Between 16th and 19th July 2018, the Global Urban Studies (GUS) cluster hosted the 4th Summer Institute in Urban Studies (SIUS) at the National University of Singapore. The SIUS brings together early career scholars from around the world for deliberation of professional development and discussion of cutting-edge issues in the transdisciplinary field of urban studies. […]
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USF International Fellows 2018
After a competitive round of applications—with more than double the number of applicants as in 2017—the Urban Studies Foundation is delighted to announce that five candidates were successful in 2018’s International Fellowship awards. Dr. Siân Butcher from the School of Geography at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, will spend four months visiting University […]
USF PDRF Awards 2017
The Urban Studies Foundation is delighted to announce five successful candidates for our 2017 round of applications to our Postdoctoral Research Fellowship schemes. Dr Pablo Arboleda will be based at the University of Glasgow under the mentorship of Professor Hayden Lorimer. Pablo’s research proposal is titled ‘Utility After Abandonment: the modern urban ruin as cultural […]
International Conference on Polarisation, Fragmentation and Resilience: Hong Kong
As part of our seminar series awards, we are pleased to announce the Urban Studies Foundation’s support of the successful staging of the International Conference on Polarisation, Fragmentation and Resilience, during November and December 2017. The USF contributed towards the expenditures of organising and hosting this three day event, as well as towards the facilitation […]
Successful Candidates: USF International Fellowship Award Scheme
The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is very pleased to announce the three successful candidates from our 2017 International Fellowship competition.