What's on

Our flagship programme of learning from and celebrating great places across the UK and Europe

Our flagship conference that aims to understand what a host city can both teach and learn about successful urbanism

Upcoming events at the Academy

A lunchtime webinar exploring what it means to design with and for young people and why child-friendly design remains relevant in an ageing London

30 Jan 2026 1:00pm

The City Through a Child's Eyes: Lessons from Copenhagen and Gladsaxe, held in memory of John Thompson at Cambridge University

10 Feb 2026 4:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Streets + Spaces shortlist for 2026

23 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Neighbourhoods shortlist for 2026

24 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Towns / Small Cities shortlist for 2026

25 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the European City of the Year shortlist for 2026

26 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Join in the new online strand of the AoU's Book Club programme, reading The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida

26 Feb 2026 6:00pm

An evening looking at how the built environment can respond to growing social trends away from the traditional family unit

4 Mar 2026 6:00pm

Join authors Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban to a look to the past for inspiration in the urgent fight against climate change

18 Mar 2026 6:00pm

Past events