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In October 2017, Dr Claudia Loggia attended the Global Engagement Meeting organized by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the UK Research Councils in Bogota, Colombia. The exciting programme consisted of a two-day workshop and a site visit (at the Humbold Institute and the Post Conflict Memorial Centre – called Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliation). The event was a great success with an attendance of more than 100 delegates coming from 25 countries across the w

In June 2017, Dr Maria Christina Georgiadou and Dr Claudia Loggia attended the Architecture, Media, Politics and Society (AMPS) conference in Derby, UK; titled, Cities, Communities and Homes: Is the Urban Future Liveable? They presented a paper on: Project management in participatory upgrading of informal settlements in Durban. The presentation explored the concept of ‘self-building’ in the context of community-led upgrading, using experience and lessons learned from prelimin