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Urban Radar Podcast – New episodes available

SHEFFIELD & MANCHESTER — Academic experts Beth Perry and Tom Goodfellow have dropped new episodes of Urban Radar, a compelling podcast series exploring current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life.
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World Cities Report 2026

The World Cities Report 2026: Global Housing Crisis: Pathways to Action has been published. It highlights adequate housing as a fundamental pillar of sustainable urban development and human well-being, extending far beyond the provision of shelter.
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Global CORRIDOR `Project Website, Atlas + Database launched

We are pleased to announce the launch of the GlobalCORRIDOR website which provides a repository of project work including publications from academic papers to public reports, films and events.

The Sheffield Urbanism Showcase, 2025
The Sheffield Urbanism Showcase, 2025

Sheffield Urbanism Summer Programme 2026

We are pleased to share our Sheffield Urbanism Summer Programme, brought to you by Urban Institute members from across the ±¬ÁÏTV.

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The Southern Theorising Group events for 2023/2024!

UI associate Tanzil Shafique and his colleagues, as part of the Southern Theorising Group, have organised an exciting set of hybrid events for 2023/2024. You can join the mailing list using the QR code in the poster.

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New Policy Briefing on Cultural Heritage

UI Director Beth Perry and colleagues have just published a new article "Rethinking Cultural Heritage and the Just City: Why, What, and How?" as part of the British Academy GCRF Policy Briefing Series.

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Book Talk - Roadblock Politics: The Origins of Violence in Central Africa

In this talk Dr Peer Schouten will present is book "Roadblock Politics" as part of the ERC funded project GlobalCORRIDOR project seminar series. It will be chaired by Dr Prince Guma and after the presentation there will be a discussion and questions.

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Urban Life-Worlds in Contemporary Pakistan

The ERC project GlobalCORRIDOR is hosting an online event on Monday 27th November 2023 1pm-3pm GMT as part of its seminar series focussing on urbanization processes in Pakistan.
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Congratulations to Dr Jon Silver on the publication of "The Infrastructural South"

"The Infrastructural South: Techno-Environments of the Third Wave of Urbanization" is an in-depth look at the infrastructural landscape of Africa amid the third wave of urbanization, drawing on case studies from Africa and extending further afield.