Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS)

Street in a local neighbourhoodPostgraduate studentsMap of local area

Understanding the dynamics of neighbourhoods and communities

Student satisfaction at 100% for urban and regional planning

Planning resilient communities

CURS is a leading international centre for research, teaching and consultancy in spatial and social planning studies, an academic and policy discipline that encompasses agendas around housing, regeneration, economic development, communities and the governance of public policy.  

Lord Rogers of Riverside, Chair of the Urban Task Force "Developing expertise to support sustainable communities and neighbourhoods"