Centre for Cities and Creativity is uniquely interested in how creativity in its many different forms can enhance life in cities.
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24 Mar 2023
If you are in Edinburgh in early August: Dame Judi joins her friend Gyles on a roller-coaster trip down memory lane
24 Mar 2023
TICKET NEWS: On Sale from 10am today:
I REMEMBER IT WELL! JUDI DENCH IN CONVERSATION WITH GYLES BRANDRETH at @edinplayhouse
Tickets here: prf.hn/l/znPMbOO
"Quite simply, it’s the story of her life!"
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14 Apr 2022
Important findings on the value of culture in COVID times
14 Apr 2022
Watch our new film - Culture in Crisis 🎥
It summarises findings from our 15-month #Covid19 research project and features @BenWalmsley, Anne Torreggiani, @Abi_Gilmore, @DrDaveOBrien, @Mojo2212 & @elchronicle
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What is really surprising is that we still need to make a case for this basic idea. When will be able to move forward?
theatlantic.com/family/archi…
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8 Feb 2022
Unesco warns of crisis in creative sector with 10m jobs lost due to pandemic theguardian.com/culture/2022…
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21 Jan 2022
Join us Jan. 27 at 3pm ET along w/ local gov’t leaders & arts advocates for a virtual discussion on the value of arts data in shaping policy, establishing equitable and inclusive practices & affirming non-profit culture as a public service. Register today: bloombergdotorg.zoom.us/webi…
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19 Jan 2022
Ingen i det her land skal stå uden tag over hovedet, nok mad, vintertøj, medicin eller et aktivt fritidsliv.
Derfor har jeg og et par andre lavet et borgerforslag om en lovsikret ret til et liv uden basale afsavn.
Støt det her:
borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet…
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2 Jan 2022
#SundayReads A long read by @suketumehta a collaborator and panelist for the #UrbanAgeDebates: Humanising the City.
📚➡️ ow.ly/6T1N50Hlk4K
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1 Jan 2022
“ But the most important foundation of the post-Covid city will be inclusivity. ”
wired.co.uk/article/liveable…
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31 Dec 2021
creative cities
31 Dec 2021
Finish this sentence:
“Great cities are _______________”
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23 Dec 2021
In New York, USA, an experiment will start with a basic income for selected #artists for 125 million dollars: #basicincome #labourmarket lnkd.in/eEK5apjW
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9 Jun 2021
What will London look like in the next ten years and what does that mean for our health?
In collaboration with @ImpUrbanHealth, LSE Cities has mapped five future scenarios for the city post-COVID-19.
Explore the report and scenario illustrations here ➡️ow.ly/ARzQ50F6pVx
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20 Mar 2021
Fascinating thread on how a field (urban econ) developed
19 Mar 2021
1/ Considering the city as an object of analysis for economists is fairly recent: a thread on the history of US-born urban economics
Based on a paper w/ @rebours_anthony , but my rendition, omissions & exaggerations, with epistemological hand-wringing at the end
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19 Mar 2021
Congratulations! Looking forward to following your tweets. #cities
19 Mar 2021
This week, we launched our new Centre for Researching Cities. Find out how @NU_Cities will address some of the world’s biggest challenges 🏙️👇 #NUCitiesLaunch from.ncl.ac.uk/centre-for-re…
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Today's #WiseCityWednesdays is super informal. In a few hours at 4pm EST / 9pm CET / 7am AET (Thurs) - making time for EU, African, and early bird APAC friends - check back here at that time, on iOS & Android, for the @TwitterSpaces beta link.
17 Mar 2021
There's no such things being "free" from government. The debate is choosing between public governments, or private governments. Private control is what many used to call feudal systems. PR can really trick the mind.
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