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Image 1: Representation of Hindu mythological characters on flyovers in Delhi
10th July 2026

“Public art for whom?”: Creativity and urban futures in Delhi

San Marcos Day petition at night, an altar lit by candles and ringed with cempasúchil, where prayers are offered for rain and a good harvest. Photo: Miguel Angel Maceda Liborio.
11th May 2026

From the littoral, making Coastal Commons

Participants of the Seminar Series "Intersections on the Periphery: the Good City in a Time of Crisis"
6th May 2026

What makes the good city?

Participatory community cartography in San Marcos, Guerrero, mapping ecological-territorial defense amid touristification pressures and threats to communal life.
29th April 2026

Making space for Coastal Commons

Credits: Gül, lead actress, getting off the ‘servis’. Servis: commoning commutes
27th April 2026

From moving lives to moving images: the making of a documentary on the daily commutes of female domestic workers in Istanbul

Image 1: The Nairobi Expressway adds a new layer in the city, but does not appeal to most drivers because of its tolls (photo by Zhengli Huang)
13th April 2026

Estranging infrastructure through writing and publishing

- Casas INCRA. Sul do Pará, década de 1980. Roberto Monte-Mór.
9th March 2026

Seeing the city: visual methodologies and the limits of the archive

USF welcomes three new Trustees!
28th January 2026

USF welcomes three new Trustees

Shanghai Credit: juliengomez via flickr
15th January 2026

Stratification of housing wealth among China’s urban households

Visitors entering Kayutangan heritage kampung. Credit: Nimas Maninggar
2nd January 2026

Selective inclusion in the Indonesian smart city Project: whose inclusion counts?

Illustration from ‘Threads and Seeds,’ zine prepared for the Reparative Urban Futures community forum, by Anna Carlson, shared with permission. Copyright - no reprint allowed.
22nd December 2025

Reparative urban futures: reconfiguring infrastructures and institutions towards liberation

Chennai Clean air campaign
16th December 2025

Ordinary ecologies of repair: youth, urbanity, and environmental change in South Asia

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"Overall, the fellowship has enabled me to produce original research, publish articles in top-academic journals, learn new practical skills, make a documentary film, create a new research network, secure external funding, organise academic events and obtain an excellent permanent job."

Dr Cecilia Dinardi, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

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