News and events News stories 20 March 2024 PDRA position for the project ‘Transcontinental Urban Citizenship (TRUCIT): Crisis & Connection in Britain and Somalia.’ This 2.5 year position is part of an ESRC-funded research project focusing on the experiences of multigenerational Somali communities in Bristol, Sheffield and London. 19 March 2024 PhD Studentship: Refugee Community Organisations in UK Cities: what went wrong? This fully-funded PhD project offers an exciting opportunity for a student interested in urban refugee communities in the UK to work alongside an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded research project, led by Professor Tom Goodfellow. 21 February 2024 How communities can help manage urban flooding and water pollution MAGIC was a 30 month project trialling new ways of managing surface water in our urban areas whilst also making them more healthy places. This new video explores how the project engaged with communities in Hull and East Yorkshire. Search PhD Studentship: Gypsies and Travellers and the Harms of Planning An exciting research opportunity will contribute to the reframing and re-historicizing of the UK’s contemporary “Traveller problem”. 21 February 2024 International recognition for MPlan Urban Studies and Planning The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is delighted to have received accreditation from the Institute of Town Planners, India, for our MPlan undergraduate degree. 29 January 2024 The housing crisis is a result of failing housing policy, experts say A call for a new integrated government housing strategy to address the housing crisis is the centre of a new report from the London School of Economics and commissioned by the Family Building Society. 8 January 2024 Remembering the life of Dr John Laverack Taylor It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr John Laverack Taylor. 4 December 2023 New research reveals challenges posed by austerity, Brexit and COVID-19 for international town-twinning partnerships Research by USP Academic Dr Tosh Warwick has shed new light on transnational town-twinning history and the challenges posed by Brexit, the pandemic and austerity. 27 November 2023 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »