The titles and authors of all MSc in Urban Studies theses from successfully defended from the 2025 cohort are listed below. Those receiving an excellent or very high mark (17-20 in the Belgian system) are highlighted and available for download.
- Withstanding Exhaustion: Politics of Forced Waiting in the Belgian Asylum Regime Runa Autzen
- Squatting and the city. A history of Paris’ policies for temporary occupations Raquel Da Silva Bastos
- Flooding and Responsibility in a Brussels Neighbourhood: A Social Worlds Approach Loukia Bats
- Balancing care and work: Exploring how socio-economic status shapes women's strategies in Lima, Peru Adriana Carolina Bustillos Vega
- Making queer home(s) on the move. Photoethnographic journeys of queer refugees mapping home(s) in Brussels and beyond Mohamed Youjil Chaouki
- Senior’s Mobility Constraints and Strategies in the Rural Municipality of O Carballiño and its Town Center (Spain) Catherina Cibeira Lachmann
- Brussels Through the Eyes of the Media (2000-2025) Fernando de la Torre Fimbres
- Care teams in the night-time economy: How do professionals involved in Belgian nightlife conceptualize and implement care teams as part of safer nightlife strategies? Smila Desmet
- Festive Security: How Urban Public Events Balance Security and Attractiveness Joy Duraskovic
- Auditory Bubbles and Urban Wandering: The Headphone Practices of the New Flâneuse in Brussels Jessica Edme
- Branding Mobility: Fare-Free Transport as a Tool for Tourism in Luxembourg Kavi Farr
- Integrating Nano-hubs into Brussels: Toward Sustainable Cycle Logistics and Last-Mile Delivery Tiffany Nicoli Faria Latalisa Franca
- Metabolic Profile of Islamabad Capital Territory: Linking Urban Metabolism with the Environmental Governance in a 'Planned City Habib Hassan
- The Urban Sauna as Public Space: A look into current perceptions and practices in sauna culture in Helsinki Mathilda Hauta
- Street Harassment in Cologne: Women’s Intersectional Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Visions for Safer Public Spaces Livia Joline Henkel
- Navigating The Line: Shifting Power Dynamics and the Politics of Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary Elsa Hoover
- Shaping Place Identity of Russian Migration in Cyprus: From Financial Offshore to Digital Economy Ivan Kliuchnikov
- Green Schoolyards in Rotterdam: a gendered and multi-scalar analysis of children's perceptions Bobet Joanne Kloosterman
- To what extent does land use development around a metro station reflect the 15-minute city ideas? A comparative case study from the Toei Oedo Subway Line in Tokyo Marina Kurokawa
- Everyday Encounters with Colonial Heritage in Brussels: Personal Experiences, Perceptions, and Proposals for Interventions Camila Vanacor Lima
- A tale of two car-free neighborhoods. Comparing the development of Culdesac and Merwede through planning cultures Lindsay McNeish
- Housing cooperatives in a shrinking city - Exploring the role of housing cooperatives in mitigating challenges related to urban shrinkage in Częstochowa, Poland Alicja Mizeracka
- Opportunistic Access, Precarious Spaces: Artist-Run Studios in Brussels Mariam Morchadze
- Eyes Of The Night. PAR informed Ethnography on the Feelings of Safety around Nightshops in a Neighbourhood of Saint-Gilles Sthiti Parida
- The Influence of Neighborhood Diversity on Elderly Perceptions of Fear and Order: A Comparative Study in Brussels Ana Perez
- Let’s do it together! Exploring housing co-production at Community Land Trust Brussels Aleksandra Przystawa
- Institutional Pathways to Affordability: Social Housing Production in Amsterdam and Brussels Wanja Schötteldreier
- Mapping tenants’ struggles in Historical Molenbeek – associative archives as a situated source for housing justice research Lena Rose Swartzentruber
- Beyond Tracks and Trains. The Role of Familiar Strangers in the Perception of Security at Brussels South Station Merle Karoline Von Bargen
- ONS HUIS, EEN WERELD. Analyzing prefigurative practices and the role of spatial configurations at Abtshof Marijne Winters