Ben Rogers
@ben_rog
Urbanist & writer Professor @LondonU, Bloomberg Distinguished Fellow @LSECities, Founding Director @CentreforLondon, Acting Chair, @YardTheatre @DesignSouthEast
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https://london.ac.uk/ 04-09-2011 08:13:16
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NEW from Jack Brown. Keir Starmer's response to #Uxbridge result was wrong in more ways than one: onlondon.co.uk/jack-brown-staā¦ Nick Bowes Ben Rogers Ayesha Hazarika Tim Donovan Laura Kuenssberg Alexander Jan Aasmah Mir Sadiq Khan ZoĆ« Garbett Susan Hall AM London Councils
šØ#Hiring | #JobAlert šØ 7 month Researcher role ā¶ļøStart date: September 2023 šThe researcher will explorethe interplay between physical and digital spaces in cities and its impact on urban development at various scales. ā±ļøApply by 7 August 12pm BST lse.ac.uk/cities/join-usā¦
Fine obit of philosopher Harry Frankfurt, author of Bullshit. According to ā¦ā¦ā¦Jonathan Derbyshireā© meeting Wittgenstein had a big impression on him. Are there now any philosophers left of whom that is true? ft.com/content/842099ā¦
š¬London isn't alone in its quest for stronger academic-policy #partnerships. Dr Sarah Jasim discusses successful models from other regions and the crucial roles of businesses, civil society, and intermediary organisations. Read here: šlondon.ac.uk/london.ac.uk/lā¦
This week, we are delighted to be hosting Centre for Londonās flagship conference - The London Conference 2023. At this event, weāll be asking policymakers & London stakeholders ā #IsLondonInCrisis? Find out more at: centreforlondon.org/conference/lonā¦
Turns out my colleague RichardBrown is not just a dab-hand at writing reports about London policy. He can do theatre reviewing too. Stand-out play btw.
#IsLondonInCrisis? Join us tomorrow at The London Conference 2023 where weāll ask senior policy makers, Londonās businesses & third sector leaders what we need to do to protect families, businesses, and new Londoners. Centre for London centreforlondon.org/conference/lonā¦
People vote against the āsystemā from the left as well as the right. Ben Rogers (#EuropeanCities Programme) asks Neil Lee LSE Geography & Environment whether he sees clear geographic or cities vs non-cities patterns to this? New LSE Blogs shares their interview ā¬ blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202ā¦
Delighted to have helped bring this to live, with Wendy Thomson though credit to RichardBrown for doing the hard thinking
Are cities shifting to the right alongside their nation states? In a new blog @LSEBlogs, Catarina Heeckt and @ripafran try to make sense of the rightward shift in #EuropeanCities evidenced in the results of this year's local elections. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202ā¦
We are collaborating with Eurocities on a new research initiative on government innovation. Do you work for a European city government, involved in innovation activities? ā We would love you to complete our survey (Deadline 31 January) šec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runneā¦
How can we empower Europeās cities to tackle the challenges they face? | Ben Rogers LSE Cities blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202ā¦
The #EU estimates 40% of the continentās population live in cities, and three quarters in urban areas ā cities, towns and suburbs. But these cities face significant challenges and need to be empowered. @Ben_rog with LSE Cities explores the optionsš blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202ā¦
Cities are key to Europe's future. How can they be better empowered and supported so that they thrive in the face of mounting challenges: āDevolution? āPolicy Advice? āBuilding local capacity? Read Ben Rogers's new LSE EUROPP blog to learn moreš½ blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202ā¦
š Join us for Myria Georgiou's book launch next week! In this LSE Media & Communications & LSE Cities event, experts Myria Georgiou, @Sarahalsherif, Ayona Datta moved to @ayonadatta.bsky.social, @DocMattMoudi & Ben Rogers will talk about #DigitalUrbanism and #DigitalJustice. More details š lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/03ā¦