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 virtual lunch hour with Lauren Andres and Mike Raco, on demystifying AI as a planning tool - aspirations, reality and the journey ahead

25 Sep 2026 1:00pm

A webinar to hear from this year's Streets + Spaces finalists and launch voting for the 2026 Urbanism Awards

2 Oct 2026 1:00pm

The Brussels Town Planning Federation is coming to Edinburgh for an informal networking event

8 Oct 2026 4:30pm

A webinar to hear from the 2026 Great Neighbourhood finalists and launch the voting for this category

9 Oct 2026 1:00pm

A webinar to hear from the 2026 Great Town / Small City finalists and launch the voting for this category

16 Oct 2026 1:00pm

Join John Duffy and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust online or in-person for this talk looking at Cumbernauld and the Meme of the Italian Hill Town

22 Oct 2026 7:00pm

A webinar to hear from the 2026 European City of the Year finalists and launch the voting for this category

23 Oct 2026 1:00pm

Join for an afternoon session asking 'how does place contribute to a sense of play, joy, and delight?' ahead of the 2026 Urbanism Awards Party

11 Nov 2026 2:30pm

Join the AoU this November to celebrate the Urbanism Awards finalists, learn from great places, and connect with fellow urbanists

11 Nov 2026 3:00pm

Past events