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Our flagship Master’s programme has a new name that captures the ambition and impact of what we do at IHS. Learn more in the article.

Four participants share main takeaways and insights from this year's Urban Heritage Strategies short course.

This article discusses the research of Jialong Zhu, who successfully defended his PhD research on smart cities, digital transformation and urban governance.

A new UNEP spotlight report warns us that global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C above pre-industrial level. Read Lucas Snaije's reflection on the topic.

Shaira, a Master's student in the Urban Management and Development programme at IHS, conducted fieldwork for her thesis in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya.

Can higher incomes make us happier? New research explores how social comparison influences wellbeing after economic change.

Elena Marie Enseñado’s PhD explores how cities learn from one another and how ideas and practices travel between them.

El Niño affects far more than the weather. Discover what this climate phenomenon means for cities, urban planning, and resilience in our latest article.

IHS student Priya explores post-flood recovery governance in Mathare, Nairobi, exposing how local knowledge is lost in institutional translation.