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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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CESET awarded impact funding

Congratulations to Community Energy and the Sustainable Transition project Principal Investigator, Professor Vanesa Castán Broto, on successfully applying for funding from the ±¬ÁÏTV’s ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

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New publication on Splintering Urbanism and Climate Breakdown

Professor Vanesa Castán Broto has recently published an open access article in the Journal of Urban Technology entitled "Splintering Urbanism and Climate Breakdown".

Lorraine Dongo

Dr Lorraine Dongo joins the UI team

We are delighted to introduce the newest member of the Urban institute team!
Lorraine is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will work on the Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities (LO-ACT) project.

We Need to Look After the World

Cities in an era of climate crisis: Prospects for transformation and justice

Learn about urban climate governance, and the unequal vulnerability to the climate crisis amongst urban dwellers.

Co-Producing City Regional Intelligence

Co-producing city-regional intelligence: new open access paper out in Regional Studies

Congratulations to Beth Perry and Warren Smit, from the African Centre for Cities, for their new paper in Regional Studies on co-producing city-regional intelligence.