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  1. The Cost of Living Crisis: How Are Cities Responding and What Policy Tools Work?

    The Cost of Living Crisis: How Are Cities Responding and What Policy Tools Work?

    October 18, 2022

    This Thursday, 20th October 2022 at 3 pm BST (UK Time), IPPO Cities hosts a free, online roundtable event on the cost of living crisis.  Our expert panel will feature speakers from the Centre for Cities, Glasgow City Council, and Westminster City Council discussing impactful actions that city leaders and policymakers can take in the current crisis.  The panel will share their insights and examples of best practice, as well as offering useable takeaways for the IPPO Cities audience. Jeremy Williams The ongoing cost of living crisis provides an unprecedented challenge to...

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  3. Lessons from research: what can cities do to help young people move into and sustain decent work?

    Lessons from research: what can cities do to help young people move into and sustain decent work?

    August 31, 2022

    In advance of our hybrid event in Manchester on Young people’s urban futures: what is insecure work like and what can cities do? on Thursday, 8th September at 4 pm BST, Fiona Christie of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre discusses findings from her research projects about young people and work.  The two projects were based in Greater Manchester in the UK and discuss what the extraordinary shock of Covid-19 meant for young people’s lives.  They set out what can be learnt from this unique period for future social...

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  4. Mental Health in the City: Five Key Takeaways

    Mental Health in the City: Five Key Takeaways

    August 26, 2022

    IPPO Cities convened a policy roundtable to explore insights from the pandemic for city policymakers around mental health.  The event discussed how mental health is critical for a place’s productivity, resilience, and economic development, as well as hearing examples of innovative place-based strategies to promote wellbeing. Jeremy Williams Here are five key takeaways from the discussion. 1. Place matters The interface between people and the urban environment is fundamental for mental health.  Place fundamentally shapes our personalities, how we feel, and who we are.  While we have always known this, this insight...

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