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Kingston First are recruiting, they are on the lookout for an experienced practitioner to join their team as Place Manager to oversee various placed-based projects.

In this blog piece, our Senior Fellow Jean Ball reflects on recent successful stakeholder engagement activities 'The Big Conversation' in the small town of Buxton 

The IPM will be hosting the third event in the Handbook of Placemaking series on 14th October.

The BID Foundation hears from high street sector leaders on trends in towns and cities following COVID-19 restrictions.

On the 23rd of September, we're hosting a research seminar focusing on mobilities, place and placemaking. The event will bring together a range of speakers exploring the broad topic through various lens covering everyday mobilities of young people, canals and waterways, bus travel and seaside destinations.

We are recruiting for our latest cohort of students on our bespoke Place Management courses. The 2022 course is the final opportunity to secure a lower price for studying with us.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was revised on 20 July 2021 to set out the government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied. The new Framework replaces the previous NPPF published in March 2012, revised in July 2018 and updated in February 2019.

Simon is invaluable to IPM and his expertise and knowledge of high streets and town centres are second to none, therefore cover whilst he recovers will involve a number of individuals to ensure all our key projects are adequately staffed and supported.

JPMD has been recognised in this year’s academic journal rankings as a well-established journal of academic quality and impact in a variety of disciplines

The Institute’s latest cohorts of postgraduate students will graduate from the IPM’s Place Management and Leadership programmes this month. The official graduation ceremony is set to take place in Manchester in January 2022.