Non Government Organization facilitating collaboration and innovation in city economies

The Institute for Future Cities

The Institute for Future Cities is a multidisciplinary research unit based within the international, award winning University of Strathclyde. We work with commercial, civic and academic partners across the world to understand better the challenges faced by cities as places to live and work, and to help unlock the potential of cities to provide innovative ways of enhancing their quality of life.

Our approach

We seek to make a difference to people’s lives in cities, and through collaboration and co-design, we use leading research and innovation to help:

• Reduce economic inequalities in cities
• Produce sustainable and resilient urban systems
• Improve wellbeing and health of citizen
• Encourage citizen participation

Where we work

As part of an international University, we engage with partners in cities across the world, sharing learning and insights as part of international networks, and collaborate with other future city research centres.

Our base

We operate from the heart of Glasgow, the UK’s future city demonstrator, where we are located in the state-of-the-art Technology & Innovation Centre; itself designed to facilitate greater collaboration between academic researchers and other partners.  Our custom-built City Observatory facility allows our partners to help identify approaches to address urban challenges, to visualise solutions, and to use data analytics to understand cities and city systems in new ways.

Our Team

Led by Richard Bellingham and Robert Rogerson, the Institute extends beyond its core team  drawing together expertise across Strathclyde University (and other Universities across the world) from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds in order to apply key expertise, diverse perspectives, a powerful network of external partnerships to tackle complex city issues.