice

The call is part of the 2024 Call for Papers initiative launched by Urban Studies, that aims to advance theory, dialogue and debate at the intersection of the climate crisis, urban resilience, and the need to create more equitable human settlements.

2 October 2025