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Vanesa Castán Broto joins new group of scientists to advance SDGs

Huge congratulations to Vanesa Castán Broto, Professor of Climate Urbanism, for being selected by the United Nations to join a new group of scientists to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Fugitive Planning and Black Studies: Critical Experiments

During the UI's 10 year celebrations, a week-long encounter will take place in October 2025 at Faculty of Architecture of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), with workshops, giras, panels, and other formats for collective sharing and creation.
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JustGESI launches in Cape Town and Sheffield

During Urban October the Urban Institute is delighted to be organising two in-person launches for the JustGESI project - Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion for a Just Energy Transition in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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Join our team - Research Project Administrator

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated administrator to support a number of research projects and activities hosted by the Urban Institute.

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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.