Our collaborative approach allows us to engage with diverse knowledge systems to produce transformative research on global urban phenomena. Our research is supported by exchanges and collaborations with a wide network of research units at institutions across the globe. These include:
- ArCHIAM (Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia and the Maghreb, University of Liverpool, UK)
- Architecture and regional planning (IIT Kharagpur, India)
- Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- CAVA (Centre for Architecture and Visual Arts, University of Liverpool, UK)
- China Studies Research Group (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Centre for Urban Policy and Governance (TATA Institute of Social Sciences, India)
- CoFutures (University of Oslo, Norway)
- CPU (Complexity, Planning and Urbanism, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
- Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture (University of Edinburgh, UK)
- Emergent Technologies and Design (Architectural Association, UK)
- Global Environmental Architecture (Kyoto University, Japan)
- Global Metropolitan Studies (Berkeley, USA)
- Future Urban Legacy Lab (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
- Initiative on Disability Studies (University of Michigan, USA)
- Innovative Urban Green (IUG, Tongji University, China)
- Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development (ETHZ Zurich, Switzerland)
- Manchester Game Centre (MMU, UK)
- Morar de Outras Maneiras (MOM, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
- Resource Nexus for Regions in Transformation (UNU-FLORES, Germany)
- SEU-ARCH (Southeast University, China)
- Socio-ecological System Research Unit (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Our PhD researchers have received funding through the University of Manchester's Global Scholars Fund to set up internal and international networks, including the Manchester-Kyoto Doctoral Network on Post/infrastructural Adaptation (Peng) and the China Water Network (Mi).
USL regularly offers opportunities for scholars, practitioners, and community members to engage with our work. Whether through collaborative projects, PhD positions, or research assistantships, we welcome new ideas and perspectives. For current opportunities to get involved in our research or attend our events, please get in touch with Prof Iossifova.