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.
NEGSU Film Screening: A Place in the City
15:15–
17:00Auditorium B1, Niagara, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1The Nordic Network of Global South Urbanisms (NEGSU) warmly invites all to a screening of Gabriel Silvestre’s debut film A Place in the City. ABOUT…
NEGSU/Latinamerika i fokus screening of Toroboro: The Name of Plants
17:00–
19:20Panora (Friisgatan 19D, Malmö)The Nordic Network of Global South Urbanisms (NEGSU) will collaborate with the Malmö-based film and cultural festival Latinamerika i fokus for a screening of the film Toroboro: The Name…
Rooftop Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
17:00–
19:00Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, CopenhagenDate & Time: Saturday, September 27, from 17:00 Venue: Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, Copenhagen Part of: Copenhagen Architecture Forum (CAFx) As the biennial’s program states: Copenhagen…
Radical Nuisance? Contemporary Art Practices and Re-Imagined Globality
12:00–
13:00Hybrid: Niagara C0826 and ZoomSpeaker: Mansi Kashatria (Linköping University) In-person at Niagara C0826 and on Zoom. Abstract: Contemporary art is often understood as a shared ‘now’, a space where diverse…
Biweekly Urban Humanities Research Group Meeting
10:15–
12:00Niagara B0824Note: these meetings have been changed from being held weekly to being held biweekly. Join us for biweekly Monday sessions (10:15–12:00) in room NI:B0824. These…
Housing and Welfare monthly lunch discussion
12:00–
13:30Niagara C0826To strengthen our collaboration, exchange ideas, and explore joint opportunities in Housing and Welfare-related issues, we will start a series of monthly lunch talks on Mondays, 12:00–13:30, beginning…
Housing and Welfare monthly lunch discussion
12:00–
13:30Niagara C0826To strengthen our collaboration, exchange ideas, and explore joint opportunities in Housing and Welfare-related issues, we will start a series of monthly lunch talks on Mondays, 12:00–13:30, beginning…
Housing and Welfare monthly lunch discussion
12:00–
13:30Niagara C0826To strengthen our collaboration, exchange ideas, and explore joint opportunities in Housing and Welfare-related issues, we will start a series of monthly lunch talks on Mondays, 12:00–13:30, beginning…
Housing and Welfare monthly lunch discussion
12:00–
13:30Niagara C0826To strengthen our collaboration, exchange ideas, and explore joint opportunities in Housing and Welfare-related issues, we will start a series of monthly lunch talks on Mondays,…
An introduction to co-production, collaborative and co-creative methods
09:15–
16:00Orkanen Storm (A122)A full-day workshop focusing on co-production, collaborative and co-creative methods led by Professor Debbie Watson who is the Director of Bristol University’s Brigstow Institute –…
Working with Community Researchers in Co-produced Research
09:15–
12:00Orkanen Storm (A122)Across communities, the third sector, and academia, there is an increasing focus on research that is undertaken co-productively – between communities and universities – and which includes community…
Building Trust and Community Safety through Collaborative Practices – The role of the UK’s National Police Race Action Plan
13:15–
15:00Niagara A0507This lecture/workshop examines the evolving landscape of community safety through the lens of the UK’s emerging community policing model. Central to the discussion is the…