Challenges in Changing Cities (2021-2024)

Research updates

Our research updates pages aims to showcase the breadth of research linked to Cities across the College of Social Sciences at Glasgow, and aid in creating a collaborative research culture. We feature reflective blogs, new grant announcements, ongoing research projects, summaries of workshops or events, and more. If you have something you would like us to share, please email cicc-irt@glasgow.ac.uk.

Exploring Covid-19 vaccine concerns with African, Caribbean, and Black communities in Scotland.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:53:00 GMT

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has identified African, Caribbean and Black communities as having lower uptake of COVID-19 vaccines compared with other groups. Through community workshops and a co-produced video, this project aimed to raise awareness and understanding of the science and data of COVID-19 vaccines.

GALLANT: Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation 

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:14:00 BST

The University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Council have been awarded over £10M by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for a programme of work to help the city move towards climate resilience whilst tackling health, social and economic inequalities.

Cars on the M8 Motorway at night
Cars on the M8 Motorway at night

Replace the M8? A Public Conversation

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:05:41 BST

In June the cross college international research theme, Challenges in Changing Cities, hosted a public conversation on the future of Glasgow’s M8 urban motorway, led by Dr Andrew Hoolachan, Lecturer in Planning. Learn more about the "Replace the M8" campaign, and see a video of the public conversation in this blog.

Making of Goddess Durga: Cultural Heritage in Bengal

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:01:21 BST

Following on from a GCRF-funded project, a new book explores questions of art and heritage in communities of religious statue makers in Kolkata.

Trust and perceptions of water governance in urban Tanzania

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:13:00 BST

A collaborative project bringing together researchers from Glasgow, Dar Es Salaam, and water-focused charities to explore public perceptions of how urban water supplies are managed.

Our new research fellow, Yang
Our new research fellow, Yang

New Research Fellow for Interdisciplinary Research on Challenges in Changing Cities

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:13:00 BST

In May 2022, Dr Yang Wang joined the theme leadership in order to support interdisciplinary research across the college. Here he shares some of his thoughts on the theme, and the challenges, and excitements, that it brings with it for him.

Our focus for the next year

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:06:34 BST

The new leadership team explore their areas of focus for 2022, including living heritage, the concept of edgelands, public services, and place-based co-creation.

Strengthening Urban Engagement of Universities in Asia and Africa

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:15:35 GMT

The Strengthening Urban Engagement of Universities in Asia and Africa (SUEUAA) project enhanced the contribution of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Dar es Salaam, Harare, Duhok, Sanandaj, Manila and Johannesburg to help develop and support more sustainable cities.

Promoting Educational Peacebuilding in Latin American Cities

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:20:43 GMT

Conflict and violence in Latin American cities have had a devastating impact on the welfare of their residents. According to the Inter-American Development Bank Latin America is the most violent region in the world, with a homicide rate of 22 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017 (approximately 4 higher than the global average).

Investing in interventions to break the psychological poverty trap – Evidence from Kolkata Brothels

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:08:00 GMT

Innovative research in the field of behaviour economics from the University of Glasgow shows how self-image distorted by stigma can lead to behaviours that reinforce poverty i.e. a psychological poverty trap.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Why Old Places Matter: Heritage, Emotion, and Place

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:42:30 GMT

Over the last few years, evidence that captures the economic, social and increasingly the environmental value of the past has demonstrated the outcomes and outputs of investment in urban heritage.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Heritage in Changing Cities - Whose Heritage is it Anyway?

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:47:05 GMT

Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body for the historic environment in Scotland but what does that actually mean in practice? What does HES do and how does that reflect how a 21st century population views heritage?

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Empire and Cityscapes

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:51:13 GMT

This seminar focuses on two talks: Glasgow’s Merchant City and the Public Memory of Transatlantic Slavery and Scottish Architects and the Colonial Built Environment.

Autumn 2020 Seminar Series - Urban Heritage and Close Quarters Living

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:03:00 GMT

Organised with ArtsLab Cross-College Theme, Heritage, Urban Studies, and Development, this seminar focuses on three talks: Close-quarters Living, Tuberculosis and Urban Renewal in Belle Époque Paris, Kumartuli – the Making of Heritage, Art and Public in an Indian Cityscape, and Pandemic and Pratimashilpa: Negotiating Heritage in Times of Crisis.

Spring 2021 Seminar Series - Housing Policymaking and Practice under Lockdown

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:09:00 GMT

CaCHE embarked on a series of research projects within a wider programme of Covid-19 research in May 2020, inspired by the invitation to work collaboratively on policymaking under lockdown by Professor Hal Pawson at UNSW.

Spring 2021 Seminar Series - Understanding Urban Mobility during the Pandemic

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:28:39 GMT

This seminar looks at a number of alternative approaches which have been employed over the last year to capture different aspects of mobility using big data.

Spring Seminar 2021 Series - Uneven Impact of Covid-19: Neighbourhood Experiences in South Africa, India, and the Philippines

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:39:00 GMT

Almost no corner of the globe has escaped the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, but these impacts have not been felt equally. Research has shown that our ability to respond to Covid-19 is influenced by social and economic status, suggesting that where and how we live matters.

Thriving Places and Communities: Exploring Research Ideas

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:04:00 BST

Join colleagues to share research ideas and plans, and discover potential collaborations at this **in person** session focussing on thriving places and communities.

After COP26: Replace the M8?

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:32:18 BST

Is it time to consider replacing the M8? Join us for a public conversation on the future of Glasgow’s urban motorway, organised by Dr Andrew Hoolachan, Lecturer in Planning (Urban Studies).