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Upcoming events at the Academy


Ireland 2050: Balanced by Design

Delivering liveable and successful towns and cities... now!
25 Mar 2025 9:00am

[Partner event] Illuminating the Future: Balancing Light and Dark Nightscapes

The AoU is delighted to partner with the Society for Light and Lighting for this conference diving into the complexities of night-time lighting
27 Mar 2025 9:45am

YU Pub Night

Join the Young Urbanists at the BFI Bar for an informal ‘pub’ night
10 Apr 2025 6:00pm

The Urbanism Hour: Shaping Urban Design as a Technical Vocation

Exploring the 'why', 'who' and 'how' of urban design as a technical discipline
25 Apr 2025 1:00pm

Young Urbanists present: Politics and the Built Environment

Join for an evening examining the role of politics in the built environment
1 May 2025 6:10pm

YU Visit to New Ground Co-Housing Community

Join us to see how local authorities, planners, policy makers and housing developers have come together in practice.
17 May 2025 2:00pm

Congress 2025 - Utrecht: Healthy Urban Living

Join us at Congress 2025 in Utrecht to explore how the city is making Healthy Urban Living a reality
11 Jun 2025 9:00am

Young Urbanist Cycle Trip 2025

A long weekend cycling between Brussels and Ghent in Belgium
3 Jul 2025 10:00am
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