PHASE is a research consultancy based at the Manchester School of Architecture. We work collaboratively to understand and create healthier places.

Manchester, UK
Joined May 2017
A moving reply to those who ask why the poor don't eat better. It couldn't be said better.
A most brilliant blog. If you find time, have a read "Ignorance is a choice" @BootstrapCook on privilege and patronisation about diets @DrSdeG @trishgreenhalgh @felly500 @MariaLeveridge @drmarkporter @MichaelMarmot @kamleshkhunti cookingonabootstrap.com/2020…
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Placecal in the running....
More than 1/5 people in the UK feel lonely sometimes. The solutions put forward for the @DCMS #Tech2Connect challenge, which ranged from a community events calendar to a physical kit which support people with #dementia, all aim to tackle #socialisolation #LetsTalkLoneliness
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I can’t stop watching this.. 😯
Hawk's head stabilization
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Placecal can help re-connect your neighbourhood
If you want PlaceCal for your neighbourhood, get in touch, we're looking for partners to pilot with in the new year. Ideally you would know a lot about the groups and people in your area and have strong ties with your local community in general. Curious? Shoot us a DM!
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The people have turned against Boris Johnson. Now let's turn out to vote. Register 👉gov.uk/register-to-vote (Location: Sheffield City Hall)
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Chinese age friendly programme.
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What about going a step further: is it really an asset based approach if its not tackling marginalisation? Is the problem asset based working or a lack of genuine engagement?
Our report, Asset-based Approaches & Inequalities, highlights the importance of recognising barriers faced by marginalised groups in order to avoid contributing to existing inequalities. ow.ly/4ezg50x160k
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‘There’ll be lots of travel agents and no holidays’ has to be the best description of the what forgetting to properly invest in the voluntary sector to support social Prescribing will lead to. Link workers are only part of the solution. 👍
Replying to @markdavis275
'there'll be lots of travel agents and no holidays'. Social prescribing has a good evidence base, we know link workers are the glue that holds things together, but discussion needs to appropriately cover the other bits of the jigsaw too.
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Last night at Tory Party Conference (sound on)
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The Prime Minister is a pathological liar (Location: Oxford Rd, Manchester) #CPC19
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Mole, saying it exactly.
We have design guides up the wahooda. What we need is a system that empowers local authorities to make decisions, backed with finance to develop and employ. The empowerment rests with those who pay. No design guide will make good places for people if the prime motive is profit.
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I urge anyone who has a beating heart to read this thread by my dear friend Rajesh. This is England. Face up to it. In one thread this is the nation right now!
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We’ve worked hard on said ‘fantastic’ plan for an area with some of the worst health outcomes in the country. What we need is a firm and full financial commitment from govt to get it done.
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me doing laps x
Did you know that bats could swim? 🦇 #baturday
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Seriously tired of saying this. Racism is not an opinion, we should not treat it as such. Furthermore, getting this wrong places a disproportionate unacceptable burden on people of colour. This is a grave mistake by the @bbc . Full solidarity w @BBCNaga theguardian.com/media/2019/s…
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The challenge prize (now to reduce social isolation) originated in the longitude prize!
5 months support to develop a roll out the Placecal platform...great news!
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Placecal winner of o e of ten nesta tech to connect challenge prizes today ..
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