Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab

Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab | Department of Planning, Property & Environmental Management | @officialuom

[Cycling UK @WeAreCyclingUK]

🚲 Our Scotland and Wales election manifestos are live; make cycling the easy choice, cleaner air, safer streets, connected communities. Read the manifestos here 👇

https://t.co/315IL5Qsq7

[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

Around 1,500 Manchester homes have been empty for six months or more.

They could give families a place to live, reduce homelessness and improve neighbourhoods.

Our proposed Empty Homes Strategy will use direct action to make that happen. Have your say: https://t.co/8PfDczBbVk

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Cecilia Wong and Richard Kingston will be speaking about the work of SPA-Lab and NERC Digital Solutions Hub on 18th March, as part of an event on Digging into the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Sign up and further information: https://t.co/YkkwNdNXTc

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Congratulations to Professor Cecilia Wong on being awarded the RTPI's Gold Medal for exceptional achievement in the field of town and country planning. Only the 17th recipient since 1953!

https://t.co/wp0AdP1AqA

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Congratulations to Ransford Acheampong and Guibo Sun on being appointed Research Challenge Area Lead and Deputy Lead for Transport and Mobilities with Manchester Urban Institute!

More information: https://t.co/Lw3sgmafcf

[Dr Peter Geraghty FRSA FAcSS FRTPI @planitpres]

In a recent issue of the @theTCPA Journal Peter Hetherington discusses whatever happened to regional planning: https://t.co/oHySdQqz66

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

Of course, the North of England is host to one of the 'wonders of the world', no surprise here!

All the more reason to boost investment in transport across the North so that locals can benefit from the beauty of the region.

https://t.co/LaT6Rl0br8

[Homes England @HomesEngland]

Along with launching our Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030, we’ve published an Investment Roadmap including key themes for deployment of funding and next steps towards creating the National Housing Bank.

View the Investment Roadmap: https://t.co/AzVe4dbf8P

[Urban Studies Foundation @USForg]

📢 New USF Funding: Urban Urgencies

The Urban Studies Foundation is launching a major new grant to support rapid-response collaborative research on the world’s most pressing urban challenges.

Deadline: 23rd March 2026

Read more & share: https://t.co/ubzlbljDRt

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Pleased to share the recording of the 3rd Brian Robson Lecture, by Prof John Goddard OBE. His talk 'High Hopes, Hard Realities: Civic Universities at the crossroads' examines how UK civic universities can reconnect with their places.

📺 Full lecture: https://t.co/p2Kbwvj8y6

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Pleased to share the recording of the 3rd Brian Robson Lecture, by Prof John Goddard OBE. His talk 'High Hopes, Hard Realities: Civic Universities at the crossroads' examines how UK civic universities can reconnect with their places.

📺 Full lecture: https://t.co/p2Kbwvj8y6

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Coming up in a couple of weeks!

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

The third annual Brian Robson Lecture - 'High Hopes, Hard Realities: Civic Universities at the crossroads' - will be delivered by Professor John Goddard OBE on 27 Nov 2025. Book your place via the following Eventbrite link. We hope you can join us there! https://t.co/ZFuKghucMd

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Cecilia Wong took was on the panel at Monday's 'Reimagining New Towns' event, responding to the report of the New Towns Task Force from a spatial planning perspective. Cecilia recently co-authored a blog (with Mark Baker and Sui Zhang) available here: New towns, new challenges?

[Campaign for Social Science @CfSocialScience]

There’s only a week to go until our event with @TPIProductivity & @AllianceMBS exploring how new towns can help address England’s housing challenges, featuring reflections from @Barker4Kate alongside an excellent panel.
📅10 Nov⏰5pm-6.30pm📍Manchester ⬇️https://t.co/xEYoYpL2L5

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

The third annual Brian Robson Lecture - 'High Hopes, Hard Realities: Civic Universities at the crossroads' - will be delivered by Professor John Goddard OBE on 27 Nov 2025. Book your place via the following Eventbrite link. We hope you can join us there! https://t.co/ZFuKghucMd

[Policy@Manchester @UoMPolicy]

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[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

New paper co-authored by our member Rob Richardson on housing and digital inequalities. It highlights how the built environment shapes experiences of digital exclusion - particularly salient at a time of increasing digitalisation in planning🏘️💻
https://t.co/v77JwbBkWa

[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

We need your views on Manchester’s draft Local Plan, which will guide development over the next 15 years. 

A key element will be design and heritage – including a review of residential quality guidance and potential conservation areas.

Have your say at https://t.co/60ld2JFrYu

[Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab @uomspal]

Still time to register to attend the 3rd Brian Robson Lecture delivered by Professor John Goddard on 27 Nov 2025 at the University of Manchester. Book your place via the following Eventbrite link. We look forward to seeing you there! https://t.co/ZFuKghtEWF

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

Congratulations to the 2025 National Planning Award recipients, whose achievements highlight planners' best efforts to create stronger, healthier, and more just communities.

[EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 @EUinmyRegion]

📊 We have published the evaluations of #CohesionPolicy for the 2014–2020 and 2021–2027 periods.

Key findings:
✅ Cohesion Policy delivers real results where support is needed most
📈 The GDP gap between the top and bottom 20% of EU regions has decreased by 3.5%

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