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…
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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…
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…
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.
Communal and multispecies care for displaced people: Homestay accommodation within and beyond the hosting households (Joint seminar between IUR, NBV, and MIM)
10:15–
12:00Niagara 9th floor seminar room and ZoomAll are welcome to a joint seminar hosted by IUR, the Housing and Welfare Research Network (NBV) and the Malmö Institute for Migration Studies (MIM).…
Brown Bag Seminar: How Household Finance Shapes Democracy in Argentina
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Ariel Wilkis (Universidad Nacional de San Martín) In person at Niagara C0826 and on Zoom (link). Abstract: This talk builds on the central argument developed…
Brown Bag Seminar: The potential of emotions in social scientific research
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Lisa Hiselius (University of Gothenburg) In person at Niagara C0826 and on Zoom (link). Abstract: Emotions are not only a personal affair, but social in…
Panel at Scania Sounds festival: The Politics of Sound in Public Space
14:00–
15:00Brändan, Folkets ParkTime and place: Thursday April 16th, 14.00 – 15.00, Brändan in Folkets Park In this panel, we will discuss the different forms that sound is…
Release av rapporten ’Vad händer i skolan? Om utlandsfödda föräldrars kontakt med skolan’(Swedish-language event)
18:00–
20:00Rosengårds Folkets Hus (Frölichs väg 4)Tid: 10 april kl. 18.00 – 20.00Plats: Rosengårds Folkets Hus, Frölichs väg 4Anmälan: via mail till vanna.nordling@mau.se senast den 8/4 Vi presenterar rapporten och bjuder…
Brown Bag Seminar: Building Capital – The Political Economy of Commercial Real Estate Development in Stockholm
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Maja Stalevska (PhD, Uppsala University) In person at Niagara C0826 and on Zoom (link). Maja will join us on Zoom. This seminar will be based…
Brown Bag Seminar: Segregation and Affective Geography of Everyday Lifeworlds in the Finnish Urban Periphery
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Pekka Tuominen (University of Helsinki) In person at Niagara C0826 and on Zoom (link). Abstract: My presentation explores the everyday realities of segregation and affective…
(POSTPONED) Greening Your Research Seminar
13:00–
15:00Niagara C0826Update: The Greening Your Research seminar on 14/4 has been postponed due to illness. We will return with a new date. Within the Green and…
Urban Humanities: Archives for All group meeting
10:15–
12:00Niagara B0824These meetings are open to everyone interested in archival theory and practice—especially perspectives emerging at the intersection of archives and urban justice. The group brings…
The Work of Art in the Age of Public Transport: Literary Texts and their Urban Mobilities since c. 1830
12:00–
13:00Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Jason Finch (English Language and Literature, Åbo Akademi University, Finland) Jason will present via Zoom. The seminar can be attended in person from Niagara…
Mapping the Margins workshop series: counter- and post-mapping practices
12:00–
16:00Svarta Koppen, Sevedsgatan 1bOrganised by Mathilda Rosengren (Malmö University) & Myrto Dagkouli-Kyriakoglou (University of the Aegean) Mapping has long played an integral part in both city-making and critically understanding the urban, yet in…
Mapping the Margins workshop series: learning from Bristol, U.K. (part two)
13:15–
17:00Niagara C0505 (K3 studio)Organised by Mathilda Rosengren (Malmö University) & Myrto Dagkouli-Kyriakoglou (University of the Aegean) Mapping has long played an integral part in both city-making and critically understanding the urban, yet in…