DUT’s Knowledge Hubs Launched: Powering Urban Transitions Through Collaboration
How do we turn research & innovation into real-world impact for our cities? That is the question the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership is tackling with its newly launched Knowledge Hubs, an initiative designed to strengthen knowledge sharing and increase the impact of projects across Europe.
Aligned with DUT's three core Transition Pathways - 15-minute City (15mC), Circular Urban Economies (CUE), and Positive Energy Districts (PED) - each Knowledge Hub is a community of researchers, experts, and practitioners working together on shared challenges.
Through these hubs, DUT aims to bring projects together, help them synthesise their findings with those of others, and amplify their outcomes to a wider audience. The goal is to move beyond individual project results and create a collective body of knowledge that can be directly applied to urban challenges. As Amina Ghorbel, DUT’s Knowledge Hub Manager, puts it:
“Through the Knowledge Hubs, we aim to connect ideas and expertise to accelerate the transition towards climate neutral, and resilient cities for all. DUT is making sure research doesn’t stay on paper, but delivers real impact for communities and cities.”
Each Knowledge Hub launched with an online meeting, where participating projects introduced their concepts and identified common challenges and potential synergies. Since then, several online meetings have been held to get to know each other, share best practices, and talk about impact. Next on the agenda is an in-person meeting for all three Knowledge Hubs at the upcoming DUT Projects Event in Milan in September 2025.
Looking ahead to 2026, the Knowledge Hubs will begin producing a range of valuable resources, including webinars, white papers, and toolkits. These outputs will share synthesised results and inspire further action within the broader urban transitions community.
Stay tuned for more updates as the Knowledge Hubs continue their work to shape the future of climate neutral, and resilient cities across Europe.
