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As Africa experiences rapid urbanisation, the continent is set to lead the world’s urban future. Jennifer Robinson stresses the importance of building new knowledge across a diversity of urban contexts to grasp how global forces are shaping African…

As technology advances rapidly, the disparity between those able to thrive in the job market and those falling behind is growing. Pedro Carneiro is studying how family dynamics affect the vital skills that children need to achieve success in life.

In the margins of global climate politics, small-scale experimental initiatives are reducing carbon emissions. Vanesa Castán Broto is researching how local responses in the world’s fastest-growing cities reshape our understanding of climate action.

Solar geoengineering and negative emissions technologies hold great promise for addressing climate change. Three top climate scientists have embarked upon the largest-ever, multidisciplinary review of more than twenty emerging technologies. Their…

Construction contributes significantly to global emissions while it requires a large share of already diminishing resources like metals and fossil fuels. In search of more sustainable building models, ERC grantee Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen is…