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UI 10th and Sheffield Urbanism Programme

Sheffield Urbanism Summer Programme 23rd June to 4th July 2025

The summer programme is part of the Urban Institutes 10 year anniversary celebrations and also marks 60 years since the establishment of urban studies and planning scholarship and research at the University of Sheffield.
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Raising awareness of water scarcity and innovative community management solutions in Nairobi

A new video project, funded by GO Fund initiative, aims to empower local voices and highlight their innovative water practices, as well as document the complex realities of water access and governance in Nairobi's informal settlements.

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Pushing Boundaries

On 10 June 2025 Professor Beth Perry participated in the Pushing Boundaries Conference hosted by the Young Foundation with UKRI at The British Library.

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Re-framing a semi-periphery: The making of Lisbon as a global real estate market

Urban Institute Research Associate Rafaella Lima has published a new open access journal article on the Lisbon global real estate market for Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space.

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Professor Vanesa Cast叩n Broto will deliver a keynote at the first Austrian Chapter Conference

The conference will take place on 10th and 11th September 2024 at Vienna University of Economics and Business and Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. Vanesas keynote focusses on Delivering Innovation for Urban Climate Action.

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Congratulations to UI Associate Dr Jun Zhang on 3 new academic publications

Jun is a lecturer in Information Systems at the Information School and his research i interests align with the UI research agenda on the Urban Automation and Robotics theme.
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Congratulations to UI PhD student Catherine Malpass on her Visiting Fellowship

Earlier in the year Catherine visited the Reggio Emilia region of Italy to learn about innovative education initiatives which centre around children's agency and sensory experiences, with a significant focus on food.
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New journal article on Climate-controlled conservation published

Congratulations Simon Marvin and colleague Jonathan Rutherford on their new open access publication Climate-controlled conservation: Remaking the botanical metropolis of the world in the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.

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UI supports Sheffield students gain work experience

Over the last 3 months the Urban Institute has received part-time event and administrative support from Aya Rajab, a 3rd year student studying Economics and French at TUoS. We asked Aya to share her experiences of working with us.