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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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Education Futures in Action: Schools and the City

What role can schools play in urban communities? On 17th June Professor Beth Perry will participate in the Education Futures conference (Home | Education Futures in Action) organised by the UCL Institute of Education.

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Urban Inhabitation and the Urban Technical: Perspectives

This is a cross-cutting theme at the Urban Institute that draws on insights across our recent work to address questions of planetary ‘habitability’.
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Beyond Inhabitation Lab Seminar Series

Professor Michele Lancione, Full Professor of Economic and Policy Geography and Visiting Professor at the Urban Institute, and his research team in Turin have launched the Beyond Inhabitation Lab Seminar Series.

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The Surrounds: Urban Life Within and Beyond Capture

Congratulations to Professor Simone on the publication of his new book "The Surrounds" by Duke University Press, which offers a new theorisation at the interface of the urban and the political.

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Realising Just Cities: A Video Interview with Professor Beth Perry

Realising Just Cities was a programme of research and action hosted at the ±¬ÁÏTV -- a partnership aimed at supporting progressive social, economic and environmental change in the North of England.