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: Fördelning av hyresbostäder i Sverige
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.
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
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: Fabiola Melchior
12:00–
13:00NIC0826 and ZoomThis seminar will be in person at Niagara C0826 and hybrid on Zoom (link here). Speaker: Fabiola Melchior Title: Climate Injustice and the Reconfiguration of…
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…
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.
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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…
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,…
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 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.
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…