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

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October
2025
| 13:20 Europe/London
Led by The University of Manchester鈥檚 School of Social Sciences in partnership with the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, the event (30 September 2025) brought together leading academics, archivists, and curators to examine how texts - from
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22
October
2025
| 10:30 Europe/London
An anthropologist from The University of Manchester has uncovered the hidden struggles of young men on the edges of Nairobi, who inherit land but lack the means to turn it into the financial security they desperately need.
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14
October
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
Dr Thiago R. Oliveira, Lecturer in Policing at the Department of Criminology of The University of Manchester, has been awarded the Early Career Prize of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Policing Working Group. The award recognises
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10
October
2025
| 12:05 Europe/London
Examining how young people across Europe imagine and plan their path to adulthood, the article, 鈥淚deations and Intentions in the Transition to Adulthood: A Cross-European Comparison,鈥 draws on data from the Generations and Gender Survey and the
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09
October
2025
| 10:30 Europe/London
Groundbreaking new research led by The University of Manchester has uncovered a significant and lasting link between the subjects young people study in secondary school and their political preferences. 
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09
October
2025
| 10:27 Europe/London
Madeleine Rees, Secretary General of the Women鈥檚 International League for Peace and Freedom, addressed a packed Roscoe Theatre and online audience with a lecture titled The Continuous Struggle: Women鈥檚 Rights in the Last Four Decades and the
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08
October
2025
| 10:12 Europe/London
For ten long years, Australia earned an unenviable reputation as one of the world鈥檚 climate change 鈥榣aggards鈥. From 2013 to 2022 its governments weakened environmental rules, cut renewable energy funding and fought against international climate
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07
October
2025
| 13:55 Europe/London
Professor Todd Hartman (Social Statistics) part of interdisciplinary team awarded Wellcome Discovery Award for research on mental health and administrative justice.Primary health services are the first point of contact for those seeking support for
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30
September
2025
| 15:08 Europe/London
This October, the Politics department at The University of Manchester celebrates 40 years of its International Peace Lecture. This landmark series has brought global changemakers and urgent conversations to campus since 1985. The idea of a
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30
September
2025
| 12:17 Europe/London
To mark the upcoming International Day for Older Persons, a new study from The University of Manchester is calling for cities to do more to support older people who want to stay in their own homes and communities as they age.
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26
September
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
As misogynistic ideologies gain traction online, Dr Mihaela Popa-Wyatt, Philosophy lecturer at The University of Manchester, is calling for UK policymakers to recognise gender-based ideological violence as a form of extremism under
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25
September
2025
| 11:13 Europe/London
Written by Lydia Donohue with photographs by Tom Longstaff.On the top floor of Manchester Museum, participants gathered for 鈥淪titching at the End of the World,鈥 a workshop that paired hands-on textile making with discussion of privacy, surveillance,
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25
September
2025
| 09:49 Europe/London
A recent follow-up study in the Akatsi North District, Volta Region, Ghana, reveals promising progress in the fight against teenage pregnancy. A collaborative program by Good Neighbours UK and Good Neighbors Ghana, which included children's clubs,
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25
September
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
Opening the ceremony, Professor Melissa Westwood, Associate Vice-President for Research, praised the 鈥渄edication, innovation, and collaborative spirit鈥 of this year鈥檚 winners, highlighting their role in driving forward research that resonates
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24
September
2025
| 10:49 Europe/London
You can read the paper, 鈥淯p and Down With鈥 Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates鈥, online.Political elites in the US are ideologically divided over climate change. We identify two
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17
September
2025
| 16:22 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been appointed as the new United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goals Hub Vice-Chair for Research for SDG10 (Reduced inequalities) by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)
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15
September
2025
| 13:18 Europe/London
Communities in the South of England were systematically underfunded in the government鈥檚 flagship 鈥楲evelling Up鈥 programme, according to new research using a Community Resilience Index (CRI) developed at The University of Manchester.
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08
September
2025
| 16:20 Europe/London
A groundbreaking new study from The University of Manchester has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how French citizens of Indian descent are navigating their identities in a society that often ignores
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08
September
2025
| 11:05 Europe/London
Three academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. 
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08
September
2025
| 10:39 Europe/London
Work led by Professor Vanessa Higgins (Professor of Data Literacy in the Social Sciences and Service Director of Training and User Support, UK Data Service) and Professor Debora Price (Professor of Social Gerontology and Deputy Director, UK Data
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08
September
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
A landmark new book is set to change how we think about tackling the climate crisis. It asks a big question: when it comes to climate change, is it better to 鈥榣ock in鈥 steady, long-term policies, or do we need dramatic political conflict and
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05
September
2025
| 10:33 Europe/London
Registration now open! Join us to celebrate 80 Years of Occupational Health Research at the University of Manchester.The Thomas Ashton Institute and the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health are delighted to invite you to a landmark event
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05
September
2025
| 09:39 Europe/London
Since its inception, the Task Force has submitted over 15 reports to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (HRC), with further work actively underway.At The University of Manchester Law School, Professor Claire McGourlay, Suzanne Gower, and
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03
September
2025
| 00:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester鈥檚 Department of Criminology will officially launch Bringing Criminological Theory to Life next week, a powerful new book set to redefine how criminology is taught and understood. The book offers a fresh take on academic
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02
September
2025
| 09:36 Europe/London
The report, based on a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Social Philosophy, is authored by Clara Sandelind, Lecturer in Political Theory within The University of Manchester Department of Politics, and Katherine Puddifoot, Associate Professor of
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29
August
2025
| 13:12 Europe/London
Held in Seoul, the seminar brought together 30 international scholars for a week of intensive workshops. The training was methodologically rigorous and highly relevant to Rahul's PhD research on migration dynamics in the Global South. Practical
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26
August
2025
| 11:48 Europe/London
Niamh Walsh, BA (Hons) Economics student, was recognised as the third best-performing intern across the nation during her year in industry with Enterprise Mobility.Niamh was selected as the best performer in the South East, representing the region
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11
August
2025
| 11:26 Europe/London
Two leading criminologists from The University of Manchester are playing a key role in a groundbreaking national research project designed to tackle fraud in the NHS, which costs the UK taxpayer an estimated 拢1.3 billion each year.
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08
August
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
A new study from experts at The University of Manchester has uncovered how people have moved between South America and Europe over the past 35 years, and how those patterns might change in the future.
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01
August
2025
| 16:17 Europe/London
We are delighted to announce that lecturer of Global Politics, Dr Jamie Hagen has been nominated as the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Officer for the British International Studies Association (BISA).The EDI Officer plays a vital role
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