And a lot of our researchers publish their research and teaching code to GitHub too! (Think we need a dedicated page to point to all the resources!)

CASA is now closed for the festive break, reopening for 2026 on Monday 05 January. We'd like to thank all of our students and staff for all your hard work and commitment in 2025. Wishing a merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all our students, staff, friends and alumni!

CASA recently held a virtual open day for prospective master's students, providing an insight into our innovative programmes and committed staff. Check out the video to recap: https://bit.ly/3Y2xTDW Find out more about our master's programmes: https://bit.ly/3KT2Ya8 #UCL #Bartlett #CASA #MSc

The CUPUM 2025 book is now published 📚 'Digital-Era Urban Transformations' examines how AI, big data and urban sensing are reshaping cities. Co-edited by three CASA researchers, with two chapters from the department. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y2z0DG

CASA kicked off our famous annual Christmas party earlier this week with a trip to V&A East Storehouse. 😍

Funded by @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social and Historic England, CASA Assoc Prof @huanfa.bsky.social has been working with @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social to improve access to Warm Welcome Spaces. A new dashboard maps 5,500+ UK spaces, showing proximity boosts awareness for vulnerable groups.

Just published in Nature Cities, a study led by recent CASA PhD graduate Andrew Renninger advances our understanding of urban inequality by focusing on experienced socioeconomic segregation, or daily encounters between individuals of differing socio-economic groups. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

CASA staff Philyoung Jeong and Dr Duncan Smith have published a new working paper on accessibility to cycle routes in London, examining new cycling indicators for tracking cycle network development, gaps in the network and challenges faced by vulnerable cyclists. discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Most US cities have rings of isolation in suburban areas and segregated pockets of near the urban core, shaped by race, wealth, and proximity to downtown, finds a new study of 383 American cities, led by Andrew Renninger @casaucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Professor of Cities & Regions, gave a plenary talk this week at ISOCARP61, the World Planning Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His talk, ‘Urban Futures: Visioning the Planning of Places through Innovation’, examined the potential role of planning to make a difference in places.

Can live data streams from sensors - ‘digital twins’ - cut energy use & carbon emissions in university buildings? A new study by CASA doctoral student William Markiewicz & Prof Duncan Wilson focuses on UCL & Yale buildings, finding major efficiency issues at both sites. doi.org/10.3389/fene...

Dr Ollie Ballinger has contributed to the British Library’s latest exhibition, 'Secret Maps'. It includes his work with investigative journalism organisation Bellingcat on “dark ships", which disable their public tracking systems to hide their identity and activity. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

CASA research in @nytimes.com: Ollie Ballinger built software to track naval vessels via open-source satellite data, revealing patterns in Caribbean maritime activity. Read the full story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...

The Album: Place and Space - Music directly inspired by the themes explored in the book Cities in the Metaverse. Mark your calendars: 📅 December 1st: Available on all streaming platforms. Read the academic book. Stream the album via @casaucl.bsky.social #metaverse #music #digital

CASA's new ESRC-funded project asks how 15-minute city principles can be adapted for sustainable travel in regional European towns and areas. ENHANCE employs accessibility indicators, travel behaviour analysis and scenario modelling to support better regional planning. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/res...

CASA's Dr Max Nathan, Professor of Economic Geography, served as academic adviser on TfL and the Department for Transport's Elizabeth Line post-opening evaluation study. Led by Arup, the study assessed the line's impact on transport, employment and housing. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

From dissertation to publication 🌿 @ucl.ac.uk Geography alumna Faye Weaver reveals widespread microplastic pollution in UK woodland soils, even in Epping Forest. A huge step for understanding plastic’s hidden reach. 🌍 #UCLGeography #Microplastics #Conservation #Research

Which London boroughs are the best for cycling? We’ve been working on developing new open data indicators of cycle network quality- citygeographics.org/2025/11/07/d...

This Friday (7pm) hear about our very own Ollie Ballinger’s work on #secretmaps at @britishlibrary.bsky.social: "how maps and cartography are being used to reveal what those in power would rather keep hidden.” Sign-up: events.bl.uk/events/onlin...

Very happy for my @casaucl.bsky.social colleague and co-author Mateo - congrats!

For prospective Masters students interested in cities and computing, mapping and visualisation, digital connectivity and data analysis, here’s your chance to learn more about our stellar programmes at UCL CASA in London

Ready for a change in direction, want to step up your #gis and #giscience 'game', or interested in #AI, #datascience, #IoT and the #urban? Sign up to hear more about our four Masters programmes at a virtual postgraduate open data on 30 October from 1-2pm: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

Interested in cities, places, connectivity, & planning? Applications are open for fully-funded UCL ESRC doctoral studentships through the UBEL partnership. The deadline is 10 November. See further details & eligibility criteria at ubel-dtp.ac.uk/postdoctoral... Contact [email protected]

🚨 📚 Heads up! Applications are open for fully-funded UCL PhD studentships via UBEL. Please get in touch if you’re working on topics in economic geography, urban policy or urban economics. Deadline: 10 November! More info: ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...

🚨 Part-time opportunity for PhD students 🚨 CASA is offering a range of teaching opportunities for postgraduate research students to assist on its Master's level courses as Postgraduate Teaching Assistants. Find out more about the role and apply by 17th October: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

CASA's Prof Michael Batty will deliver the keynote, titled "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Planning and Design", for the 3rd Annual Prof Tony Hall Memorial Lecture at Anglia Ruskin University. 🗓️ 17:30, 04 Nov 📍 ARU School of Engineering & the Built Environment www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-plan...

The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space. Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00 📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

Join us on Thursday 25 September for Unfolded Walks. In this new collaboration between UCL researchers and the Young V&A, explore the work of young people from Bangabandhu Primary School, Bethnal Green and see the city through their eyes. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

A review article in Nature Cities Journal, co-authored by CASA's Professor Jon Reades, examines how textual data can transform urban research, bridging the gap between quantitative and qualitative approaches. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

Congratulations to CASA's Chairman Professor Michael Batty, who has been elected a foreign member of the Indian National Science Academy, in honour of his pioneering contributions to the world of science. His Fellowship will take effect in January 2026.

Absolute swarm of Lime bikes outside our office today #TubeStrike cc @londoncentric.media, @londonermag.bsky.social

TIME: The 3D Printed Clock is now available and for free on @printables.bsky.social - a new 'Hour Bell' addon is incoming... printables.com/model/137508... via @casaucl.bsky.social as part of our summer projects from the CE Lab @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

Congratulations to my student Yuna Lee on the successful defence of her PhD thesis on Strategic Foresight and Policy Making in the US and UK yesterday @casaucl.bsky.social. Thanks to examiners Louise Kempton & Rainer Kattel, and Mike Batty for being part of the supervisory team

Congrats to CASA student Pei-Chi (Peggy) Tsai on winning second place in a vertical farm architecture competition, with @thebartlettucl.bsky.social alumnus Chao-Chun Kung and teammates. Their project, VerticLA, reimagines these spaces for intergenerational wellbeing. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

Launching tonight: Connected Environments MSc's degree show, Sense, Deploy, Communicate Join us for the opening night this evening from 6pm, or visit the show until 03 August. 1st Floor Galleries UCL East Marshgate www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

📍𝐑-𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐌 2025, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧! We were thrilled to present the R-Map Model at the 19𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 hosted by the @casaucl.bsky.social – a global center in advanced spatial analysis! Source: The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL. Photographer: Richard Stonehouse

An article by CASA's Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social (with Henry Overman, Capucine Riom and Maria Sanchez-Vidal) in CentrePiece finds that the BBC's move to Salford boosted local creative industries – but wider impacts were more limited than expected. Read more: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICA...

CASA lecturer Valerio Signorelli is co-organising a hybrid symposium with the University of Melbourne on 21 July, exploring how extended reality technologies and immersive storytelling can help architecture and urbanism respond to the climate crisis. More info: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pixels-to-...

Sense, Deploy, Communicate: Connected Environments MSc Show 18 July-03 August 1st Floor Galleries, UCL East Marshgate Opening night: 17 July, 18:00-20:00 Join us later this month to enjoy Connected Environments MSc students' graduating projects at their final show. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

Warm congratulations to CASA's Chen Zhong on being promoted to Professor of Urban Analytics in UCL's annual Senior Academic, Research & Teaching promotions list. Promotions take effect 01 October 2025 and recognise our staff's exceptional contributions to UCL. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...

🚨 Heads up! If you're working on skilled migration and innovation, submit your papers to our GeoInno 2026 sessions in Budapest, 28-30 January 👇 Closing date or papers or extended abstracts: 14 July 2025. www.geoinno2026.com/session/s8-g... ##EconSky 📉📈 #geosky

That’s a wrap on #CUPUM2025! A brilliant week in London exploring ‘Cloud Cities’, with keynotes from Mike Batty, Hannah Fry and Rob Kitchin. Papers, posters, a pub quiz and a cockney singalong made for lively debates and new connections. View more photos: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

Day 3 CUPUM “like day 3 at Glastonbury” says @adamdennett.bsky.social so great to sit down to listen to the @casaucl.bsky.social legend Mike

Lovely few days at the #CUPUM conference organised by @casaucl.bsky.social catching up with old friends and making new ones, learning new things, eating too many cookies, and narrowly missing out on winning the pub quiz. Lots of AI talk but good discussions about applied urban modelling too.

#CUPUM25 poster session in full swing at @casaucl.bsky.social East.

Day 2 at CUPUM up next @fryrsquared.bsky.social and starting with a lovely game! Cc @casaucl.bsky.social

A big /ht to @adamdennett.bsky.social and the rest of the @casaucl.bsky.social folks for the running of #CUPUM25! Living the ‘changeover time’, the fairly open, but zippy sessions, and the great socials… even when I have to pay for them <cough>UCL procurement</cough>. 🤣

And here we go with CUPUM @casaucl.bsky.social great intro from conf chair @adamdennett.bsky.social and liking the hat tip to @digitalurban.bsky.social metaverse of posters.

On 02 July, CASA academics will lead a one-day workshop introducing A Level teachers to new ways to explain changing places, focusing on connections between people, the economy and how infrastructure(s) link the local, national and international scales. Book your place: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

www.iot.io/blog/2025/06... New book from the @casaucl.bsky.social connected environments folk will be hitting shelves soon.