Meet M³. We are a research team in Urban Studies at the University of Lausanne. We work on cultural flagships, mega-events, improvisation and unruly nature. For us cities emerge as sociomaterial entanglements (Materialities), where past histories, present practices, and future potentialities (Multiplicities) combine. Our field are cities (Metropolis) in Europe, the Global Easts and beyond. We seek to revise the geopolitics of knowledge through decentring the loci of thinking and theory-making.
M³ is headed by Martin Müller, professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Lausanne.
Recent tweets
Les JO sont-ils durables? Je parlerai de notre recherche sur la durabilité et l'avenir des grands événements sportifs ce mercredi - sur place à Lausanne et en ligne sur http://unil.zoom.us/j/91930870679
https://www.unil.ch/gse/sie
An exciting opportunity to join our team in Lausanne
More info here👇
Looking for a PhD student to join my team @M3_UNIL here at @unil, working on decentring urban theory-making, culture and the city, and the (un)sustainability of major urban projects.
More info here: https://tinyurl.com/mvtbrc5r
M3's @DrMartinMuller and Julie Grieshaber present their sustainability star: a model to measure sustainability in museums, developped in the "Culture for the Planet" research project.
Read it in @IcomOfficiel 👇
In @M3_UNIL we have worked with cultural institutions to create a model for sustainability: the sustainability star. Now published with @IcomOfficiel.
Next up: use the star to see where the cultural sector stands in the sustainability transition.
https://icom.museum/en/news/the-sustainability-star-a-model-for-museums/
M3's @DrMartinMuller, Dato Gogishvili, and @SDVolk featured in the Economist:
With @DrMartinMuller and Dato Gogishvili, the Economist just featured our research on the lack of financial sense behind mega-events, originally published in @economyandspace.
I'm happy that these debates are more visible, and grateful to participate.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/11/18/is-the-world-cup-a-giant-waste-of-money
M3's @DrMartinMuller talking at the Mega-Events and Sustainable Cities by @andrewsmithwest @UniWestminster.
Mega-events are indeed becoming less sustainable, despite increasing usage of the term. Suggested radical changes for more sustainable Games 👇🏽