WC2 2019 Symposium takes place in Russia
A successful Symposium hosted by Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic Univerisity took place in Summer 2019 with an overarching theme of ‘Smart Cities and Digital Society.’
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Ryerson University celebrates the opening of the Centre for Urban Innovation
State-of-the-art building provides researchers with space to collaborate on critical urban issues of relevance to the network
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WC2 2019 Symposium takes place in Russia
A successful Symposium hosted by Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic Univerisity took place in Summer 2019 with an overarching theme of ‘Smart Cities and Digital Society.’
Six ways to keep Melbourne moving at 8 million
RMIT experts share their views, which are applicable to all WC2 member cities, on how to plan for pressure and keep cities moving
Ryerson University celebrates the opening of the Centre for Urban Innovation
State-of-the-art building provides researchers with space to collaborate on critical urban issues of relevance to the network
A major new report explores how diet can have health and environmental benefits
The research recommends a shift towards a ‘planetary health diet’ to ensure the future of the global food system has developed a global diet that could improve health and reduce further damage to the planet
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City, University of London delegation heads to China
WC2 Chair, Professor Stanton Newman, led a City delegation to China. While in the region meetings were held with WC2 members, Tongji University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Symposium participants learn more about Toronto’s harm reduction strategy for drug addiction
Lynne Townley, Lecturer in Law, at City Law School in London reports on a ‘harm reduction’ strategy for drug addiction, which participants in the Knowledge Culture and Urban Affairs theme learnt about during the Toronto Symposium.
Professor Stanton Newman, Vice President International, City University & Chair of the WC2 Network.
"The network provides an exciting platform for leading universities from around the world"
