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2022
25
May
2022
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08:00
Europe/London
Researchers based at The University of Manchester are set to begin a study that will examine the effects of a school-based life skills programme after being awarded with £800k of funding by Norway’s Kavli Trust. ...
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18
May
2022
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11:11
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A new study measuring the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing and mental health of adolescents has found that the pandemic has made them more depressed and less satisfied with their lives....
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28
March
2022
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15:06
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The University of Manchester is part of a new £1.25M project working to develop a more diverse energy research community, ensuring energy research draws upon the expertise of academics from all backgrounds....
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18
March
2022
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10:29
Europe/London
Youth-led #BeeWell uncovers major insights into young people’s experiences across Greater Manchester
Young people across Greater Manchester have places to spend their free time and feel they belong at their school, according to the results of a survey released today....
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17
February
2022
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10:18
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A new report has highlighted where more research is needed into the negative effects of loneliness on the UK’s population....
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2021
15
December
2021
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13:47
Europe/London
The British Psychological Society (BPS) recently visited the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) to assess the MEd Psychology of Education programme and we are delighted to announce that the BPS recommended the programme retains the Society’s acc...
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22
November
2021
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10:51
Europe/London
Greater Manchester’s #BeeWell programme has now seen more than 20,000 wellbeing surveys completed by young people across the city region.
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17
November
2021
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10:37
Europe/London
Professor Danielle George from The University of Manchester has today joined forces with over 150 world-leading engineers, scientists and technology giants to urge the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engine...
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21
July
2021
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11:05
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The past two years have presented Initial Teacher Training (ITT) partnerships with unprecedented challenges, and we have worked collaboratively to continue to secure positive outcomes for our trainee teachers and to ensure future teacher supply for o...
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08
January
2021
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15:16
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On Thursday 7 January, MIE hosted an innovative online conference to discuss how teachers, schools, and colleges can take environmental action.
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2020
06
August
2020
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10:15
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Three University of Manchester academics have been recognised for their “outstanding” work at this year’s Advance HE Teaching Excellence Awards for Higher Education.
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02
July
2020
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09:41
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Due to the mass school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been a challenging year for our PGCE Programmes with trainee placements being curtailed. However, rather than be discouraged, we’ve seen our trainee teachers step up to the challenge,...
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22
May
2020
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12:03
Europe/London
Tens of thousands of young people, parents, teachers and carers are participating in a mass programme of scientific discovery and communication across the UK while access to schools is limited.
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2018
09
November
2018
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09:40
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Primary and Secondary PGCE programmes have been recognised as ‘Outstanding’ across all assessed elements – the highest possible rating – by Ofsted.
The result confirms the University as one of the country's leading ...
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09
October
2018
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02:00
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Primary school teachers should encourage children to tinker, play, and experiment more in the classroom and even “embrace failure” to help encourage and develop a new generation of engineers.
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18
July
2018
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11:36
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The first major restoration project of the Carbon Landscape - a £3.2 million programme to restore former industrial landscapes in the North West - has been officially opened near Warrington.
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14
June
2018
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09:51
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has launched a collection of essays from researchers which looks closely at extremism and social cohesion in the UK.
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04
May
2018
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09:35
Europe/London
The Making a Difference Awards for 2018 were announced at a ceremony in the Whitworth Hall on Tuesday, 1 May, with six School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) colleagues recognised for their commitment to social responsibility.
The...
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05
April
2018
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09:33
Europe/London
An expert from The University of Manchester has called for current linguistic guidance issued to teachers in England and Wales to address accents in his new book.
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14
February
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
The British public are being invited to share their experiences of loneliness, as part of a national survey led by the BBC and The University of Manchester.
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12
February
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
Experts have called for a significant and urgent increase in resources to support the mental health of young people in schools, after a study uncovered a ‘perfect storm’ of increased need and decreased provision.
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02
February
2018
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16:00
Europe/London
A PhD student from The University of Manchester has travelled a million metres, just a few weeks before his sixtieth birthday in a global indoor rowing competition.
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19
January
2018
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10:55
Europe/London
The way we talk can reveal a lot about us and our origins – in terms of region, class and ethnicity. The UK has a wide variety of accents but not all are created equal – with some accents deemed to be more socially acceptable than others.
Maybe it...
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11
January
2018
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09:26
Europe/London
Students from a girls’ grammar school have worked with educational psychologists from The University of Manchester to develop an accessible and appealing mental health strategy for their school.
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2017
18
December
2017
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10:15
Europe/London
A new board which aims to ensure that Greater Manchester’s children and young people have the best start in life has appointed Mel Ainscow CBE, Emeritus Professor of Education at The University of Manchester, as its independent chair.
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13
December
2017
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15:18
Europe/London
The government has been criticised for a lack of accountability for academies. shutterstock
Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester and Maija Salokangas, Trinity College Dublin
Academies are back in the news – and not for a good reason. In the s...
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30
November
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
New research has found that the introduction of academies is deepening divisions within the English education system.
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07
November
2017
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10:15
Europe/London
A major new report by researchers from The University of Manchester is asking why disadvantaged children are still not performing as well as their more affluent peers, despite a decade of Government reforms.
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07
September
2017
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22:00
Europe/London
“Slow” movements promote concepts of mindfulness and a consideration of process as well as outcomes. Shutterstock/Jaromir Chalabala
Jess Harris, University of Newcastle; Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester; Nerida Spina, Queensland Universit...
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15
March
2017
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09:47
Europe/London
The Manchester Institute of Education is one of seven institutions to have been chosen to partner with education charity Teach First.
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