School of Cities
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A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
We’re happy to partner with CMB, a ntl. research partnership working to understand local democracy; generate info. about municipalities; better connect leaders & communities. Urban Policy Lab's Gabe Eidelman works w/ students to make the research accessible https://ow.ly/aEBE50XZoaA
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We’re happy to partner with CMB, a ntl. research partnership working to understand local democracy; generate info. about municipalities; better connect leaders & communities. Urban Policy Lab's Gabe Eidelman works w/ students to make the research accessible https://ow.ly/aEBE50XZoaA
Apply by EOD Monday to be an Early Career Cdn. Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts engage in intellectual, cultural, artistic exchange; nurture new ideas; support research & knowledge creation across geographies, disciplines, communities https://ow.ly/5x9250XZouW
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Apply by EOD Monday to be an Early Career Cdn. Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts engage in intellectual, cultural, artistic exchange; nurture new ideas; support research & knowledge creation across geographies, disciplines, communities https://ow.ly/5x9250XZouW
Feb. 3, 3-5 p.m. ET: Join University of Toronto’s Dept. of Geography & Planning & SofC for an event that will bring together academic & industry perspectives to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping quantitative geography & planning. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/9KhL50XZo8A
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Feb. 3, 3-5 p.m. ET: Join University of Toronto’s Dept. of Geography & Planning & SofC for an event that will bring together academic & industry perspectives to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping quantitative geography & planning. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/9KhL50XZo8A
We invite submissions from U of T students of short stories + a visual art component that engage w/ an urban experience related to one of our annual themes. We welcome submissions about any city, anywhere in the world! Learn more & submit by by Jan. 31 https://ow.ly/YU7X50Y0Qg1
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We invite submissions from U of T students of short stories + a visual art component that engage w/ an urban experience related to one of our annual themes. We welcome submissions about any city, anywhere in the world! Learn more & submit by by Jan. 31 https://ow.ly/YU7X50Y0Qg1
In TO it is more common for someone's mother tongue to be a language other than English. We mapped first-language speakers for 24 languages in 1971, 1996, 2021 and wrote about how each community has arrived, grown, and sometimes declined https://ow.ly/ktI050XZofs
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In TO it is more common for someone's mother tongue to be a language other than English. We mapped first-language speakers for 24 languages in 1971, 1996, 2021 and wrote about how each community has arrived, grown, and sometimes declined https://ow.ly/ktI050XZofs
Today, 4 p.m. ET: There’s still time to register for today’s info session about Leading Urban Change, our exec ed program on driving equitable urban transformation at local, regional, national levels. Have any inkling but need to know more? Ask the program leads anything calendly.com/school-of-ci...
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Today, 4 p.m. ET: There’s still time to register for today’s info session about Leading Urban Change, our exec ed program on driving equitable urban transformation at local, regional, national levels. Have any inkling but need to know more? Ask the program leads anything calendly.com/school-of-ci...
We look forward to welcoming you back to Knowledge Café at 12 p.m. ET today! Today we'll hear about far-right movements & how they're shaped by emotional currents that circulate through digital platforms and connect local grievances to global narratives https://ow.ly/K07f50XT5YX
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We look forward to welcoming you back to Knowledge Café at 12 p.m. ET today! Today we'll hear about far-right movements & how they're shaped by emotional currents that circulate through digital platforms and connect local grievances to global narratives https://ow.ly/K07f50XT5YX
Apply by Friday for our postdoc collab. with the Data Sciences Institute, open to post-grads focused on innovative & novel data science in urban research that connects to climate, justice & cities; migration, belonging & thriving; inequality, data & democracy https://ow.ly/mbyO50XT69z
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Apply by Friday for our postdoc collab. with the Data Sciences Institute, open to post-grads focused on innovative & novel data science in urban research that connects to climate, justice & cities; migration, belonging & thriving; inequality, data & democracy https://ow.ly/mbyO50XT69z
Apply by January 26 to join us as an Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or an Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts are practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, media, or govt. & (emerging) leaders in their urban-related sector. https://ow.ly/nb0B50XZorf
January 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Apply by January 26 to join us as an Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or an Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts are practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, media, or govt. & (emerging) leaders in their urban-related sector. https://ow.ly/nb0B50XZorf
Leading Urban Change equips participants with the skills & tools to drive equitable urban transformation. Expert instructors bring insights & ideas from the areas of leadership, infrastructure, governance, public policy, finance etc. Join an info session on Weds, 4 pm ET calendly.com/school-of-ci...
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Leading Urban Change equips participants with the skills & tools to drive equitable urban transformation. Expert instructors bring insights & ideas from the areas of leadership, infrastructure, governance, public policy, finance etc. Join an info session on Weds, 4 pm ET calendly.com/school-of-ci...
We welcome former University of Toronto President Meric Gertler as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence. Prof. Gertler is an urban geographer interested in the challenges and opportunities inherent in cities, and the value of universities in the cities they live in https://ow.ly/OYph50XZjTL
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We welcome former University of Toronto President Meric Gertler as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence. Prof. Gertler is an urban geographer interested in the challenges and opportunities inherent in cities, and the value of universities in the cities they live in https://ow.ly/OYph50XZjTL
Jan. 26, 5.30-8.30 p.m.: SofC Urbanist-in-Residence and Monumental co-founder Zahra Ebrahim joins a panel from across urban design and policy, architecture, and publishing to discuss women in art and design. Register now https://ow.ly/QUet50XZjpe
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Jan. 26, 5.30-8.30 p.m.: SofC Urbanist-in-Residence and Monumental co-founder Zahra Ebrahim joins a panel from across urban design and policy, architecture, and publishing to discuss women in art and design. Register now https://ow.ly/QUet50XZjpe
There's still time to submit to our 2nd annual short story competition. University of Toronto grad & undergrad students: send us original fiction + a visual art component on themes of cities & democracy, migration, or climate justice for the chance to win up to $500 https://ow.ly/W2Qw50XT6uz
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
There's still time to submit to our 2nd annual short story competition. University of Toronto grad & undergrad students: send us original fiction + a visual art component on themes of cities & democracy, migration, or climate justice for the chance to win up to $500 https://ow.ly/W2Qw50XT6uz
There’s still time to register for the first Knowledge Café of the year, which will examine how Islamophobia, conspiracy thinking, and platform design come together to fuel communities bound by shared feelings rather than shared facts. Register now: https://ow.ly/n7iy50XT5QJ
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There’s still time to register for the first Knowledge Café of the year, which will examine how Islamophobia, conspiracy thinking, and platform design come together to fuel communities bound by shared feelings rather than shared facts. Register now: https://ow.ly/n7iy50XT5QJ
Are you an activist, academic, leader, or artist working in a realm of urban-related engagement, research, or practice? Consider applying to our 2026-27 Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence program. Apply by Jan 26 https://ow.ly/NgMv50XT6nR
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Are you an activist, academic, leader, or artist working in a realm of urban-related engagement, research, or practice? Consider applying to our 2026-27 Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence program. Apply by Jan 26 https://ow.ly/NgMv50XT6nR
Register now for our next microcredential. Learn to find the story in the data and to inspire change by honing your skills in data literacy, visualization, and strategic communication. Register by Feb 23: https://ow.ly/fyem50XT6EN
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Register now for our next microcredential. Learn to find the story in the data and to inspire change by honing your skills in data literacy, visualization, and strategic communication. Register by Feb 23: https://ow.ly/fyem50XT6EN
Once again, we’re partnering w/ U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to co-fund postdoc positions in urban data science + work that connects to climate, justice, cities; migration, belonging, thriving; inequality, data, democracy. Learn more and apply by Jan 23 https://ow.ly/ISHo50XT657
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Once again, we’re partnering w/ U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to co-fund postdoc positions in urban data science + work that connects to climate, justice, cities; migration, belonging, thriving; inequality, data, democracy. Learn more and apply by Jan 23 https://ow.ly/ISHo50XT657
We look forward to welcoming you tomorrow to the first SOCIAL of 2026, featuring Prof. Rajan on the need to recognize migrants in India as integral to urbanization & to have a migration-sensitive approach to urban policies. There’s still time to register! https://ow.ly/T0Ku50XT7Hn
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We look forward to welcoming you tomorrow to the first SOCIAL of 2026, featuring Prof. Rajan on the need to recognize migrants in India as integral to urbanization & to have a migration-sensitive approach to urban policies. There’s still time to register! https://ow.ly/T0Ku50XT7Hn
Jan 21: We're hosting an info session about the Spring 2026 Leading Urban Change! Join the program leads to learn how this professional development opportunity can help you grow your networks, leadership skills & insights into policy, governance, financing schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opp...
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Jan 21: We're hosting an info session about the Spring 2026 Leading Urban Change! Join the program leads to learn how this professional development opportunity can help you grow your networks, leadership skills & insights into policy, governance, financing schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opp...
We look forward to welcoming everyone who has registered for today’s 6th annual Feminist City – this year with a focus on what makes a caring city & how cities can be redesigned to foster caring, inclusive communities where everyone can thrive https://ow.ly/WZeI50XR8RR
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We look forward to welcoming everyone who has registered for today’s 6th annual Feminist City – this year with a focus on what makes a caring city & how cities can be redesigned to foster caring, inclusive communities where everyone can thrive https://ow.ly/WZeI50XR8RR
Join us for the first SOCIAL of 2026! In this talk, Professor Rajan will argue that migrants in India are integral to urbanization; that a migration-sensitive approach to urban policy is needed, and that it needs to be better supported by data. https://ow.ly/QUiV50XT7Ek
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Join us for the first SOCIAL of 2026! In this talk, Professor Rajan will argue that migrants in India are integral to urbanization; that a migration-sensitive approach to urban policy is needed, and that it needs to be better supported by data. https://ow.ly/QUiV50XT7Ek
Registration closes EOD on Monday (12th) for this professional development online course for anyone looking to better understand how to apply, interpret, and visualize urban data in urban planning, policy, and decision-making. Learn more and register now! https://ow.ly/wHFE50XR9iW
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Registration closes EOD on Monday (12th) for this professional development online course for anyone looking to better understand how to apply, interpret, and visualize urban data in urban planning, policy, and decision-making. Learn more and register now! https://ow.ly/wHFE50XR9iW
Jan 21: Dr. Zeinab Farokhi (U of T Mississauga (UTM)'s Women & Gender Studies) delves into how digital platforms act as emotional amplifiers rewarding outrage, moralization, and fear & creating an environment where extremist narratives spread and feel persuasive https://ow.ly/9PuE50XR90V
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Jan 21: Dr. Zeinab Farokhi (U of T Mississauga (UTM)'s Women & Gender Studies) delves into how digital platforms act as emotional amplifiers rewarding outrage, moralization, and fear & creating an environment where extremist narratives spread and feel persuasive https://ow.ly/9PuE50XR90V
TODAY (Jan 9) is the deadline for statements of need from public and NFP organizations who would like to host a summer intern to work on an urban data science project. SofC trains and supports the students, and covers the costs. Apply now! https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sofc/udsc/
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
TODAY (Jan 9) is the deadline for statements of need from public and NFP organizations who would like to host a summer intern to work on an urban data science project. SofC trains and supports the students, and covers the costs. Apply now! https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sofc/udsc/
In India, migrants contribute a lot to urban economies but there's a misconception that they place pressure on infrastructure. Prof. Rajan will discuss the need to recognize them as integral to urbanization & for a migration-sensitive approach to policy https://ow.ly/7vRp50XT7xH
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
In India, migrants contribute a lot to urban economies but there's a misconception that they place pressure on infrastructure. Prof. Rajan will discuss the need to recognize them as integral to urbanization & for a migration-sensitive approach to policy https://ow.ly/7vRp50XT7xH