News and events

We are engaging with a range of academic and practice-based events to share our findings and learn from actors, stakeholders and experts. Below is a list of past and upcoming events which may be of interest:

 

Upcoming events

Past events

2020

The Green Academy 2020

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:05:00 BST

Andrew Cumbers presented a virtual talk titled "Faltering Neoliberalism, Public Ownership and the Energy Transition”, at The Green Academy, held in Vis, Croatia, on 24 August 2020.

How public ownership can address the challenges of our age

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:45:00 GMT

*This event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic* Franziska Paul will speak at the upcoming STUC conference on public ownership in Glasgow, UK, on 12 May 2020.

American Association of Geographers conference 2020

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT

*This event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic* Franziska Paul will present some of our findings at the American Association Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG2020), which will be held in Denver, Colorado on 6-10 April 2020.

Seminar at the University of Cambridge

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:00:57 GMT

Andrew Cumbers was invited to give a talk titled "Global Remunicipalisation and Neoliberal Mutation" at King's College, Cambridge, on January 23rd.

Research visit to Hamburg, Germany

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Andrew Cumbers went on a research visit to Hamburg, Germany, from 3-4 February 2020.

Research visit to Thuringia, Germany

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Franziska Paul went on a research visit to the state of Thuringia, Germany, from 20-25 January 2020.

2019

The Future is Public conference

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMT

We were co-organisers of the The Future is Public conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 4-5 December 2019.

Research visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:19:00 GMT

Andrew Cumbers and Mo Hume travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina in November 2019 to conduct research interviews and visit our partners at the University of Buenos Aires.

Building worker power in the context of the climate crisis

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMT

We attended the "Building worker power in the context of the climate crisis" conference organised by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), which was held in Glasgow, UK, on 20 November 2019.

Royal Geographical Society conference 2019

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:00:00 BST

Andrew Cumbers and Franziska Paul presented initial findings at the Royal Geographical Society's Annual International Conference (RGS2019), which was held in London, UK on 27-30 August 2019.

Research visit to Darmstadt, Germany

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 BST

Franziska Paul travelled to Darmstadt, Germany in August 2019 to undertake further fieldwork with a local municipal enterprise, HEAG Holding AG.

Research visit to Ettlingen, Germany

Sun, 12 May 2019 14:57:00 BST

Franziska Paul and Andrew Cumbers travelled to Ettlingen, Germany in May 2019 to undertake preliminary field research with a local municipal enterprise, Stadtwerke Ettlingen.