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2023
09
November
2023
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16:03
Europe/London
The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) based at The University of Manchester is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia.
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2022
19
May
2022
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12:23
Europe/London
Colleagues and alumni were recognised in the Community Engagement and Environmental Sustainability categories.The work of the Global Development Institutes researchers and alumni was recognised at The University of Manchester’s Making a Difference …
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2017
21
September
2017
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19:00
Europe/London
Alfredo Stein Heinemann, University of ManchesterIn the space of a month, hundreds of lives have been lost due to natural disasters. Mexico was hit by two high-magnitude earthquakes within two weeks, while swathes of the US and the Caribbean have …
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08
March
2017
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09:21
Europe/London
To mark International Women’s Day, Dr Joanne Tippett shares her experiences from research into planning for environmental change, sustainability and community engagement. She reflects on their implications for including women’s voices in …
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2016
19
December
2016
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11:50
Europe/London
Two former Manchester students have been presented with awards by the University in recognition of their world-leading leading roles in humanitarian aid and emergency response.
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21
April
2016
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11:15
Europe/London
A University of Manchester professor has been awarded the French order of merit for agriculture.
Bina Agarwal, Professor at the University’s Global Development Institute, has been appointed Officer in the Order of Agricultural Merit (Ordre …
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26
February
2016
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09:33
Europe/London
A recent University of Manchester graduate is dealing with the challenges posed by the influx of refugees and migrants into Europe by helping countries ensure they have adequate supplies.
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19
January
2016
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14:14
Europe/London
More than 2.6 million stillbirths continue to occur globally every year with very slow progress made to tackle this ‘silent problem’, according to new research published in The Lancet, and co-authored by Dr Alexander Heazell from the …
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04
January
2016
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23:01
Europe/London
UK-Med will co-ordinate UK deployment to international humanitarian zonesGovernment has provided £8m for support, training and education
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2015
26
November
2015
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07:00
Europe/London
The Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College will sit within the new Global Development InstituteFirst UK doctoral college to be funded by philanthropy
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2014
11
August
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Celebrity promotion of charities is ineffective at raising awareness, but can make the stars more popular with the public, new research says.
According to journal articles by three UK academics, “the ability of celebrity and advocacy to …
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2011
20
October
2011
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01:00
Europe/London
David Owen is to be guest speaker at a special meeting in Manchester on Wednesday (October 26) to launch a new initiative that is guaranteed to put the city at the forefront of global health.
The former foreign secretary and EU special envoy has …
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