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
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…
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.
IUR Guest Lecture: “Shrinking Megacity – Some Issues of Post Suburbanization in Tokyo Metropolitan Area”
15:00–
16:00NIC929, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITYPlease note that the seminar is on May 7th, not 6th as originally published. We’re happy to host the first IUR Guest Lecture: Title: Shrinking…
Expellees, Returnees, and Labor Migration in the Reconstruction of Dortmund 1945-65
15:15–
17:00NIA0606, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITYOpen Urban Seminars This presentation explores how the municipal government of Dortmund negotiated a postwar concept of city-citizenship and belonging for new city arrivals by…
Book launch: Creating the city – Identity, memory and participation
15:00–
CAFÉ NIAGARA, 2ND FLOOR, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITY (NORDENSKIÖLDSGATAN 1)Welcome to the book launch of the conference proceedings “Creating the city – Identity, memory and participation.” There will be drinks and snacks. For more…
IUR Brown Bag Seminar #4
12:00–
13:00NIC826, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITYWelcome to the fourth IUR Brown Bag Seminar of the semester! Presenters: Martin Grander and Tapio Salonen Title: Studies in housing and welfare – an interdisciplinary research…
IUR Brown Bag Seminar #3
12:00–
13:00NIC826, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITYWelcome to the third IUR Brown Bag Seminar of the semester! Presenter: Chiara Vitrano Title: Mobility, Access, and Temporal Inequalities. An empirical study on accessibility to night-time…
IUR Brown Bag Seminar #2
12:00–
13:00NIC826, NIAGARA, MALMÖ UNIVERSITYWelcome to the second IUR Brown Bag Seminar of the semester! Presenter: Bo Bengtsson Title: Swedish housing politics in theoretical perspectives. Introducing a book project…
IUR at Bostadsmötet in Uppsala
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Universitetshuset, Uppsala UniversityBo Bengtsson, Martin Grander, and Carina Listerborn will talk about their research in the event Bostadsmötet at Uppsala University. More information (in Swedish) here.
IUR Brown Bag Seminar #1
12:00–
13:00NIC826, Niagara, Malmö UniversityWelcome to the first IUR Brown Bag Seminar of the semester! Presenter: Guy Baeten Title: How not to build a smart city and the role…
- 24April
IUR launch
15:00–
17:00Café Niagara, 2nd floor, Niagara, Malmö University (Nordenskiöldsgatan 1)We are launching the IUR with a public event where you can learn about what we do. Everybody is welcome! Program Introduction to IUR and…
Public workshop: Planning and Building the Smart City
14:00–
16:00Meerminne Building – Sint-Jacobstraat 2-4, Room M.101, University of AntwerpGuy Baeten will be the keynote speaker at the event Planning and Building the Smart City where he will present “What would happen if you…
Maquiladora Paradise: the Unfolding of Racial Capitalism in Yucatán, Mexico
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Imperial College London, London, UKClaudia Fonseca Alfaro will present a paper titled “Maquiladora Paradise: the Unfolding of Racial Capitalism in Yucatán, Mexico” in the upcoming RGS-IBG 2019 Conference that…
DIY Urbanism and Everyday Practices of Sustainability in Detroit: Lessons from Urban Africa in America’s “Comeback” City
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Centre of African Studies, University of EdinburghStephen Marr will present “DIY Urbanism and Everyday Practices of Sustainability in Detroit: Lesson from Urban Africa in America’s Comeback City” at the 8th European…