The 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture: Pooja Agrawal
Fri 16 Oct · 17:00
Elena Hall, Jesus College, University of Cambridge
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Pooja Agrawal delivers the 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture at Jesus College, Cambridge, on 16 October 2026. The talk explores new municipalism and public sector capability in urban design and planning.
Join us on Friday 16th October from 5pm in the Elena Hall at Jesus College for the Inaugural Lecture by Pooja Agrawal
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Pooja Agrawal, the 2026 Marshall Visiting Professor of Sustainable Urban Design. Pooja is co-founder and CEO of Public Practice, whose mission is to build public sector capability to improve the quality, equality and sustainability of places.
This lecture makes the case for 'A New Municipalism'. Drawing on the history of the state and radical practices, the impact of policy on housing and planning, and current examples from local government, Pooja will explore how we rebuild public sector capability and ask what people, policy and practice need to look like if we demand better everyday places.
Elena Hall, Jesus College, Cambridge
5.00pm – 6.30pm, Friday 16 October
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The 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture: Pooja Agrawal takes place on Friday, 16 October 2026 at 17:00.
The 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture: Pooja Agrawal is held at Elena Hall, Jesus College, University of Cambridge in Cambridge (Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL).
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Pooja Agrawal delivers the 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture at Jesus College, Cambridge, on 16 October 2026. The talk explores new municipalism and public sector capability in urban design and planning.
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Join us on Friday 16th October from 5pm in the Elena Hall at Jesus College for the Inaugural Lecture by Pooja Agrawal
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Pooja Agrawal, the 2026 Marshall Visiting Professor of Sustainable Urban Design. Pooja is co-founder and CEO of Public Practice, whose mission is to build public sector capability to improve the quality, equality and sustainability of places.
This lecture makes the case for 'A New Municipalism'. Drawing on the history of the state and radical practices, the impact of policy on housing and planning, and current examples from local government, Pooja will explore how we rebuild public sector capability and ask what people, policy and practice need to look like if we demand better everyday places.
Elena Hall, Jesus College, Cambridge
5.00pm – 6.30pm, Friday 16 October
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Elena Hall, Jesus College, University of CambridgeJesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL
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The 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture: Pooja Agrawal takes place on Friday, 16 October 2026 at 17:00.
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The 2026 Marshall Professor Inaugural Lecture: Pooja Agrawal is held at Elena Hall, Jesus College, University of Cambridge in Cambridge (Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL).
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