From urban farming, co-sharing work spaces to smart grids, cities have been searching for ways to minimise resource inputs and maximise the quality of life for people from all walks of life. The Centre for Urban Innovations (CUI) is established to provide a transdisciplinary platform for interdisciplinary and innovative research related activities. CUI aspires to promote multi-stakeholder collaboration to achieve the United Nation’s sustainable development goals and the New Urban Agenda, increasing resource productivity, enhancing ecosystem services values, promoting green economic developments, and boosting social justice for human flourishing. CUI aims to conduct research related works that will enhance and produce positive impacts on the following aspects: