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A dynamic mix of first-class scholarship, exciting international visitors, lectures and joint programmes to train and engage urban specialists from around the world.
6 August 2020: August Newsletter announces Michaelmas Term Research Seminars, shares emergency governance innovations, and spotlights two new blogs
30 July 2020: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative highlights innovative governance responses to COVID-19
27 July 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at Global cooperation against COVID-19 International Conference, organised by Regional Plan Association and ProBogotá
22 July 2020: New Blog by Research Fellow Ed Charlton reviews Martin Murray's Panic City
14 July 2020: New blog from LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett, "Contested Powers in City Hall"
9 July 2020: LSE Cities Research Fellow Ed Charlton publishes Article in GeoHumanities, The Zero-Hour City: Writing London in the End Times
8 July 2020: Ricky Burdett speaks to Peter Murray, curator-in-chief of NLA, on "Fifteen Years of New London Architecture"
18 June 2020: June Newsletter includes the Emergency Governance Initiative, new research on Roads in Abu Dhabi, and an upcoming research seminar
14 June 2020: La Nación interviews Ricky Burdett on urban design, inequalities, and COVID-19
5 June 2020: Emergency Governance Initiative COVID-19 Analytics Note #01 Launched
5 June 2020: LSE Cities, UCLG and Metropolis to monitor impact of COVID-19 on city and regional governance
31 May 2020: EMc in Cities co-directors reflect on the online transition in "Virtual Executive Education: A week together at home"
27 May 2020: May Newsletter highlights Ethiopian Transport Interfaces article, upcoming research seminar series, and new blog posts
7 May 2020: Governing Transport Interfaces in Ethiopian Cities: New article and policy brief
9 April 2020: April Newsletter: COVID-19 update, new blog and podcast, research updates, good reads
24 March 2020: New Blog, Lessons from London's high-density residents
18 March 2020: Public Events postponed until further notice; podcasts still available
11 March 2020: Living in a Denser London report launched
11 March 2020: March Newsletter: Urban Age Athens, Density Report, upcoming events, and good reads
4 March 2020: New article titled 'The Metropolitan Scale' published in Cities
3 March 2020: LSE Athens Urban Age Task Force launched
11 February 2020: February Newsletter: exciting events, conference news, and opportunities to join us
11 February 2020: Urban Age Addis Ababa Task Force Week 17-21 February
10 February 2020: LSE Cities Executive MSc Students to Present Strategies for the Climate Emergency at C40 Cities
31 January 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at World Urban Forum 2020
29 January 2020: Philipp Rode speaking at City Makers' Forum -- How is London responding to the Climate Emergency?
17 January 2020: LSE Cities newsletter is out, including project updates, research highlights, and upcoming events
4 January 2020: Philipp Rode in WIRED article on cities and climate change
20 December 2019: New fully-funded scholarships for Executive MSc in Cities applicants
19 December 2019: Jo Beall awarded British Academy funding for waste and well-being research in Ethiopia and Pakistan
9 December 2019: Alexandra Gomes on urban planning, legacy making in Kuwait
5 December 2019: Philipp Rode speaking at Bauwelt Kongress 2019
28 November: Nuno F. da Cruz co-authors El País article on Metropolitan Indicators
21 November: Jo Beall speaks on future of African cities at innovation report launch
19 November: New report on African metropolises based on LSE Cities research
11 November: Julia King gives TEDx talk on 'Poo, Power, and Participation'
8 November: LSE Cities data, Executive Masters in Cities displayed at the London Conference
1 November: Ricky Burdett featured in 'Architecture & Anthropocene' podcast
26 October 2019: Philipp Rode speaks on the future of mobility in Milan conference and new podcast
16 October 2019: 'Governing Infrastructure Interfaces' project heads to Addis Ababa University
16 October 2019: Philipp Rode featured in new ‘Urban Humans’ investigative series
14 October 2019: Climate Emergency and Cities: An urban-led mobilisation?
9 October 2019: Catarina Heeckt to moderate session at C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen
7 October 2019: Making Addis Ababa greener, more connected, and more equitable
25 September 2019: Transforming Peripheries: Philipp Rode to speak at first Urban Land Conference
24 September 2019: Coalition for Urban Transitions launches new report ahead of UN Climate Action Summit
19 September 2019: Transforming Transport | Philip Rode speaks at 2019 IIEA/ESB conference
4 September 2019: Urban Next features Ricky Burdett and Philipp Rode in new video
21 August 2019: Efficiency by Design: Comparing 4 Cities
18 August 2019: LSE Cities publishes new paper in the Journal of the British Academy
12 August 2019: Executive MSc in Cities Graduate: Ciarán Cuffe’s Story
7 August 2019: LSE Cities welcomes two new visiting colleagues, Hannes Taubenböck and Tau Tavengwa
31 July 2019: Where people live
24 July 2019: Africa’s Core Challenges
8 July 2019: Short film: High density living in London
1 July 2019: Philipp Rode to speak at Global Cities event organised by the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
1 July 2019: Launch of Metropolitan indicator Database
26 June 2019: LSE Cities to present Metropolitan Indicators project at International Seminar in Barcelona on 27 June
14 June 2019: Delivering Housing for All: Sessions from 2018 Urban Age Conference
12 June 2019: Reflections on the 2019 International Transport Forum
22 May 2019: Transportation and Technology: Urban Age Conference 2018
21 May 2019: Ricky Burdett joins panel discussion for, Behind the Prize: Jurying the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
21 May 2019: Ricky Burdett to speak at Milano Arch Week May 2019
13 May 2019: El País Semanal reviews LSE Cities’ book, ‘Shaping Cities in an Urban Age
13 May 2019: Spanish newspaper El País Semanal interviews Ricky Burdett on urban planning
6 May 2019: LSE Cities to launch paper at International Transport Forum Summit in Leipzig on 23 May
12 April 2019: LSE Cities publishes new paper for NCE Coalition for Urban Transitions
8 April 2019: Professor Maciej Kowalewski joins LSE Cities as a Visiting Associate
28 March 2019: Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft hosts second Urban Africa roundtable event
19 March 2019: Nuno da Cruz to speak at research seminar on the quality of local democracy
22 February 2019: Ed Charlton speaks at Early Career Research Collaboration Workshop on Urban Lives
21 February 2019: Ricky Burdett delivers talk in Madrid on ‘Shaping Cities in an Urban Age’
18 February 2019: Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, delivers public lecture at LSE
13 February 2019: Executive MSc in Cities participant presents Amaravati Taskforce Report at Happy Cities Summit
23 January 2019: New special issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs
15 January 2019: Lent Term LSE Cities Seminars: The Emotional Life of the City
Past Headlines
7 December 2018: Over 400 people attend Urban Age conference in Addis Ababa
14 Novembee 2018: Urban Age Scholarships announced for LSE Executive MSc in Cities
31 October 2018: The Sage Handbook of the 21st Century City reviewed
31 October 2018: The Quito Papers a fresh perspective on embracing the urban
18 September 2018: Shaping Cities in an Urban Age book launched at Venice Biennale
8 August 2018: Ricky Burdett to deliver Charles Correa Memorial Lecture
17 July 2018: Philipp Rode speaks on transport and education in Moscow
26 June 2018: Conflicts of an Urban Age exhibition opens in London
23 May 2018: Executive MSc participants share learning in Johannesburg
22 May 2018: Executive MSc participants share learning in Johannesburg
6 April 2018: Urban Age research included in World Bank report
5 March 2018: Routledge publishes “The Quito Papers and the New Urban Agenda”
22 February 2018: LSE awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for work on cities
19 January 2018: LSE Cities to develop database for 50 metropolises around the globe
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