What's on

Our flagship programme of learning from and celebrating great places across the UK and Europe

Our flagship conference that aims to understand what a host city can both teach and learn about successful urbanism

Upcoming events at the Academy

Join the next meeting of the London Young Urbanist book club this winter, discussing Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

20 Jan 2026 6:30pm

Join us at the AoU office to beat the January blues with your fellow urbanists

28 Jan 2026 6:00pm

Members only

The City Through a Child's Eyes: Lessons from Copenhagen and Gladsaxe, held in memory of John Thompson at Cambridge University

10 Feb 2026 4:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Streets + Spaces shortlist for 2026

23 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Neighbourhoods shortlist for 2026

24 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the Great Towns / Small Cities shortlist for 2026

25 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to join the shortlisting process to curate the European City of the Year shortlist for 2026

26 Feb 2026 12:30pm

Join in the new online strand of the AoU's Book Club programme, reading The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida

26 Feb 2026 6:00pm

Join authors Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban to a look to the past for inspiration in the urgent fight against climate change

18 Mar 2026 6:00pm

Past events