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DPU's KNOW project at the 4th annual IIHS Research Conference, Urban ARC 'Equal Cities'
As part of the fourth edition of the Annual Research Conference of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, KNOW Investigators will play a core role in presenting 24 papers across six themed panels aimed at exploring and sharing learnings from…
Development Planning Unit
The latest DPU summerLab series pamphlet from 2018 and 2019 is launched
The DPU summerLab team is excited to announce the launch of the latest DPU summerLab series pamphlet. The pamphlet, edited by Giorgio Talocci and Camillo Boano, comprises a retrospective on the 2018 series and a summary of the 2019 series.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU PhD student Tom Aston submits thesis on the political economy of cash transfers in Bolivia
Congratulations to DPU PhD student, Tom Aston, on his successful submission of his thesis entitled 'Redistributing the surplus: Insights from the political economy of cash transfers in Bolivia (2005-2014)'…
Development Planning Unit
Project by DPU's Catalina Ortiz, Giovanna Astolfo and Camillo Boano funded by the British Academy
The project on Living Heritage as tool to prevent Spatial Violence in Yangon has been funded by the British Council as one of eighteen new research projects looking to generate policy-relevant insights on preventing violence and promoting peace in…
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An international Urban Equality agenda: Members of DPU's KNOW participate at UCLG World Congress
From the 11th-15th of November 2019, investigators from DPU's KNOW project attended the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Congress in Durban, South Africa.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU's Andrea Rigon awarded GCRF grant for project on participatory design of social infrastructures
Congratulations to Dr Andrea Rigon has been awarded a grant of £97,459 from the Grand Challenge Research Fund for the project: Empowering communities through participatory design of social infrastructures in areas affected by mass displacement…
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DPU’s AT2030 research project celebrates International Day of People with Disabilities
The research project is being undertaken alongside Kota Kita and SLURC as the implementing partners, and is being led by DPU's Julian Walker and Ignacia Ossul Vermehren. Work has been conducted in informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone and…
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'Thinking Cities: Debating just development in the Global South' - new DPU podcast series launched
The DPU have launched a new podcast series titled 'Thinking Cities: Debating just development in the Global South', with each episode relating to a different thematic area of the DPU's work…
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DPU's Prof Adriana Allen nominated for the HIC coalition presidential election
We are very proud that Prof Adriana Allen has been nominated by members of Habitat International Coalition (HIC) for the coalition presidential election. Adriana's well-deserved candidature has full support and endorsement from the DPU.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU announce sixth wave of the DPU/ACHR/CAN Fellowship open for applications
Four candidates will be selected to work with partner organisations for 6 months, starting from beginning of January 2020. …
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