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2024
25
March
2024
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02:39
Europe/London
The devolution deals which granted Greater Manchester increased control over a range of public services enabled them to make significant improvements in many parts of the health system, a unique study led by University of Manchester researchers has …
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18
March
2024
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09:57
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has hosted Afzal Khan MP on a visit to the Firs Environmental Research Station which recently completed a £2 million redevelopment.
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14
February
2024
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11:58
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s policy engagement, Policy@Manchester, has hosted a visit to Jodrell Bank Observatory for a leading Parliamentarian with a special interest in its work.
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05
February
2024
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11:57
Europe/London
Sir Mark Hendrick MP has visited The University of Manchester’s High Voltage Lab - the biggest electrical test and research facility in UK academia - and met with leading academics to discuss a new collection of articles examining national …
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16
January
2024
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10:45
Europe/London
The Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime, Mike Kane MP, has visited The University of Manchester to meet academics leading research on the urgent need to reduce shipping emissions.
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08
January
2024
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15:10
Europe/London
Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan has visited The University of Manchester’s multi-million-pound engineering facility which provides industry-led development in graphene applications.
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2023
01
December
2023
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15:48
Europe/London
Academics from across The University of Manchester have today (Friday) hosted Bolton West MP Chris Green on an extended visit including a tour of the Bioprinting Technology Platform (BTP), a specialist national facility which houses the latest …
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31
July
2023
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09:23
Europe/London
The United Kingdom is vulnerable to global events and over reliant on other countries for essential resources - but there are policy choices which could significantly lessen this exposure, a new report makes clear.
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12
July
2023
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10:16
Europe/London
Leading researchers from across The University of Manchester (UoM) have given their support to a global initiative endorsed by His Majesty King Charles III promoting the sustainable use of space.
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20
June
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
Policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people in order to tackle the deep-seated inequalities exposed by the pandemic, according to a new publication written by a group of experts from The University of Manchester.
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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 …
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2022
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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21
September
2022
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09:56
Europe/London
Senior academics, policy makers, local government officials and business people have gathered in Rochdale for the launch of a major new report written by experts from The University of Manchester.
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22
June
2022
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13:42
Europe/London
Researchers have called for a more sustainable approach to the UK’s National Space Strategy in a new publication from The University of Manchester, On Space.
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29
March
2022
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08:00
Europe/London
The Government needs to decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, according to a new publication from The University of Manchester.
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03
March
2022
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11:03
Europe/London
Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have outlined some of the key actions needed to deliver a responsible nuclear sector in the UK’s net zero future.
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2021
11
May
2021
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10:35
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has released a major new publication in which leading academics call for urgent actions to be taken to tackle the increasing digital divide in the UK.
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2020
16
July
2020
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09:30
Europe/London
A leading group of University of Manchester academics are imploring policy makers to use the UK’s post-pandemic recovery as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead a positive green revolution.
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28
January
2020
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08:41
Europe/London
NHS, government, universities and companies must do more to avoid misusing health data and damaging public trust in health research, say experts from the University of Manchester.
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2019
31
July
2019
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15:35
Europe/London
Boris Johnson now leads a country mired in a Brexit identity crisis – here’s how he could reunite it
As Boris Johnson begins his term as British prime minister, he takes charge of a country facing a series of overlapping crises. Alongside the constitutional and political crises provoked by the Brexit process, are wider social and economic problems …
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2018
11
May
2018
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14:43
Europe/London
Professor Francesca Gains, School of Social Sciences, has been appointed to the role of Policy@Manchester Academic Co-Director. She will commence her new role on 1 September 2018, taking over the role from Professor Diane Coyle who left the …
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