Halloween in the City: Using Experiential Events to Encourage Engagement on the High Street
While Christmas has traditionally been the major seasonal draw for town and city centres, Halloween has become an increasingly important…
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Manchester nightlife event explores why grassroots venues matter to places
How are rising costs and redevelopment changing Manchester’s nightlife-and what could be lost when grassroots venues struggle? An immersive event…
What does it really mean to put place first?
Andrea George, Co-Founder and Director, Republik of Ideas ‘Place first’. Few of us would argue with it, and most of…
Government publishes new High Streets Strategy
The Institute of Place Management (IPM) at Manchester Metropolitan University welcomes the publication of Hope on the High Street (28th…
Have a place-based project for architecture students for 2027?
Image courtesy of Manchester School of Architecture
IPM evidence published by Parliament’s Housing Committee
The Institute of Place Management’s written evidence to the inquiry into revitalising high streets has been published as evidence by…
IPM and NABMA celebrate market professionals’ achievement
The Institute of Place Management congratulates the graduates of the 2026 Level 4 Diploma in Market Administration, who received their…
Music and Place: A New Priority for Research and Policy at the Institute of Place Management
At the Institute of Place Management (IPM), we have long recognised that successful places are shaped not only by their…
Professor Steve Millington to speak at National BIDs Conference 2026
Professor Steve Millington, Professor of Place Management and Faculty Academic Lead for Research Impact at Manchester Metropolitan University, will speak…
IPM welcomes Jo Platt MP to Manchester Metropolitan University
Pictured left to right: Ian Harvey, Madeleine Davidson-Emmons, Jo Platt MP, Chloe Steadman, Steve Millington, Cathy Parker MBE SFIPM and…
New JPMD special issue explores alternatives to growth-driven tourism
A new special issue of the Journal of Place Management and Development explores how tourism can support community wellbeing, cultural…
Whatif…Place First is not a slogan. It is an economic model.
When the Prime Minister called for “a place-first rather than party-first approach”, IPM Senior Fellow Paul Wright reflected back nearly…