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The webinar brought together place managers and leaders from Amsterdam, Athens, Manchester, the cities of Varaždin- Čakovec (Croatia), and Vilnius, who are all engaged in the Interreg project ABCitEs 

IPM Co-chair Cathy Parker and Fellow of the Institute Christain Spence explore what the announcements in the summer statement mean for place managers and leaders.

IPM members involved in 6 weekly discussions hosted by the Malta Tourism Society and the Institute for Travel Tourism and Culture at the University of Malta to develop a sustainable tourism model for Malta.

Bill Grimsey elected as a Senior Fellow, recognising his outstanding contribution to advancing local place leadership through publications and his ongoing advocacy. 

Join us for the third international facilitated discussion, looking at different approaches to Covid-19 around Europe

Congratulations to our Place Management and Leadership graduates. All graduations at Manchester Metropolitan University have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; however, we are determined to celebrate the achievements of our graduates.

The IPM research team at Manchester Metropolitan have worked with colleagues at Cardiff University to establish the lower bounds of area required to social distance across common town centre environments

Bringing together place leaders and practitioners from Europe, the webinar saw attendees from more than 20 different countries, as IPM re-enforced its international following

The COVID-19 eLearning course, exclusively for IPM members, has been developed with IPM Fellow and crowd science expert Professor Keith Still. 

Research from the Institute of Place Management shows that 96% of businesses in English town and city centres need government support in order to navigate COVID-19 and its impact on high streets.