March 23, 2021
Applications open for 2021-22 UPL Graduate Fellowships
The Urban Policy Lab’s Graduate Fellows program offers Munk students interested in cities and urban...
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A training
ground for
urban policy
professionals.
The Urban Policy Lab is a training ground for urban policy professionals that brings together students, faculty, and practitioners at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
As the focal point for the School’s educational programming focused on cities and public policy, the Lab offers graduate fellowships, skills workshops, and experiential learning opportunities for students, while engaging in collaborative research and civic education projects with academic, government, and not-for-profit partners.
Latest Updates
January 23, 2021
Recap: 2021 UPL Case Competition
More than 40 Munk School students participated in the 2021 edition of the Urban Policy...
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January 11, 2021
UPL graduate fellows produce podcast on support for main streets
In partnership with Beyond the Headlines, the Munk School’s student-led current affairs show, UPL graduate...
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January 7, 2021
UPL Case Competition 2021
The UPL Case Competition is an annual case competition organized by and for graduate students....
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August 7, 2020
Apply now to be a UPL Graduate Fellow
The Urban Policy Graduate Fellows program is an initiative by the Urban Policy Lab that...
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June 16, 2020
New report calls for creation of Canadian Urban Policy Observatory
In a new report published by the Canadian Urban Institute, UPL director Gabriel Eidelman and...
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Director's Message
"The goal of the Urban Policy Lab is to spark creative collaborations between academic researchers and urban policy practitioners, and to inspire and prepare students to pursue policy careers focused on cities."