And Towns

Projects on culture and place | @ahrcpress @Soton_SIAH @unisouthampton

[And Towns @AndTowns]

We're delighted to announce that our co-authored (@joseph_owen_ | @mjhowcroft | @nicky_marsh) article -- Levelling Up, affective governance and tensions within "pride in place" -- has been published in Politics + Space (@envplanc).

Please read and share:
https://t.co/shBHFM8wbP

[Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) @PublicPolicyUoS]

🏘️ What makes a New Town feel like home?

Dr Joseph Owen & Prof Nicky Marsh (UoS) share insights from their Feeling Towns project in evidence to Parliament.

📄 Read their full submission:https://t.co/TcKYi2xAFg

#NewTowns #Policy #PrideInPlace #LevellingUp #PublicPolicy

[Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) @PublicPolicyUoS]

🎲 New blog: CivicMAGIC and the Rise of Serious Games
How TTRPGs & co-designed games are reshaping decision-making, policy & participation.
From D&D to Fantasy Farming, this isn’t just play—it’s practice.
📝 Read: https://t.co/AnevuSkl2w
#SeriousGames #CivicMagic #TTRPG

[Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) @PublicPolicyUoS]

🎭 Southampton researchers helped shape a major new report on safeguarding the UK’s creative sector—calling for better protections, fair pay & long-term investment in the arts.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/0WPpNOLbNX
#ArtsPolicy #CreativeEconomy

[Centre for Modern and Contemporary Writing @CMCWsoton]

All welcome!
--CMCW SHORTNESS Research Day
--on Avenue Campus at the University of Southampton
--23 April, 11am–5pm

[Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) @PublicPolicyUoS]

We are happy to see that research made by Dr @joseph_owen_ has been featured in this new publication by @ProfArleneHH on widening the evidence base for #public #policymaking.

Thanks to the @ahrcpress for funding the work and @Soton_SIAH for hosting the projects.

[Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities @Soton_SIAH]

Showcase of our HEIF interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange projects 2023/2024:
Learning from Marginalised People’s Creative Responses to Justice Problems
Fraud in True Crime Television
Reliving Southampton’s Medieval Past through Digital Storytelling
Blue Description Project
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[And Towns @AndTowns]

To launch our site, @joseph_owen_ has written a blog reflecting on being an academic interloper at the 2024 Labour Conference in Liverpool:

https://t.co/HM5T8KwMS4

[And Towns @AndTowns]

And Towns has a new logo and website!

Look through to see our policy outputs, place-based reports and creative collaborations-- all of which seek to understand the role of culture in places.

https://t.co/ilifTllg3K

[Bennett Institute for Public Policy @BennettInst]

Government’s ‘new towns’ plan must prioritise social infrastructure, says new report by Rosa Marks.

Successful new towns rely not only on housing but also on essential community facilities that foster interaction and connectivity.

Read: https://t.co/pVQaLUA9O6

[And Towns @AndTowns]

To launch our site, @joseph_owen_ has written a blog reflecting on being an academic interloper at the 2024 Labour Conference in Liverpool:

https://t.co/HM5T8KwMS4

[And Towns @AndTowns]

And Towns has a new logo and website!

Look through to see our policy outputs, place-based reports and creative collaborations-- all of which seek to understand the role of culture in places.

https://t.co/ilifTllg3K

[Bennett Institute for Public Policy @BennettInst]

Blog: @ThomasAubreyCCA critiques the government's reliance on Private Finance Initiatives for infrastructure & recommends using development corporations.

He suggests leveraging Land Value Capture in LURA 2023 for building sustainable new towns.

https://t.co/pfPRoYU1uw

[Centre for the History of People Place & Community @CHPPC_IHR]

We are delighted to preview the @ihr_history ‘s @CHPPC_IHR 24-25 events series! The series will focus on place-based histories as #knowledgeexchange. You can already sign up for our autumn events at https://t.co/nInzpcjMCQ Everyone is welcome.

[Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) @PublicPolicyUoS]

🏢 Understanding pride in a broader and critical sense, rooted in collective emotional responses, is vital for rebuilding social cohesion in communities.
@mjhowcroft @nicky_marsh @joseph_owen_
#Governance #Policymaking

👇 Read the full article here:
https://t.co/W76CCf0mO5

[Write Beyond Borders @WriteBBorders]

Bridges not Borders, our ACE and AHRC-funded (@SotonEnglish), project is coming to a celebratory close with a ten-day exhibition @PortsmouthGhall of South Asian art on fabric, wood and canvas by local artists. Also included, display of community art & poetry produced at workshops

[And Towns @AndTowns]

We're delighted to announce that our co-authored (@joseph_owen_ | @mjhowcroft | @nicky_marsh) article -- Levelling Up, affective governance and tensions within "pride in place" -- has been published in Politics + Space (@envplanc).

Please read and share:
https://t.co/shBHFM8wbP

[School of Humanities at University of Southampton @HumanitiesUoS]

Congratulations @joseph_owen_ @mjhowcroft and @nicky_marsh 🙌

[Joseph Owen @joseph_owen_]

The good stuff--

[Westengland @Westengland]

@AndTowns @joseph_owen_ @mjhowcroft @nicky_marsh @envplanc @Soton_SIAH @ahrcpress @HumanitiesUoS @SotonEnglish @UoS_Engagement @PublicPolicyUoS @ArtsUniSouth @RuralMedia @darlingtonbc @SouthamptonCC @Orwell_Society

[And Towns @AndTowns]

We're delighted to announce that our co-authored (@joseph_owen_ | @mjhowcroft | @nicky_marsh) article -- Levelling Up, affective governance and tensions within "pride in place" -- has been published in Politics + Space (@envplanc).

Please read and share:
https://t.co/shBHFM8wbP