Welcome to CUPS
CUPS was established in Manchester University by Professor Brian Robson in 1983 to develop research on urban and regional policy.
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Latest News
Contribution to ESPON Seminar
Cecilia Wong contributed to an ESPON seminar with a presentation titled "Measuring Spatial Planning Outcomes: The UK experience". The seminar about "Indicator Development and Monitoring for the National Spatial Strategy and Regional Planning Guidelines" was held on 28th September 2011 in Dublin. A report of the event and a link to the presentations are available via this link.
Posted November 2011
Arcticle in Government Gazette
The European magazine Government Gazette has published an article by Cecilia Wong titled "Regional Spatial Planning: Sino-British Approaches". A pdf copy of the article is available via this link.
Posted October 2011
Strategic Approaches to Planning for Housing: Reflections and Experiences
CUPS is organising this one day event on 25th November 2011 in Manchester funded by the Regional Studies Association. Further details about the programme and how to register for the event can be found in the following PDF document:
RSA HousingNet Seminar November 2011
Posted August 2011
Our Research
Our Research currently covers three broad themes:
- Evaluating the impacts of area-based urban policy initiatives;
- Territorial spatial planning
- Analysis of neighbourhood dynamics.
The most recent CUPS Newsletter can be viewed in PDF format by following this link: CUPS Newsletter 2011
Staff
The Centre has a staff of nineteen, including academics, associates and research staff.
Postgraduate Research
CUPS has a thriving postgraduate research community. We welcome enquiries from prospective research students.