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2025
24
April
2025
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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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01
April
2025
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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
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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
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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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20
March
2025
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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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13
March
2025
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16:06
Europe/London
Activist, speaker and author Laura Bates visited the School of Social Sciences in February to deliver an impactful lecture on extreme misogyny and why she feels it鈥檚 imperative we declare acts carried out in its name as terrorism. Reflecting on …
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03
March
2025
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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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19
February
2025
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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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18
February
2025
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10:57
Europe/London
天美影视ers from The University of Manchester - in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo - have conducted the first-ever ethical analysis of artificial human DNA.
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05
February
2025
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16:54
Europe/London
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Scientific Reports has revealed that people鈥檚 social connections play a crucial role in determining whether they adopt preventative health measures.
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24
January
2025
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13:40
Europe/London
The 2024 general election was the first in the UK鈥檚 history to be run under a system of voter ID. When heading to the polling station, people could only vote if they proved their identity first. This was the result of a law brought in in 2023 and …
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24
January
2025
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11:43
Europe/London
The University of Manchester and Garden Court North Chambers are set to host a lecture by award-winning Guardian journalist David Conn on the Hillsborough disaster, and the subsequent legal failings that led to a decades-long fight for justice.
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20
January
2025
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13:55
Europe/London
As Donald Trump鈥檚 begins his second term as President of the United States, a groundbreaking study led by The University of Manchester has revealed that a majority of Ukrainians hold a cautiously optimistic view of his presidency - even amid …
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17
January
2025
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16:53
Europe/London
The Premier League is currently vulnerable to new investors and team owners who could have sourced their wealth from illicit activities.
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06
January
2025
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10:04
Europe/London
The University of Manchester鈥檚 Professor Gary Younge has been named as the recipient of a prestigious Robert B. Silvers Award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of journalism.
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02
January
2025
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11:08
Europe/London
The Horizon scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters, has severely dented the public鈥檚 perception of the Post Office as an institution. Against this backdrop, branch closures are planned across the Post Office …
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2024
10
December
2024
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13:39
Europe/London
The University of Manchester's Professor Claire Alexander has been announced as this year鈥檚 winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award.
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2023
22
August
2023
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10:59
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has appointed the first-ever Professor of Comparative and Ukrainian Politics in the UK and the wider English-speaking world, in a move that demonstrates the leading role of the University when it comes to the study of …
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2022
18
October
2022
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18:00
Europe/London
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and practices in the justice system in England and Wales.
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2021
16
December
2021
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15:03
Europe/London
With projects on preventing cuckooing, disrupting domestic abuse, recording honour based violence, and identifying victims of coercive control, all four projects have the potential to reduce harm to some of the most vulnerable people in the …
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14
December
2021
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14:49
Europe/London
DARE UK (Data and Analytics 天美影视 Environments UK) is a programme initiated by UK 天美影视 and Innovation (UKRI).Data has been fundamental to the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the UK moves out of the critical phase and into …
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2019
10
May
2019
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09:59
Europe/London
The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed six senior academic Fellows from universities across the UK to focus on five key areas: Rural Land Use, Food, Air Quality, Marine, and Resources and Waste. Prof Boons is …
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22
March
2019
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14:20
Europe/London
The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has moved from its two buildings in Waterloo Place to the Alliance Manchester Business School.
As of mid-March 2019, staff and students have been busy settling into newly refurbished offices on the …
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27
February
2019
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10:34
Europe/London
School students across the UK (and the world) went on strike on 15 February 2019 to protest the lack of effective action on climate change.
School strikes may be a novel tactic, but mass environmental activism isn’t. Marc Hudson asks, …
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25
February
2019
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11:32
Europe/London
Professor Frank Boons takes up the role.
Congratulations to Professor Frank Boons who has been appointed Director of the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI).
Frank is Professor of Innovation and Sustainability at Alliance …
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