In 2024, TURNS organized more than 20 events and supported several seed projects (8), research visits (9), and research enrichment initiatives (3). You can find the list of all our activities here: Activities | Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability
In November, together with STUE and SUD, we launched a new blog called Tampere Urban Research Perspectives. Here are the blog posts published thus far, and more are coming soon!
- Anna Koskinen & Riina Lundman: Reimagining Cities: Perspectives on Sustainable Urban Futures
- Elina Sirén & Laura Uimonen: Shared Nature – Shared Biodiversity!
- Veronika Žigraiová, Aino Ahtinen & Kirsi Salonen: Back to Urban Nature: Where Nature, Work and Fresh Ideas Collide
- S. Lohan: Synergies Between TAU and UAB in Secure, and Resilient Urban Planning Research (UAB= Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
In 2025, there will again be many interesting TURNS events and activities ahead! Here are reminders of some of them:
- TURNS seed and mobility funding call is now open (apply by 24 January): TURNS Call for 2025
- The call for the International PhD Summer School of Urban Planning for Discontinuity 2025 is open (apply by 28 February): International PhD School 2025
- Radical Care for the City week is organized on 27-31 October 2025: Radical Care for the City
- CFP for the Re-City Conference opens on 3 March 2025, with the theme Urban Democracy and Radical Care: Re-City Conference 2025
Other TURNS events in 2025 include e.g. Urban Political Economy Conference in Turku on 26-27 May 2025, and INURA conference in Tampere on 23-27 June 2025. Stay tuned for more information!
Check also these upcoming free seminars organized in Finnish:
- Asumisen tulevaisuuksia kasvun laidalta -seminaari (Hämeenlinna, 22.1.2025, HEHKU- ja PILKKU-hankkeet): Seminaari: Asumisen tulevaisuuksia kasvun laidalta
- Kestävyyden strateginen johtaminen kunnissa -seminaari (GLivelab Tampere. 4.2.2025, ORSI-hanke): ORSI-seminaari: Kestävyyden strateginen johtaminen kunnissa
Now, TURNS will go on a well-deserved holiday and continues planning for the year 2025 in January!
Greetings,
TURNS team