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Matthew Carmona celebrates his 100th blogpost

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A new blog titled Talking the talk: 20 years and 100 blogs has been published by Professor Matthew Carmona.

In this milestone 100th blog post, Matthew Carmona takes a moment to reflect on his blogging journey, sharing insights into how it all began.

Professor Catalina Turcu to join UCL’s team of experts at COP28

ucl.ac.uk

We’re delighted to announce that BSP's Professor Catalina Turcu will be joining UCL's team at COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held from 30 November to 12 December in the United Arab Emirates.

Professor Catalina Turcu to advise on EU’s environmental and sustainability policy priorities

ucl.ac.uk

Professor Catalina Turcu has been invited to take part in a high-level foresight workshop organised by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Brussels on 12th Oct 24: Strategic outlook into EU’s 2024-2029 policy priorities: exploring alternative scenarios for the environment

Sustainable housing for all by 2030: Prof Catalina Turcu gives keynote at ENHR Conference

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Professor Catalina Turcu gave the plenary at the European Network of Housing Research (ENHR) conference in Lodz, Poland 28-30 June 2023

Prof Catalina Turcu advises the European Environment Agency on sustainability challenges

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Professor Catalina Turcu has been invited to advise the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Bartlett Planning team help planners discover best locations for future urban growth

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Future Urban Growth Lab is a KEIF project that runs from May 2022 to end of April 2023. Dr. Tommaso Gabrieli (PI) and Prof. Stephen Marshall (Co-I) from the Bartlett School of Planning formed a partnership with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Dr. Luca D’Acci (Associate Professor in Urban Studies at Politecnico of Turin, Italy) with the objective to create a user-friendly software to visualize options for future urban growth.

Prof Catalina Turcu founds the UCL Sustainable Development Goals Research Accelerator

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A transdisciplinary and research-led initiative which aims to enable sustainable urban transformations by looking at how climate, health and urban goals can be aligned in partnership with relevant stakeholders in society and in synergy with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Prof Catalina Turcu joins the UCL Advisory Group on Climate Change and Health

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Prof Catalina Turcu joins the EcoCity World Summit 2023 Academic Committee

ucl.ac.uk

In June 2023 the Ecocity Summit arrives at the Barbican Centre. Representatives from academic, policymaking and industry communities will come together to formulate and implement plans for a more sustainable future for cities like London, under the theme ‘Connecting Communities'.

Valentina Giordano and Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros win Bartlett Innovation Fund

ucl.ac.uk

Congratulations to Valentina Giordano and Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros who have been awarded funding through this year’s round of the Bartlett Innovation Fund ‘Innovation Learning’ strand.

Prof Matthew Carmona awarded The Athena City Accolade

ucl.ac.uk

The Centre for the Future of Places has awarded the distinguished Athena City Accolade to Dr. Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning and Urban Design.

National Model Design Code, Monitoring and Evaluation: Matthew Carmona leads new research project

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