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By understanding the cities of the world we seek to change them for the better.

 Our research influences and engages communities - in Manchester, across the UK and beyond - in many ways.

You can read about the impact of our research by viewing some of the projects we've been involved in.

Research projects with impact

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Triangulum

A project funded by the European Union to demonstrate cutting-edge smart city technologies and roll them out across the globe.

Adelaide park

Evidence improves methods to monitor planning policies

Changing the way governments and international organisations monitor their spatial planning policies.

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Manchester schools rise to the challenge to improve

We used our extensive educational research to design the Greater Manchester Challenge (GMC).

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Tackling urban overheating

Investigating temperature patterns across cities, including the causes and how high temperatures can be effectively managed.

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