1. Phil Jones, Cultural Geographer Interested in mobility, urban regeneration, creative economy – How is the process of transforming a city managed and delivered? – What role does culture play in driving urban change? – How are people’s embodied relationships with urban space shaped by memories & senses?

2. MapLocal Project £40k pilot project Smartphone app used by community groups Recording audio clips, photographs Automatically tagged with GPS Crowdsourcing the community’s multiple understandings of their neighbourhood

3. Cultural intermediation project £1.5m AHRC, examining creative economy in Birmingham and Greater Manchester Community engagement in arts practices Commissioning new art works Creating large touchtable app to publicly display research findings