The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) gladly invites you to the virtual book launch of Seeing the City - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Urban on Tuesday, 24 November from 16:00-17:00h

European cities call for improved connections between science and policy as they are dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on their cities. As global urbanization continues, the role of cities in tackling today’s ...

During this Zoom seminar, Miko Flohr (NIAS/Leiden) will give a paper on the architecture of shops, commercial investments and urban change in Roman Italy.

This session responds to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing effects on the hospitality industry, which has spurred renewed conversations on risks associated with hospitality properties. It focuses on the approaches to ...

The research collective behind the Vidi-project 'Managing multi-level conflicts in commercial cities in northern Europe (c. 1350-1570)' hosts a Digital Humanities webinar on the use of Nodegoat as a data management ...

During our work in progress sessions, we invite two ACUH members to reflect on recent or forthcoming journal articles, book chapters, and/or research projects. On the 22nd of October, together with Marianne Groep and ...

During this this Zoom seminar, Alistair Kefford (Leiden) will give a paper on the global expansion of British property developers in the post-war period. Please register in advance by sending an e-mail to ...

Terwijl Amsterdam nog geen halve eeuw geleden in een diepe crisis verkeerde, is de stad momenteel ongekend populair. Eén van de grondleggers van de stedelijke revitalisering was Michael van der Vlis, wethouder ...

In cooperation with the Gender and Work project at Uppsala University, Bob Pierik will give an online paper titled 'Life on the streets in early modern Amsterdam. From database to dissertation'.

Petra Brouwer, Clé Lesger en Tim Verlaan verzorgen een digitale voorlichtingsbijeenkomst over het nieuwe programma van de master Stadsgeschiedenis, waarin onze stads- en architectuurhistorici nog nauwer gaan samenwerken.

ACUH member Guy Geltner will give a Zoom lecture on rural policing in medieval Piedmont.

Join the Storytelling Festival in Amsterdam Nieuw-West from the 18th - 21st of March where residents, entrepreneurs and professionals will share extraordinary stories at various locations in Nieuw-West. Success will ...

Due to COVID19 we unfortunately had to cancel this conference. With increasing worldwide migrant mobilities it is not always clear who has the right to the city. What is the role of the newcomer in an urbanized world?

Contemporary cities are fundamentally dependent on mobility. This dependence constitutes both a resilience and an environmental problem as transport systems are not only vulnerable to disruptions, but also highly ...

Landlords without faces. Apartments without renters. Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. The documentary PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly ...

Marion Pluskota (Leiden University) will give a talk on the mapping of crime in the past and what it tells us about the gendered use of the urban space.

We are pleased to announce the fourth Centre for Urban Studies Network Day on the 30th of January 2020, as well as an upcoming special round of Joint Seed Grants. The network day is co-hosted with the CREATE research ...

Martin Kohlrausch will discuss the role of modernist architects in East Central Europe during the first half of the 20th century. He will argue that against the background of economic catching-up processes and the ...

During this evening, at Pakhuis de Zwijger, a panel of experts will engage in an open debate with the audience on the future of urban resources. This public event is part of the Masterstudio: The Common City?

How can planning promote and regulate these urban commons? What are the new frontiers of the urban commons? What infrastructures and architectural forms do the commons require and produce? How will urban governance ...