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The Urban Studies Podcast Grant – Apply now!

In 2024, Urban Studies launched a pilot initiative to deliver a high-quality, ...

22nd January 2026

Profiling caregivers: caregiving workload, mobility, ...

When we think about moving through a city, either commuting, running errands, ...

Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Giovanni Vecchio, ... 15th September 2025
New Jackson, Manchester. Photo taken by Chiara Prevete

Residential vertical urbanisation: The intertwining of ...

The skylines of many global cities are dominated by residential tall buildings, ...

Susan Bright, Sarah Blandy and Fabiana Bettini 3rd July 2025

How financialisation-led densification is spurring ...

Sometimes, there is a false impression of permanence despite ongoing ...

Jakub Zasina and Konrad Żelazowski 3rd July 2025

Social representation, self-identity, and anticipated ...

Hong Kong’s transit-driven vibe inspired this study.

Tommy Chan 1st July 2025
Red flags in front of a building and trees

From entrepreneurial to managerial statecraft: New ...

New blog post by Wu et al explains the political-economic origin of emerging ...

Fulong Wu, Handuo Deng, Yi Feng, Weikai Wang, ... 1st May 2025
Drone Shot of City. Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Residents’ expectations from the municipality in an ...

New work brings to light the complexities surrounding urban governance in the ...

Tal Alster, Harel Nachmany and Nufar Avni 17th March 2025
People on the beach in front of buildings. Tel Aviv, Israel - city in the sun

Towards a dialogue between planetary gentrification ...

How do we understand urban phenomena in diverse global contexts? Yael Shmaryahu-...

Yael Shmaryahu-Yeshurun 26th February 2025
Charming Street View of Historic Gothenburg, Sweden

Defensive for whom? Rethinking value in urban public ...

A deep dive into Gothenburg’s Brunnsparken reveals how defensive urban design ...

Stefan Molnar and Karl de Fine Licht 25th February 2025
Aerial view of city

When cities grow informally: New research sheds light ...

How do informal settlements maintain low prices in expensive neighbourhoods? ...

Yihao Wu 31st January 2025
City skyline with icy waters. New York, USA

Subverting speculative urbanism: Cityscape in New ...

Blog post on new article: Subverting speculative urbanism: Cityscape in New ...

Ali Riza Taskale 27th January 2025
A Bus in a City. São Paulo, Brazil

Uncovering Urban Mobility Injustices in the Global ...

New blog post discusses new paper: Uncovering Urban mobility injustices in the ...

Pedro da Cunha Rego Logiodice and Mariana ... 27th January 2025