Climate emergency and adaptation, including ecosystems and green spaces

Energy challenges and transitions to sustainable solutions

Gender and generation based approaches

Physical and mental health, the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath

Informal housing and employment

Large-scale and urban infrastructure projects and localised solutions

Research methodologies, partnerships, and pedagogies

International migration and displacement

Social policy, global political economy, and the politics of aid

Faith-based organisations and approaches

Rural land issues and economies, including agriculture

The role of new technologies, including big data and AI

(Peri-)Urban transformations, planning for just and inclusive cities, urban futures