Urban Futures - Our Projects

Urban Futures conducts world-leading research across a wide range of disciplines and specialisms.

Find out more about our projects in the links below.

Doctoral Research

path surrounded by urban green scene

BIODIVERSITY IN URBAN GREEN SPACE

silhouette of three young men

POST-DIGITAL MASCULINITIES

Urban Futures Projects (2026)

Closeup of daisies in a field

WILDFLOWERS & WELLBEING ON CAMPUS

Photo of blue tit on fence

BIRD DIVERSITY ON TYNE DERWENT WAY

A woman on public transport

SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

factory carbon emissions

CARBON CREDITS & STEEL CONSTRUCTION

Close up of rail on a bus

PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Moss on a wall

MOSSING THE CITY

Urban Futures Projects (2025)

Pavement parking

PAVEMENT PARKING IN TYNE & WEAR

Park bench on sunny day

STUDENT VOLUNTEERING IN URBAN GREEN SPACES

A blurred urban crowd

SURVEILLANCE CONTACT TRACING FOR FALSE INFORMATION

Women enjoying local park

GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Cliff top housing in Cuenca, Spain

SUSTAINABILITY FROM NEWCASTLE TO CUENCA

Urban Futures Projects (2024)

busy urban street party

PSYCHOLOGICAL OWNERSHIP OF URBAN SPACE

hands cupped collecting water

NORTHUMBRIA WATER STORIES

bus with plastic yellow handles for safety

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY

brown wooden train tracks

WAGGONWAYS IN TYNESIDE

modern mobility scooter

LOCAL ELECTRIC MICRO-MOBILITY

steam train next to pile of coal

NEWCASTLE TO PITTSBURGH

Bee on yellow leaf

ACCEPTANCE OF POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PRACTICES

orange scooters in street

ELECTRIC SCOOTERS & MOBILITY

fast moving ambulance

EMERGENCY RESPONSES IN 15-MINUTE NEIGHBOURHOODS

Newcastle train station

'MEET ME AT THE STATION'

Page last reviewed: 29 January 2026

Next review due: 29 January 2027

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