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2023
10
March
2023
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14:07
Europe/London
An academic from The University of Manchester has won an award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards, which celebrate the tech industry’s most exceptional talent in order to inspire the next generation from the UK and beyond. ...
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07
March
2023
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15:12
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is the new home of CrimRxiv, a repository and hub for open access (free) criminology and criminal justice publications. This strengthens UoM’s reputation as a global leader in criminology and in open research. Since its l...
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07
March
2023
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11:56
Europe/London
New research has found that the support given to older people who may lack the mental capacity to manage their money varies greatly, which is concerning given the rising number of people with dementia and the increasing sophistication of financial sc...
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06
March
2023
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07:00
Europe/London
In the most comprehensive analysis of ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 health outcomes to date, a major new global study has found that ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death during the pandemic because of their gr...
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01
March
2023
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14:01
Europe/London
A research paper written by University of Manchester experts in public policy and economics is among the top cited articles for The Political Quarterly in 2022. The article explores the question of devolution in England in light of the Covid-19 pande...
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27
February
2023
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14:30
Europe/London
We are excited to announce that the inaugural edition of the new Journal of Transnational Human Rights Research (JTHRR) has now been published. Wayne Ramwell, Senior Tutor in Law, reflects upon his role in this project as Editor-in-Chief/Managing Edi...
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23
February
2023
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11:07
Europe/London
New research from experts based at The University of Manchester and Edinburgh Napier University has found evidence which suggests that MPs who are heavily embedded in corporate networks outside Westminster may be too busy to effectively perform their...
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22
February
2023
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11:02
Europe/London
Professor Javier García Oliva will succeed Professor Aristea Koukiadaki as Head of Law effective from 1st April 2023.Professor Aristea Koukiadaki is stepping down from the role to take a Senior Role in the International Labour Organization and has re...
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09
February
2023
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20:26
Europe/London
Rehabilitation helps people recover after they have received critical care in hospital. Despite this, many people do not get this support. This means they may lose a chance to recover as much as possible. However, it can be very hard to predict how m...
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07
February
2023
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10:59
Europe/London
Dr Amber Darr from the University of Manchester Law Department has been recognised in UPSIGN’s list of 75 notable British Pakistani academics, trainers and teachers as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence.UPSIG...
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02
February
2023
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13:41
Europe/London
A new online exhibition has been launched which features the views of the former residents of Robin Hood Gardens, the London estate which was both lauded as a masterpiece of modernist social housing and condemned as a ‘concrete monstrosity’ before it...
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02
February
2023
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11:23
Europe/London
This blog post is available on the Accelerate Science webpage and reproduced below.Involving patients in decisions about health data sharingDr Sarah Devaney, Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Law and Regulation, University of Manchester 27 January 2023.N...
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24
January
2023
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11:44
Europe/London
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP has welcomed a report by experts from The University of Manchester which highlighted the issue of racial bias in the justice system, after a meeting to discuss the findings with the academics and co-authors who...
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23
January
2023
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12:47
Europe/London
When Prince Harry sat down with ITV journalist Tom Bradby for a conversation about his marriage, his estrangement from the royal family and his tell-all memoir, Spare, one particular segment stood out. Bradby said that Harry had accused some members ...
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23
January
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
A beautifully-illustrated new resource has been launched which seeks to help teachers to address climate change in their classrooms using real-world stories in a creative, engaging and inclusive manner....
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17
January
2023
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14:39
Europe/London
Professor Rob Ford from The University of Manchester has been appointed as a Senior Fellow by Brexit research network UK in a Changing Europe.
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12
January
2023
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18:30
Europe/London
Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in healthcare. Commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory the report was covered widely in natio...
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06
January
2023
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17:42
Europe/London
The full text of Anti-Racist Scholar Activism by Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly is now available to download or read online for free.The book, originally published by Manchester University Press in 2021, won funding for free online access f...
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2022
22
December
2022
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13:33
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester have found that people living with food hypersensitivities would be willing to pay a substantial amount of money to live without the inconvenience, anxiety and pain caused by their conditions....
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20
December
2022
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12:24
Europe/London
A new report published by Professor Robert Ford from the University of Manchester and Marley Morris written for the Institute of Public Policy Research reveals that public attitudes towards immigration have warmed in recent years. This change of atti...
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19
December
2022
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13:33
Europe/London
Following a rigorous selection process, two new Heads of School have been appointed in the University of Manchester’s Faculty of Humanities. Professor Ken McPhail has been appointed as Vice-Dean and Head of Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)....
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13
December
2022
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23:48
Europe/London
New research conducted by experts from the Universities of Manchester, Edinburgh and Sheffield challenges the notion that there was once a ‘golden age’ of social mobility within the creative sector and reveal deep-rooted class inequalities that have ...
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01
December
2022
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14:42
Europe/London
This November, University of Manchester Alumni Jami L. Bennett was bestowed with the Best Student Documentary Award for her film Ten by Ten during the 50th anniversary of the Grierson Awards annual ceremony.The Grierson Awards, also known as the Brit...
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29
November
2022
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12:54
Europe/London
As Ukrainians mark the 31st anniversary of their 1991 vote for independence, a new book has been released which argues that western nations underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s civic national identity when Russia began their invasion earlier this...
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28
November
2022
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23:55
Europe/London
The Uncertain Futures team has won the Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. The Manchester Culture Awards – which were launched in 2018 and are organised by Manchester City Council – provide an a...
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22
November
2022
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12:46
Europe/London
Experts from The University of Manchester have claimed that the Government is misleading the public by claiming that modern slavery can be eradicated by toughening up border controls and extending sentence lengths for offenders....
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27
October
2022
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09:00
Europe/London
The Devolution All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has today launched a landmark report on levelling up which features crucial evidence from academics at The University of Manchester.
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25
October
2022
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14:06
Europe/London
Professor David Gadd of The University of Manchester’s School of Social Sciences is among the finalists for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ...
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24
October
2022
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09:42
Europe/London
The new collaboration brings together University of Manchester sociologist Jaime García Iglesias and staff at Black Beetle Health, led by Harvey A Kennedy-Pitt, Health Education and Promotion Specialist.The collaboration sees staff from Black Beetle ...
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21
October
2022
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08:00
Europe/London
Students from working-class backgrounds can only make the decision to go to university if they develop a ‘sense of opportunity’ at school, according to new research.
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