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2025
08
May
2025
| 15:56 Europe/London
A new report from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) provides fresh insight on the Arts, Culture and Heritage workforce and participation following the Covid-19 pandemic. Participation in arts and culture was found to
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08
May
2025
| 12:22 Europe/London
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Julian Williams. Julian was a Professor of Education at Manchester Institute of Education in the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of
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30
April
2025
| 11:20 Europe/London
A trailblazing new report, Business vs. Loneliness, published by the Economics of Mutuality Alliance and The University of Manchester, has urged companies to take a leading role in addressing one of the most pressing yet overlooked challenges of our
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24
April
2025
| 12:04 Europe/London
Four in five women surveyed in Northern Ireland said their first experience of sexist behaviour or harassment by men happened when they were children, according to a new study.
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10
April
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
A new report from #BeeWell, which has surveyed 130,000 young people since 2021, has highlighted the experiences of pupils in mainstream schools with Special Educational Needs (SEN). While there were some positive findings, the study found that
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09
April
2025
| 14:19 Europe/London
China recently approved the construction of the world鈥檚 largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world鈥檚 largest power plant 鈥 by some distance.
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04
April
2025
| 13:08 Europe/London
For years, nature has been blamed as a blocker of economic growth. After some ministerial bluster about not letting newts and bats get in the way of growth ambitions, the UK government released more details of its plans to get Britain building
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04
April
2025
| 12:34 Europe/London
The Economic and Social 天美影视 Council (ESRC) - the UK鈥檚 largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science - has appointed The University of Manchester鈥檚 Professor Cecilia Wong as a member of its Council. 
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04
April
2025
| 09:41 Europe/London
In a remarkable stride towards enhancing the lives of those affected by MND, the Wellcome Trust has awarded a 拢2.66 million Wellcome Discovery Award to a pioneering project led by Professor Andrew Irving, Dr Michael Atkins (aka Cheddar Gorgeous),
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03
April
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
#BeeWell and the Youth Sports Trust are calling on the government to implement a national wellbeing measurement programme to address the needs of children and young people, after polling found that most parents, guardians and carers
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01
April
2025
| 12:03 Europe/London
Professor Jackie Carter from The University of Manchester has been recognised with a prestigious Culture Shift Award for her exceptional leadership and commitment to advancing disability inclusion within higher education.
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01
April
2025
| 11:56 Europe/London
New findings from the latest #BeeWell survey have highlighted the importance of ensuring every young person has access to everyday support in their wider community. This supports the broader Live Well commitment which seeks to tackle
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01
April
2025
| 11:37 Europe/London
Professor Tine Buffel called for society to reframe ageing as an opportunity during her plenary at the Age-Friendly Futures Summit held from 25 to 27 March in Manchester. She emphasised the need to rethink ageing, not as a problem but as a shared
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01
April
2025
| 11:14 Europe/London
An unprecedented five 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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28
March
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
Apply Now to join the R2I programmeR2I is a bespoke entrepreneurship training programme for late stage PhD students, PDRAs and early-career researchers from across all faculties with ambitions to develop commercial ventures or to create
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24
March
2025
| 11:24 Europe/London
Leading experts have called on the government to make urgent changes to the UK鈥檚 bus network in an appearance at a Transport Select Committee inquiry. The group 鈥 including Professor Karen Lucas, Head of the Transport and Mobilities Group at The
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21
March
2025
| 11:51 Europe/London
Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a returning judge for the 2025 edition of the annual Micropoetry competition.
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20
March
2025
| 13:51 Europe/London
The government cannot achieve its target to halve violence against women and girls if it doesn鈥檛 address the most serious perpetrators 鈥 and it isn鈥檛 anywhere near knowing how to identify them. Our new research shows where they are going wrong, and
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20
March
2025
| 12:57 Europe/London
The UK government has published its planning and infrastructure bill, a cornerstone of its strategy for growth. The bill aims to 鈥済et Britain building again and deliver economic growth鈥 and includes the hugely ambitious target of building 1.5
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17
March
2025
| 20:06 Europe/London
An expert from The University of Manchester has contributed to the 鈥楻iver Rescue Kit鈥, a groundbreaking online resource designed to empower communities to take action against the growing crisis of river pollution. 
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17
March
2025
| 18:15 Europe/London
Internationally acclaimed novelist and short story writer Sarah Hall has joined The University of Manchester as a Professor of Creative Writing.
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14
March
2025
| 16:25 Europe/London
A new research centre led by The University of Manchester has been launched which aims to promote socially just, people-centred sustainability transformations by collaborating with communities, governments and businesses to develop low-carbon living
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11
March
2025
| 10:10 Europe/London
New research published in BMC Women's Health has shed light on adolescent girls鈥 own views on why their demographic is experiencing increasing rates of low mood and anxiety. 
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11
March
2025
| 09:27 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has signed a new university-wide strategic partnership with the University of Texas at Austin.
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07
March
2025
| 13:44 Europe/London
Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, has announced the highly anticipated annual Women in Fintech Powerlist. The Powerlist recognises the positive impact women are having across the FinTech sector, shining a spotlight on
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05
March
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester鈥檚 Professor Joyce Tyldesley OBE has won the 2025 Archaeologist of the Year award, as voted for by readers of Current Archaeology magazine.
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04
March
2025
| 08:22 Europe/London
The Amazonian BioTechQuilombo project, led by Dr. Polyanna da Concei莽茫o Bispo, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at The University of Manchester has secured major international funding through the Amaz么nia+10 Initiative. Supported by UK 天美影视
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03
March
2025
| 12:40 Europe/London
The University of Manchester鈥檚 Professor Jackie Carter has delivered a compelling message on the importance of data-driven legacy and sustained action at the 7th Pankhurst-Fawcett Scorecard Reveal, hosted by GM4Women2028 at Stockport County Football
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20
February
2025
| 13:57 Europe/London
An expert from The University of Manchester has strongly criticised US President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent remarks blaming a tragic aviation accident on diversity initiatives. Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries Dr Roaa Ali argues that these
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19
February
2025
| 14:45 Europe/London
US President Donald Trump has once again echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 approval rating stands at a mere 4%. In reality, polling by experts including Professor Olga Onuch of The
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