All Things Urban

The Winter School offers PhD candidates and young academics in the fields of urban studies and spatial planning the opportunity to interactively build their learning and training paths in research, with a specific focus on pre-methodological (e.g. how to write and publish an academic article) and methodological (e.g methods of policy analysis, geodesign methodology, engaged research etc.) questions. The opportunity of individual meetings with faculty members on research projects and papers is offered to participants. Meetings with the editors of international journals, on academic job market and on international research grants will complete the programme. THE STRUCTURE OF THE WINTER SCHOOL A network of scholars from a number of Italian universities, engaged with doctoral courses, have voluntarily set up a PhD learning project on research methodology in the field of planning and urban studies. This is a “research methodology school” that offers PhD candidates, young academics and scholars affiliated with doctoral programs the opportunity to interactively build their learning and training paths in research. ATTENDANCE AND REGISTRATION Attendees from all countries are welcome. They are asked to register on this website. Master degree is a basic requirement. The Winter School will be held in English and will provide students with 4 credits (to be agreed with the sending universities). Participants from University of Florence will also be given of an additional certificate of attendance of activities related to the “Complementary Skills”, issued by the IUSAFF (Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori dell'Ateneo di Firenze) equivalent to 4 credits (1 credit every 6 hours). Participation grants are not available; for organizational reasons, the Winter School cannot provide any form of support (e.g. invitation letters) in order to obtain VISA. The fee is 40€ and it is not refundable.

4 credits

The University of Florence is one of the largest and most productive public research systems in Italy. This result is related to the number of permanent and temporary researchers working in a wide range of disciplinary and scientific fields, and the numerous junior scientists in training. It is also due to an intensive participation in research programmes of national and international relevance, the significant scientific results achieved, and the financial flow from outside supporting activities of research and knowledge transfer. This combination of factors qualifies the Florentine institution as a modern research university, and accounts for its excellent ranking in national and international classifications.