UK-Canada Knowledge Frontiers Symposium: what is a good city? Seed funding awards

This symposium built on the successful partnership between the British Academy and CIFAR, with whom the Academy organised a Knowledge Frontiers Symposia early in 2021 on the theme of Security. The focus of the second symposium was on What is a good city? A list of seed funding awards can be found below:

Dr Emilia Smeds, University of Westminster, Dr Kevin Manaugh, McGill University, Dr James Connolly, University of British Columbia, Dr Matthew Wargent, Cardiff University

What is the street for? Interrogating ‘ways of seeing’ and the epistemic justice of reconfiguring public space


Dr Tanvi Bhatkal, Institute for Development Studies, Dr Marielle Papin, McGill University, Dr Kerry Bobbins, University of Exeter, Dr Kevin Manaugh, McGill University, Dr Camilo Ordonez Barona, University of Toronto Mississaugua, Dr James Connolly, University of British Columbia

Critically examining the 'good city': The role of interdisciplinarity for climate change outcomes under the nature in the city paradigm


Dr Kerry Bobbins, University of Exeter, Dr Chad Walker, University of Waterloo

Smart energy justice in cities: off-grid renewable energy for (re)defining energy access and use in urban settings


Dr Tanzil Shafique, Sheffield University, Dr Rachael Baker, Queen’s University, Dr Melanie Dennis Unrau, University of Manitoba, Dr Eray Cayli, London School of Economics, Dr Aditya Ramesh, University of Manchester, Dr Bobby Farnan, University of York, Dr Angela Becher, University of Liverpool, Dr Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Queen’s University, Dr Lakshmi Rajendran, University College London, Dr Dena Quaddumi, University of Leeds, Dr Delacy Tedesco, University of Exeter

Decolonial Cities: Pluralising ‘goodness’ through sharing theorisations and practices


Dr Matthew Wargent, Cardiff University, Dr Zack Taylor, University of Western Ontario

Network on devolution, local autonomy, and the multi-level governance of place in Britain and Canada


Dr Gianinna Warren, Middlesex University, Dr Chad Walker, University of Waterloo

Exploring local engagement and participatory place branding through the roll-out of Local Smart Grids in cities within the UK and Canada

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