Planning/Civic Design at University of Liverpool

07/04/2026

The Gordon Stephenson Building our former home looking quite special last night!

03/04/2026

18/02/2026

Great to see this event being organised by University of Liverpool Planning Society next week in partnership with the University of Liverpool European Affairs Society looking at promoting green spaces and sustainability through different initiatives across Europe and China. The event takes place in the Liverpool Guild of Students from 17:30 (full details below).

08/11/2025

Happy World Town Planning Day 2025!

Here is a new report from Planning/Civic Design at University of Liverpool to mark the occasion and celebrate this year's theme of 'With Planning We Can!"

New report sheds light on how UN SDG 11 is shaping urban planning systems across the globe

18/10/2025

Annual ‘back to where it all began’ trip for our first year planning students. William Hesketh Lever’s model industrial village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral. Always a highlight of the first semester at Planning/Civic Design at University of Liverpool.

08/09/2025

We are proud to celebrate the election of Professor Nicola Barker (School of Law) and Dr Olivier Sykes (School of Environmental Sciences) to the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship! 🎉

This honour recognises their outstanding contributions to research, excellence, and impact in the social sciences:

🔹 Professor Barker’s internationally recognised work takes a feminist approach to family law and human rights. Her research on diverse family forms, marriage, domestic abuse, assisted reproduction, and LGBT+ rights has influenced legal debates in the UK and globally – including a landmark case at the European Court of Human Rights.

🔹 Dr Sykes’s research explores international and comparative dimensions of urban and territorial planning. His work with local and regional governments, the EU, and professional bodies has shaped policy development, with current research focusing on the impacts of the global sustainability agenda on planning.

They join a Fellowship of over 1,700 leading social scientists elected for their excellence and public impact.

Congratulations to Professor Barker and Dr Sykes on this well-deserved recognition! 👏

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