Congratulations to Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to education and place management. Prof Parker and @placemanagement's work is helping communities to transform their high streets. More info: bit.ly/3qM5mFa

📣 New news story 📰 Dr Salihu Dasuki Dr Salihu Dasuki recently secured a seed corn grant from the research centre to conduct fieldwork in Nigerian care homes His study investigates how virtual reality can be used to enhance older people’s wellbeing📱 More👉 mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

NEW > IPM report on High Street Rental Auctions: placemanagement.org/news/posts/202… - Institute welcomes ‘culture shift’ of new high street vacancy measures - But...more place partnerships urgently needed to tackle vacancy, as part of local vision & plans - 3 practical steps to take now

Based on ongoing research into urban squats, Nikos Ntounis has appeared on a Slovenian news programme RTV 365 speaking about the alternative cultural hub of Metelkova in Ljubljana. Watch the full news story here 🎥 👉 365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/tednik/1…

Researchers from the AR VR Hub are travelling to Las Vegas to lead sessions at and participate in the 2023 XR-Metaverse Conference 🗣️👇

📣 New news story 📰 The centre recently funded a group of IPM researchers to travel to Ljubljana for the #RSA2023 Conference to chair six sessions, present place research & lead a cultural walking tour 🗣️ Read about their conferences activities here 👉 mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

#XRMLV comes to an end. Thank you to all delegates, speakers and exhibitors who made this years conference unforgettable. See you in Busan in 2024! #Xr #Metaverse #conference @ManMet-Business Transformations

A group of researchers from the centre are presenting their research at the Academy of Marketing conference this week in Birmingham, including @DrChloeSteadman Dr. Rebecca Abushena & Amy Ward Lisa Peñaloza is now giving a keynote about marketing revolutions and ongoing inequalities 🗣️

In the placemaking workshop at AcademyMarketing conference, Dr. Rebecca Abushena is presenting her ongoing research about festive atmospheres🎄 She is planning on writing this up into an academic publication so watch this space 👀

📣 New news story 📰 Book co-edited by Elisha Woyo🇿🇼 has been published about gender, disability & tourism in Africa 📖 The chapters draw on intersectionality to reveal how multiple forms of inequality overlap in the African tourism industry More here 👉 mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

📣 New news story 📰 First Tourism Places Symposium led by Maarja Kaaristo, Raoul Bianchi & Tim Edensor was 7-8th June & brought together leading scholars, practitioners & activists addressing issues facing tourism 🗣️ See here for an event overview 👉 mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

After a few years in the making, our paper on BIDs' responses during COVID-19 is finally out. It is based on Natalie Raben's dissertation, and highlights the changes in BIDs' practices from a disaster management lens. WeAreWaterloo IPM doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-0…

🎧Listen now > Prof Cathy Parker MBE: 'Collaboration unlocks high street potential' Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM speaks to Manchester Metropolitan Uni on MetCast about communities, towns, cities and @HighStreetsTF placemanagement.org/news/posts/202…

📣 New news story 📰 With support of a seed corn grant from the research centre Marina Papalexi & Iain Reid are exploring the drivers and barriers to Industry 4.0 adoption📱 They find Industry 4.0 can help firms to be agile & sustainable 🌱 More here 👉mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

New blog! 🎉 Alexandra Taylor, a MRes student recently attended the 8th International #XR #Metaverse Conference in Las Vegas, with the support of the #ResearchSupportAward 📝 Read about her experience here: manmetpgr.co.uk/blog/07-2023/8… @ManMet-Business Transformations Manchester Law School Manchester Metropolitan University Business School