Group Membership
Giving your team access to the Academy’s network and programme of learning from place
For organisations who share the AoU’s mission to develop, sustain, and champion great urbanism, we offer Group Membership. Open to all professional staff, Group Membership enables your whole team to grow their practice through our diverse programme of learning from place.
Group Members enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with the Academy by utilising our content library and programme of events for team enrichment, and opening the door to partnership opportunities like events hosting or joint publications.
To enquire about Group Membership for your team, please get in touch at [email protected]
Benefits of Group Membership include:
- Open to all professional staff
- Free access to all online events including monthly Urbanism Hours
- Discounted tickets and bundle offers for in-person events
- Free listings on the AoU Jobs Board
- Full access to Members’ Corner, including event recordings and assessment reports
- Enrolment of staff under 35 in Young Urbanist network
- Attendance on Urbanism Awards assessment visits
- Secondary inclusion on Place Partnering panels
- Opportunities for collaborative projects including event hosting
- Weekly newsletter to all registered staff detailing upcoming events and opportunities
“Being part of The Academy of Urbanism is valuable to us because it connects Urban Movement with a thoughtful network of people shaping better places, healthier communities, and more inclusive cities. Our work is rooted in how movement, wellbeing, quality of life, and public space interact, so being involved with the AoU gives us opportunities to exchange ideas across disciplines and learn from practitioners working at every scale of urban life. We particularly value the openness of the network and the quality of conversations it creates, bringing together people who care deeply about the social, cultural and human experience of cities, not just the physical fabric.”
- Christopher Martin, Urban Movement
“We’ve held our group membership with the AoU for a number of years now and it’s become a genuinely valuable asset for our business and team, focused on planning, designing and facilitating better communities. The variety of themes explored across talks, resources and reports is thoughtful, relevant and insightful, and holding a membership brings us together with professionals from across the sector to share ideas, experiences and challenges.
“The AoU has created a space for learning and connection. The ability to engage with a network passionate about creating successful places, through events, study tours and wider conversations is something we value and support.”
- Alexandra Perry, David Lock Associates
Group Member rates
| Public sector | Private sector | Third sector | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All professional staff | Large (100+ professional staff) | Medium (25 - 99 professional staff) | Small (1 - 24 professional staff) | All professional staff |
| £775 +VAT | £2,575 +VAT | £983 +VAT | £458 +VAT | £275 +VAT |
For details on Academic Group Membership click here.
If your company has a valid Group Membership, you can join for free by filling in the form linked here.
To check if your company is a Group Member, use the Directory at the bottom of this page.
