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Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-Along returns to MHC
6 Dec 2022
The Relaxed Performance returns to the Martin Harris Centre this month, welcoming everyone, young and old, to a Festive Sing-Along in a friendly ...
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Professor Fiona Devine to be next Vice-President and Dean of Humanities
5 Dec 2022
Professor Fiona Devine has been appointed to succeed Professor Keith Brown as Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities when he steps down ...
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Quatuor Danel brings music in memory of lost sisters to Manchester Jewish Museum
5 Dec 2022
The University of Manchester’s resident string quartet, the celebrated Quatuor Danel, will be bringing a very special performance to the Manchester...
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Elvira Uyarra's Inaugural Lecture
30 Nov 2022
New generation innovation policy and the role of place In recent years, and in response to major societal challenges such as climate change, ...
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New book released about Ukraine’s leader and the civic nation he embodies
29 Nov 2022
As Ukrainians mark the 31st anniversary of their 1991 vote for independence, a new book has been released which argues that western nations ...
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How human mobility affects the climate crisis – and vice versa
28 Nov 2022
As the world celebrates the historic COP27 deal that will see rich nations pay developing countries for loss and damage related to climate change, an ...
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Professor Frank Geels among most highly cited researchers
24 Nov 2022
Congratulations to AMBS professors Frank Geels and Javed Siddiqui who are both named by Thomson Reuters in this year’s prestigious list of Highly ...
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Young people’s wellbeing falls sharply after starting secondary school
23 Nov 2022
Most young people in the UK experience a sharp decline in their wellbeing during their first years at secondary school regardless of their ...
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Government ‘misleading public’ about modern slavery, new research claims
22 Nov 2022
Experts from The University of Manchester have claimed that the Government is misleading the public by claiming that modern slavery can be eradicated ...
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MIOIR PhD Researchers have been awarded prestigious doctoral studies awards
21 Nov 2022
Alejandra Navea Parra and Hien Dao are just two of six researchers nationwide to have received the scholarships this academic year. Alejandra and ...
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European Partnership Stakeholder Forum
17 Nov 2022
On 15th and 16th November 2022, the European Commission launched its first European Partnership Stakeholder Forum. The Forum focused on the review of...
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New article on Industrial clusters for deep decarbonization
17 Nov 2022
Perhaps no sector of the global economy is in greater need of concerted efforts toward deep decarbonization than industry, which includes ...
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Evaluation of Science and Innovation Policies
15 Nov 2022
The demand for evaluation in science and innovation policy continues to grow alongside the demands on STI policy to deliver a broad range of economic...
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New book offers insights into climate emergency and human mobility
14 Nov 2022
As the global community meets in Egypt for the COP27 climate conference an expert from The University of Manchester has released a new book which ...
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Lord Norman Foster returns to Manchester for inspirational lecture
11 Nov 2022
Renowned architect, designer and Manchester alumnus Lord Norman Foster has returned to deliver an inspirational guest lecture to architecture ...
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‘Something to fight for’: Music and the Ukrainian conflict
11 Nov 2022
Professor Kevin Malone of The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has produced new music for the Ukrainian Composers Union amid the ...
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New Blog on The Circular Economy and The Puzzle of Formalization
7 Nov 2022
As part of a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) at the Academy of Management in August 2022 on the theme of the Puzzle of the Informal Economy ...
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Drastic retreat of Norway’s largest glacier highlights scale of climate change
7 Nov 2022
A Geography expert from The University of Manchester has demonstrated the speed and scale of climate change in a new book, by outlining the immense ...
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Funding awarded to researchers exploring the role of community assets in improving health outcomes.
7 Nov 2022
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded researchers at The University of Manchester funding to partner with local communities ...
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New book confronts the intersection between mobility and the climate crisis
3 Nov 2022
A new book by Stephanie Sodero of the HCRI explores the intersection between fossil fuel-powered mobility and climate change and how communities and ...
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James Bond’s ethnicity might change – but his accent probably won’t
3 Nov 2022
The cinematic character of James Bond has changed with the times since the first Bond film Dr No was released back in 1962. We have seen Bond as a ...
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Five things science has told us about the mummy of Tutankhamun
3 Nov 2022
One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922 in the ...
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Methods4Change project team at ESRC Festival of Social Sciences
2 Nov 2022
The team of the Methods for Change research project is holding two sessions at the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences open to anyone with an interest ...
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Multimorbidity research project secures funding
1 Nov 2022
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at University of Manchester in collaboration with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and ...
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ARC Pitch Funding brings us closer to achieving One World Together
1 Nov 2022
Dr. Nicola (Niki) Banks from SEED secured £45,000 for her One World Together social enterprise in the ARC 2022 Pitch Final.
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New project launches to combat inequalities in education
31 Oct 2022
The University of Manchester and Tutor Trust have joined forces to launch a new research-based social justice project which seeks to combat ...
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Kate Raworth to speak at SCI Annual Lecture
31 Oct 2022
We are delighted to announce that we are welcoming bestselling author and renegade economist Professor Kate Raworth for the Sustainable Consumption ...
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Landmark report on levelling up features Manchester academics
27 Oct 2022
The Devolution All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has today launched a landmark report on levelling up which features crucial evidence from ...
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T-Levels: more vocational courses roll out – but post-16 choices in England are still limited
26 Oct 2022
The first cohort of students in England taking T-levels – the new vocational equivalent to A-levels – have completed their course, been assessed, ...
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Supporting Ukraine's new music scene in the face of war
25 Oct 2022
Professor Kevin Malone (Dept of Music) has visited Ukraine 11 times over the past two decades, with over a dozen pieces premiered and broadcast on ...
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Manchester to host first ever UK conference of Ukrainian students
25 Oct 2022
The University of Manchester is holding the UK's first ever Ukrainian student conference this Friday.
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Manchester expert recognised for pioneering domestic abuse research
25 Oct 2022
Professor David Gadd of The University of Manchester’s School of Social Sciences is among the finalists for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize...
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Upcoming Events: Guest Speakers at MIOIR
24 Oct 2022
This week we are joined by two more guest speakers starting with Dirk Lindebaum, Professor in Organisation and Management at Grenoble Ecole de ...
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Working-class students need a ‘sense of opportunity’ to go to university
21 Oct 2022
Students from working-class backgrounds can only make the decision to go to university if they develop a ‘sense of opportunity’ at school, ...
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Centre for New Writing alumna Saba Sams wins BBC national short story award
19 Oct 2022
Saba Sams, a Centre for New Writing Alumna, has scooped the BBC National Short Story Award for a story taken from her debut collection Send Nudes....
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New Article on The complementarity effect of exporting, importing and R&D on the productivity of Ukrainian MNEs
19 Oct 2022
After two decades of research on Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises (EMNE), the debate still concerns the antecedents and strategies of their ...
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New report uncovers ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
18 Oct 2022
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and ...
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Welcome to new colleagues at MIoIR
17 Oct 2022
Debapriya Chakrabarti has joined the MIOIR as a Research Associate in the ‘Place-based innovation strategies and Entrepreneurial ecosystems’ UMRI...
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Young adults and the courts: prosecution and prejudice
10 Oct 2022
New findings from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield and have highlighted long term trends in court appearances for young adults.
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ESRC Festival of Social Science Returns to Manchester for its 20th anniversary
10 Oct 2022
We are delighted to announce that between 22nd October to 13th November, the annual ESRC Festival of Social Sciences returns to Manchester for its ...
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Composition for reconciliations across racial lines
4 Oct 2022
In May, Prof Kevin Malone worked with the distinguished and multi-Emmy award-winning television, film and concert composer John Wineglass, whose ...
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Balancing economic policy outcomes for sustainable development
3 Oct 2022
Researchers at the University of Manchester have published new research which seeks to allow policymakers to identify development options which ...
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Exploring how to help leaders make Greater Manchester more ‘age-friendly’
1 Oct 2022
To mark the UN’s International Day of Older Persons on October 1st, a new project has been launched which aims to help researchers and policymakers ...
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Ancient footprints on UK beach record demise of a biodiversity hotspot
26 Sep 2022
A team of archaeologists and geographers from The University of Manchester have discovered that hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints found ...
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Jeremy Corbyn speaks at launch of clothing poverty campaign
23 Sep 2022
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP has spoken at the launch of a new campaign to expose clothing poverty during the current cost of living crisis, ...
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New Article on The interplay of entrepreneurial ecosystems and global value chains
23 Sep 2022
Despite the growing interest in the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), the structure of value-adding activities within ecosystems remains ...
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Prof Frank Mort reflects on the death of our ‘Queen of union’
22 Sep 2022
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, our President and Vice-Chancellor, already expressed The University’s profound condolences to the Royal Family on ...
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Guilt by Association, A Black History Month Event
22 Sep 2022
In a recent conspiracy case in Manchester, prosecutors were able to build a group case against several black teenagers and have them convicted after ...
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Black History Month Lecture with Professor David Olusoga OBE
22 Sep 2022
David Olusoga is Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, specialising in the British Empire and how different communities ...
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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research to welcome EU-SPRI funded research visitor
22 Sep 2022
Marcos Antón Tejón will be joining us for 3 months from 15 September 2022 until 22 December 2022 to carry out a research visit, supervised by Mabel...
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