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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).
Graduate Chloe Young on a boat set against mountainous terrain
MPlan graduate Chloe Young
28 July 2020

RTPI Trust Bursary winner receives University prize for social justice

Chloe Young is one of four recipients of this year’s RTPI Trust Bursary, and now she will also be graduating with the ADH Crook Prize for Contributions towards Social Justice in Planning.
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23 July 2020

RTPI Bursary Scheme 2020-21

We are pleased to announce that the Department of Urban Studies and Planning is continuing to work in partnership with the RTPI to aid Postgraduate study within the Department through the RTPI's Future Planners Bursary scheme.
Informal waterfront buildings in Lagos

Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

Dr Tom Goodfellow explores the eviction of marginal communities from the waterfronts of Lagos, and the wider phenomenon of insecure property rights which affects many, if not most Lagosians.

31 July 2020 | Published by The Conversation
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New Tony Crook study commissioned by the Scottish Government

24 July 2020
A coastal part of Lagos, Nigeria

Masters student wins Development Studies Association dissertation prize

Congratulations to 2018-2019 MSc Cities and Global Development student Euan Crispin for winning the annual dissertation prize of the Development Studies Association (DSA).

6 March 2020
Alumnus Brian Bailey visits Department

Alumnus Brian Bailey visits Department

Brian Bailey studied in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning from 1982 to 1985. He spent 32 years working in local government, before going freelance. He spoke to undergraduate and postgraduate students about his experiences in the planning.

24 February 2020
The ICOSS Building

We're recruiting: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Urban Design

We are seeking an excellent researcher and teacher who will play an active role in our vibrant, diverse, and growing Department.

7 February 2020
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University alumni become President and Vice President of RTPI

The University is celebrating after two alumni have recently become President and Vice President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

24 January 2020
Students win prizes as Masters students graduate

Students win prizes as Masters students graduate

Congratulations to all our students who graduated on Friday. This included students from our range of planning, real estate, urban design and GIS Masters courses.

20 January 2020
cardboard house in two hands

Call for papers for special issue of Housing Studies

Towards a global housing studies: beyond dichotomy, normativity and common abstraction.

9 January 2020
The Diamond building

Sheffield to host interdiscplinary conference on the Affective Politics of Social Inequality

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is hosting a one day conference on Tuesday 5th May 2020. 'Feeling Class: Emotions, Bodies and the Affective Politics of Social Inequality' aims to bring together scholars from across disciplines.

4 November 2019
Cities and Global Development students in Hargeisa

Cities and Global Development students attend Workshop in Hargeisa

Two Masters students on the Cities and Global Development course, Natasha Marjoram and Sahra Hersi, recently attended the DPU summerLab workshop in Hargeisa.

3 October 2019