Research

Our research aims to produce more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable cities for current and future generations.

The Manchester Urban Institute's research is structured around four signature research themes:

• Informalities and Vulnerabilities
• Smart Cities and Transitions
• Spatial Inequalities and Poverty
• Urban Governance and Politics

Each theme is a collaborative effort by scholars from multiple research groups and from across the University.

The Manchester Urban Institute is home to a number of trans-disciplinary research agendas and themes.

Our five research groups have gained significant research funding in the last three years.

We're committed to making a difference to the social and economic well-being of disadvantaged groups.

Our courses and programmes bring together graduate students to study trans-disciplinary issues such as climate change, cosmopolitanism, resilience, informality and violence.