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2025
01
July
2025
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15:28
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Israel青瓜视频檚 recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran青瓜视频檚 nuclear programme, but it didn青瓜视频檛 just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and senior military personnel.
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27
June
2025
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17:15
Europe/London
Israel青瓜视频檚 recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran青瓜视频檚 nuclear programme, but it didn青瓜视频檛 just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and senior military personnel.Meanwhile, citizens with no ties to …
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27
June
2025
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11:59
Europe/London
The School of Social Sciences is proud to announce that one of our BSocSc Politics and International Relations students, Derry Duffy, has been awarded a prize in the Social Category of the Venture Further Awards 2025, at which the Masood …
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25
June
2025
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10:13
Europe/London
Sarah Devaney, Professor of Healthcare Law and Regulation, has been announced by Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) as Chair of its working group for a project reviewing the 14-day rule for human embryo research. The current law means that human …
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25
June
2025
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09:58
Europe/London
When Professor Claire McGourlay re-designed the Miscarriages of Justice undergraduate module with Suzanne Gower, they did so with a clear purpose: to bring the law to life through real-world stories and to inspire students to think critically and …
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23
June
2025
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14:07
Europe/London
The British International Studies Association (BISA) has recognised The University of Manchester青瓜视频檚 outstanding commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by awarding its 2025 EDI Prize to a team of staff members whose work has significantly …
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20
June
2025
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14:50
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On Monday, 16 June, the House of Commons hosted a groundbreaking event titled 青瓜视频淧risoner Leadership, Meaning, Value, and Role in Justice Reform,青瓜视频 co-organised by Marion Vannier (Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Manchester), Paula …
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19
June
2025
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11:00
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Megan Hadfield, a PhD student in Criminology, was honoured for her work with the Booth Centre, a Manchester-based organisation supporting people experiencing homelessness. Megan has been volunteering at the Centre since 2019, and her long-standing …
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13
June
2025
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17:30
Europe/London
A new report titled The impact of racial discrimination on mental health investigates how experiencing racial discrimination affects mental health, both directly and indirectly.It finds a 青瓜视频榙ose-response relationship青瓜视频 between racial discrimination …
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13
June
2025
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14:30
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The award-nominated student app, Clarify, assists those aged 16-24 in navigating essential life skills including financial literacy, legal awareness, career readiness and day-to-day adult responsibilities.
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12
June
2025
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15:27
Europe/London
Ever painted your interview data?Me neither, but that青瓜视频檚 where we ended up in this recent innovative and energising session with Dr Andy Balmer, a Sociologist of Everyday Life and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives.We …
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10
June
2025
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11:30
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Policy subsystems are comprised of competing advocacy coalitions, in which public and private political actors with shared belief systems learn from each other and coordinate their strategies in the pursuit of influencing policy making in their …
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09
June
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
The School of Social Sciences would like to extend heartful condolences to the family, friends and colleagues on the passing of Professor Ng农g末 wa Thiong青瓜视频檕. Ng农g末 was an esteemed Kenyan author and academic who has been described as East Africa青瓜视频檚 …
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04
June
2025
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14:52
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As part of this collaboration Creative Manchester are curating the programme of the afternoon and evening on 20 June, to take place at Jodrell Bank. After a morning in Manchester, conference attendees travel to Jodrell Bank in the idyllic Chesire …
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28
May
2025
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12:49
Europe/London
Two Manchester researchers have been appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels.Claire Alexander will chair the Sociology panel and Kate Dorney has been appointed deputy chair of the Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen …
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27
May
2025
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15:52
Europe/London
We are delighted to congratulate Rob Rinder, University of Manchester alumnus, on winning the 2025 BAFTA Television Award for Factual Entertainment for his BBC series Rob and Rylan青瓜视频檚 Grand Tour, co-hosted with Rylan Clark.The award-winning series …
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23
May
2025
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14:36
Europe/London
Our colleagues, Eduardo F茅 & Mario Pezzino, have published a study in Decisions in Economics and Finance. Read the paper: 青瓜视频淭he long term implications of co-creation in economics education青瓜视频.Co-creation - where students help design teaching …
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22
May
2025
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15:44
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Claire Alexander, Head of SoSS and Professor of Social Sciences, received the annual Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award from the BSA at its annual conference held at the University on 23-25 April 2025.The prestigious award is judged on …
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22
May
2025
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14:53
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If you visit Manchester, one of the first things you青瓜视频檒l notice is the great number of bee images throughout the city. Born in the Industrial Revolution, the 青瓜视频渨orker bee青瓜视频 symbol captured the city青瓜视频檚 tireless spirit and its legacy as a buzzing hive of …
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21
May
2025
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15:38
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Ongoing research at The University of Manchester into the long-term poverty faced by many older people has contributed to the Government announcing changes to the Winter Fuel Payment today.
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21
May
2025
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15:09
Europe/London
By Meghan Rose Donnelly (University of Manchester) and Pete Carruthers (University of Central Lancashire)Affect Theatre is an interdisciplinary method of research analysis and curation that decentres text and engages directly with the material …
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21
May
2025
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10:35
Europe/London
Manchester has been officially recognised as one of the UK青瓜视频檚 new Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (PACE) as part of a national initiative to embed world-class research into frontline policing and community safety.
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20
May
2025
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11:53
Europe/London
As part of the church青瓜视频檚 work to ensure diversity and inclusivity in their work, they asked us to use 2021 census data to profile the demographic changes in the population in England, with a special focus on religion and ethnicity.Download the …
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15
May
2025
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16:04
Europe/London
Tiny Human Dramas returns to Manchester青瓜视频檚 Contact Theatre on Saturday 31 May with a daring, moving and utterly unique night of theatre.
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15
May
2025
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16:02
Europe/London
The paper 青瓜视频淕oodbye human annotators? Content analysis of social policy debates using ChatGPT青瓜视频 can be read online.Content analysis is a valuable tool for analysing policy discourse, but annotation by humans is costly and time consuming. ChatGPT is a …
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14
May
2025
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15:00
Europe/London
The paper 青瓜视频淲hen does discursive change happen? Detecting phase transitions in discourse networks of sustainability transitions青瓜视频 can be found on ScienceDirect.Sustainability Transitions Research (STR) confronts complex societal challenges by …
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12
May
2025
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17:01
Europe/London
You can read the paper, 青瓜视频淢ultiregional Population Forecasting: A Unifying Probabilistic Approach for Modelling the Components of Change青瓜视频, on Springer.Regional population forecasts are important for planning and understanding how populations are …
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09
May
2025
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11:15
Europe/London
For the upcoming 2025 presidential elections, more than 800 Chilean citizens living in Manchester and across Northern England will again have the opportunity to vote locally, thanks to a successful grassroots campaign that began in Manchester a few …
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07
May
2025
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12:00
Europe/London
This year青瓜视频檚 prize was judged by Philip Drake (Former Director of Social Responsibility, School of Social Sciences) and Hilary Pilkington (Research Director, Sociology) who commented on the variety of audiences engaged: from local sixth form students …
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02
May
2025
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09:40
Europe/London
First year undergraduate students from across the School of Social Sciences have undertaken voluntary work, during a six-week period, to assist Manchester-based charities. The shortlisted Charities were Afrocats, Booth Centre, Revive UK and The …
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