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Shizhi Zhang presents at the RGS Conference 2024

UI Post Doctoral Researcher Dr Shizhi Zhang attended the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in August 2024 in London, UK, where he presented on “Environmental Justice Theories in Traditional Chinese Political Philosophy”.

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Vanesa Castán Broto and colleagues have published a new journal article on Climate Justice

Vanesa Castán Broto and her colleagues have published an article entitled “Examining Climate Justice in Urban Public Space Adaptation: A Thematic Synthesis of the Literature” in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, Vol.2 No.3.
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Professor Vanesa Castán Broto will deliver a keynote at the first Austrian Chapter Conference

The conference will take place on 10th and 11th September 2024 at Vienna University of Economics and Business and Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. Vanesa’s keynote focusses on “Delivering Innovation for Urban Climate Action”.

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Congratulations to UI Associate Dr Jun Zhang on 3 new academic publications

Jun is a lecturer in Information Systems at the Information School and his research i interests align with the UI research agenda on the Urban Automation and Robotics theme.
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Congratulations to UI PhD student Catherine Malpass on her Visiting Fellowship

Earlier in the year Catherine visited the Reggio Emilia region of Italy to learn about innovative education initiatives which centre around children's agency and sensory experiences, with a significant focus on food.
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New journal article on Climate-controlled conservation published

Congratulations Simon Marvin and colleague Jonathan Rutherford on their new open access publication “Climate-controlled conservation: Remaking ‘the botanical metropolis of the world” in the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.

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UI supports Sheffield students gain work experience

Over the last 3 months the Urban Institute has received part-time event and administrative support from Aya Rajab, a 3rd year student studying Economics and French at TUoS. We asked Aya to share her experiences of working with us.

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UI welcomes Serena Tagliacozzo as part of the ERC Visiting Fellowship Programme

Dr Serena Tagliacozzo is a researcher at the Italian National Research Council and is being hosted at the UI for the month of July 2024 under the direction of Professor Vanesa Castán Broto as a PI of the ERC funded project Lo-Act.

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Congratulations to UI Associate Madeleine Pill on two new publications!

Dr Madeleine Pill, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Planning has published an open access article in the Local Government Studies' journal and a book chapter both around the theme of urban governance and policy.