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Latest issue #kijkSW on Urban Studies

28 Apr 2015

#kijkSW is a triennial publication of the College of Social Sciences (CSW) and the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) of the University of Amsterdam. The magazine informs its readers about the current state of ...
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Women food entrepreneurs in Kenya and Burkina Faso

24 Apr 2015

This 4-years international research project strengthens women’s food entrepreneurship in city slums in Kenya & Burkina Faso, based on an integrated understanding of the complex interactions between soil quality, food ...
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Get a quick impression of CUS’ two-day joint symposium with IIT Mumbai

23 Apr 2015

On the 26th and 27th of March 2015, the Centre for Urban Studies and the Indian Institute of Technology organized a symposium on ‘Sustainable Urban Development: Practices, Problems and Prospects’ in the Victor ...
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WoON thesis prize for UvA alumna Lydia Hofman

23 Apr 2015

Human Geography / Development Studies alumna Lydia Hofman recently won the WoON thesis prize for her Master's thesis on eco-friendly living behaviour.
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai signs Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Amsterdam

16 Apr 2015

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) promotes the enrichment of educational and research programmes of both universities. It establishes constructive relationships between researchers of the two universities, ...
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Regiomonitor Groot Amsterdam

31 Mar 2015

With the recently launched interactive GIS application 'Regiomonitor Amsterdam' it is easy to visually and statistically analyse time-series of spatial cluster maps of urban issues in the Amsterdam region. Maps can ...
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From student blog to the Guardian

27 Mar 2015

'The Proto City com' is a platform founded by seven students from the Research Master in Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. The blog `Polarised Tehran: Tea house vs coffee shop' was picked up by the ...
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Best graduate student paper prize 2014

13 Mar 2015

Jana Kleibert has won the best graduate student paper prize 2014 by the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography for her single-authored article: "Strategic coupling in 'next wave cities': Local institutional actors ...
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Cycling in Amsterdam: a joyful, daily occurrence, but also complex

2 Mar 2015

Cycling is such an integral part of daily life in Amsterdam, that we don't give it a second thought. However, from a scientific standpoint, it's a subject that raises numerous planning, cultural and social geography ...
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Official Opening LAB

24 Feb 2015

What are the spatial patterns and trends of urban housing market transformations? What are the infrastructural relations between the city and its hinterland? How can we best assess water quality and manage water ...
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Maarten Hajer Public Manager of the Year

6 Feb 2015

Minister Plasterk of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations presented Maarten Hajer with the award for Public Manager ('Overheidsmanager') of the Year 2014. The jury expressed that Maarten Hajer is an ...
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The Contemporary City: Call for Proposals

12 Jan 2015

In recent decades cities have been variously impacted by neoliberalism, economic crisis, climate change, post-industrialization and increasing inequalities. What is it like to live in a city today? What are the key ...
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Urban Cycling Institute

8 Jan 2015

At the start of the new year, the Centre for Urban Studies launches a new ‘Urban Cycling Institute’ (UCI); an interdisciplinary research platform with a scientific and policy-oriented agenda. In cities around the ...
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Wendy Tan wins the Georges Allaert Prize

5 Jan 2015

Former CUS PhD student Wendy Tan, has won the Georges Allaert prize with her dissertation 'Pursuing Transit Oriented Development'. The prize is named after the Belgium professor in Human Geography and Planning ...
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Joyeeta Gupta wins ASLI Book Choice Award

5 Jan 2015

Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the global south at the AISSR and member of CUS, has won the Atmospheric Science Liberians International (ASLI) Book Choice Award.
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Rivke Jaffe selected for the Young Academy

28 Nov 2014

The Young Academy selects ten new talented researchers annually for a period of 5 years. The academy is a dynamic and innovative group of top young scientists and scholars with outspoken views about science and ...
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Vacancy at Nanyang Technological University: Full Professor in Complexity Science

27 Nov 2014

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has a vacancy for a full professor in Complexity Science, with reference to Urban Adaptive Systems. Expertise in cities as complex adaptive systems is a key ...
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Marco Te Brömmelstroet selected for 'Verkeersprofessional 2014'

11 Nov 2014

For his work on biking and urban planning, Marco te Brömmelstroet was put on the shortlist to become the 'Traffic professional' of 2014. The overal list consists of traffic engineers and mobility experts that are ...
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Social sciences: vision, responsibility and dynamism

30 Oct 2014

Over the past few decades, the social sciences have evolved into solution-generating sciences. This development is described in the Social Sciences Sector Plan, presented to Minister of Education, Culture and Science ...
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Recent book releases

21 Oct 2014

Three new book releases by the researchers of the Centre for Urban Studies about demographic challenges, new urban landscape and global climate governance.
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