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Multilocal mobility in times of polycrisis
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Multilocal mobility in times of polycrisis: Reworking centre and periphery

Call for papers for a two-day workshop on 15-16 December 2026 bringing together scholars interested in multilocal practices across the world and related implications for centre-periphery thinking. Deadline 1st November.
Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corrido

Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor

Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor
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Writing the City

Delivered by the University of Sheffield Off the Shelf Festival of Words is one of the most vibrant literary festivals in the UK, bringing the best in local, national and international literary talent to Sheffield.
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Sheffield Urbanism Lecture Series 2026

The Sheffield Urbanism Lecture series is an initiative of the Urban Institute to stimulate dialogue, discussion and understanding of processes of urbanisation and urban life.

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships at the Urban Institute.

The Urban Institute (UI) at the University of Sheffield welcomes expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers wishing to apply for the 2027 round of the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Researcher Fellowships
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JustGESI Xchange Series: Multilateral Action, Local Impact: Inclusive Models for the Energy Transition

Join us for an online seminar featuring team members from Sustainable Energy for All on Tuesday 15th September.
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Urban Radar Podcast :Indigenous Urbanism and Youth

In this month's episode, Beth and Tom mark World Indigenous Peoples' Day and the International Day of Youth with Dr Philipp Horn, School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield.

Snow covered city buildings

New publication explores how cities are engineering winter

Professor Simon Marvin and Professor Jonathan Rutherford have published a new open-access article in the Journal of Urban Technology examining how snow has become a form of urban infrastructure.

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GlobalCORRIDOR newsletter available

Catch up on the latest interesting news, stories, data, opinion plus academic work on global infrastructure projects. #GlobalCORRIDOR14: Mapping the Corridor Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative.