Victoria finished her doctoral thesis: “The path not taken: applying a path dependence framework to historical urban shrinkage processes and planning institutions in Sheffield and Saint-Étienne” in 2024 at École Normale Supérieure Paris (ENS), France.

She is now working as a post-doctoral researcher at Centre Jean Pépin as part of the CRNS at ENS-PSL in Paris, France.
 

Solène finished her doctoral thesis: "Monitoring Social and Geographic Conditions of Growth and Decline in Cities" in 2024 at École Normale Supérieure Paris (ENS), France. 

After starting her professional career at Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) as a teaching assistant and an Adjunct Lecturer at Université Gustave Eiffel she now works as post-doctoral research fellow at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France.

Ruiyng finished her doctoral thesis: “Strategic planning for the long-term development of shrinking cities” in 2025 at TU Dortmund University, Germany.

She is currently working as a project manager at the department for “Stadtentwicklung und Städtebau” in the City administration of Wuppertal, Germany. 

Fanny finished her doctoral thesis: "Social housing, urban shrinkage and infrastructure: analysis of a social housing approach in two medium-sized shrinking cities in France (Le Creusot and Montluçon)" in 2023 at University of Porto (UPORTO), Portugal.

She is still working in Porto at the CITTA research institute at the University of Porto, Portugal.

Anastasiya finished her doctoral thesis: "Shrinking cities through a cultural kaleidoscope: how participatory culture drives collaborative governance" in 2024 at TU Dortmund University, Germany

After working as a post-doctoral researcher at Tillburg University, she is now a Senior Researcher at Radboud University, Netherlands. 

Flavio finished his doctoral thesis: “The future of shrinking areas in the EU: potential policy impacts in light of pressing pandemic, environmental and institutional challenges.” In 2022 at Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland.

He started his professional journey as project manager in the EU Horizon 2020 project CENTRINO and is currently working as a freelance project manager and consultant for the city of Milano, Italy.
 

Bozhidar finished his doctoral thesis: “Shrinking Smart: Identifying policy and planning alternatives for addressing urban shrinkage and population decline through cross-national comparative research on approaches from Spain, Germany and the Netherlands" in 2022 at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 

After starting his professional journey as consultant at Spatial Forsight he now is Project Manager-Major Research Initiatives at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Agnes finished her doctoral thesis: “Steering Shrinkage? Actor constellations and regeneration governance in accommodating Shrinkage.” in 2024 at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

She now working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institut für Regionalwissenschaft at the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany.
 

Olivia finished her doctoral thesis: "Green space planning in shrinking cities: A comparative case study using the lens of green infrastructure" in 2026 at University of Porto, Portugal.

Simone finished his doctoral thesis: "Building on knowledge and innovation: the role of Green Economy in revitalising Shrinking Cities" in 2022 at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

He is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at GITEC-IGIP GmbH, in Thailand.
 

Faeeza finisher her doctoral thesis: “Shrinking cities in the longer term: Changing urbanisation patterns and resilience following climate catastrophes” in 2024 at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
 

Norma finished her doctoral thesis: "Refugees and revitalization: negotiating arrival and place-making under conditions of urban shrinkage" (frz.: "Réfugiés et revitalisation : Accueil et transformation des lieux dans des conditions de décroissance urbaine") in 2023 at École Normale Supérieure Paris (ENS), France.

She began her professional career as post-doctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam and is currently working as research lead at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) at Osnabrück University, Germany.