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Explore the work of young people from Bangabandhu Primary School, Bethnal Green and see the city through their eyes. A collaboration with UCL researchers and the Young V&A.

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 15d

Join us on Thursday 25 September for Unfolded Walks. In this new collaboration between UCL researchers and the Young V&A, explore the work of young people from Bangabandhu Primary School, Bethnal Green and see the city through their eyes.

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Unfolded Walks

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 21d

A review article in Nature Cities Journal, co-authored by CASA's Professor Jon Reades, examines how textual data can transform urban research, bridging the gap between quantitative and qualitative approaches.

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to CASA's Chairman Professor Michael Batty, who has been elected a foreign member of the Indian National Science Academy, in honour of his pioneering contributions to the world of science. His Fellowship will take effect in January 2026.

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Absolute swarm of Lime bikes outside our office today #TubeStrike

cc @londoncentric.media, @londonermag.bsky.social

A crowd of Lime bikes, and a few Forest bikes, on a street in London WC1, stretching as far as the eye can see

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Prof Andrew Hudson-Smith @digitalurban.bsky.social · Aug 17

TIME: The 3D Printed Clock is now available and for free on @printables.bsky.social - a new 'Hour Bell' addon is incoming... printables.com/model/137508... via @casaucl.bsky.social as part of our summer projects from the CE Lab @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

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Mark Tewdwr-Jones @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social · Aug 1

Congratulations to my student Yuna Lee on the successful defence of her PhD thesis on Strategic Foresight and Policy Making in the US and UK yesterday @casaucl.bsky.social. Thanks to examiners Louise Kempton & Rainer Kattel, and Mike Batty for being part of the supervisory team

Group photograph of Louise Kempton, Yuna Lee, Rainer Kattel, Mark Tewdwr-Jones

Bartlett Student and Alumnus Win Second Prize in Vertical Farm Architecture Competition

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congrats to CASA student Pei-Chi (Peggy) Tsai on winning second place in a vertical farm architecture competition, with @thebartlettucl.bsky.social alumnus Chao-Chun Kung and teammates.

Their project, VerticLA, reimagines these spaces for intergenerational wellbeing.

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CASA student Pei-Chi (Peggy) Tsai and Bartlett architecture graduate Chao-Chun Kung, with colleagues Nel Alexander Dau and Margarita Idt, were awarded for their project VerticLA: The Green Ascent.

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 17

Launching tonight: Connected Environments MSc's degree show, Sense, Deploy, Communicate

Join us for the opening night this evening from 6pm, or visit the show until 03 August.

1st Floor Galleries
UCL East Marshgate

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R-Map Project EU @r-mapprojecteu.bsky.social · Jul 15

📍𝐑-𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐌 2025, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧!

We were thrilled to present the R-Map Model at the 19𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 hosted by the @casaucl.bsky.social – a global center in advanced spatial analysis!

Source: The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL. Photographer: Richard Stonehouse

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 10

An article by CASA's Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social (with Henry Overman, Capucine Riom and Maria Sanchez-Vidal) in CentrePiece finds that the BBC's move to Salford boosted local creative industries – but wider impacts were more limited than expected.

Read more: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICA...

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 9

CASA lecturer Valerio Signorelli is co-organising a hybrid symposium with the University of Melbourne on 21 July, exploring how extended reality technologies and immersive storytelling can help architecture and urbanism respond to the climate crisis.

More info: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pixels-to-...

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 8

Sense, Deploy, Communicate: Connected Environments MSc Show
18 July-03 August
1st Floor Galleries, UCL East Marshgate
Opening night: 17 July, 18:00-20:00

Join us later this month to enjoy Connected Environments MSc students' graduating projects at their final show.

www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

The Bartlett staff promotions announced for 2024–25

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jul 2

Warm congratulations to CASA's Chen Zhong on being promoted to Professor of Urban Analytics in UCL's annual Senior Academic, Research & Teaching promotions list.

Promotions take effect 01 October 2025 and recognise our staff's exceptional contributions to UCL.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

UCL confirms new Senior Academic, Research and Teaching appointments, effective 01 October 2025.

S8 – Geographies of Skilled Migration, Innovation and Knowledge diffusion – GeoInno2026

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Heads up! If you're working on skilled migration and innovation, submit your papers to our GeoInno 2026 sessions in Budapest, 28-30 January 👇

Closing date or papers or extended abstracts: 14 July 2025.

www.geoinno2026.com/session/s8-g...

##EconSky 📉📈 #geosky

www.geoinno2026.com

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Jun 27

That’s a wrap on #CUPUM2025!

A brilliant week in London exploring ‘Cloud Cities’, with keynotes from Mike Batty, Hannah Fry and Rob Kitchin. Papers, posters, a pub quiz and a cockney singalong made for lively debates and new connections.

View more photos: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

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Duncan Wilson @djdunc.bsky.social · Jun 26

Day 3 CUPUM “like day 3 at Glastonbury” says @adamdennett.bsky.social so great to sit down to listen to the @casaucl.bsky.social legend Mike

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Alistair Ford @alistaircford.bsky.social · Jun 26

Lovely few days at the #CUPUM conference organised by @casaucl.bsky.social catching up with old friends and making new ones, learning new things, eating too many cookies, and narrowly missing out on winning the pub quiz. Lots of AI talk but good discussions about applied urban modelling too.

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Jon Reades @jreades.bsky.social · Jun 25

#CUPUM25 poster session in full swing at @casaucl.bsky.social East.

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Duncan Wilson @djdunc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Day 2 at CUPUM up next @fryrsquared.bsky.social and starting with a lovely game! Cc @casaucl.bsky.social