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This site exists as an archive of Urban Pollinators’ work. Julian Dobson, Urban Pollinators’ director until 2022, can now be contacted via the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University.

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Speaking and events

Julian is in demand as a speaker, panellist and facilitator at events. In particular he speaks on topics related to places and sustainable communities; social change and civil society; and the future of towns and cities.

Examples of recent work include:

  • Talks at Off the Shelf literary festival, Sheffield (2018 and 2015), Murmurations (Chester, 2017) and Wakefield LitFest (2016)
  • Talks at Cardiff and Bangor universities, the Greater London Assembly, Impact Hub Birmingham, and many more on How to Save our Town Centres
  • Keynote speech at the Wales Regeneration Summit, October 2014
  • Guest lectures at Sheffield University Department of Urban Studies and Planning, October 2014, and Sheffield Hallam University, November 2014
  • Keynote at the Future High Streets conference, March 2014
  • Lecture on ‘the new historic city‘ for the Cheshire Society of Architects, Chester, in November 2013
  • Keynote speech at the International Conference on Cities, People and Places at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, in October 2013
  • The keynote speech at the 2013 Mainstreet Australia conference in Melbourne
  • A guest lecture on ‘Regeneration with a human face’ for Sheffield University’s Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences in April 2013
  • The keynote address at Belfast City Council’s ‘State of the City’ event in October 2012 [presentation here]
  • Organising and facilitating the UK’s first ‘High Street Camp‘, bringing together people interested in rethinking town centres
  • Speaking on the future of town centres at events organised by Urban Design London, RUDI, and Architecture + Design Scotland [video here]
  • Keynote presentations on the future of regeneration for the Northern Housing Consortium and Chartered Institute of Housing conferences in 2011
  • Introducing the idea of JFDI urbanism at the opening workshop for the Orangery Academy
  • Chairing the national conference on community land trusts in 2008, 2009 and 2010
  • Keynote presentations on ‘big society’ at events in Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle and London
  • You can find a selection of presentations here.

We can also help to organise events for you, bringing together speakers and workshop leaders with a wide range of experience and expertise.

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