Events, happenings and conference reports

The making of the Greater Manchester mayor – what next?

In Economy, Living and Society on 10.03.2015
Contributed by Francesca Gains

Opposition to a mayoral model for Manchester overlooks a decade of innovation and collaboration that has delivered economic and social benefits for the region, says Francesca Gains, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Manchester.

Turn Up the Volume: Experiments in Local Economics

In Economy, Energy and Food on 09.12.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What can be done to support local economies? Alex Wharton reports on Rethinking Prosperity - Experiments in Local Economics, a recent workshop held at the Centre for Sustainable Living.

Urban garden, Biospheric Foundation, Salford

Turn Up the Volume: Food and the City

In Education, Food and Living on 02.08.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What role can urban agriculture play in the creation of sustainable cities? Alex Wharton reports on Food and the City, one of a series of events held at the Biospheric Foundation during MIF13.

Turn Up the Volume: An Economy for All

In Economy on 14.07.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

How can we create an economy for all? Alex Wharton reports on the CLES Summit 2013.

Turn Up the Volume: Towards a Just Manchester

In Economy on 02.07.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What can be done to make Greater Manchester more just? Alex Wharton reports on Manchester: A Just City?, one of a series of Urban Fora organised by cities@manchester.

Turn Up the Volume: Local Action in an Era of Localism

In Society on 21.03.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What does localism mean for local communities and what, in particular, does it mean for disadvantaged local communities who've felt the brunt of austerity and welfare cuts? Alex Wharton summarises the main arguments made by speakers at a one-day research workshop at The Open University.