| Type of Activity | ORU lead member | |
| 1. | York Smart Cities Working Group | Professor Teresa Abbruzzese (Social Science, LA&PS) |
| 2. | Smart Cities Research Group | Professor Natasha Tusikov (Social Science, LA&PS) |
| 3. | Feminist Urban Research Group | Professor Linda Peake (EUC) |
| 4. | Suburbs and Suburbanism Group | Professor Roger Keil (EUC) |
