UCL Urban Laboratory

Explore the new Urban Laboratory Activities Report! The latest report looks back at Urban Lab's activities and achievements between 2021 and 2023. Read the report online at Issuu or download it from our website. ucl.ac.uk/urban-lab/2021…

We're now sharing updates through our @thebartlettucl account. Follow us there for the latest events, updates and study opportunities from UCL Urban Laboratory.

Our annual postgraduate show, In Practice III, gathers Global Urbanism MASc and Public History MA student work exploring urban change, colonial legacies and belonging through site-based, creative research. Open to the public from 29 August–31 October. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Urban Room's current exhibition, The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember, continues until 16 August. Curated by Dr Kara Blackmore, the exhibition draws from an archive created by Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai. Plan your visit ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

SAVE THE DATE: In Practice III This annual exhibition showcases Global Urbanism MASc and Public History MA student work exploring urban change, colonial legacies and belonging through site-based, creative research. 📍 UCL Urban Room 🗓️ 28 Aug-31 Oct 2025 ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Urban Lab's Prof Catalina Ortiz features on the first podcast of the new Polycrisis Series, exploring a complex set of protracted, interconnected, and mutually reinforcing crises that disproportionately affect urban centres and urban populations. urbanpolitical.online/93-normative-i…

Come and work for Urban Laboratory! We're seeking three PGTAs to support teaching & learning in our modules, working with the module leads through the delivery of small group teaching for postgraduate students, starting in September 2025. Apply here: ucl.ac.uk/pg-teaching-op…

Join UCL Urban Lab on 22 July for Doing Otherwise: Tracing Feminist Urban Methodologies – a reflective roundtable of scholars working across feminist, decolonial and critical methodologies. Part of a series celebrating 20 years of UCL Urban Lab. Sign up: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

UCL has been named the ninth best university in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, holding the spot for 3 years running. This is UCL’s 14th consecutive year in the global top 10, underscoring its exceptional reputation among academics and employers. ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/…

From tomorrow at UCL Urban Room: The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember. An evocative archival exhibition curated by Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai, connecting radical education movements across Southern Africa, the Caribbean and London. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

On 16 June, Mona Fawaz (@AUB_Lebanon) and Raquel Rolnik (@usponline) join us for an online event exploring how urban labs can catalyse collective action, co-creation, and solidarity. Part of our series celebrating 20 years of UCL Urban Laboratory. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Only a few tickets left for our next book launch 🚨 On Mon 09 June, join us and @dpu_ucl to launch: Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria, a new book edited by Nasser Rabbat and Deen Sharp and published by @AUCPress. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Final tickets available: Itchy City: Film Practice as Urban Research Join us on 04 June for an immersive film screening and discussion with filmmaker Prof Jyoti Mistry on how cities move like jazz – messy and full of improvisation. 📍 UCL East Cinema ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

On 25 June, @UCL_BSP's ‘Critical Dialogues in Comparative Urbanism’ Research Cluster will host a round-table discussion for the launch of Lauren Andres’s new monograph, 'Adaptable Cities and Temporary Urbanism' (@ColumbiaUP). ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

🎥 Join us for Itchy City: Film Practice as Urban Research – a screening and Q&A with filmmaker Jyoti Mistry exploring how cities move like jazz - messy, unpredictable and full of improvisation. 🗓️ 4 June, 16:30-18:30 📍 UCL East Cinema Register: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

📽️ ITCHY CITY: What if urban rhythms are more jazz than symphony? Join us for screenings and a Q&A with Jyoti Mistry exploring how film practice captures urban experience. 🗓️ 04 June, 16:30–18:30 📍 UCL East Cinema Book now: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Call for papers: Shapes and the City Symposium Deadline extended to Friday 16 May This half-day symposium takes place on Monday 09 June as part of Urban Lab's 20th anniversary activities, and is open to all UCL staff and students. Learn more: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/…

Professor Catalina Ortiz, Director of UCL Urban Laboratory, has secured £29,980 from the The British Academy to run writing workshops supporting early career urban researchers in Brazil and South Africa. Read more: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/…

Today’s the deadline to submit for Shapes and the City – a half-day symposium on 9 June exploring shape-making in urban research, teaching and creative work. Open to UCL staff, students and recent alumni. Submit by midnight: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/…

Join UCL Urban Lab today to launch Sunčana Laketa's new book Cities of Banal Warfare: Affective Geographies in Violent Times. 🗓️ 17:00, Tuesday 29 April 📍Room 1.02, 22 Gordon Street This event is part of the Urban Lab's 20th anniversary event series. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

Call for Papers: Shapes and the City Symposium This half-day symposium from UCL Urban Laboratory and @UCLSocHistSci will take place on Monday 9 June as part of Urban Lab's 20th anniversary programme. Deadline: 02 May Open to UCL staff and students. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/…