Since its founding in 1977, CURDS has established and sustained a significant national and international reputation for academic excellence and policy relevance in the inter-disciplinary field of urban and regional change, development and policy.

Throughout 2017 we celebrated and marked the achievements of CURDS over its 40 year history with a range of events, seminars and special publications.

Our History

CURDS have produced a brief history of the centre covering the past 40 years which provides a year-by-year summary of our research projects, publications and staff.