We're excited to be a founding member of the freshly launched Global Alliance on Sustainable Urban Societies! The Alliance is formed around a shared vision of interdisciplinary and human-centred urban research. Learn more: news.smu.edu.sg/news/2025/07...

Leading Global Institutions Launch Alliance to Advance Human-Centric Urban Research

(Vienna, Austria) Wednesday, 2 July 2025 – Five globally respected academic institutions have come together to launch the Global Alliance on Sustainable Urban Societies – a pioneering initiative that ...

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Professor Loretta Lees@lorettaclees.bsky.social · last yr.

Global Alliance signed: @buoncities.bsky.social w/ SMU Urban Institute, School of Cities Toronto, Melbourne Center for Cities & LSE Geography and Environment

Tomorrow night from 4-5pm AEST, join us online for this month's Retrofit Forum on Retrofitting for Accessibility and Inclusion - with Jean Hewitt (UCL), Kirsten Day and Andrew Martel (University of Melbourne)! To register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/retrofit-f...

Applications are now open for the Australia-China Local Government Exchange, a specialist track of the City Diplomacy Masterclass! Applications close Friday 27 June. For details and to apply: www.unimelb.edu.au/cities/2025m...

Our research project on night shift work is featured in this article: we need urban design that takes into account the needs of night workers #cities www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

In the crisp night air, these workers toil in a 'hidden' workforce

While most of Australia is sleeping, more than 1 million workers are supporting the $174 billion night-time economy.

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I'm in Bangkok this week at the 🇺🇳 @unescap.bsky.social 81st Commission, which for the first time is focused on #SustainableUrbanization 🏙️ Tomorrow we have an amazing high-level panel, reflecting on the #BluePacific's unique pathways to sustainable cities & towns. Join Us: 🎟️ go.unimelb.edu.au/p8ep

Every year we run a 6 month doctoral academy for PhD candidates based in Melbourne (at any university!). Horizons 2025 – run jointly with RMIT's Centre for Urban Research – is calling for EOIs ... closing March 28th: Apply below: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...

Our colleagues at the @centre4cities.bsky.social and the Informal Urbanism Research Hub are looking for a Research Fellow to contribute to the Bottom-Up Urban Resilience project. jobs.staff.unimelb.edu.au/ci/en/job/91... #AcademicSky #AcademicJobs

Details : Research Fellow, Urban Resilience : The University of Melbourne

Careers at The University of Melbourne

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Last night the Night Shift project at the @centre4cities.bsky.social led a night walk around the Melbourne CBD, talking about night shift workers in a city designed for daytime - part of the Being Human Festival 2024 #cities #night #work

Some brilliant ARC #DP25 results for the Centre crew here at #UniMelb📯 A quick thread (1/5)

ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP25 announcement: ❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2025❗️ See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D... /bot

New paper from my colleagues Thami Croeser, Sarah Bekessy (not on here yet) and Wolfgang Weisser @terrecolgroup.bsky.social testing how different cities perform against the 3-30-300 #urbangreening rule. 🌏🧪 theconversation.com/we-rated-the...

We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test

Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.

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Fair to say a number of us at the Centre for Cities *quite* like #maps 🗺️ ... so for those of you here for #geosky & #gischat, here's a snapshot of our Map of the Month project, led by Research Fellow @ika-t.bsky.social 🎥👇

Map of the Month Overview

YouTube video by Melbourne Centre For Cities

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Melbourne-based folks! The #SuperbCityWrens team are partnering with 14 LGAs and community groups across Greater Melbourne to conduct the first-ever city-wide 'Wren-Watch'!🐦 superbcitywrens.com/2024/11/07/m... The #urbanBird bioblitz is from 24th – 30th November, check link for info! 🧪🌏🪶 #wildOz

By Kitt Benett in Melbourne, Australia. - The Top 5 Must-See Street Art Hotspots Around the World: streetartutopia.com/2024/11/17/t...

Alright #urbanists, it's been a while since we were last here but Bluesky seems to be finally picking up! Starter pack of #UniMelb Centre for Cities folk & friends incoming shortly ... in the mean time say hello & give us a follow 👋 🌃

a polar bear cub is laying in the dirt next to a tire .

Alt: A white bear with matted fur waking up from hibernation and looking around its enclosure.

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Very excited to be in beautiful Suwon 🇰🇷 for the 8th 🇺🇳 Asia-Pacific Urban Forum! Tomorrow, the 2023 UN Future of Asian & Pacific Cities Report will be launched with two chapters by our @Centre4Cities.bsky.social team alongside UNESCAP, UN-HABITAT and the ADB. Can’t wait? Download now!👇

The Future of Asian and Pacific Cities 2023: Crisis Resilient Urban Futures

ESCAP serves as the United Nations’ regional hub promoting cooperation among countries to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. It is the largest regional intergovernmental platform with 53...

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What a wonderful bunch. @centre4cities.bsky.social #horizons #doctoralresearcher academy (this yea open to RMIT VIC University friends too) is always a highlight of the year ⭐️👨🏽‍🎓