Articles tagged with 'environment-education-development' | University of Manchester

The 2020 award was granted to Dr Łukasz Stanek for his study Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War.The study investigates the collaboration between Eastern European architects, planners and...

On Thursday 7 January, MIE hosted an innovative online conference to discuss how teachers, schools, and colleges can take environmental action. ...

A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale ‘megatrends’ affecting forests and forest communities, published today in Nature Plants. These are likely to have major consequences - bot...

New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic. ...

Maintaining forest cover is an important natural climate solution, but new research shows that too often, communities lose out when local forest management is formalised. ...

A renowned community engagement expert from The University of Manchester is working with Natural England as they launch a national Nature Recovery Network, which it is hoped will help to deal with the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change a...

University of Manchester graduate Robyn Skerratt has been named the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Young Planner of the Year for 2020. Robyn, who studied MPlan Town Planning and Urban Regeneration at the University in 2009/10, currently work...

The IDC will recruit PhD students at each university to start their studies in September 2021 and will focus on the absence and presence of different types of infrastructure in cities and the relationship between infrastructure and contemporary forms...

Researchers from Manchester are helping to limit the spread of coronavirus in Kenya, where the spread of the virus in informal settlements causes huge challenges for the authorities. ...

New research has found that young people who experience severe Crohn’s and Colitis symptoms are more likely to experience poor mental health, and need extra support as a result. ...

A new report has been published which calls for the Conservative government’s rhetoric around ‘levelling up’ the United Kingdom to be translated into a £375bn 25-year ‘New Deal’. ...

Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of U...

In response to the challenges of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert from The University of Manchester has developed a new tool to help students to learn effectively online while their physical lectures and seminars are not taking pla...

These findings came in a report co-authored by Jonathan Ritson, a Research Associate at the University. With a UK target to reach net-zero by 2050, peatland restoration offers the potential to help as peatlands are capable of absorbing and storing...

An expert from The University of Manchester is leading a recovery strategy to help schools in Greater Manchester as they reopen after the coronavirus lockdown. Drawing on lessons from his previous research on educational improvement, it will address ...

A new study by The University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moores University has found that the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has been an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ for teenagers, which has created many difficult and intense feelings, as well ...

We are delighted to hear that Manchester undergraduate and graduate alumni, Jamie Peck, has been named Corresponding Fellow of the @BritishAcademy_ for his outstanding contributions to the field of economic geography. Jamie was an undergraduate an...

The unique design of the National Graphene Institute in Manchester, UK sheds light on the new generation of 21st-century science buildings. In their new book, lead scientist Kostya Novoselov and architectural anthropologist Albena Yaneva demonstrate ...

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,...

Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development, has been elected as president of the Development Studies Association (DSA), taking over from Professor Sarah White. Sam forms part of the Global Development Institute and is currently joint Direct...

A new initiative designed by Professor Diana Mitlin of The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, alongside long-term collaborators SDI Kenya, is helping to address the enormous challenges of dealing with Covid-19 in informal settle...

A new report has shone a light on the plight of some 50 million gig economy workers across the world since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Digital Futures is a highly interdisciplinary network which operates across the whole range of the University’s digital research. The aim of Digital Futures is to present a coherent overview of our digital research activity to external stakeholder...

Dr Tanja Bastia, a Reader at the Global Development Institute, co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development with Professor Ronald Skeldon. Tanja has published over 20 articles and 3 books and is currently developing new research on (...

A medic from The University of Manchester who has opened emergency field hospitals across the world is now using his experience in his home city after being appointed as the medical director of NHS Nightingale Hospital North West, the city’s temporar...

The Global Development Institute (GDI) has retained its position as one of the top 10 places to study in the 2020 QS World University rankings. The Institute was ranked as the 9th best for Development Studies in the world. Professor Khalid Nadvi, ...

An independent inquiry into the UK’s severe regional inequality has said that Government must learn the lessons of the past and “think big” if it is serious about levelling up the UK economy. ...

Awards and appointments  Stefan Bouzarovski was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the ‘UiO:Energy’ strategic priority area at the University of Oslo.  Jo Deakin has been appointed Special Advisor to a new Horizon 2020 project, UPLIF...

In the early 2000s, Chinese demand for imported commodities ballooned as the country continued its breakneck economic growth. Global markets in metals and fuels experienced a boom of unprecedented extent and duration. Meanwhile, resource-rich states ...

Prof Khalid Nadvi has taken up the role of Managing Director of the Global Development Institute. Khalid follows on from Diana Mitlin who completed her term at the end of August. David Hulme, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list, cover...