Prosocial Place: Community-led regeneration, research, and design for healthy, equitable places.

Led by Graham Marshall, a landscape architect and urban designer, and Rhiannon Corcoran, Professor of Psychology and Public Mental Health at the University of Liverpool.

Together we work as social regenerators, researchers, mentors and activators, bringing cross-disciplinary expertise to complex urban challenges.

What We Do

Community-Led Place Change

Supporting communities to shape meaningful, lasting change in their neighbourhoods.

Design, Quality & the Built Environment
Creating people-centred places that support wellbeing, inclusion and everyday life.

Urban Centres, Heritage & Culture
Strengthening identity, vitality and distinctiveness in towns and cities.

Learning, Leadership & Impact
Turning research and experience into practical knowledge that shapes policy and practice.

Our Approach

People and Communities First

Ensuring community needs and voices shape places.

Equity and Care
Addressing inequality and working in trauma-informed ways.

Collaboration
Connecting communities, public services and the private sector.

Respect for Place
Recognising every place as unique and rooted in its history and context.

Learning and Impact
Bringing research and practice together to deliver community wellbeing.