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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_BT @mmu_law @mmu_business

🎧Listen now > Prof Cathy Parker MBE: 'Collaboration unlocks high street potential' @profcathyparker speaks to @ManMetUni 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 @MarinaPapalexi & @Reid2Dr 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…

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. @WeAreWaterlooUK @PlaceManagement doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-0…

📣 New news story 📰 First Tourism Places Symposium led by @MaarjaKaaristo, 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…

📣 New news story 📰 Book co-edited by @vawoyo 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…

In the placemaking workshop at @acamarketing2 conference, @RebeccaAbushena is presenting her ongoing research about festive atmospheres🎄 She is planning on writing this up into an academic publication so watch this space 👀

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

#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_BT

📣 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…

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

Based on ongoing research into urban squats, @NikosNtounis 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…

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

📣 New news story 📰 Dr Salihu Dasuki @SNakande 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…

Congratulations to @profcathyparker 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

Drawing #RSA23 sessions on place management to a close is @liz_roberts1 presenting about funded R&D, creative ecosystems & people’s relations with place And that’s a wrap from @PlaceManagement team & session chairs @DrSDMillington @DrChloeSteadman @NikosNtounis @gareth_ipm 🎬👏🏻

Kicking off the final slot of the marathon of sessions about place management and leadership on the theme of culture is @PlaceManagement’s @gareth_ipm He is presenting his PhD research about measuring the impacts of cultural events and his case study Chorlton Arts Festival 🎭

The second of the #RSA23 sessions on place management and leadership centred around citizen participation begins with Laura Reynolds speaking about place branding governance. To analyse the complex spatial ambiguities in place branding she is drawing on the work of Lefebvre 🗣️

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