Urban Radar Podcast: Universities and Urban Co-Production
October 2026 / Video
Catherine Durose (Co-Pro Inquiry co-lead) joins Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry in this episode of the Urban Radar Podcast from the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester.
They discuss co-production - what it means, why it matters for urban researchers, practitioners and residents and what conditions we need within universities to do it well.
Catherine is also joined by Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Secretariat and Community Knowledge Lead for the African Cities Research Consortium (https://www.african-cities.org/).
The Co-Pro Futures Inquiry brings together collective intelligence on how we can improve the conditions for co-produced and participatory research within UK universities and higher education.