June 14, 2019
Recap: Applying Behavioural Insights in Cities
The field of behavioural science — the science of understanding, analyzing and motivating human behaviour...
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A training
ground for
urban policy
professionals.
The Urban Policy Lab is a teaching and research hub at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy that brings together students, faculty, and practitioners to improve urban policy in the Toronto region and across Canada.
The Lab serves as a focal point for the School’s urban initiatives and training ground for current and future urban policy professionals, offering students new professional development and experiential learning opportunities through a range of collaborative research and civic education projects linking the academic, government, and not-for-profit sectors.
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May 29, 2019
Reflections from CivicAction’s 2019 Canvas Summit
On April 29, CivicAction held their quadrennial city summit, Canvas, which brought together nearly 1,200 civic leaders...
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May 1, 2019
Meet the 2019-20 Urban Policy Graduate Fellows
The Urban Policy Lab is excited to announce the 2019-20 cohort of Urban Policy Graduate...
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March 12, 2019
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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February 28, 2019
Nearly 100 students participate in Urban Policy Career & Skills Development Day
As part of the Munk School’s MPP Professional Development Week, on January 16th, the Urban...
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January 29, 2019
Four Great Ideas from the Urban Policy Lab Case Competition
Members of the winning team Arsalan Esmaeili, Cindy Liu, and Nicholas Chu pictured with the...
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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."