The Consuming Urban Poverty project (Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa) recently launched a series of four policy briefings examining different aspects of food insecurity in urban Africa. This draws on…
Following the JPI Urban Sustainable Global Initiative (SUGI)/Food-Water-Energy (FEW) Nexus call, a number of ESRC-funded projects were approved with a focus on developing more equitable and efficient approaches to urban resource management. Alleviating the growing pressures…
Earlier this year, following a major call by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), together granted some £2 million in funding to five exciting projects exploring…
The Africa Research Institute is hosting a book launch on 16 November, 12.30 – 2.30 pm, in London for two major publications, “Urban food systems governance and poverty in African cities” and “Tomatoes & taxi ranks:…
Call for applications: 14 November deadline Gauteng, South Africa, 21-23 February 2019 The Academy of Science of South Africa and the British Academy are inviting applications from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences…
The Jam and Justice project, together with the Sheffield Methods Institute, the Urban Institute, Mistra Urban Futures and partners in Birmingham and Manchester, is hosting a one and a half day workshop for post-doc and early…
Between 18 and 20 April 2018 Urban Transformations hosted a major event, ‘The Good City: Urban Transformations, Comparison and Value’, bringing together a broad range of leading urbanists to explore some of the key challenges facing…
The latest volume of the ESRC’s Society Now magazine features a detailed profile of Professor Michael Keith, Coordinator of the Urban Transformations portfolio, and his thoughts on the ways that cities are now reshaping almost every…
‘The challenges of the 21st century are in reality the challenges of the city.’ This summer the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) launched a short video on the future of cities, highlighting the work of…
The challenge of urban inequality to promote health, wellbeing and sustainable travel behaviour Eligibility: Home/EU and International Students Bursary: £15,000 per annum for three years + £4,500 for research support, including travel and subsistence for visits…
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