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Reflections from an Urban Studies Conference

From 20-22 July, colleagues from Sheffield Urbanism attended the RC21 Urban Studies conference in Vienna, on ‘Inequalities and the City: Old Issues, New Challenges’. In this article, members of our PhD community share their reflections.

Renewable technologies in Africa
Photo by Vanesa Castan Broto

New publication on the role of community energy in mediating sustainable energy transition

Vanesa Castán Broto and colleagues have published a new open access article in Nature entitled "The role of community energy in mediating sustainable energy transitions in East and Southern Eastern Africa".
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Image by Nicola Banks

Urban Charity Rethought

Could a new approach to charity put communities in control? Discover how One World Together is changing who decides where funding goes and helping tackle urban poverty.
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
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Call for Applications: Critical Thinking and Writing for Urban Studies Researchers in Nigeria