The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment

The Bartlett is pleased to announce that Professor Jacqui Glass has been appointed Dean of The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, having held the interim Dean position since April 2024. Professor Jacqui Glass said: “I am thoroughly honoured and delighted to be appointed as the Dean of The Bartlett. Having had the privilege of leading the faculty as interim Dean since April, I have been deeply inspired by our students and staff, who come together from all around the world to take on our shared mission to build a better future for all. I’m sincerely grateful for this remarkable opportunity to lead such a diverse scholarly community and work with them in the years to come to continue to achieve great things.” Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eVRDXEMg

#COP29: The Bartlett School of Planning UCL student participation ✨ Transport and City Planning MSc student, Fernanda Rivera, spoke virtually at COP29 Azerbaijan held in Baku last month. 💬 "Public transport is key to reducing emissions, enhancing resilience, and ensuring equitable climate action for all. This made me aware about the importance of my master's program to be aware of the role of cities and public transportation." - Fernanda 🔗 Read the news story here: https://lnkd.in/e3uW5ysk #StudentAchievement #TransportAndCityPlanning #UCLMSC #UCLPostgrad

How can social enterprises grow without losing sight of their mission? 🚀 In the final episode of Life of PIE Series 2, host Onya Idoko, PhD is joined by Jacob McMahon, a PIE alum, to unpack the challenges of balancing ambition and purpose. They discuss: 💡 Navigating external pressures like funding and customer demands 🌱 Building flexible structures to support sustainable growth 🤝 Why collaboration and sharing knowledge matter more than ownership Jacob draws on his research and experience to share practical strategies for sustainable and impactful growth. 🎧 Growing Pains: Mastering Sustainable Growth in Social Enterprises – listen now: https://bit.ly/3VGFdnM A must-listen for social enterprise leaders and anyone balancing growth with purpose ✨ #LifeOfPIEPodcast #SocialEnterprise The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment

Have you listened to the latest Generation One Podcast episode on November's #COP29? 🌍 Tune in to 'Unpacking COP29: Financing the Future'. Join special guest Professor Priti Parikh with UCL hosts Professor Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee as they dive into the summit's key outcomes, featuring: 🎓 Anoushka Jain, a UCL Political Science and School of Public Policy student and member of the UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) 🎵 A composition from the UCL x BBC Young Composer collaboration to wrap up the episode! 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone #ClimateFinance #SustainabilityLeadership #UCL #ClimateUCL #UCLGenerationOne

📢 New podcast from The Bartlett Review Our latest podcast episode from The Bartlett Review is now live: 'The Housing Threat Posed by Permitted Development'. 🏠 Join experts Professor Lauren Andres and Professor Ben Clifford from The Bartlett School of Planning UCL and Julia Thrift from Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) as they discuss the significant health and social impacts of converting commercial buildings into housing through permitted development. In this episode, we explore: 💸 The hidden costs of these conversions on society. 🏥 The potential health implications for residents. 🏗️ Whether this approach truly addresses the UK's housing crisis. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eyjwerZp #HousingCrisis #PermittedDevelopment #UrbanPlanning #HealthImpact #TheBartlettReview #UCLPodcast

🎙️ Have you heard 'Unpacking #COP29' yet? Episode 3 of the Generation One Podcast features Professor Priti Parikh FICE and Anoushka Jain. Join them and hosts Simon Chin-Yee and Mark Maslin as they explore COP29's key outcomes. 🎵 Plus enjoy a UCL x BBC Young Composer collaboration! 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#DPU70: A short history of the Development Planning Unit 📖 Celebrating 70 years of DPU, we have added a new decade to our booklet documenting our history since 1954. Examine DPU's experiences, interactions and contributions to development practice, research and teaching in the context of various international ideas and practices within the field of development. Read it here: ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eAFt2zaz #DPUBooklet #DPUHistory

Want to be in with a chance of winning £500 over the holidays? 💷 New students, we want to hear about your experience at UCL so far. Take our New to UCL survey and you’ll be in with a chance of winning one of 50 £10 Love2Shop vouchers or £500 cash. 🚨 Closing 17 December, midnight: https://lnkd.in/eD-Xnfza

UCL’s five year Knowledge Exchange and Innovation strategy sets out our ambition to grow and strengthen knowledge exchange and innovation ecosystems at UCL to maximise economic and societal impact. The three priorities for delivering the strategy are: ➡️ Partnerships and engagement: accelerating UCL’s routes to knowledge exchange, innovation and impact. ➡️ Place and space: sharing knowledge across local, regional and international landscapes to stimulate and scale societal and economic impact. ➡️ People and Culture: empowering UCL’s community to achieve innovative and impactful knowledge exchange. Today, as the world rapidly changes around us, UCL is using its unique position to mobilise, translate and apply research and knowledge that makes a tangible impact on pressing global issues. Learn how UCL is planning to deliver knowledge exchange and innovation over the next five years: https://bit.ly/3ODpou6 Lydia H. Krista Macmillan Kathryn Walsh Will Lovegrove

🚨 Don't miss our photographic exhibition '100 UCL Employees: How You See Us’. The exhibition shines a spotlight on African and Caribbean staff throughout UCL and allows us to highlight individuals beyond Black History Month. 💬 “We invite the public to engage with the exhibition, immerse yourself in these powerful stories, and participate in conversations that reflect the rich tapestry of our community.” 📍 Location: The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, 22 Gordon Street. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eumnkRrR #UCLExhibition #100UCLEmployees #BlackHistoryMonth