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

Here at The University of Manchester, NHS at 70 has been recording people’s NHS stories for the first Digital Archive of NHS history since 2017. The NHS has been part of everyday life in the UK since 1948 and COVID-19 will stand as an extraordinar...

During this challenging time, the University of Manchester has continued with research, teaching and engagement, albeit with staff now working from home. MICRA is no exception here - we are continuing to support ageing research and our operational te...

The N8 Policing Research Partnership (N8 PRP) was established to enable and foster research collaborations that will help address the problems of policing in the 21st century and achieve international excellence in policing research.  Founded in 2...

A new report from social scientists linked with the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group and the Alliance Manchester Business School recommends a range of new approaches for developing neighbourhood support for older people. The report is the re...

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...

Experts are urging the Government to reject the formulation and implementation of policy to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic based solely on the age of the population, as well as calling on both the Government and media organisations to be c...

The study ‘An analysis of mortality trends in developed countries’ by the Longevity Science Panel (LSP) reveals that, contrary to what we might have expected from mortality trends over the last few decades, more people are dying sooner across many hi...

Personal debt is at record levels in the UK, and 17% of pensioners live in relative income poverty. Now, new research from The University of Manchester has found that women aged 55 years and older are more likely to have financial problems than older...

A group of researchers based at The University of Manchester are looking for older LGBTQ+ individuals to take part in a workshop on May 9, at Manchester Central Library.  The workshop will provide a space for older LGBTQ+ individuals to come along...

Samantha Booth, PhD student at The University of Manchester is looking for individuals who would be willing to share their views on her study. Supervised by Dr Gorana Pobric, Dr Jason Taylor and Dr Laura Brown, the project aims to investigate whet...

Two politics researchers have found that people from ethnic minorities face bias during elections, by measuring how various aspects of hypothetical candidates - such as their ethnicity, policies, or gender - affect people’s voting decisions. ...

The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has confirmed six awards for its Seedcorn projects. Three of the multi/inter-disciplinary projects are fully-funded by MICRA, while the Institute has also secured external fundi...

Professor Chris Phillipson of the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has collaborated on a new book on understanding insecurities in later life. Professor Phillipson, together with Amanda Grenier (University of Toron...

Read the latest coronavirus information from The University of Manchester. The international community has come a long way in coordinating its response to new infectious disease outbreaks since SARS and MeRS, but as the current outbreak of coronav...

Research fellow with the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing Sophie Yarker has contributed to a new report exploring the potential for microfunding for social mobility. Ambition for Ageing’s Changing a place: Microfunding, co...

The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) welcomes a new Director, Alistair Burns. Alistair is a Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at The University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at the Greate...

Law students from The University of Manchester are set to feature in a jury on a BBC series presented by two Manchester graduates, which will investigate how Britain’s courts are handling our law and order crisis. ...

A new report from social scientists and architects linked to the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) recommends inter-generational development for the Northern Gateway project. In 2018, Manchester announced the largest and most ambitiou...

As skin ages, we see a decline in skin barrier function, which can leave elderly people vulnerable to skin damage. We believe that these changes may partly be due to changes in the skin’s lipid profile, and changes in the bacteria living on the sk...

The winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize 2019 are Professor Debora Price and Jaime Garcia Iglesias. Debora Price won the staff category for her work on the Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce. A hugely influential report prod...

The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) and Mills & Reeve LLP hosted a joint seminar on Pensions and Divorce. Marking the launch of The Pension Advisory Group's long-awaited 'A guide to the treatment of pensions on divor...

A new study reveals Italian-speaking children pick up some language rules faster than English-speakers. ...

The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has launched the Winter 2019 edition of its newsletter, which is now available to download here. ...

The General Election campaign has reached the stage where the parties begin unveiling their manifestos. But does this even matter - and do parties actually follow through on their promises?  ...

The School of Social Sciences is celebrating the opening of the Justice Hub, a network that includes our Legal Advice Clinics, Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre and cutting edge teaching and research within legal technology. The Justice Hub allow...

The Law and Technology Initiative at The University of Manchester won the award for 'Alliance of the Year' at the British Legal Technology Awards. The initiative brings together academics in Law, Business and the School of Computer Sciences, alongsid...

The University of Manchester hosted the Turing Institute Workshop on 'Robotics and AI for Health and Social Care' on 28-29 October. This was chaired by Angelo Cangelosi and Chris Todd, from MICRA, and Heather Draper from Warwick University. Thi...

Award-winning author, broadcaster and columnist Gary Younge is joining The University of Manchester, after being appointed as a Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences. ...

The very latest in social science research is set to be promoted across Manchester by the annual Festival of Social Science, which takes place across the city from November 2nd-9th. ...

Dr Olga Ulturgasheva secures €6 million Synergy grant, awarded by the European Research Council to groups taking on today's biggest challenges, such as curing cancer, tackling climate change, or forecasting earthquakes. ...