We believe that we all have the right to live in cities that cater for the environment, promote health and wellbeing, protect us from natural and human-made disasters and make use of the latest digital technologies to serve humanity.
Therefore, we are working on research towards addressing the following challenges related to urbanisation:
Priority Research Areas

Digital Cities explores how digital technologies are transforming urban life, governance, and infrastructure to improve efficiency, connectivity, and quality of life.

Sustainable Cities explores how to improve life for those living in cities today, and how to reduce the impact they have on the areas around them.

Healthy Cities focuses on how to promote healthy communities within the context of rapid urbanisation and future city development, whilst catering for the planet.

Resilient Cities explores new ways of tackling the pressing issue of urban poverty in rapidly urbanising cities of the future.

