Ark-T – Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation

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.

26 Aug

Exploring the significance of cross-industry collaboration when building new towns

Drawing on the findings of a scoping review, this blog by GCHU intern, Ava Peralta, argues that the transformative potential of cross-industry collaboration in urban built environment is limited not only by practical and behavioural challenges, but also by a shallow diversity of ontological perspectives.

19 Aug

Is London’s estate regeneration programme socially and environmentally sustainable?

In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon examines whether continued estate regeneration (such as the Kidbrooke Village project) in London offers sustainable outcomes for residents.

03 Jun

Is Oxford an Age-Friendly City? A Student Perspective

In this blog, GCHU intern, Stefania Malos reflects on the lessons she learnt from the Age-Friendly Oxford project during her internship at the GCHU.

21 May

Healthy cities are not built – they are lived: Enactment, negotiation and urban systems in Barton and beyond

In this blog, GCHU Visiting Research Associate, Dr Mirjam Schindler, reflects on how healthy cities are not simply designed, but continuously enacted through everyday socio-spatial practices, negotiation, and wider urban systems, drawing on research from Barton and beyond.

22 Apr

Urban Form, Climate and Health: Reflections from Oxford and the Global South

In this blog, GCHU Global Visiting Research Associate, Dr. Karol Carminatti Baumgärtner, explores how urban form, climate and public health can be integrated to support more effective planning in small and medium-sized cities facing the climate crisis.

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