Thank you!

First and foremost, our deep thanks to the participants who invested much time, thought and energy to create a 2-minute video explaining the implications of their research. A formidable task! We are enriched by all your efforts to share your emerging research that will undoubtedly shape our future. We hope this process helped you to hone your communication skills and strategies. Each of you has created a unique description that conveys much about your thinking and your approach to life.

The Outstanding and Excellent videos were selected by a diverse group of 9 judges (Richard Lorch, Andreas Klee, Chiara Tagliaro, Rajan Rawal, Rick Diamond, Sila Ceren Varis Husar, Fatemeh Zare, Zhuo Pang, Nyasha Harpa-Michon). Thank you for watching all the videos and your rich feedback.

The Video Challenge was developed by Buildings & Cities (B&C) and the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL). We extend our thanks to our steering group: Kareem Buyana (Makerere University, UG), Rick Diamond (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US), Virginia Gori (University College London, UK), Sila Ceren Varis Husar (Slovak University of Technology, SK), Andreas Klee (ARL, DE), Richard Lorch (Buildings & Cities, UK), Carolin Pleines (ARL, DE), Freya Nygaard Rasmussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO), Rajan Rawal (CEPT Research and Development Foundation, IN) and Chiara Tagliaro (Politecnico di Milano, IT).