Our vision
To improve the quality of life of citizens by making cities healthier, more sustainable and more resilient, leading research and innovation to help:
- reduce economic inequalities in cities
- produce sustainable and resilient urban systems
- improve wellbeing and health of citizen
- encourage citizen participation
Our approach
We seek to help tackle the major economic, environmental and social challenges faced by cities through collaboration and co-design, working with academics, commercial partners, civic leadership, voluntary sector and citizens. Our approach seeks to make a difference to people’s live by:
- initiating inclusive conversations to identify local challenges
- building coalitions of partners to help address the challenges
- driving forward research to enhance understanding of the issue and identity possible solutions
- collaborating with local partners to ensure more equitable delivery of benefits