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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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"Being approved for the USF International Fellowship proved to be a pivotal moment in my career, offering a much-needed boost of stability and opportunity following the completion of my PhD. It was crucial to have nine months to concentrate on publishing and presenting my work in high-impact journals, during which time I was also able to foster interlocution and consolidate a network of exchange with international urban researchers. The Fellowship has created many positive consequences and opportunities for the development of my career and academic skills, and I am confident that this mark on my professional journey will be very valuable in the long term."

Dr Deborah Fromm, International Fellowship

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