Challenges in Changing Cities

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

How do we communicate risk? Strategies for engagement & inclusion

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:10:00 GMT

Join us for this online discussion about how we should communicate risk (e.g. public health, natural hazards) for community inclusion and resilience in Scotland

a hand preparing a vaccination needle
a hand preparing a vaccination needle

BEMIS and Scottish Government Covid-19 Research Launch Event, 24th August 2022 - All Welcome

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:10:00 BST

An open invitation to an online event launching two reports around vaccine experience and hesitancy within African, Caribbean and Black communities, as well as a wider variety of groups who may face additional barriers to vaccination, with a particular focus on those with long term conditions or disabilities, those living in deprived areas, and certain minority ethnic groups.

covid-19 mask on a globe
covid-19 mask on a globe

Scotland African Voices: COVID-19 Vaccine Debate Film Premiere - October 7th 2022

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:10:00 BST

A film screening and debate around the experience of the African, Caribbean and Black populations of Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After COP26: Replace the M8?

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:32:18 BST

Is it time to consider replacing the M8? Join us for a public conversation on the future of Glasgow’s urban motorway, organised by Dr Andrew Hoolachan, Lecturer in Planning (Urban Studies).

Thriving Places and Communities: Exploring Research Ideas

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:04:00 BST

Join colleagues to share research ideas and plans, and discover potential collaborations at this **in person** session focussing on thriving places and communities.

Spring Seminar 2021 Series - Uneven Impact of Covid-19: Neighbourhood Experiences in South Africa, India, and the Philippines

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:39:00 GMT

Almost no corner of the globe has escaped the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, but these impacts have not been felt equally. Research has shown that our ability to respond to Covid-19 is influenced by social and economic status, suggesting that where and how we live matters.

Spring 2021 Seminar Series - Understanding Urban Mobility during the Pandemic

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:28:39 GMT

This seminar looks at a number of alternative approaches which have been employed over the last year to capture different aspects of mobility using big data.

Spring 2021 Seminar Series - Housing Policymaking and Practice under Lockdown

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:09:00 GMT

CaCHE embarked on a series of research projects within a wider programme of Covid-19 research in May 2020, inspired by the invitation to work collaboratively on policymaking under lockdown by Professor Hal Pawson at UNSW.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Urban Heritage and Close Quarters Living

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:03:00 GMT

Organised with ArtsLab Cross-College Theme, Heritage, Urban Studies, and Development, this seminar focuses on three talks: Close-quarters Living, Tuberculosis and Urban Renewal in Belle Époque Paris, Kumartuli – the Making of Heritage, Art and Public in an Indian Cityscape, and Pandemic and Pratimashilpa: Negotiating Heritage in Times of Crisis.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Empire and Cityscapes

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:51:13 GMT

This seminar focuses on two talks: Glasgow’s Merchant City and the Public Memory of Transatlantic Slavery and Scottish Architects and the Colonial Built Environment.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Heritage in Changing Cities - Whose Heritage is it Anyway?

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:47:05 GMT

Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body for the historic environment in Scotland but what does that actually mean in practice? What does HES do and how does that reflect how a 21st century population views heritage?

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Why Old Places Matter: Heritage, Emotion, and Place

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:42:30 GMT

Over the last few years, evidence that captures the economic, social and increasingly the environmental value of the past has demonstrated the outcomes and outputs of investment in urban heritage.