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
- 19September
Bostadsvrålet dag 1
09:30–
18:00Rosengårds FolketshusBostadsvrålet kommer i år koppla hyreskamper till bredare frågor om urban och rumslig rättvisa. Vi bjuder in flera aktörer för att diskutera hur bostaden är…
- 20September
Bostadsvrålet dag 2
09:30–
15:00Rosengårds FolkethusBostadsvrålet kommer i år koppla hyreskamper till bredare frågor om urban och rumslig rättvisa. Vi bjuder in flera aktörer för att diskutera hur bostaden är…
Startup seminar: Ikram Abdulkadir (IUR Artist in Residence 2026)
13:15–
15:00Niagara K3 studio (5th floor)Throughout 2026, Malmö-based artist Ikram Abdulkadir will join IUR and Urban Humanities as artist in residence. Participating in both our public activities and everyday routines,…
Brown Bag Seminar: Magnus Gustafson
12:00–
13:00Hybrid: Niagara C0826 and ZoomThis event will be hybrid in Niagara C0826 and on Zoom (link here). Title: In the Tracks of Cement – Aspects of Cement’s Impact on…
- 1October
(Conference) Learning with Place: Place-Based Learning, Education, and Citizenship
09:00–
16:30Niagara A0507Att lära med platsen: Platsbaserat lärande, undervisning och medborgarskap Vi bjuder in forskare, universitetslärare samt lärare i grundskola och gymnasium till ett gemensamt utforskande av…
Brown Bag Seminar: Chad Boda
12:00–
13:00NIC0826 and ZoomThis seminar will be in person at Niagara C0826 and hybrid on Zoom (link here). Speaker: Chad Boda Title: An emerging restoration movement in southern…
Housing and Welfare lunch talk
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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…
Day 1: A Space Called Free
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Venue TBA21–22 October, Malmö Venue TBA What makes a space feel free? Is freedom something a space can offer, or something people create together? Across two…
Day 2: A Space Called Free
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Venue TBA21–22 October, Malmö Venue TBA What makes a space feel free? Is freedom something a space can offer, or something people create together? Across two…
- 4November
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…
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…
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,…
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.
Public seminar: “Like Karatschi or Lagos – Schools as Gentrification Frontier in Berlin’s Immigrant-Heavy Neighborhoods”
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15:00Department of Thematic Studies, Child Studies Unit, Linköping UniversityDefne Kadioglu will present “Like Karatschi or Lagos – Schools as Gentrification Frontier in Berlin’s Immigrant-Heavy Neighborhoods” at the Department of Thematic Studies, Child Studies…
Public seminar: Conflict, Street Justice, and Istanbul’s Gentrification
12:00–
13:00Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund UniversityDefne Kadioglu will give a seminar on “Conflict, Street Justice, and Istanbul’s Gentrification” at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University.
8th Real Estate Research Conference
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Department of Urban Studies, Niagara (Nordenskiöldsgatan 1), Malmö UniversityThe Real Estate Unit at the Department of Urban Studies is hosting the 2019 Real Estate Research Conference. The deadline for abstract submission has passed…
Extracting value from the public city
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17:00NIA0606, Niagara, Malmö UniversityOpen Urban Studies Seminar Series Elena Besussi explores the concept of public landownership in a political economy perspective and discusses how the local state embeds…
Financialization of housing in the Global North and South
15:15–
17:00Room A0606, Niagara (Nordenskiöldsgatan 1), Malmö UniversityUrban Studies Seminar Series The growing impact of finance and speculation is rapidly transforming the housing sector today. In this seminar, with examples from Turkey…
IUR Researchers at the 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting
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Trondheim, NorwayHosted by the Department of Geography at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM) is coming up in…
IUR retreat in Istanbul
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Istanbul, TurkeyThe IUR will organize its first retreat for all members at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul between 6 and 9 March 2019. An agenda…
The Practice and Politics of Urban Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Efforts at the Margins
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17:15Korea Garden Lodge, Plot No. 3056, Tsiranana Avenue, Area 3 Lilongwe, MalawiMonday 28th October 08:30 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and introductionsVice Chancellor Address Malata, Malawi University of Science and Technology Session 1: The View…