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

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. ...

Fifteen British and Chinese diplomats and civil servants have met in Manchester to discuss UK-China cultural and educational exchanges, trade and investment relations, and the global context and future of UK-China relations. ...

The Greater Manchester Ageing Hub marked the UN’s International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2019, celebrating ‘the journey to age equality’. The Hub set out a number of key objectives in light of this event and its theme, starting with the c...

The University of Manchester has released a major new publication, in which academics call for action to be taken to tackle gender inequality in Greater Manchester and beyond. ...

To mark World Mental Health Day 2019, the findings of a national consultation involving researchers from The University of Manchester have been released, which has found that tackling the ‘impact of racism’ is the number one priority to reduce ethnic...

New sociology research dives into the inequalities of the cultural sector, with recommendations for improving how the sector collects its equality monitoring data. Dr Susan Oman, an Honorary Research Fellow working with the Institute for Cultural ...

An unprecedented trend of voting volatility amplified by a pattern of 'electoral shocks' means it will be extremely difficult to accurately predict the outcome of the next general election, according to new analysis from the British Election Study (B...

The Manchester Museum has announced exciting news of plans for a new national agency to lead innovation, address ageism and realise the potential of a creative ageing society. The recruitment process to find a director to lead the agency begins next ...

Lady Hale, first female President of the UK Supreme Court and lecturer at The University of Manchester Law School between 1966 and 1984, yesterday handed down the judgement in a landmark case brought against the Prime Minister for his decision to pro...

A new report has highlighted the widespread inequalities in Oldham, a former mill town in Greater Manchester recently identified as the most deprived place in England. ...

The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has launched the Autumn 2019 edition of its newsletter, which is now available to download here. The latest edition of the circular features an discussion with Manisha Anantharaman about climate, justice...

The Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) has released a report on developing age-friendly cities: turning urban research into practice.  ...

iNews reports that one in five UK adults has experienced economic abuse, according to the charity Refuge, and 60 per cent of them are women. Debora Price, professor of social gerontology and current MICRA director, carried out Behind Closed Doors,...

MICRA at The University of Manchester was well represented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2019, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 23 – 25 May. From SENSE-Cog, Piers Dawes and Irace...

On 18 June MICRA was pleased to host Professor Sarah Vickerstaff, presenting the 2019 Annual Lecture Extending Working Lives: The implications for winners and losers in the changed UK policy landscape. Sarah is professor of work and employment...

Grey, rainy and chilly: the morning of Thursday 13 June appeared to be an average Mancunian day. However, as many others set off to work under the dismal grey skies, it was anything but an ordinary day for the 100-or-so delegates from across the UK a...

Understanding the relationship between population ageing and urban change has become a major issue for public policy, and an increasingly important area for interdisciplinary research. On the 26 June 2019, an event called ‘Developing age-friendly ...

The Independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published new research into the threat from the Far Right and the Far Left in the UK, including one from researchers based at The University of Manchester. ...