This blog by Andy Hong was reposted from the PEAK Urban website, with minor amendments to reflect the time of publication. Last Sunday, 22 September, London went car-free. A total of 20km of road across the…
The second round of Transforming Construction Network Plus funding calls for Small Projects is now open for applications. As part of this ambition and with up to £600,000 to invest in a raft of new research…
This piece by Liza Rose Cirolia was reposted from the PEAK Urban website and is an edited version of a Commentary originally posted as The Infrastructural Dimensions of African Urbanization. Gaps in infrastructure systems have long histories in…
This event on 28 September explores what the skills, interests and talents of the millennial generation mean for its future. Will the values of millennials change encourage a shift to a generative, circular economy? What are…
The Innovation Caucus is seeking Expressions of Interest for new members, with a commitment to ensuring that social science research insights shape innovation policy, practices and programmes. The Innovation Caucus is an ambitious and innovative initiative,…
The third Festival of the Future City takes place in Bristol on 16-18 October 2019. Set over three days the festival – which aims to be the largest public debate about the future of cities –…
In this blog, Professor Ya Ping Wang, Director of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC), reflects on housing in Kigali’s different neighbourhoods. This piece was originally posted on the SHLC website.…
UKRI’s Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement will support capacity building in collaborative, place-based public engagement between research organisations, partner organisations and communities. Projects and partnerships will be driven by a geographically defined community’s need that can be…
Dr Igor Calzada is a research fellow, policy adviser and lecturer at the University of Oxford Urban Transformations ESRC and Future Cities programmes. This article was originally featured in the RSA Journal. “We are already becoming…
The ESRC Festival of Social Science 2019 will run from 2-9 November 2019, with events over 450 events being held across the UK. Events will cover a wide range of topics – AI, mental health, sexuality, parenting,…
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