In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon examines the competing visions for Gaza’s future and looks at the implications for reconstructing urban infrastructure, including health services.
What do Britain’s new towns teach us about healthy urbanism?
GCHU intern Hannah Poultney reflects on some of the lessons learnt from Britain’s new towns which offers benefits beyond providing housing to improving health and well-being, protecting biodiversity and addressing the climate change challenge.
Does the government’s target of 1.5 million new homes add up? The role of brownfield, grey belt, and greenfield sites
In the run up to the UK Budget on 26th November, this blog explores the data around the Government’s housing target and asks, do the figures add up in terms of land use? There has been a lot of scepticism about the UK…
Venice in Balance: Preserving the Past, Navigating the Present
Architect Marina Resende Gaia de Souza reflects on her experience of the Venice Summer School 2025 This is not a technical analysis, but a personal reflection of what my eyes captured during the two-week summer school Sustainable, Healthy Cities: Building for…
Weaving Sustainability into Venice’s Margins: Reimagining Tronchetto
The project reimagines Venice’s Tronchetto island as a connected, community-centred and ecologically resilient neighbourhood, showing how thoughtful, small-scale interventions can foster meaningful and lasting urban sustainability.
Welcoming Our New Visiting Global Research Associates
The Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation (GCHU) at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, is delighted to welcome three distinguished researchers as part of our inaugural GCHU Visiting Global Research Associate Programme. Their collective expertise spans urban design, public health,…
Listening Exchanges – listening to opposing perspectives on a contentious community issue
As the final report of the recent GCHU “Listening Exchanges” pilot project is published, Becks Sutton, a mediator on the project, describes the experience of working locally to explore ways of staying in respectful connection with our neighbours when we disagree.
“Picture this” | University of British Columbia students create infographic of GCHU publication on Lived Experiences in Marginal Neighbourhoods
Based on GCHU Director of Research Dr Juliet Carpenter’s ‘Picture this: Exploring photovoice as a method to understand lived experiences in marginal neighbourhoods’ research article in the Urban Planning journal, undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have created an infographic on the background, method, and findings of the paper.
Envisioning Community Wellbeing (ECoWell) launch
ECoWell, led by Dr. Astrid Krisch and Ark-T, received funding for innovative research on community wellbeing in OX4. This participatory arts-based project aims to amplify unheard voices, guide Ark-T’s programs, and foster long-term community engagement and change.
ENACT 15mC – New project launched on the 15 minute city
Dr Juliet Carpenter introduces the ENACT 15mC project, funded by UKRI through the EU’s Driving Urban Transitions programme, it aims to transform urban public spaces by experimenting with different approaches to support the ’15 minute city’ concept, focusing on walkability, proximity, and quality of life in local neighborhoods.