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A scheme providing fruit and veg vouchers to low-income families with young children has brought about significant nutritional improvements in families’ diets, new research has shown. ...

The UK’s gender pay gap is gradually narrowing - but women still have some way to go to match the earning level of their male counterparts, according to a new report published by the Department for Education. ...

The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and political spheres of Italy and the US and has, at times, b...

The gap between rich and poor is growing. shutterstock.com Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester Inequality is rising almost everywhere across the world – that’s the clear finding of the first ever World Inequality Report. In particular,...

The UK’s people, places and businesses will only achieve their potential if there is a complete overhaul of how the government views industrial strategy, according to a major new report published today by the Industrial Strategy Commission. ...

In light of the 25th anniversary of Britain’s exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, Professor Jane Green and Professor Will Jennings reflect on the damage done to the Conservatives as a result, and any lessons it could hold for the possible...

A scheme launched by the Department of Health in 2011 to help patients stick to their drug regimens has been so successful, that in its first five years, it will save NHS England £517.6m  in the long-term, a team of health economists has found ...

A major new report published today by the Industrial Strategy Commission says that the UK has a compelling need to introduce a framework for strategic economic management. ...

The University of Manchester has appointed chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, as Honorary Professor of Economics. ...

A new study, conducted by a team of UK based researchers involving The University of Manchester, Bangor University and the University of Liverpool, known as the ENIGMA Project, has revealed the levels of bad behaviours in UK kitchens which increase t...

Academics at The University of Manchester and The University of Sheffield have launched a major new independent policy commission to shape the Government’s industrial strategy. ...

The recent Bank of England evidence on the record levels of personal debt that have accumulated since the 2008 economic crash highlight the financial vulnerability of many people across the UK. Research by the University of Manchester into everyday l...

Linking GPs’ pay to their performance has no discernible effect on their job satisfaction, a University of Manchester study of almost 2,000 UK doctors over a four-year period has found. ...

A University of Manchester graduate who combined his studies with 4am starts to remotely run his software business based in India is now celebrating the recruitment of the 80th member of his diverse workforce. ...

People are being warned to take the current trend for ‘pink’ chicken liver recipes with a pinch of salt. Research from Manchester, Bangor and Liverpool universities found that a current trend to serve ‘rare’ chicken livers is potentially exposing ...

In the event of a close result on Friday, the following experts are available to speak to the media about the constitutional, political and economic implications on Britain. ...

A new unit has been launched to help ensure devolution and economic growth bring real benefits to disadvantaged people and places across Greater Manchester. The Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU) has been established in partnership by the independ...

The University of Manchester today shines the spotlight on Greater Manchester’s trailblazing devolution journey with a raft of expert articles and blogs providing new analysis of Devo Manc - from health and social care to housing, transport and the n...

Silicon Valley success stories like Uber and Airbnb can pave the way to a more sustainable global society, according to a new piece of research from The University of Manchester. The ‘sharing economy’ model, which has seen a boom in the collaborat...

The Food Standards Agency is, tomorrow (THURS), due to publish the results of its latest UK supermarket survey, testing for the deadly bug campylobacter in chickens on sale. A study led by Professor Dan Rigby at The University of Manchester found ...

Leaders across healthcare research, academia and industry have today, Wednesday 2 September, come together to launch a unique partnership. Health Innovation Manchester will speed up the discovery, development and delivery of innovative solutio...

Research presented to the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference today looks at the argument for backing larger city regions in the north. In seeking to develop a credible intellectual and political case for a Gr...

The NHS could achieve up to twice as much with the resources that the Government plans to spend introducing a full seven day service in the NHS in England, according to new research from The University of Manchester. Health economists, working wit...

Professor Coyle, Professor of Economics at Manchester, responds to news that the UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation turned negative for the first time in over 50 years The Office for National Statistics has today confirmed that the UK Consum...

University of Manchester researchers have shown that government spending on research in ‘the Northern Powerhouse’ is increasing at only a third of the rate of that in the south. In a letter published in the Lancet, the researchers use Office for N...

New book from The University of Manchester's Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity publishes research which tackles misconceptions around ethnically diverse Britain Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University o...

Businesses must consider the true financial costs of climate change in order to better prepare for the future, according to the authors of a new climate change adaptation report prepared for one of the country’s largest social housing providers. A...

A study conducted at The University of Manchester’s Health eResearch Centre found that there was no link between a £10 billion pay-for-performance incentive scheme aimed at GP’s and a reduction in premature deaths. The Quality and Outcomes Framewo...

Early detection and treatment of fungal meningitis and pneumonia can save hundreds of thousands of lives, for a cost of 'only $30' per HIV patient, a conference convened by a University of Manchester academic has concluded. At the event in Seattle...

The work of a team from SEAES has been recognised, after they won an impact award for developing new instruments for monitoring drinking water and emissions of gas from the ground. Dr Steve Boult and colleagues were awarded the economic impact pri...