The DPU is working with Atkins and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in a new research project on Future Proofing Indian Cities

18 June 2013

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Professor of Planning receives first prize for outstanding international impact

14 June 2013

Fulong Wu, Professor of Planning at The Bartlett, was awarded first prize in the Outstanding International Impact category by The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on 14 May. He received a trophy along with £10,000 to promote the economic and social impact of research.

Universities and Science Minister visits UCL-Energy as part of £2m marine technology project

The Minister for Universities and Science was today (Tuesday 11 June) welcomed to the UCL Energy Institute for an update on a £2m marine technology project, which seeks to increase the efficiency of ...

European Union grant obtained for "Global Identity through Human Development: Summer School on Participatory Research Video"

^{Picture from MSc SDP field-trip using Participatory Video to explore wellbeing impacts of slum upgrading in Kisumu, Kenya. By ©Fernando Martinez}

CIBSE|RIBA to launch enhanced CarbonBuzz platform

There is growing evidence that current legislation is not achieving the expected reductions in the actual energy use of buildings and, if anything, can have significant unintended consequences. Large portfolio holders in particular ...

Join us: 2x Research Associates in Energy-Economic Modelling

The UCL Energy Institute is seeking to appoint two Research Associates (RAs) in Energy-Economic Modelling to undertake dedicated research in energy-economic modelling as a key member of the UK’s leading energy systems ...

Learning from the Field – DPU MSc Courses Go Overseas

As happens every year in late April at the DPU, the six respective MSc courses recently embarked on field excursions to various points of the globe, seeking to immerse themselves in a wealth ...

Urban Skills Portal launched

Prof. Matthew Carmona of The Bartlett School of Planning has launched the Urban Skills Portal, a UCLExtend online learning environment which brings design, graphic and urban analysis tools to built environment professionals and ...

UCL Energy Institute launches modelling website

The UCL Energy Institute has launched a new website to provide information about the energy models that we use.  The website  includes full descriptions of 22 models.  The UCL Energy Institute creates and ...

Have you attended the UCL-Energy seminar series this year?

Have you attended any UCL-Energy seminars in the past 12 months? If so, we want your views!

In order to evaluate and improve our fortnightly UCL-Energy seminars we have created a short survey ...

UCL Energy Institute launches RCUK Centre for Energy Epidemiology

The UCL Energy Institute has launched the RCUK Centre for Energy Epidemiology, one of six Centres of expertise focusing on End-User Energy Demand, part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme.

DPU at the 2nd CAN Regional Meeting and Workshop (Quezon City, 20-28 May 2013)

^{Photo by ©Giorgio Talocci}

DPU summerLab 2013 series registration open!

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit is happy to officially announce the launch of the DPU summerLab 2013 series. The 2013 series contains several innovations including the introduction of two Latin America destinations and ...

Recruitment reopens - 2 fully funded LoLo CDT PhD studentships available

For 2013-14, the UCL Energy Institute is offering 2 further fully funded studentships  (enhanced stipend of approx. £17,000 per annum tax free plus UK/EU fees) to eligible applicants, to be part ...

Life in the City is Essentially One Giant Math Problem

Mike Batty here at UCL, Geoff West, Luis Bettencourt and Jose Lobo at the Santa Fe Institute, and Steve Koonin at the Center for Urban Science and Progress at NYU are quoted in ...

UCL-Energy Professor joins Airports Commission’s External Advisory Panel

Professor Andreas Schafer, Chair of Energy and Transport at the UCL Energy Institute, has accepted an invitation to join the Airports Commission’s External Advisory Panel. The Airports Commission was established in the ...

Something Else for The Weekend

CASA will be bringing its unique expertise, a series of workshops, and a range of exhibits to "Something Else for the Weekend" on Saturday May 11th, a reading-themed weekend of activities connecting members ...

Cities for Human Locomotion

A new project, ‘Cities for Human Locomotion’, led by Dr Stephen Marshall, has been funded by the UCL Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities (GCSC).

PhD student Zheng Wang wins AESOP Best Paper prize

The Bartlett School of Planning is pleased to announce that one of its PhD students, Zheng Wang, has been awarded the best paper prize by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP ...

Dr. Jung Won Sonn awarded Marie Curie Outgoing Fellowship

Dr. Jung Won Sonn, Lecturer in Urban Economic Development at The Bartlett School of Planning, has been awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Outgoing Fellowship for his research proposal titled “Regional Absorptive Capacity and ...

UCL-Energy Social Sciences Group present at DECC

A group of students from the UCL-Energy Social Sciences Group recently had the opportunity to present their work to representatives from DECC’s social research, heat policy, strategy and technical energy analysis workstreams ...

Bennett Prize awarded to Prof. Mike Raco

Professor Mike Raco of The Bartlett School of Planning has been awarded the prestigious Bennett Prize for his contribution (alongside Dr Wen I-Lin) to a paper published in 2012 in the Environment and ...

MSc Social Development Practice Awarded UCL Teaching Innovations Grant

The SDP programme has been awarded a Teaching Innovations grant from UCL to undertake the project entitled ‘Engaging Leaders for Social Change: An Action-Learning Platform’. The Teaching Innovations grant is designed to support ...

Robert Biel publishes his latest book, 'The Entropy of Capitalism'

Drawing on his experience in international systems and low-input agriculture, the book sees Biel exploring the interactions of social and physical systems. In the process he reveals the early twenty-first century as a ...

Publication Launch. Regeneration and Well-Being in East London: Stories from Carpenters Estate

^{Photo by ©Alexandre Apsan Frediani}