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Strong DUT Presence at the Smart City Expo
The Smart City Expo World Congress took place from 4 to 6 November in Barcelona. DUT was on-site to highlight the essential role of research & innovation in impactful urban… -
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Encouraging Cycling: Lessons from Five European Cities
Practical measures such as access to e-bike trials, rewards for cycling and volunteer-led Bicibus schemes for schoolchildren can help municipalities make cycling a more attractive… -
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Reflections from Barcelona
The Smart City Expo World Congress took place from 5 to 7 November in Barcelona. How did the DUT Partnership engage and what are key takeaways from the conference? -
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DUT's perspective on the Circular Economy Act
DUT supports the EU Commission's goal to accelerate the circular economy and the development of the Circular Economy Act. In a workshop with DUT Projects, DUT identified 4 key… -
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Becoming a DUT Project Partner: What’s in It for Businesses?
DUT is at the Smart City Expo World Congress to showcase how the partnership is shaping the future of sustainable and socially inclusive cities through funding research and… -
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Looking Back: The DUT Urban Doers Community
The Urban Doers Community recently gathered in Lisbon for a dynamic three-day event to discuss lessons learned and develop policy recommendations. Their insights and experiences,… -
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Energy Communities at a Crossroads: EU Policy Barriers and Recommendations
The EU can empower citizens and make them part of the energy transition by setting up the right conditions for energy communities to prosper. In this article, Jelena Nikolic… -
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Join the Urban Doers Community
The Urban Doers Community is now open for applications! This Europe-wide network brings together local initiatives that are transforming neighbourhoods and urban spaces from the… -
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Imagining 2040
On 12 February DUT held an AGORA Strategic Dialogue on the topic of “Thriving Urban Areas in 2040: Navigating Crises and Uncertainty”. What was the event about and what were the… -
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The DUT Call 2025 Is Now Open!
DUT’s annual funding opportunity for transnational research and innovation projects, DUT Call 2025, is now open. Approximately €44 million is available for collaborative projects… -
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The Second DUT Generation: Projects Catalogue
A second generation of projects join the DUT journey, bringing cities closer to a climate neutral and resilient urban future for all. Delve into the 42 projects' goals, partners,… -
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Positive Energy Districts Pave the Way for Europe’s Climate-Neutral Cities
Paulo Ferrão and Jorn Verbeeck from the Mission Board for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities delve into the potential of PED initiatives to support the two goals of the EU Mission… -
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Call for Experts: Project Proposal Evaluation
The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership is seeking experts in the fields of mobility, energy and circularity to support the evaluation of project proposals in our calls… -
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What is behind the DUT Roadmap Update?
February will bring key opportunities to engage with the DUT Roadmap. What is the Roadmap about, what will happen at the upcoming events and who should join them? A conversation… -
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DUT Updates Its Strategic Direction in New Roadmap
In its new Roadmap, the DUT Partnership sets out priorities to address Europe’s most pressing urban challenges. With this renewed strategic direction, DUT reasserts its commitment… -
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DUT Calls 2025 & 2026: Stakeholder Consultation
The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership invites stakeholders to shape the priorities for its 2025 and 2026 joint calls for research and innovation projects. Through a… -
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Planning for a Sustainable Future: Cities Designing Urban Transitions
On 7-8 October 2024 the Urban Transitions Mission (UTM) and the Urban Transitions Mission Centre (UTMC) brought together more than a hundred city representatives, urban actors and… -
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The DUT City Panel Identifies Priorities in Three Transition Pathways
The City Panel, a forum designed to facilitate exchange and cooperation with cities and their representatives, opened to new participants last week. Together, participants… -
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Unequal Greening: Why Social Status Matters in Nature-based Solutions
Social status does not intuitively stand out as a barrier to implement nature-based solutions in cities. Yet, in a recently published policy brief, the GREEN-INC project… -
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How Can Municipalities Address Conflicts When Redesigning Streets?
The Conflictedstreets project explores the resistance to change that often occurs when streets are redesigned to be more pedestrian, cyclist and public transport friendly. In an… -
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Urban Doers: Local Initiatives are Driving Transformations in Cities
Many so-called bottom-up initiatives are based on community groups, volunteers who take the lead and invest their time in improving their neighbourhoods. Through their commitment,… -
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Finnish Drone Company Is Transforming Last-Mile Logistics
Last-mile delivery remains one of logistics’ biggest challenges, especially in remote and sparsely populated areas. A Finnish drone company is showing how autonomous aviation… -
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DUT City Panel: Cities Learning From Cities
City representatives from Trento, Bielefeld, Winterthur and Malmö shared four practical experiences from DUT projects with at the Online City Panel held in April. -
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Spanish Startup ImpactE is Powering the Urban Energy Transition
From a master’s thesis to a tech startup, ImpactE is helping over 100 municipalities navigate the energy transition. Now, through the DUT Partnership, they are taking their energy…