Welcome to GURC
Bottom-up, multi-disciplinary, research on urban globalisation, poverty, inequality and exclusion.
Latest News and Events
- GURC Annual Lecture 2012, Manchester, 14 March, 3pm
Professor Susan Parnell (University of Capetown and Leverhulme Visiting Professor, UCL) presents (re)theorising cities from the global south. See the event poster (PDF, 143KB) and the news and events section for further details. All welcome, no registration necessary. - Caroline Moser and Alfredo Stein present their research to the Nordic Development Fund, 7 March
The presentation focussed on the results of two recent study projects on assets and adaptation and was followed by a roundtable discussion. For further details see the news and events section, and the Nordic Development Fund website. - Melanie Lombard awarded
GURC researcher Dr Melanie Lombard has been awarded the Iberoamerican Sustainable Housing Thesis Prize, run by Mexican housing agency INFONAVIT and the Mexico State Autonomous University, for her PhD thesis 'Making a place in the city: Place-making in urban informal settlements in Mexico'.
- New publication, December 2011
Caroline Moser, Bruce Frayne and Gina Ziervogel (Editors) Climate Change, Assets and Food Security in Southern African Cities. Earthscan, December 2011
- More news...
About GURC
Established in 2007, GURC is a research centre that focuses on critical urban transformations, to inform urban development debates and influence policy and practice.
The centre has a multidisciplinary staff including academics and research-focused practitioners.
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Our Research
Building on our extensive expertise, GURC’s research agenda is based around the following themes:
- Asset accumulation and urban poverty reduction
- Urban climate change adaptation
- Insecurity, violence and conflict in cities
- Transnational migration in cities
- Asset planning in cities
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Resources
GURC resources include a working paper series, briefing papers, conferences and links to our publications and other multimedia resources.
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Postgraduate
GURC’s postgraduate programme relates to its research areas. We welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students and post-doctorate research fellows.