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Four students look down on Sheffield city centre

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning achieves excellent results in the National Student Survey

USP celebrates success in championing student voice in the 2023 NSS.

Green Impact Award
USP Green Impact Team: Jemma Planche, Megan Ayes, Chloe Renwick, Eleanor Murphy, Owen Thomas

USP Green Impact team wins Platinum

The department is very proud to announce that USPs Green Impact Team has won the highest award of Platinum at the recent Green Impact Awards Ceremony!

Siddhi Milind Sangai
Siddhi Milind Sangai

"I enjoyed the experience and embraced the chance to be inspired"

"Attending these sessions provided valuable knowledge about the latest urban design trends and practices," says student Siddhi about her experiences attending the UKREiiF Annual Event
Child playing outside

Children’s opportunities for play in the built environment: a scoping review

USP's Dr Michael Martin recently published an open access paper on Children and Play in the journal 'Children's Geographies'
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"It has all been a wonderful learning experience and I’m so grateful that I was able to visit Dhaka"

MA Urban Design and Planning student Hanae Soma reflects on her time doing dissertation fieldwork in Bangladesh...
Simeon Shtebunaev- town planner of the year

Young Planner of the Year Q&A with RTPI

USP's Simeon Shtebunaev, was awarded Young Planner of the Year by the Royal Town Planning Institute in 2022. The RTPI have released this interview, discussing his career and how the award has affected it.

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"There really is a different depth of interaction and understanding when we are able to meet face-to-face"

USP’s Dr Glyn Williams has returned from an exciting research trip to India. Here's a bit about what he got up to...
RTPI accredited planning programme

Apply for £5,000 RTPI Future Planners Bursary 2023

The Royal Town Planning Institute has announced that it is offering 58 RTPI Future Planners bursaries to a selection of students who choose to enrol on an RTPI accredited Planning Masters for this coming academic year.