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23/07/2026
Urban Research & Practice is making a special call for submissions for its Policy Section. Practitioners, policymakers, community actors, activists and researchers are invited to submit 300-word abstracts by 7 September 2026 on new and emerging urban policies shaping cities today. Read the call and consider submitting a contribution!
23/07/2026
The third 2026 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available: Volume 19, Issue 3, featuring the special section “Local Governments and the Illiberal Turn”, together with a policy article on metropolitan retrofit governance, a practice article on industrial heritage reuse and two book reviews. Read more and browse the EURA journal on Taylor & Francis Online.
09/07/2026
We are delighted to announce the location and host of the EURA 2027 Annual Conference, marking the 30th anniversary of the European Urban Research Association. Location: Aveiro, Portugal. Dates: 17–19 June 2027. Theme: “Centres, Margins and the Future of Territory: Reconfiguring Urban Governance”. Host: University of Aveiro, co-organised with the University of Palermo. More details coming soon!
01/07/2026
The European Urban Research Association would like to express its sincere thanks to Università Iuav di Venezia for hosting and organising the EURA 2026 Annual Conference in Venice. Special thanks go to the local organising committee, the conference secretariat, and all staff and students involved in the preparation and delivery of the event. We are especially grateful to the plenary speakers, public engagement contributors, mobile workshop organisers, EURA Awards Committee, track chairs, discussants, panelists, and all participants who made EURA 2026 such a vibrant moment of international exchange.
30/06/2026
The papers titled "Learning to Reconfigure Housing Provision: Industrialised Construction and Collaborative Governance in Times of Crisis", by Emanuel Diogo and Alexandra Paio, and "Urban Regeneration, Social Impact Assessment and AI: Mediating Knowledge for Adaptive Governance", by Riccardo Palazzolo Henkes, won the EURA 2026 Best Conference Paper Award.
30/06/2026
The paper titled "Amalgamation, Promised Decentralisation, and the Politics of “Uniqueness”: Local Narratives and Reform Legitimacy in Armenia", by Arman Gasparyan (KU Leuven), won the EURA 2026 Emerging Scholar Award. Congratulations once again to the winner and thank you to all PhD and emerging researchers who submitted papers.
18/06/2026
The EURA 2026 Conference is now underway in Venice. This page gathers the key information for participants, including the programme, Book of Abstracts, venue map, room guide, presentation guidelines, PowerPoint template, and registration for the Saturday morning mobile workshops.
04/06/2026
The Sixth Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2027 recognises outstanding PhD research in urbanism carried out at European universities. Eligible theses must have been presented between 1 January 2022 and 30 September 2026. [...]
04/06/2026
EURA 2026 conference participants can now register for the mobile workshops in Venice. The programme offers a wide range of field-based experiences across the historic centre, lagoon islands and mainland, exploring public housing, heritage, food landscapes, artisan shipyards, urban regeneration and the port-city interface. [...]
04/06/2026
Second 2026 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available: Volume 19, Issue 2, featuring research articles on urban biodiversity, housing policy, data politics, urbanity, migration, industrial heritage and gentrification, together with a policy article, a practice article and book reviews. Read more and browse the EURA journal on Taylor & Francis Online.
03/06/2026
Urban Research & Practice is making a special call for submissions for its Practice Section. Practitioners, policymakers, community actors, activists and researchers are invited to submit 300-word abstracts by 8 June 2026 on innovative urban practices, projects and place-based initiatives shaping cities today. [...]
05/05/2026
Applications are open for two Resident Senior Policy Fellowships at LSE Cities, as part of the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative. The one-year residency supports experienced professionals working on city leadership, public sector innovation and urban governance. Deadline: 17 May 2026. [...]
15/04/2026
First 2026 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available: Volume 19, Issue 1, featuring the special section “Circular Cities. Motivations, Challenges and Prospects of Building Material Reuse in Urban Contexts”, together with a policy paper, a practice paper and book reviews. Read more and browse the EURA journal on Taylor & Francis Online.
12/03/2026
Early bird registration for the EURA 2026 Annual Conference closes on 14 March 2026. Register at the reduced fee, check fees and conditions, and explore membership options via www.eura2026.org.
02/02/2026
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor Murray Stewart – a highly respected and much-loved urban scholar who was a key driving force in the creation of the European Urban Research Association (EURA) in the 1990s.
28/01/2026
The Standing Group on Local Government and Politics (ECPR) and the European Urban Research Association (EURA) are happy to endorse the 2026 Summer School, organized and hosted by the Ins. Event dates: September 1st-4th, 2025. Deadline for applications: March 31st 2025!
29/12/2025
Fifth 2025 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available Volume 18, Issue 5, December 2025. Read more and browse the EURA journal! Consider publishing with us by submitting an article! Visit Taylor & Francis Online.
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