Urban Research Labs in Times of Conflict and Post-Truth (IN-PERSON PUBLIC EVENT)
Event details
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Tuesday 1 July 2025 - 4:45pm to 7:00pm
Description
Guests: Professor Mona Fawaz and Professor Nausheen Anwar
In this public event, Mona Fawaz from the Beirut Urban Lab and Nausheen Anwar from the Karachi Urban Lab will be in conversation with Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry about the challenges of doing urban research in times of conflict and post-truth. The event will be opened by University of Sheffield Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Mokaya and chaired by Dr Malcolm Butler, Vice President and Director of International. The format will be an ‘in conversation’ style discussion between Mona, Nausheen, Tom and Beth, followed by short responses from Abdi Tahir, Hilin Research Institute, Somalia and Joao Tonnuci Filho, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Following a Q and A with the audience, there will be a drinks reception.
When: Tuesday 1st July, 1645-1900 (including drinks reception)
Where: Diamond, Lecture Theatre 5, University of Sheffield
How: In-person only
Participants: Open to staff, students and external visitors where places available
How to register: Sign up here. Registration closes Friday 27th June.
Find out more: Email: b.perry@sheffield.ac.uk or t.goodfellow@sheffield.ac.uk
Mona, Nausheen, Abdi and Joao are visiting Sheffield as part of a 15-person strong delegation from urban research labs and centres around the world - including South Africa, Ghana, Brazil, Somalia, Lebanon, Pakistan, India and China. During the rest of the week they will be engaging with the Sheffield Urbanism community through a series of global urban dialogues to identify common challenges, research priorities and ethical ways of working together for urban social justice. The public event will take place after our Sheffield Urbanism showcase with scholars across the Faculty of Social Sciences and our international visitors - click here to find out more.