LUDeC Showcase: Collaborative Research in the Liveable City
September 10 @ 9:00 am – September 11 @ 5:00 pm
The Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future (LUDeC) encompasses 15 interdisciplinary researchers working to transform the way we think about cities.
This two-day conference showcases some of their innovative research traversing disciplinary boundaries to creatively envisage new ways of living and working.
Image Credit: Erika Conchis
DAY 1: Wednesday 10th September 2025
| time | panel / activity |
| 09.00 | Arrival, networking coffee |
| 09.30 | Welcome & introduction |
| 09.45 – 11.00 | Playful Cities and Urban Improvisation Reimagining the city through creativity, play, and improvisation to resist homogenisation and encourage spontaneity. Chair: Suzie Cloves Panel participants: Katie Chatburn, Anita Slater, Domenic Suntrapak, Niamh Cusack |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Replaying the city: interactive soundscapes A talk and installation from Katie Chatburn and Suzie Cloves featuring sounds combining their work with LUDeC researchers Joe Shute and Charlie White |
| 12.30 –14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 –15.15 | Transdisciplinary and Creative Urban Methods Pushing the boundaries of disciplinary knowledge and embracing creative methods in collaborative urban research. Chair: Domenic Suntrapak Panel participants: Charlie White, Suzie Cloves, Erika Conchis, Polina Chizhova Wrig |
| 15.15 | Break |
| 15.45 – 17.00 | Creative Workshop Hotline Polina Chizhova Wright and Erika Conchis Location: Room 1.07/main conference space |
| 17.00 | Reflection |
| 17.25 – 19.00 | Drinks Reception |
DAY 2: Thursday 11th September 2025
| time | panel / activity |
| 09.00 | Arrival, networking coffee |
| 09.30 | Welcome & introduction |
| 09.45 – 11.00 | Community Co-Creation, Difference and the Politics of Change Co-producing urban futures through community participation, long-term thinking, and socially embedded design. Chair: Erika Conchis Panel participants: Katie Chatburn, Suzie Cloves, Joe Shute, Emma Jackson, Domenic Suntrapak |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Wander, Wonder, Workshop A creative writing workshop led by Anita Slater, Joe Shute and Domenic Suntrapak Location: All Saints Square |
| 12.30 –14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 –15.00 | Reimagining the traditional PhD, implications of interdisciplinary research for supervision teams Chair: Anita Slater Panel participants: David Cooper, Susan O’Shea, James Cheng, Ben Bowman |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Closing comments |