As of 2026, I am in the third—and hopefully final—year of my PhD, currently writing my thesis on the role of urban proximity in everyday life. Bringing together research on access to climate shelters, mobilities of care and neighbourhood social cohesion, my thesis examines when nearby places and services are effectively accessible, for whom, and how this access relates to everyday mobility and social connections.

Although much of my time is now devoted to writing, I have continued to share my work with the wider research community, including at the World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC) in Helsinki (June 2026) and the NECTAR Conference in Munich (July 2026).

During the second year of my PhD (2025), I undertook two research stays. At the Urban Data Science group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), I led a study published in Cities, examining access to climate shelters among vulnerable populations in Barcelona and how mobility limitations and opening schedules affect their accessibility.

From September to December 2025, I joined the Active Travel Academy at the University of Westminster, where I investigated how urban proximity relates to the cognitive and organisational demands of care-related mobility.

During my first year (2024), I explored the relationship between urban proximity and neighbourhood social cohesion across five Spanish cities. This research was published in Sustainable Cities and Society and presented at the Urban Transition conference in November 2024.