News and events

Aerial view of hexagonal Geography and Planning, green Weston Park and the Arts Tower
30 October 2020

Academic researchers in Urban Studies and Planning respond to the government's planning white paper

In August, the Government published a White Paper, 'Planning for the Future', which proposed a series of fundamental changes to the English planning system.
Colourful flowers in Arbourthorne
1 October 2020

New Project: An Even Better Arbourthorne

Lee Crookes is working on a new project with the Urban Institute's Beth Perry to address socio-economic disadvantage in Arbourthorne.

Published by the Urban Institute
Firth Court Rotunda
8 September 2020

Department courses ranked #2 in UK in The Guardian University Guide 2020

The guide ranks by subject area and scored the University of Sheffield within the top 10 places to study several subjects, including second for building and town and country planning related courses.
Sheffield Students' Union entrance with students
21 July 2020

Planning at Sheffield tops Russell Group in National Student Survey

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning has been named the top planning school in the Russell Group for student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
A sketch of the London skyline

Alpha City: How London Was Captured by the Super-Rich

If asked which was the best city in the world, how might you respond? Professor Rowland Atkinson discusses London and the rich for Insight Magazine.

26 November 2020
Samantha Hall with a Water Aid placard

Research-led teaching: an undergraduate’s view

In our research magazine, Insight, fourth year MPlan Urban Studies and Planning student Samantha Hall discusses Professor Rowland Atkinson's research-led teaching about the city.

11 November 2020
Man cycling through market in Indonesia

Urban popular economies

A Sheffield ‘desk’ bridging conversations among researchers at the University and beyond: Dr Gabriel Silvestre introduces the new project for Insight Magazine.

4 November 2020
Large wall in Lagos

Researching power, authority and land in Lagos: Taking an oblique approach to the unwritten

Dr Lindsay Sawyer discusses Lagos' unwritten but widely practiced rules for Insight Magazine.

29 October 2020
Sign in Baltimore saying 'Whoever died from a rough ride'

Austerity governance in Baltimore

As part of a team funded by the ESRC, Dr Madeleine Pill undertook a Baltimore, US case study for the comparative research project, ‘Collaborative Governance under Austerity’. She writes about her findings for Insight Magazine.

21 October 2020
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USP alumni elected to Academy of Social Sciences

Dr Hugh Ellis received both his undergraduate degree and PhD with the department and has now been elected to a Fellowship of the Academy.

19 October 2020
A builder at work on a newly constructed house

Ideology, housing and English planning

In a recent paper, Dr Andy Inch shows why it is important for both theory and practice to recognise how ideology influences town planning.

12 October 2020
Wall art of indigenous culture

Urban indigenous development alternatives in Bolivia and Brazil

For Insight Magazine, Dr Philipp Horn introduces two new projects that focus on urban indigenous peoples and possibilities for more racially just and sustainable urban futures.

8 October 2020

"AR' city" to Exhibit Playful Tech In Our City For the Festival Of The Mind

Dr Bobby Nisha is working with social enterprise AALFY to create interactive experiences that can reflect and map different emotions associated with certain spaces in Sheffield.

21 September 2020
Tram goes past old building in Manchester

Little capital: the life of wealth elites in the everyday metropolis

Read an extract from the latest issue of our research magazine, Insight. In this article Katie Higgins discusses her work exploring the 'super-rich' in the north of England.

18 September 2020