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29 November 2021 : Jo Beall speaks at the Sanitation Workers Forum
23 November 2021 : Ricky Burdett gives opening keynote at FHAR
22 November 2021 : Virtual launch of the 'Future Cities' Conversation Series featuring Ricky Burdett
17 November 2021 : Blog post for the LSE Shaping the Post Covid World series
15 November 2021 : Policy Brief No.4 now published in French and Spanish
11 November 2021 : 'Flexible Urbanisms from Shaping Cities in an Urban Age', is published online for Barcelona Metropolis
11 November 2021 : LSE Cities features in the 'The Place to Be' policy report advocating the social sciences in improving social and economic outcomes
10 November 2021 : Ricky Burdett is a guest panelist at the Shaping the Future of Cities event
8 November 2021: Alexandra Gomes guest lecturer at Saudi Vision and UN Goal Women Empowerment series
5 November 2021 : New Council on Urban Initiatives launched
3 November 2021 : Elaine Bedell writes for Urban Age Debates, Changing Cultures
2 November 2021 : LSE Cities nominated for the Inspire Generation Awards
1 November 2021: Philipp Rode gives keynote presentation at Urban Zero Night for COP26

28 October 2021 : Better Access to Urban Opportunities Working Paper Launched
25 October 2021 : Cities at Crossroads - event announced
21 October 2021: Council on Urban Initiatives launched
18 October 2021: Research Seminar: Playing to Plan announced
18 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Changing Cultures - Summary
15 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Changing Cultures - Live Event Recording
12 October 2021: Ricky Burdett gives evidence at the housing demand inquiry
07 October 2021: Philipp Rode writes for Transforming Peripheries Magazine
07 October 2021: Philipp Rode presents at Superilla Barcelona: The AfterCovid City
07 October 2021: Suzanne Hall and Julia King podcast interview for CoDE
04 October 2021: Philipp Rode speaks at Daring Cities conference
04 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Survey Summary #02
03 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Localising Transport post-debate film launched
02 October 2021: Policy Brief #04 launched
01 October 2021: Philipp Rode writes for the LSE COVID-19 blog on hyperlocal cities

27 September 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz speaking at Lingnan University webinar
27 September 2021: Jean-Louis Missika and Ricky Burdett write for LSE COVID-19 blog
23 September 2021: 'Kuwaitscapes' : Can card games help urban planning?
22 September 2021: Philipp Rode and Nuno F. da Cruz to speak at the Marmara Urban Forum
18 September 2021: LSE Cities at the Utopian Hours Festival
3 September 2021: Philipp Rode to host master class at the 2021 IAA Mobility conference
1 September 2021: Philipp Rode to speak at the VI International Congress for the Architecture and Society Foundation

22 August 2021: 'The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities' published
4 August 2021: Research from LSE Cities' Urban Age proejct features on Modus online
3 August 2021: Research on Addis Ababa's condominium housing published

29 July 2021: Ricky Burdett: Reviving Britain's high streets after the pandemic
14 July 2021: Alexandra Gomes to speak on 'Life, work and play in sprawling urban regions'
13 July 2021: Philipp Rode speaks at the Third Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda
8 July 2021: Ricky Burdett features in Triennale Milano 'From the Moon' podcast- 'The World at Night'
7 July 2021: Ed Charlton to run two panels at Antwerp University RC21 Conference
6 July 2021: Ricky Burdett features in 'EXPeditions' - a new international digital publishing project
5 July 2021: Ed Charlton speaks on 'Sounding Place and Self'
2 July 2021: Ricky Burdett speaks on shared working spaces and the changing role of cities

28 May 2021: Ben Rogers authors blog 'How to measure good growth: some advice for Sadiq Khan'
25 May 2021: LSE Cities to host research seminar on 'Games and participatory tools in urban research and design'
24 May 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz to speak at U-LEAD's online forum
24 May 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz featured in knowable magazine article
24 May 2021: LSE Cities collaborator Akil Scafe-Smith to speak at the London Festival of Architecture Symposium
22 May 2021: Urban Age Programme publishes Localising Transport Debate Summary
19 May 2021: Alexandra Gomes to speak on Kuwait's Urbanisation, Transport, and use of Public Space
14 May 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new trailer for the upcoming debate on Localising Transport
8 May 2021: Urban Age Programme launches 'Localising Transport' survey
7 May 2021: Urban Age Programme launches 'Localising Transport' debate
4 May 2021: Urban Age publishes Humanising the City Debate Summary

29 April 2021: Philipp Rode participates in Emergency Governance Initative Workshop
28 April 2021: Jo Beall to speak at Be Waste Wise event - 'The Waste Crisis – Missing Billions'
25 April 2021: Ricky Burdett featured in Norman Foster Foundation masterclass series 'On Cities'
25 April 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz and Rebecca Flynn to speak at CIVICA PhD Panel on Organisations and Leadership in Urban Governance
23 April 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new trailer for the upcoming 'Humanising the City' debate
22 April 2021: Alex Gomes featured in Jornal-Económico debate and article
12 April 2021: Alex Gomes publishes new article exploring the challenges and opportunities for London's walkability
7 April 2021: Julia King speaks with Open/Ended Design on 'Compassionate Cities'
3 April 2021: LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft to host next Urban Age Debate on Humanising the City

30 March 2021: Ricky Burdett interviewed by greek national newspaper on the impact of covid-19 on cities
24 March 2021: Philipp Rode to speak at 'Urban Transport Next 04: After the pandemic'
18 March 2021: Urban Age release Survey Summary: The Future of Knowledge Work
14 March 2021: LSE Cities to host research seminar on 'Resource Urbanisms between abundance and constraints'
8 March 2021: Catarina Heeckt publishes blog on 'How Mexican cities could meet women’s transport needs'
7 March 2021: Alex Gomes co-authors research report on' Reclaiming public space in Kuwait’s residential neighbourhoods'
3 March 2021: Catarina Heeckt co-authors policy paper on 'Compact, connected, clean and inclusive cities in Mexico'
1 March 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz publishes new article in Local Government Studies

25 February 2021: New blog summarising the first Urban Age Debate on 'Socialising Remote Work'
19 February 2021: Suzanne Hall publishes new book 'The Migrant Paradox'
19 February 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz speaks at THE HOME METROPOLE #5: Nicosia and London
18 February 2021: Philipp Rode quoted in New York Times article
8 February 2021: LSE Cities Research Fellow Julia King speaks at the Forum for Philosophy event 'Spaced Out'
3 February 2021: Ricky Burdett to speak on Shaping Cities in an Urban Age
3 February 2021: LSE-Sawiris Scholarships open for Executive MSc in Cities
2 February 2021: Philipp Rode to speak on 'Cities in Crises'

26 January 2021: New Podcast with Philipp Rode on transport and urban change in London
25 January 2021: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative analyses the financial response to COVID-19 at the city and regional level
25 January 2021: Ben Rogers joins LSE Cities as Visiting Senior Fellow from February 2021
18 January 2021: Philipp Rode to speak on Governing Complex Emergencies for Cities and Regions
15 January 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new film on 'Socialising Remote Work'
14 January 2021: New Analytics Note from the Emergency Governance Initiative presents an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on subnational finances
13 January 2021: LSE Cities launch Urban Neighbourhoods: Health and Wellbeing research project

Past Headlines

16 December 2020: Urban Age Debates: a new series of virtual events and short films exploring how cities are responding to profound global change
4 December 2020: Explore the Situating Urban Atmospheres GIS StoryMap of Johannesburg
1 December 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at the German Bauwelt Kongress 2020
24 November 2020: LSE Cities launch Scenarios for Lambeth and Southwark research project
23 November 2020: Seen and Heard project featured in Icon Magazine
21 November 2020: Philipp Rode to speak at Barcelona Innovation Day
19 November 2020: Philipp Rode quoted in Reuters article on Londoners leaving the city
17 November 2020: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative presents a preliminary framework for governing complex emergencies
13 November 2020: Researcher Akil Scafe-Smith interviewed by the Architectural Association School
13 November 2020: Philipp Rode to address the UCLG World Council 2020 with insights from the Emergency Governance Initiative
10 November 2020: Philipp Rode to deliver keynote presentation at the International Rail Forum for North America hosted by UITP
10 November 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak on a panel as part of ProBogota's annual event
6 November 2020: Apprenticeship in City Design at LSE Cities featured at Open House Worldwide
6 November 2020: Research Officer Alexandra Gomes introduces new research on Abu Dhabi's urban development
5 November 2020: Research Officer Alexandra Gomes authors blog post on walkability for the LSE COVID-19 Blog
3 November 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Conference 2020
29 October 2020: Ricky Burdett to participate in a panel discussing new book Cities at War
28 October 2020: New Urban Age survey launched on the future of knowledge work and cities
28 October 2020: Research Fellow Julia King speaks on BBC Radio 3 discussing city life amid COVID-19
26 October 2020: LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett and Mayor of Santander Gema Igual Ortiz interviewed by the Centre for the Future of Cities
19 October 2020: LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett discusses the future of cities on a panel hosted by E.ON
13 October 2020: 'Car-centricity kills cities,' says Policy Fellow Catarina Heeckt in Business World
8 October 2020: Research Fellow Julia King to speak at Guiding Rapid Urbanisation in Ethiopia Seminar
28 September 2020: New blog by Graduate Researcher Bethany Mickleburgh reviews Joseph Hillel's film City Dreamers
23 September 2020: September Newsletter spotlights our new Apprenticeship Programme in City Design and our Executive MSc in Cities Programme
21 September 2020: LSE Cities and Quintain launch new Apprenticeship Programme in City Design
17 September 2020: LSE Cities and the Institute for Customer Insights at the University of St. Gallen launch Beyond Car Ownership research project
15 September 2020: Ricky Burdett to take part in a panel discussion on mobility and climate change with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Jean-Louis Missika
14 September 2020: New Report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, co-authored by Philipp Rode, presents the economic case for greening the global recovery through cities
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 2019: Nuno F. da Cruz co-authors El País article on Metropolitan Indicators
21 November 2019: Jo Beall speaks on future of African cities at innovation report launch
19 November 2019: New report on African metropolises based on LSE Cities research
11 November 2019: Julia King gives TEDx talk on 'Poo, Power, and Participation'
8 November 2019: LSE Cities data, Executive Masters in Cities displayed at the London Conference
1 November 2019: 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

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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