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Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Faculty of Humanities.
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MIOIR currently hiring a research associate(s) for a new UMRI project on Adoption of 3D-printers by SMEs
9 Jun 2023
Academics from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) based at AMBS are seeking applicants to work on the UMRI Interdisciplinary ...
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The UK’s recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken – here’s how to fix it
6 Jun 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...
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SALC awarded Athena Swan Bronze Award
5 Jun 2023
SALC’s Athena Swan Bronze Award completes the accreditation by this Charter of all Schools in the Faculty of Humanities. The School’s application...
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Manchester’s Whitworth gallery announces internationally renowned new Director
2 Jun 2023
The Whitworth, which is part of The University of Manchester, has today announced Sook-Kyung Lee as its new Director.
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Latest papers in the MIoIR Working Papers Series
1 Jun 2023
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) is pleased to present the latest additions to its newly launched MIOIR Working Paper Series. ...
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Deadline approaching for micropoetry competition
1 Jun 2023
BAFTA-nominated poet and writer Lemn Sissay - our former Chancellor who holds an honorary chair of creative writing at our University - will be one ...
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The University of Manchester launches groundbreaking Ukrainian politics course
26 May 2023
The University of Manchester is to launch a groundbreaking new course on Ukrainian politics in the Autumn, strengthening its place as a key ...
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Evaluation of Science and Innovation Policies Professional Course
25 May 2023
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research organised and delivered their annual professional development course on the Evaluation of Science and...
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Experts call for teacher training changes to create more inclusive curriculum
25 May 2023
A new briefing from The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Runnymede Trust has highlighted the need to ...
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Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide
24 May 2023
I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident ...
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Special Issue on reconceptualizing university contribution to knowledge exchange
23 May 2023
Elvira Uyarra guest edited a special issue of Studies in Higher Education with Chiara Marzocchi, Fumi Kitagawa and Federica Rossi on ...
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Inspirational student who graduated despite having brain cancer has sadly died
22 May 2023
An inspirational student who graduated from her degree at The University of Manchester despite having incurable brain cancer has sadly passed away.
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HCRI Professor to commence ambitious five-year project on the history of humanitarian medicine
19 May 2023
The project seeks to generate significant shifts in understanding its scientific and organisational specificity and role in developing clinical ...
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Call for papers for 7th Geography of Innovation Conference 2024
17 May 2023
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester is thrilled to announce the call...
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New funding to help communities address the root causes of climate change and ecological crisis
16 May 2023
With the world vastly off-track and heading towards runaway climate change, how do we work with others to make a difference in our homes, local ...
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Former Manchester student Meera Syal wins BAFTA’s highest award
15 May 2023
The career of Manchester alumna Meera Syal was recognised by BAFTA on Sunday night, as she was given their highest Fellowship award at their ...
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Founder of Manchester medical aid charity to deliver annual lecture
12 May 2023
The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester who spent 35 years responding to wars and major disasters around ...
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Are ethnic and religious minority voters key to election success?
4 May 2023
New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham ...
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Professor David Olusoga OBE to receive BAFTA Special Award
3 May 2023
University of Manchester Professor, David Olusoga OBE will be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards for ...
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Traces of Displacement - Exhibition telling stories about displacement launches at the Whitworth Art Gallery
27 Apr 2023
Forced displacement is one of the most urgent issues of our time, but it is not new. Conflict, persecution and environmental devastation have, ...
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Faculty of Humanities to host British Academy lecture Exploring Corruption in Roman Egypt
19 Apr 2023
The Faculty of Humanities is set to host its second event as a British Academy lecture hub. On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 the University will welcome Colin ...
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Over a third of people from minority groups have experienced racist assaults, survey finds
19 Apr 2023
More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault, according to new ...
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MIOIR Researchers featured in the 30 year anniversary issue of Industry & Innovation
18 Apr 2023
To mark its 30th anniversary, Industry and Innovation has selected a collection of 30 impactful research articles published in the journal across its...
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Parental help with schoolwork does little for children’s academic progress
14 Apr 2023
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 ...
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This month’s upcoming MIOIR Seminars with Robert Phaal, Michael Keenan and Eugenia Cacciatori
13 Apr 2023
The first event will feature Dr Robert Phaal, Director of Research, in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge on Monday 17th ...
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Post Office scandal among miscarriages of justice explored by podcast series
4 Apr 2023
Broadcaster Kylie Pentelow has teamed up with the University's Manchester Innocence Project to host their second series of true crime podcasts which ...
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New blog on Policy Alignment as a Key Driver for Inclusion in Urban Areas
3 Apr 2023
Many local governments worldwide have actively started thinking about making cities more inclusive and sustainable for their residents. The latest ...
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Student drug harm reduction project awarded part of £5m government fund
3 Apr 2023
An innovative new student education programme led by The University of Manchester is one of five new projects aimed at reducing recreational drug use ...
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UK recycling system requires 'dramatic overhaul', report finds
31 Mar 2023
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 ...
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to host the 7th Geography of Innovation Conference 2024
28 Mar 2023
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and Alliance Manchester Business School are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the 7th ...
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New blog exploring the crucial role of diversified knowledge in environmental innovation
27 Mar 2023
In this blog MIOIR Researcher Martina Ayoub and Stephane Lhuillery from BETA, University of Strasbourg have explored the knowledge components that ...
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A major feature of the ‘Manc’ accent is disappearing – but not in North Manchester
27 Mar 2023
New research by an expert at The University of Manchester has found that a major aspect of the traditional ‘Manc’ accent is still going strong in ...
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Manchester School of Architecture ranked 5th in the world
23 Mar 2023
Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) has been named as one of the top five architecture schools in the QS World Subject Rankings 2023.
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Persistent inequalities in young people’s wellbeing revealed by #BeeWell survey
23 Mar 2023
The latest #BeeWell survey demonstrates that while the wellbeing of young people across Greater Manchester has remained stable over the past two ...
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Lemn Sissay to judge poetry competition celebrating ‘science around us’
21 Mar 2023
Budding writers have been challenged to craft a Twitter micropoem on the theme of the ‘science around us’ by Creative Manchester, which has ...
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Launch of the MIOIR Working Paper Series
20 Mar 2023
The MIOIR Working Paper Series provides a platform for discussing and disseminating studies from across the disciplines, covering a range of issues ...
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New podcast examines the role of religion in tackling life’s biggest questions
16 Mar 2023
World of Belief is a new podcast that explores some of the most complex, emerging questions about the human experience through the lens of religion ...
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Manchester student looks to provide relief in Malawi after cyclone hits country
16 Mar 2023
A student from The University of Manchester is looking to provide relief for people in Malawi, by raising money for two charities working to deliver ...
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Academic from The University of Manchester wins tech industry award
10 Mar 2023
An academic from The University of Manchester has won an award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards, which celebrate the tech industry’s most ...
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Welcome to new researcher at MIoIR
9 Mar 2023
Dr Abisope Akintola has joined MIOIR as a Research Associate on the new ESRC – UKRI project: The Organisation and Diffusion of Translational ...
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Professor Raquel Ortega-Argilés has been conferred Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences this spring
7 Mar 2023
The Academy of Social Sciences is delighted to announce that fifty-six leading social scientists have been conferred Fellowship of the Academy this ...
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Money management support for older people varies greatly, research finds
7 Mar 2023
New research has found that the support given to older people who may lack the mental capacity to manage their money varies greatly, which is ...
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The MCI and Creative Manchester Launch their fifth UK-China International Photography Competition
6 Mar 2023
The competition is now open, with smartphone owners in the UK or China invited to submit photos on the theme of ‘family treasures’ by the evening...
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Global COVID-19 study finds higher infection risk was main driver of ethnic inequality
6 Mar 2023
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...
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Upcoming Seminar: Strategic Maintenance of the World's Most Enduring Herbicide Technology
2 Mar 2023
Join Manchester Institute of Innovation Research for their upcoming seminar with Professor Beatrice D’Ippolito from the School for Business and ...
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to welcome EU-SPRI funded research visitor
1 Mar 2023
Maria Stadler will be joining MIOIR for 3 months from 6 March 2023 to carry out a research visit, supervised by Professor Elvira Uyarra. The ...
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Journal of Transnational Human Rights Research (JTHRR) – Inaugural Edition Published
27 Feb 2023
We are excited to announce that the inaugural edition of the new Journal of Transnational Human Rights Research (JTHRR) has now been published. Wayne...
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To clean up England’s rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won’t tell us
23 Feb 2023
UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They ...
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Parliamentary activity of MPs is affected by their place in corporate networks
23 Feb 2023
New research from experts based at The University of Manchester and Edinburgh Napier University has found evidence which suggests that MPs who are ...
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Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City of Literature
20 Feb 2023
In 2017 Manchester was successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature, which recognised the ...
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