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2025
30
July
2025
| 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
| 17:37 Europe/London
An expert from The University of Manchester has contributed to a major new government review which suggests that public design - an approach that brings citizens and designers into policymaking - could help to ensure that public services
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24
July
2025
| 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
| 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
| 14:05 Europe/London
Chair of International Business at Alliance Manchester Business School Professor Timothy Michael Devinney has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK鈥檚 leading national body for the humanities and social sciences.
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21
July
2025
| 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
| 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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21
July
2025
| 10:06 Europe/London
It is with great sadness that we have learned about the passing of Lord David Alliance CBE.
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18
July
2025
| 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
| 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
| 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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11
July
2025
| 11:06 Europe/London
New research, co-authored by academics from the University of Manchester and the University of Groningen, adds nuance to the idea that journalists have hyped AI technologies.  Examining AI coverage in The New York Times (USA), De Volkskrant
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04
July
2025
| 13:49 Europe/London
Written by Dr Louise Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Politics at The University of Manchester.New governments 鈥 particularly those with large parliamentary majorities 鈥 often anticipate a honeymoon period in their first year of office, with the
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02
July
2025
| 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
| 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
| 15:28 Europe/London
Israel鈥檚 recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme, but it didn鈥檛 just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and senior military personnel.
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01
July
2025
| 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
| 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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30
June
2025
| 00:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester and Amgueddfa Cymru 鈥 Museum Wales have been awarded a 拢1.25 million research grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) following the discovery of an Iron Age chariot burial in Pembrokeshire. 
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26
June
2025
| 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
| 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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24
June
2025
| 14:04 Europe/London
Archaeologists from The University of Manchester have played a leading role in the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt鈥檚 eastern Nile Delta, uncovering multi-storey dwellings, granaries and a ceremonial road tied to the worship of the
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16
June
2025
| 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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11
June
2025
| 11:28 Europe/London
The University of Manchester鈥檚 John Rylands Library is set to unveil the first instalment of its Early European Print collection on 4 July, in a landmark moment which will open up one of the world鈥檚 greatest collections of early European printing to
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10
June
2025
| 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
| 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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04
June
2025
| 14:24 Europe/London
To mark its 60th anniversary, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is bringing back its Festival of Business, expanding on the success of last year鈥檚 inaugural event.
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28
May
2025
| 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
| 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
| 15:40 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is set to launch the Manchester Digital Dante Library, a landmark digital collection which will make some of the rarest and most significant early printed editions of Dante鈥檚 Divine Comedy available freely online for the
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