
The Institute of Place Management is the international professional body & learned society for people who serve places. Live at @manmetuni
Manchester, UK
Joined January 2009
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Celebrating achievement at #NABMAConf with the presentation of Diplomas in Market Administration 2025, kindly sponsored by Market Place.
Recognising the dedication and professionalism of market managers nationwide.
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High Street Rental Auctions: what the new powers mean — and why heritage makes the stakes higher jasonijsmith.com/2025/09/22/… via @JasonIJSmith @PlaceManagement
Tonight (29th August 2025) Blackpool's world-famous lights once again illuminate the promenade. For the Institute of Place Management, Blackpool has been a focus of research for over a decade. A new article on our website looks back at the research placemanagement.org/news/pos…
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📢 Just launched: the 2025 Greater Manchester Civic University Annual Report!
From classrooms to communities, labs to local businesses – see how universities are stepping up for Greater Manchester 💪🐝
Read the report 🔗 bit.ly/GMCUB2025
#GMUnversities @greatermcr

ALT Infographic for Greater Manchester Civic University Board Annual Report, showing key statistics: 108,155 students, over 600 local small businesses supported, 617,816 people engaged through public events and exhibitions, and 371,502 continuing professional development training sessions delivered. The background features a stylized city skyline.
The Institute of Place Management is proud to congratulate five students who have successfully graduated from the Place Management and Leadership programme at @ManMetUni - 3 achieving their MSc and 2 completing the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). placemanagement.org/news/pos…
New Research Funding to Develop ‘Tastewalk’ Methodology to Explore the Tastes of Place placemanagement.org/news/pos…
A report from the Urban Thinkers Campus Conference outlines several high-level findings and recommendations that reflect a lot of IPM research. It also adds that place management practices are essential for achieving the SDG placemanagement.org/news/pos…
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Another pmp underway by the @HighStreetsTF in Huddersfield. Some incredible buildings and use of space
Building on the success of IPM and the High Streets Task Force, we are looking for a passionate and credible figurehead for our high profile network of professional place leaders and policymakers. Interested? The job advert is live in The Guardian today:
jobs.theguardian.com/job/921…
𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮 𝐆𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐀 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 placemanagement.org/news/pos…
A new think piece from IPM Fellow Owen Davies.
A great new piece on #Chippenham from Sandie Webb MIPM - placemanagement.org/news/pos…
Full of praise for the market town and reclaiming the word 'beige' as a blank canvas for local action.
Dr Alessandro Gerosa proposes a contentious relationship between…
Hipsterism - based on authenticity and uniqueness…
…and urban spaces.
Kate Seymour kicks off our seminar on food and place change - speaking about community gardens and ecological crisis.
‘Place can generate new forms of progressive social relations’
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Ahead this week from @PlaceManagement @ManMetUni:
“How much un- and under-used upper floor space do you have in vacant and occupied units in your town and city centre? What are the options? What barriers might you encounter, and how can these be overcome? placemanagement.org/events/i…
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Great morning with @BIDFoundationUK, now focussing on Growth through Partnership with #bidsinpartnership. So many place leaders! Shouting about #norwich innovation @NorwichBIDUK – at Leeds, England
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How much un- and under-used space do you have on upper floors in vacant and occupied units in your town and city centre?
What’s the strategy to get it back into use? What about options, potential barriers?
Join our latest #highstreet #placemaking webinar: placemanagement.org/events/
How much un- and under-used space do you have on upper floors in vacant and occupied units in your town and city centre?
What’s the strategy to get it back into use? What about options, potential barriers?
Join our latest #highstreet #placemaking webinar: placemanagement.org/events/
Are upper floors on your #highstreet used as offices or resi?
Are #retail or #hospitality businesses trading there or using them for storage?
Are there alternative uses?
These are questions we’ll explore in our webinar “Living over the shop”.
Do join us: placemanagement.org/events/
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The research seminar for tomorrow is free to access, so if interested in heritage and place it is the place to be! #heritage #twitterstorians #place
placemanagement.org/events/u…
❓ How can community-owned businesses regenerate high streets? 🏬🛍️
📅 On Tuesday we'll be talking to @localitynews and Power to Change @peoplesbiz for our inquiry ‘High streets in towns and small cities’ #PowerOfCommunity #HighStreets
🔎 Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/eve…


















