SLU Urban Futures
New forms of collaboration and learning are being tested in Malmö
At the Botildenborg site, situated on the outskirts of Rosengård in Malmö, the Botildenborg Foundation operates a farm and meeting place. Here, urban farming converges with a spectrum of social
Student design competition in Umeå is now open
The student design competition arranged by SLU Urban Futures, in co-operation with Umeå municipality, has been launched on Canvas. Students in the field of Landscape Architecture and sustainable
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Creating Living Knowledge: Lessons learned from an 8 year programme of transdisciplinary research futurefood@slu.se What are the benefits and risks of large interdisciplinary collaborations? Keri
Urban Forests - Survey your moves
Urban Forests: Survey your moves – with focus on urban green spaces urbanfutures@slu.se How important are urban forests for physical activity and human health? What can we learn from dog owners?
Bridging disciplines through Urban Healthscapes
Urban Healthscapes is a useful concept to facilitate interdisciplinary research on health issues in urban settings. This was one of the key messages from a recent webinar arranged in collaboration
Student design competition in Umeå - opening March 2024
SLU Urban Futures, in co-operation with Umeå municipality, will launch a student design competition in March 2024. Students in the field of Landscape Architecture and sustainable urban development
Larkdagen 2024
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se Larkdagen is an industry day with the aim of strengthening cooperation between students, professionals and companies within the field of landscape architecture. Read more
Urban Health
Webinar: Urban Health – Diverse perspectives on health in urban settings hanna.weiber.post@slu.se How do we define, understand, and relate to health? What tendencies or changes can we observe in
SLU Urban Futures joins the Sea Forum of BoSS Malmö
The Bauhaus of the Seas Sails (BoSS) is a project funded under the call for the development of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) by the European Union. The project aims to promote renewed ethical and
Tree selection for a sustainable urban forest in future climates
Tree selection for a sustainable urban forest in future climates urbanfutures@slu.se Our changing climate has put a new spotlight on the importance of trees and, as more people want to be part of
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Design Thinking for interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge transfer futurefood@slu.se The methodology Design Thinking is especially suited for interdisciplinary research projects as it
SLU Urban Futures hosts another successful PhD course
The fifth iteration of the SLU Urban Futures PhD Criticality course, Criticality in Research/Criticality as Praxis, took place during late summer and early fall 2023. The course explored how to