Articles tagged with 'social-science' | University of Manchester

According to Professor David Gadd, domestic abuse needs to be reframed as an issue that men need to tackle. The UK needs to begin a national dialogue that goes beyond public awareness to a prolonged period of public engagement that provides intervent...

New research by an expert from The University of Manchester has shown that taking part in youth engagement schemes like National Citizen Service can lead to significant and lasting improvements in young people’s mental wellbeing, especially for those...

Congratulations to the Manchester University Law Society (MULS) and the Manchester University Pro Bono Society for scooping a grand total of five nominations at the prestigious LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards!The Student Law Society Awards ...

The UK’s first and largest survey of its kind to document the impact of Covid-19, and the lockdowns, on the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people has been launched. ...

A coalition of 10 universities in England and Scotland, led by The University of Manchester, has announced ambitious plans to research Covid-19’s social and economic impact on racial and ethnic minority people. ...

There has been a surge in the use of online mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research, as millions of people unable to access traditional services have sought help from digital providers. ...

A new report has highlighted the barriers faced by many of the 40 percent of young people in England who miss the benchmark of grade 4 in GCSE English and Maths. It calls for system reforms which go beyond those in the Government’s recent ‘Skills for...

Experts from The University of Manchester are set to work with leaders from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and all of the city-region’s secondary schools on a major new project that will survey children about their wellbeing and prepare...

A new report from The Runnymede Trust and The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity has addressed the possible causes of - and offers solutions to – the ethnic disparity of the effects of Coronavirus. ...

The New Year Honours lists mark the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.Rachel Griffith is Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Research Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Rachel prev...

Experts from The University of Manchester have created a short film which shares teenagers’ experiences of lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been released alongside a free online toolkit for education staff working to support teenagers dur...

New research has found that the first coronavirus lockdown saw more people reporting common mental disorders in the UK, but that mental health began to recover once the lockdown eased. As the UK enters a further period of restrictions, this analysis ...

A new report has revealed that victims of crime presently lack an independent enforcer of victims’ rights. The report calls for an enhanced role for the Victims’ Commissioner, to ensure that people are treated properly and adequately supported in the...

Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking to hear about your experiences of the Manchester Village and what you want it to be in the future, you can share them anonymously on the dedicated website and make your views heard about the Vil...

A project facilitated by the ESRC-funded Collaboration Labs programme at The University of Manchester has been recognised with an award. ...

Gary Younge, the multi award-winning journalist who recently joined The University of Manchester as Professor of Sociology, will analyse the recent US election in a live streamed public lecture and Q&A on Thursday 19 November. ...

In an exclusive UK interview ahead of the release of his memoirs, former President of the United States Barack Obama will speak to The University of Manchester’s Professor of Public History David Olusoga about his country, his political career, and h...

Since the global financial crisis, there has been a renewed effort to emphasize financial frictions in designing closed- and open-economy macroeconomic models for monetary and macroprudential policy analysis. Professor Agénor draws on the extensive l...

Open-access monographs are a big headache for the arts and humanities: most publishers currently charge authors enormous sums, and new publishing models urgently need to be explored. Professor Helen Beebee (Philosophy) is the Editorial Chair of an ex...

Congratulations to six Manchester academics who have been named as new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, the national academy of academics, learned societies and practitioners in the social sciences. We are delighted that five of the new Fel...

Regulators have failed to properly address patient safety on discharge from hospital in England, leaving the physical wellbeing and dignity of patients continuously at risk at a time when they should be returning safely home, new research has found. ...

Donald Trump's presidency has been widely criticised for race-baiting violating democratic norms. But America was a slave state for more than 200 years, an apartheid state for a century and was only a non-racial democracy for just over 50 years. Gary...

On 11 November, The University is hosting a Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop that will serve to answer these questions. Presented in partnership with Creative Manchester, the Music Department and the Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, th...

The local version of this national festival is now in its seventh year. Academics from The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Salford will be partnering up to present the very latest in social science resea...

The University of Manchester Law School, one of the UK’s top-ranked law schools, has partnered with BARBRI, the global legal education provider, to offer the University’s students and alumni a comprehensive preparation programme for the Solicitors Qu...

The University of Manchester Law School is pleased to announce the winner of the McCollum Consultants Prize for the academic year 2019 - 2020. This year the student winner was Amelia Davis. The course, Principles of Law, Medicine and Ethics, analy...

Black people and men of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage are almost twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as White people, and mortality rates from the virus are three times higher for men in lower-paid, manual roles, according to a new report. ...

In celebration of Black History Month 2020, The Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester has collaborated with the Centre for New Writing, The Department of American Studies and Creative Manchester to pull together an extensive suggested...

Teenagers whose non-cognitive skills are poorly developed are more likely to suffer from health problems later in life, according to groundbreaking new research by a group of expert from The University of Manchester. ...

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 ...