Audio library

A collection of podcasts and presentations from the Manchester Urban Institute.

Summer Institute in Urban Studies 2018

At #SIUS2018 in Singapore, we recorded each of our eight plenary speakers. While not the same as being there, hopefully they give you a sense of the content and tone of the debate and discussion! These are available in the playlist accordion below.

'Risky business: Explaining the use of complex financial instruments by local governments' - Rachel Weber

Professor Rachel Weber from the University of Illinois at Chicago visited the Manchester Urban Institute in early 2017, giving this talk on 22 March.

'The fabric of space: water, modernity and the urban imagination' - Matthew Gandy

Professor Matthew Gandy (UCL) gave the School of Environment, Education and Development annual lecture on 24 September 2014.