Events
Stay up to date with upcoming events at the Institute, including public lectures, academic seminars, workshops, and guest talks. Our events are open to a broad audience and aim to spark dialogue on pressing urban issues.
Upcoming Events
Housing and Welfare seminar: Housing Affordability and Assetisation in the Finnish Housing Market
10:15–
12:00Hybrid in NIC0826 and on Zoom (register for link)This seminar is conducted by the Housing and Welfare Research Network and will be held in English. More information and registration are available here.
Housing and Welfare lunch talk
12:00–
13:00NIC0826The Housing and Welfare lunch talks are informal sessions where we chat about what’s happening within the housing and welfare theme – ideas for upcoming…
Brown Bag Seminar: Rafael Martínez
12:00–
13:00NIC0826 and ZoomThis seminar will be in person at Niagara C0826 and hybrid on Zoom (link here). Speaker: Rafael Martínez (Research Fellow, Asian Vision Institute) Title: Living…
Film Screening: The Delivery Guy
16:00–
18:00Niagara K3 studioJoin us for a cozy late afternoon hosted by our Global Urbanism theme. We will screen the short film “The Delivery Guy” (2025). The film…
- 19November
Urban Photography Seminar
13:15–
15:00Venue TBAThroughout 2026, Malmö-based artist Ikram Abdulkadir will join Urban Humanities as artist in residence. Participating in both our public activities and everyday routines, she will…
Brown Bag Seminar: Emelie Lantz
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomThis seminar will be in person at Niagara C0826 and hybrid on Zoom (link here). Speaker: Emelie Lantz (PhD in Human Rights Studies, Lund University)…
Housing and Welfare lunch talk
12:00–
13:00NIC0826The Housing and Welfare lunch talks are informal sessions where we chat about what’s happening within the housing and welfare theme – ideas for upcoming events, seminars,…
Day 1: Justice Still Not Settled
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Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus in Hägersten, SwedenJustice Still Not Settled 9–10 December, Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus in Hägersten, Sweden When is justice settled? Can it ever be? Across two days of talks, conversations,…
Housing and Welfare seminar: Social mix och segregation
10:15–
12:00Zoom – link will be sent to those who registerThis seminar is conducted by the Housing and Welfare Research Network and will be held in Swedish. More information and registration are available here.
Day 2: Justice Still Not Settled
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Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus in Hägersten, SwedenJustice Still Not Settled 9–10 December, Hägerstensåsens medborgarhus in Hägersten, Sweden When is justice settled? Can it ever be? Across two days of talks, conversations,…
Past Events
Curious about what we’ve been up to? Take a look at some of our recent talks, workshops, and seminars.
Constructing Leisure: Amusement Parks, Urban Transformations and Family Life in Buenos Aires in the Second Half of the 20th Century
13:00–
14:00ONLINE ONLYBrown Bag Seminar Ana Sanchez Troillet – “Constructing Leisure: Amusement Parks, Urban Transformations and Family Life in Buenos Aires in the Second Half of the 20th Century”…
Municipal-Led Green Financialization of Urban Development in Sweden: A New Form of Urban Entrepreneurialism
12:00–
13:00Niagara NICO826Brown Bag Seminar Lina Olsson and Özlem Celik – “Municipal-Led Green Financialization of Urban Development in Sweden: A New Form of Urban Entrepreneurialism” Zoom link This seminar…
The socio-ecological housing crisis. New valorization strategies and changing institutions.
12:00–
13:00Niagara NICO826Brown Bag Seminar Lisa Vollmer – “The socio-ecological housing crisis. New valorization strategies and changing institutions.” Zoom link This seminar is part of the IUR Brown Bag Seminar…
- 7February
Film Screening: THE FISH
14:00–
15:30Niagara A0826Brown Bag Seminar Karolina Bregula – Karolina Bregula’s film will be screened on the 7th of February 14-15.30 (half an hour, followed by a discussion) Info here: THE FISH – Karolina Breguła…
Beyond ‘bad density’ and territorial stigma
12:00–
13:00Niagara NICO826Brown Bag Seminar André Klaassen – “Beyond ‘bad density’ and territorial stigma” Zoom link This seminar is part of the IUR Brown Bag Seminar Series; check out…
Kick-off MEETING: Nordic Network of Global South Urbanisms (NEGSU)
11:00–
12:00NI:C0826Welcome to Malmö University for a kick-off meeting of the Nordic Network of Global South Urbanisms (NEGSU)! Launched earlier this year with a generous Seed Grant…
Digitalised Drug Market in Rio de Janeiro
12:00–
14:00Nereus (NEB1043)Bruno Cardoso – Assistant Professor at the Graduate Program in Sociology and Anthropology (PPGSA), in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). This presentation…
Institutional investments in rental housing in Sweden and France: reflections on similarities and differences
12:00–
13:00NICO826Brown Bag Seminar Jennie Gustafsson & Mattieu Vogt – “Institutional investments in rental housing in Sweden and France: reflections on similarities and differences” Zoom link This seminar…
Post-growth Principles for Urban Regeneration: a thought experiment with the London 2012 Olympic Games legacy
12:00–
13:00NICO826Brown Bag Seminar Yvonne Rydin – Post-growth Principles for Urban Regeneration: a thought experiment with the London 2012 Olympic Games legacy Abstract: Post-growth thinking is a challenging…
- 27November
Making it home: Agency and structure in the housing pathways of asylum seekers in Ireland
12:00–
13:00NICO826Brown Bag Seminar Martin Grander & Mark Connaughton – “Making it home: Agency and structure in the housing pathways of asylum seekers in Ireland” Zoom link This…
Masculinities and Everyday Morality on Public Transport
12:00–
13:00ZoomBrown Bag Seminar Romit Chowdhury – “Masculinities and Everyday Morality on Public Transport” Zoom link This seminar is part of the IUR Brown Bag Seminar Series; check…
Processes of Eco-Social Policy Integration in European Urban Areas
12:00–
13:00NIC0826Brown Bag Seminar Jana Brandl – Processes of Eco-Social Policy Integration in European Urban Areas Zoom link This seminar is part of the IUR Brown Bag Seminar…