The City Institute

Reminder of the Robarts Lecture in Canadian Studies by Dr. Ethel Tungohan @tungohan.bsky.social! Refreshments and jazz performances to follow.

Date: Friday, Sept. 25
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: Room 519, Kaneff Tower

Register by Sept. 19 at robarts@yorku.ca!

@csnrec.bsky.social

Call for Participation - WORKSHOP - The City Institute at York University (CITY) Please click HERE to view the Spanish Version Vertical Peripheries: Housing and Urban Transformation at the Metropolitan Margins August 21–22, 2025 | Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia As part...

📣 Call for proposals!
Join us in Bogotá on August 21–22 for the Vertical Peripheries workshop, which explores high-rise housing and urban transformation at the margins.
🗓️ Deadline to apply: July 1
📍CIDER, Uniandes
🔗 www.yorku.ca/cityinstitut...

Honouring the work of Roger and Linda - The City Institute at York University (CITY) Dear  all, This spring marks a significant moment for the CITY Institute at York University and for critical urban scholarship.   Professors Roger Keil and Linda Peake, two long term forces behind CIT...

This spring marks a turning point for us at @yorkuniversity.bsky.social as @rkeil.bsky.social and Linda Peake retire after 30+ yrs shaping critical urban scholarship.
To honour them, we’re launching 2 endowment funds for early scholars💥. If you've been inspired by them: www.yorku.ca/cityinstitut...

City Research Seminar: Dr. Ross Beveridge - The City Institute at York University (CITY) Seeing Democracy Like a City Urbanisation is changing landscapes, social relations and everyday lives across the globe. At the same time, urbanisation is also changing the ways democracy is understood...

JOIN US! March 31, 12 PM -1:30 PM "Seeing Democracy Like a City" with CITY's 2025 Senior Visiting Scholar Ross Beveridge @uofglasgow.bsky.social

With @sergemont.bsky.social and Peggie Kohn @utsc.bsky.social

To register: www.yorku.ca/cityinstitut...

TODAY! Join us at 11 AM EST for an online book talk with Jennifer Tucker @unm.bsky.social about #OutlawCapital. You can register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The book is available for purchase through @anotherstoryto.bsky.social in Toronto.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY‼️ CITY and the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change at #YorkUniversity in #Toronto are accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow to work on climate justice and affordable housing. Apply by November 30. Details below: www.yorku.ca/cityinstitut...

What we do:
Advance academic & collaborative research
Host conferences, workshops & seminars
Train future urban scholars
Welcome visiting researchers
Mobilize knowledge
Partner with communities 4 advocacy
Let’s connect! Stay tuned for updates on seminars, events & initiatives. #YorkU #UrbanResearch

💡We have six thematic research clusters:
1. Housing and Vertical Cities
2. Urban Climate Commons
3. Digital Cities and Governance
4. Re-Storying + Urban Narratives
5. Cities, Power and Citizenship
6. Urban Health, Mobility and Wellbeing

🌎 Our focus is on:
- Global urban studies
- Producing theoretically informed, empirical research
- Supporting community activism towards equitable cities
- Promoting dialogue and informing urban agendas
- Fostering a community of urban scholars & building global knowledge networks.

🌆 Hello world! We’re the City Institute at York University (CITY)—a hub for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research on cities and urban/suburban life.🧵