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Podcast: What next for urban regeneration?
Peter George, Strategic Director of Economy and Sustainability at Ealing Borough Council, joins expert researchers Professor Lauren Andres and Dr Sonia Freire Trigo from The Bartlett School of Planning.
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The Bartlett retains global #1 ranking in 2025
The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, has retained its global #1 ranking for the third year in a row in the QS Architecture and Built Environment World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
12 Mar 2025
Prof. Lauren Andres awarded funding with Prof Mark Pelling through UCL's Grand Challenge
Prof. Lauren Andres from The Bartlett School of Planning with Prof. Mark Pelling, from the Department for Risk and Disaster Reduction, secured £74,545.71 through the UCL Climate Crisis Pump-Priming call for the CADANCE project (Consequences of Adaptation for Democratic AdvaNCE).
26 Feb 2025
Prof Lauren Andres presents her new book 'Adaptable Cities and Temporary Urbanisms'.
Professor Lauren Andres, Director of Research at The Bartlett School of Planning, was invited by the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), New York City, to present her new book.
20 Feb 2025
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