GCHU Research Associate, Professor Timothy Dixon explores research themes and approaches to understanding the evolution and development of cities.
GCHU Blog: Cold homes and warm hearts
GCHU Co-Director Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson analyse the Health effects of indoor temperature on older people and children, and of the impact of household improvements in this latest GCHU blog.
Building Towards Net Zero Carbon Homes
In collaboration with The Prince’s Foundation, the Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation at Kellogg College, Oxford has launched a report on Building Towards Net Zero Carbon Homes.
Co-Creation, Challenging Boundaries: A Conference and Special Issue on arts-based methods
GCHU Research Fellow Dr Juliet Carpenter reports from the final Conference of the Horizon 2020 ‘Co-Creation’ project exploring the importance of understanding experiential and embodied ways of knowing, including creative and arts-based approaches to participation within urban planning
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – OCC Scrutiny meeting
An update on project progress as the report for the Street Voice Citizens’ Jury is due to be discussed at Oxfordshire County Council’s ‘Performance & Corporate Services’ Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting on 30th September 2022.
Why is Play Important?
“Why is Play Important?” – Dr Juliet Carpenter summarises the GCHU’s work in the ‘Science Together’ programme which has led to the recently published report on the importance of Play in Oxfordshire.
What Creates Healthy Cities?
Following the conclusion of the Commission on Creating Healthy Cities, the GCHU has published the Commission’s report following a launch event at the House of Lords.
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – OCC Cabinet meeting
An update on project progress after the initial report for the Street Voice Citizens’ Jury was discussed at Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet meeting on 19th July 2022.
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – Final session
The doors have closed on the final Street Voice Citizens’ Jury, and the Street Voice team are now hard at work, bringing together four days of fascinating discussions and deliberations into a Report for Oxfordshire County Council. The final session…
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – Second and third sessions
Highlights and reflections from the second and third sessions of the #StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury.