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Earlier this month, more than 50 colleagues from academia and industry came together at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School for the Northern Tourism Academics Network event, “Addressing Synergies and Challenges between Placemaking and Tourism in Destinations.” The event marked a full and highly productive day of discussion, learning, and collaboration. A particul ...

The Institute of Place Management (IPM) is inviting applications for a new Practitioner Editor for the Journal of Place Management and Development (JPMD), reinforcing the journal’s commitment to bridging academic research and real-world practice as IPM approaches its 20th anniversary. This voluntary role is offered on a three-year term, starting June 2026, and will report to th ...

Dr Lucy Montague will chair a national digital conference, From Decline to Renewal: Breathing New Life into Britain’s High Streets, taking place on Thursday 29 January 2026. Dr Montague is a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture and a former Special Adviser to the House of Lords Built Environment Select Committee. Her work spans architecture, planning, policy ...

Two new papers published in the Journal of Place Management and Development (JPMD) have been made available open access for a limited 30-day period, courtesy of Emerald. Their publication is particularly timely, as the House of Lords will next sit on 20 January at Committee Stage to consider the Devolution Bill, bringing renewed attention to how devolved powers are designed, go ...

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Institute of Place Management (IPM) Professor Steve Millington will be visiting Turku, Finland this January as part of the Institute’s expanding programme of international research and practice-based collaboration. The visit follows Professor Millington’s recent international engagements, including speaking at the International Place Brandin ...