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Sheffield Urbanism Lecture Series 2026

The Sheffield Urbanism Lecture series is an initiative of the Urban Institute to stimulate dialogue, discussion and understanding of processes of urbanisation and urban life.

Tetiana Vodotyka

Urban Studies in Ukraine: Changes, Challenges, and Collaboration

In this IN-PERSON ONLY talk, Dr Tetiana Vodotyka traces the development of urban studies in Ukraine, examining both the history of the field and the intellectual and institutional roots of urban knowledge production.

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Theorising Migrant Lives: New Theoretical Framework in Territory, Politics, Governance

University of Sheffield PhD researcher Nikola Lero has published a new article in the prestigious Q1-ranked journal Territory, Politics, Governance.
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Leverhulme

Call for Expressions of Interest: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships at the Urban Institute.

The Urban Institute (UI) at the University of Sheffield welcomes expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers wishing to apply for the 2027 round of the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Researcher Fellowships
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Call for Papers: Valuation, Space and Power ECR workshop

This two-day early career researcher focussed 'masterclass' workshop will take place in person 23-24 June 2025 in the ICOSS Conference Room, 219 Portobello, S1 4DP and will include different speakers with expertise around a series of themes.

Polly Clifton

Welcome Polly Clifton as Podcast Assistant for Urban Radar

The Urban Institute welcomes Polly as a new student assistant for the Urban Radar podcast where she will book booking facilities, support content development, promote and undertake post-production editing.

Callum Ward

Callum Ward joins as an Urban Institute Associate

The UI welcomes Callum Ward, Lecturer in Valuation and Governance in the Management School, as an Associate, to foster discussions on urban governance and financialisation at Sheffield.
Dhaka Bangladesh

Call for Contributions: Rethinking Urban Nature from the South

As part of Tanzil Shafique's ongoing research project ReWET (www.rewet.info) this hybrid symposium will take place on Tuesday 15th April 2025 1200-1630 in the Arts Tower, University of Sheffield.

Rafaella Lima

Welcome UI Associate Rafaella Lima

Rafaella is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Management School where she is exploring how investor-developer firms direct investment flows and shape urban development across uneven geographies.