Articles tagged with 'sociology' | University of Manchester

Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a new report published today.

New data from the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity at The University of Manchester has revealed disturbing ethnic inequalities in rates of financial hardship in the UK. 

The 1953 coup d'etat in Iran ushered in a period of exploitation and oppression that has continued – despite a subsequent revolution that led to huge changes – for 70 years. Each year on August 19, the anniversary of the coup, millions of Iranians as...

Every year, the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester honour exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions to the institution through the Distinguished Achievements Awards.In the latest ceremony held on June ...

Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has won The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2023. 

Maybe you have one bin or many boxes. You might even have a compost caddy. Whatever your recycling setup, chances are that at some point you’ve been left wondering what should go where and if a particular item is indeed recyclable or if it should jus...

Gary Younge, award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2023. Formerly a columnist at The Guardian he is an editorial board member of the Nation magazine and the...

New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham suggests that people from ethnic and religious minority groups are more likely to be interested in p...

More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault, according to new research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews and King’s College...

Dr Leah Gilman was awarded last week the Sociology SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence for her paper ‘The Selfish Element: How Sperm and Egg Donors Construct Plausibly Moral Accounts of the Decision to Donate’. The prize is awarded to the paper ...

The amount of time parents spend with their children contributes much less to their progress in school than the family’s social class, new research has shown.

The UK’s recycling system requires a dramatic overhaul to effectively tackle the issue of plastic waste, according to a new report published by The University of Manchester’s One Bin to Rule Them All project team....

In the most comprehensive analysis of ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 health outcomes to date, a major new global study has found that ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death during the pandemic because of their gr...

A new online exhibition has been launched which features the views of the former residents of Robin Hood Gardens, the London estate which was both lauded as a masterpiece of modernist social housing and condemned as a ‘concrete monstrosity’ before it...

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 who...

When Prince Harry sat down with ITV journalist Tom Bradby for a conversation about his marriage, his estrangement from the royal family and his tell-all memoir, Spare, one particular segment stood out. Bradby said that Harry had accused some members ...

Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in healthcare. Commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory the report was covered widely in natio...

The full text of Anti-Racist Scholar Activism by Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly is now available to download or read online for free.The book, originally published by Manchester University Press in 2021, won funding for free online access f...

Racism is the ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among ethnic minority groups, according to a newly published briefing from the Runnymede Trust and The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity....

New research conducted by experts from the Universities of Manchester, Edinburgh and Sheffield challenges the notion that there was once a ‘golden age’ of social mobility within the creative sector and reveal deep-rooted class inequalities that have ...

Manchester has long been renowned for its rich musical history and nightlife, commonly regarded as a clubbing capital of the world and once home of the legendary Haçienda club. It was during his time DJ’ing at The Haçienda club that Graeme Park becam...

The new collaboration brings together University of Manchester sociologist Jaime García Iglesias and staff at Black Beetle Health, led by Harvey A Kennedy-Pitt, Health Education and Promotion Specialist.The collaboration sees staff from Black Beetle ...

Students from working-class backgrounds can only make the decision to go to university if they develop a ‘sense of opportunity’ at school, according to new research.

A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and practices in the justice system in England and Wales.  ...

Please join us on 8th November from 6-7.30pm in the John Rylands Library for Helen Holmes and Nick Crossley’s (Sociology) event on Rave Renaissance with DJ Graeme Park.Tickets are available here.Manchester is renowned not just for its rich musical hi...

Sociology staff have been recognised for their research and teaching in recent University of Manchester awards.Research Staff ExcellenceOur researchers won in all three Humanities categories of the Research Staff Excellence Awards.Sophie Yarker – Res...

The inaugural issue of the journal 'Consumption and Society' published by Bristol University Press is out now.SCI Lecturer Dan Welch is among the founding co-editors of this journal focussed on articles that advance understandings of consumption as a...

 Dharmi Kapadia is leading a new project on gambling harms. The project will investigate why people gamble, the harm caused by gambling and how services that support gamblers can be made more accessible to minority ethnic groups....

A new project is researching the impact of security and policing on UK university campuses. If you are a current student or graduated since 2020 we would love to hear your views via our survey.The aim of the research is to understand students’ experi...

Tine Buffel, Christopher Phillipson and colleagues from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) have won the Outstanding benefit to society through research – Emerging impact category of this year’s Making a Difference Awards.Their work hi...