Articles tagged with 'humanities' | University of Manchester

Researchers from The University of Manchester have published a new book which examines the characteristics and dynamics of the most common type of murder - an adult male killing another adult male. ...

The University of Manchester is to take part in a national project to explore ways of improving academic-policy engagement, in partnership with UCL and the universities of Cambridge, Nottingham and Northumbria, as well as Parliament, Government and p...

Experts from The University of Manchester and The University of Bristol are calling for permanent laws allowing so-called ‘pills by post’ abortion services to be enacted in Great Britain and the USA, in order to address barriers to care highlighted b...

Concerns about the increase in police officers permanently stationed in UK schools have been raised by a new report into racism in secondary schools. ...

Manchester Histories is taking its festival online after the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of June's event, by launching its first ever DigiFest. The festival will work with individuals and community groups to present their stories, id...

A team of experts is investigating how the coronavirus lockdown has impacted on people’s relationships and routines. ...

The employment prospects of some ethnic minorities have improved since the 1970s but still lag behind the white majority because of “persistent racism”, a major new study says. ...

A group of 40 law students from The University of Manchester are set to volunteer their services during their holidays to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. ...

New research by The University of Manchester has found that people are still willing to take part in protests in large numbers, despite the coronavirus crisis. ...

Young men in “individualistic” societies such as the USA or the UK are more likely to report feeling lonely than older women in collectivist societies such as China or Brazil, according to a new global study. ...

  Obamagate is the latest conspiracy theory to be pushed by US president, Donald Trump. It started on the morning of May 10, when Trump retweeted the word “OBAMAGATE!” By the next day, the Obamagate hashtag had accrued over two million tweets and ...

A researcher from The University of Manchester is part of a new project documenting how ethnic minority people with lived experience of severe mental illness - and their carers - are coping during the Coronavirus pandemic. ...

The Institute for Cultural Practices (ICP) at The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has recently launched its new magazine, Cultural Practice. The new magazine features critical reflective pieces in arts management,...

Beatriz Buarque won the Luxembourg Peace Prize in the category ‘Outstanding Peace Organisation’ with her NGO ‘Words Heal the World’. Beatriz founded Words Heal the World as a website in 2017 whilst working as a Journalist in Brazil for Globo TV. A...

New research has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments housed at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, which were previously thought to be blank, do in fact contain text. ...

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...

At Digital Futures, we are seeking to identify the range of expertise within UoM that is relevant to the Citizens and Government theme that is led by Professor Rachel Gibson. If your research, teaching, or professional activity is in this area we ...

Dr Billy Tusker Haworth’s important research, teaching approach and support of students, along with his championing of LGBTIQ+ rights and equality, diversity and inclusion within and outside of the University community, has earned him a nomination fo...

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. ...

A major new study has found that systemic and persistent racial inequalities in employment, health, housing and education, continue to blight the lives of ethnic minority people in the UK – and worryingly, this puts them at greater risk from the impa...

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...

Researchers from The University of Manchester are surveying young people about their mental health during the current crisis, in a bid to find out whether using social media helps them to minimise the negative effects of isolation. ...

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 (...

Patty Doran, Chris Phillipson, Tine Buffel, Sophie Yarker and Camilla Lewis of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group discuss the negative impact of social distancing and suggest what needs to be done to better support those most vulnerable. ...

String quartet Quatuor Danel, artist in residence at The University of Manchester’s Martin Harris Centre, has featured on The Guardian’s pick of the best music to listen to at home. Music lovers are turning to the radio, the TV, their personal col...

In this fully-online programme, educators are given the opportunity to explore theories and practices of humanitarianism in a globalised world and how to teach this across multiple disciplines, including social sciences, history, geography, and r...

‘The fire burns with great intensity if everyone throws in a stick!’  This Chinese proverb reflects the recent team spirit shown by Manchester Confucius Institute’s teaching, support and leadership team. As of Monday 16 March 2020, The Un...

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...

Recently appointed MICRA Co-Director, Prof Tarani Chandola was part of a team led by Prof Iracema Leroi that was successful in obtaining pump-priming funds to develop a Longitudinal Study of Healthy Brain Aging in Pakistan (‘Pak-AGE’). The team (chai...

Recent statements from the UK government have made it clear that everyone, not just the elderly or those with pre-existing medical conditions, needs to play a part in controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Self-isolation and social dista...