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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

Encroachments on green spaces in some parts of Aboabo (Picture taken by Keron Achiaa in May 2025)
8th December 2025

Extending the dialogue of informality, e-waste, and nature-based solutions

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"The USF International Fellowship helped me write two journal articles with an internationally renowned scholar in a world-class research environment. As a visiting scholar at Cardiff University, I was provided with convenient working space, good access to university resources, and regularly participated in enriching seminars and workshops. The very generous USF grant helped me cover all the costs related to my activities in Cardiff, making my life and work easier. Moreover, the fellowship boosted my motivation to further pursue my career in Urban Studies."

Dr Engida Esayas Dube, International Fellowship

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