/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:16:50 +0200 Mon, 15 Sep 25 13:35:00 +0200 /en/background/rethinking-impact-the-african-urban-futures-project The African Urban Futures project aims to open up possibilities for more just and sustainable cities as an alternative to development visions for African cities that typically are oriented toward replicating the gleaming skylines of Dubai or Singapore. 152115 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:35:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/opinion/the-use-of-police-violence-on-students-endangers-democracy-in-our-city Statement by Transforming Cities team on violence against students and staff. 149690 Thu, 22 May 2025 10:11:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/organizing-food-faith-and-freedom-by-ozan-nadir-alakavuklar A look back on the book launch from January 16th 2025. 146462 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/secure-your-spot-at-the-pathways-to-sustainability-conference At our conference on 28 November 2024 we offer you a diversity of voices, experiences and pathways to help understanding and create a sustainable and just HOME for all. 143325 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:50:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/urban-nbs-day-2024-embracing-urban-nature-for-health Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students in the heart of Utrecht to understand the potential of integrating health and nature in cities. 141203 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:13:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/city-citizen-citizenship-400-1500-a-comparative-approach Citizenship Discourses in the Early Middle Ages has a new book published, an interdisciplinary study of medieval thinking about the city in text, image, and material culture. 141189 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:57:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/submit-a-project-for-the-pathways-to-sustainability-award-2024 PtS launched a special Award for those research projects combining the strengths of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� research with the agendas of external stakeholders for the benefit of a sustainable future for all. Submit a project now! 140745 Thu, 23 May 2024 10:19:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/sustainability-dialogue-on-the-urban-rural-divide During this dialogue we looked at the supposed separation between city and countryside. We examined the urban-rural divide in the Netherlands from different angles. 137867 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:26:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/new-focused-on-the-future-podcast-episode-communities In this podcast 'Focused on the Future', scientists from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and stakeholders talk about views on the future, cities, and communities. 132163 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:32:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/situating-data-inquiries-in-algorithmic-culture Edited by Karin van Es and Nanna Verhoeff, Situating Data: Inquiries in Algorithmic Culture was recently published. 130366 Mon, 08 May 2023 11:56:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/building-sustainable-smart-cities-with-the-power-of-ai The Grand Café of the Vening Meinesz building hosted a joint event where four speakers discussed the challenges and opportunities of incorporating sustainable AI in urban development and management. 129575 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/publication-urban-forms-of-life-for-a-critique-of-forms-of-urban-life New publication: 'Urban Forms of Life' an edited volume with a chapter by prof. dr. Nanna Verhoeff of the Open Cities Platform included. 129309 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:08:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/seminar-navigating-intersectional-realities-through-smart-urbanism-gender-media-design How can we understand processes and discourses of in- and exclusion in today’s datafied smart cities? 129013 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/hot-topic-debates-organised-by-the-transforming-cities-community Transforming Cities Utrecht held a debate series on contested topics 126032 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 16:14:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/alison-bain-appointed-professor-of-geographies-of-inclusive-cities Chair Geographies of Inclusive Cities 125337 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/playfulness-helps-to-rethink-urban-futures-as-an-imaginative-challenge-instead-of-a-technological Smart Cities need media architectures that not just increase efficiency, but instead need technologies that create meaningful experiences. 111337 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:25:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/upscaling-residential-carsharing-recommendations-for-more-social-and-affordable-carsharing-at-street Recommendations for more social and affordable carsharing at street level so residential carsharing can be upscaled. 110848 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/upscaling-innovations-experiments-assessment-and-co-creation Report of a session on Upscaling innovations: experiments, assessment and co-creation at the workshop Transforming Cities for Sustainabe Futures 110604 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:53:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/transforming-cities-seed-funding-awarded-to-three-projects Research hub Transforming cities has awarded seed funding to three projects on urban imaginaries, citizen engagament and urban tourism. 110225 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:28:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/creating-a-sustainable-city-time-pragmatism-and-persistence Creating a sustainable city does not come from a single radical moment of change; instead, it requires persistent small steps over time. What are the challenges in sustainable transformation? 106865 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws