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2025
30
July
2025
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11:14
Europe/London
A major new report, Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people鈥檚 mental health, reveals that worsening mental health among 14鈥24-year-olds in England is real, widespread, and driven by identifiable social and economic factors. …
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24
July
2025
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13:35
Europe/London
The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries 鈥 and symbolic of the continent 鈥 the rise of 鈥渕ade in China鈥 has undermined the African women traders who have …
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22
July
2025
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12:06
Europe/London
A fascinating new book published by The University of Manchester has cast a new spotlight on how the institution鈥檚 campus has been shaped over two centuries of architectural change.
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21
July
2025
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14:04
Europe/London
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) has announced that Professor Mel Ainscow has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Equality in Education Award, in recognition of his exceptional and sustained contribution to promoting equity, …
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21
July
2025
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10:59
Europe/London
As part of the Biennale Sessions, students attended a dynamic panel discussion with international architects and modelmakers, gaining first-hand insight into the application of physical modelmaking in professional practice and its vital role in …
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18
July
2025
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13:33
Europe/London
What happens when students are given the space, support, and encouragement to take action on the issues they care most about? At The University of Manchester鈥檚 School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), the answer is: they thrive …
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17
July
2025
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10:22
Europe/London
Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Manchester, recently addressed key stakeholders at Westminster to speak about the impact of microplastic pollution on our environment.
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16
July
2025
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16:36
Europe/London
The University of Manchester celebrated the graduation of thousands of humanities students from 11 to 18 July 2025. As they crossed the stage to receive their degrees, many did so not only in recognition of academic achievement but as a step …
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02
July
2025
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11:12
Europe/London
Convened by Dr Cristina Temenos, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at The University of Manchester, the event took place in June and served as a dynamic forum for exchange at the intersection of academic research and real-world practice. …
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02
July
2025
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11:04
Europe/London
The invitation-only event formed part of an ongoing initiative to shape how global best practices are understood and translated. Held at the OECD headquarters in Paris, the event brought together global experts, policymakers, and urban leaders to …
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01
July
2025
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11:14
Europe/London
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to tackle what it calls a global crisis of loneliness and social disconnection, in a new report informed by the research of Professor Pamela Qualter from The University of Manchester.
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30
June
2025
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13:42
Europe/London
New research led by experts from The University of Manchester鈥檚 Institute of Education has shed important light on how the mental wellbeing of young people is affected by the neighbourhoods they live in.
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27
June
2025
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10:00
Europe/London
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre's (MEC) inaugural Venture Builder Programme has just wrapped up with an incredible showcase of talent and determination.
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26
June
2025
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15:50
Europe/London
On May 20, 2025, The University of Manchester brought together leading academic researchers from across the UK, Europe and US in an agenda-setting workshop to define the future of research in architectural design processes. Led by Dr Diana Osmolska, …
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26
June
2025
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12:09
Europe/London
The Association of Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE) annual Book Prize celebrates scholars who raise interest in the academic study of Korea beyond the confines of Korean Studies. Dr Jamie Doucette, Reader in Human Geography, was presented with …
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16
June
2025
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15:41
Europe/London
PE, school sports and physical activity (PESSPA) are critical tools in fostering healthier, happier and more resilient children and young people, concluded a recent study from University of Manchester experts in collaboration with the Youth …
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13
June
2025
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15:40
Europe/London
At the heart of the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre鈥檚 mission to empower the next generation of innovators sits one of the University of Manchester鈥檚 most exciting enterprise competitions 鈥 the Venture Further Awards.Launched to spotlight and …
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12
June
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been invited to lead a pioneering global programme designed to empower education鈥檚 role in the transition towards net zero.
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10
June
2025
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10:50
Europe/London
A new study on women's sexual experiences has challenged the commonly-held belief that reaching orgasm during sex is the single, essential indicator of a successful sexual encounter or a satisfying sexual relationship.
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09
June
2025
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15:31
Europe/London
Professor Ferreira is an economist (MA in European and Regional Policies and PhD in Economics, U. Reading) and politician from Portugal, who most recently served as the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (Von Der Leyen Commission …
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28
May
2025
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12:25
Europe/London
The 鈥楪etting Serious About Sustainability: Research, Education and Advocacy鈥 symposium, held from 22鈥23 May 2025, was the first major event organised by the new working group Sustainability@SEED, led by Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Sustainability at …
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27
May
2025
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13:14
Europe/London
Manchester School of Architecture's new international project dedicated to celebrating and supporting modelmaking in architectural practice, is being debuted during the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice.AiM: Architects Index of …
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22
May
2025
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15:01
Europe/London
This three-year national study explores young women鈥檚 earliest experiences of work鈥攊ncluding paid employment during education鈥攁nd how these shape inequalities in working life over time. The L-earning: Rethinking Young Women's Working Lives鈥 …
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21
May
2025
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12:45
Europe/London
Led by The University of Manchester in close partnership with the Amazon Environmental Research Institute and Quilombola women, TERAQ-G 鈥 Transforming Evidence and Results into Quilombola Actions for Gender-Inclusive Conservation and Territorial …
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19
May
2025
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11:27
Europe/London
Anindya Majhi, a Geography postgraduate researcher at The University of Manchester has been awarded a prestigious Research Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Traditionally awarded to academics in science and engineering …
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13
May
2025
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11:53
Europe/London
In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations between the two countries which now find themselves on the brink of war.
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12
May
2025
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08:49
Europe/London
The University of Manchester's 11th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 8 May in the University鈥檚 Whitworth Hall and was live streamed on YouTube. The Making a Difference Awards recognise the outstanding …
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08
May
2025
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12:22
Europe/London
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Julian Williams. Julian was a Professor of Education at Manchester Institute of Education in the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of …
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01
May
2025
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15:38
Europe/London
The University of Manchester partners with Bank of England to improve access to economics in schools
A new partnership, launched at The University of Manchester on 30 April, will see existing teachers offered training to deliver A Level economics alongside their core subject.
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30
April
2025
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11:20
Europe/London
A trailblazing new report, Business vs. Loneliness, published by the Economics of Mutuality Alliance and The University of Manchester, has urged companies to take a leading role in addressing one of the most pressing yet overlooked challenges of our …
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