Research projects

The 'Materials Matter' project examines how the choices we make about building materials can unlock healthier, more sustainable outcomes across the built environment.

The ARCADE project will provide urgently needed evidence and practical solutions to protect older and vulnerable residents from overheating in their homes.

Examine the evolving role of the natural environment in planning theory, policy and practice.

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.

Two projects advancing the research agenda on energy justice in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through Citizen Assemblies and academic debate.

Project PI is Prof. Rainer Kattel

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.