Turning Data Insights and Analysis into Action – with IPM Fellow Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson’s blog When towns and cities are grappling with re-invention from retail destinations to community hubs to meet the…
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IPM Place Symposium 2026 to Explore the Future of Place Management, High Streets and Communities
The Institute of Place Management will bring together academics, policymakers, practitioners, local authorities, Business Improvement Districts, community organisations and researchers…
How Smellwalks Help Us Understand the Feel of a High Street
Ahead of our next Place Methods Workshop on 9th June at Manchester Metropolitan University, we are looking back at one…
New JPMD Article Explores How 3D City Mapping Can Support Stakeholder Co-Creation
A new article published in the Journal of Place Management and Development (JPMD) explores how digital tools can support stakeholder…
Why hotter summers are bad for the UK economy
As the UK prepares for a heatwave, we revisit research by Dr Lotanna Emediegwu (Senior Lecturer in Economics at Manchester…
IPM Fellow Brendan Moffett says Place Branding Isn’t Broken – But the System Around It Is
With UKREiiF in full flow in the UK this week, it is encouraging to see places becoming more confident and…
Journal of Place Management now ranked 64th out of 293 journals internationally in Urban Studies
The Journal of Place Management and Development has achieved a major milestone after being ranked as a Q1 journal in…
IPM and RSA webinar: lessons from the Netherlands for place managers
The Institute of Place Management and the Regional Studies Association hosted the latest in their joint webinar series, this time…
IPM Contributes to New Research on Town Centre Development in Norway
The Institute of Place Management (IPM) at Manchester Metropolitan University has collaborated with Telemarksforsking on a new report exploring the…
Creating the Future from the Past, by IPM Fellow Esther Worboys and Hayden Ferriby
Ahead of the Institute of Place Management (IPM) and the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) roundtable on 13th…
Martyn’s Law: A Place and Event Perspective
By PhD Student and IPM Member Aimee-Louise Eriksen, Crowd Consulting The introduction of Martyn’s Law represents one of the most…
Beyond the Car: Why the IPM Identifies Walkability as a Pillar of High Street Vitality
By Professor of Place Management Steve Millington, High streets across the UK continue to grapple with declining footfall and changing…