Research projects

Project PI is Prof. Rainer Kattel

Exploring temporal and adaptable place-making in times of crisis, uncertainties and disruptions.

A research project examining the historical evolution of high streets to understand their embedded potential as central places for health and wellbeing beyond shopping.

This multi-year research project evaluates low-cost, building-scale heat adaptation measures for vulnerable populations in urban and rural Pakistan through randomised controlled trials.

This research extends space syntax methods by collaborating with disabled creatives to map their spatial experiences and identify what enables inclusive participation.

This ESRC-funded project explores how 15-minute city principles can be adapted to support sustainable travel in regional towns and outer metropolitan areas across Europe.

Expressions of Interest Invited for Small Grant Development Program for ECRs, Technical and Research Support Staff

This ESRC-funded project investigates the rise of sub-sized homes in England, asking whether very small dwellings can ever be adequate and liveable places to call home.

Research collaborations pursuing inclusive approaches to cities after dark – shaping policy, practice and public debate on the social, cultural and economic life of urban nights.

Project PI is Cecilia Rikap

The Maisha Bora (‘Good Life’) Study is an innovative, community-led research project exploring what prosperity means to people living in three unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

A collaborative and transdisciplinary project to research equity based disaster risk management interventions.

100 Minds in Motion studies how the built environment and individual differences shape crowd behaviour and emotions, aiding models that predict crowd dynamics.

Join us as we explore the relationship between urban violence, development planning and the built environment amidst the climate emergency, rapid digital transformation, and rising polarisation.

A participatory action research (PAR) project using room boxing to explore how Community-Led Housing in London affects children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.