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Find out what's been happening in the School of Environment, Education and Development.
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The UK’s green recovery falls well short of its European counterparts
5 Jul 2021
New research by experts from The University of Manchester has identified significant shortcomings in the UK’s green recovery in comparison with ...
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Greater Manchester-wide #BeeWell to launch in autumn after £1.2m funding raised
13 May 2021
A pioneering programme to address challenges facing young people in the post-Covid world will be offered to all secondary schools across Greater ...
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Water companies are main cause of microplastic pollution in UK’s rivers
13 May 2021
New research by experts from The University of Manchester has found that the poor management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage by water companies...
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Researchers question Council land sales in Manchester
11 May 2021
The report highlights a lack of transparency around public land deals and questions whether Manchester City Council is getting value for money when ...
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The UK and the UN SDGs: Make or Break Time
23 Apr 2021
This week, the UK government sought to put itself firmly in the global driver’s seat for cutting carbon. The Prime Minister announced an amazingly ...
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Call for autistic girls to be supported in post-covid return to school
1 Apr 2021
To mark UN Autism Awareness Day on Friday April 2, researchers are calling for the needs of autistic girls to be better supported during the ...
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Manchester experts lead new project to develop training for COVID-19 contact tracers
25 Mar 2021
Experts from The University of Manchester are to lead a new project to develop motivational interviewing training for COVID-19 contact tracers, ...
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Bridging the Informational Divide: High-Speed Broadband Comes to St Helena
24 Mar 2021
A Manchester student is set to study the impact of the arrival of high-speed broadband on one of the most remote islands in the world.
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Manchester graduate campaign leads to hate crime recording changes
22 Mar 2021
Two graduates from The University of Manchester who have been campaigning for nearly three years have been celebrating this week, as the Government ...
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Indian women experience far more Covid-related hardship than men, research finds
15 Feb 2021
New research has revealed that women in India have suffered much more than men during the coronavirus pandemic, and in more ways than is usually ...
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Progression from GCSEs not working for many young people, new research finds
5 Feb 2021
A new report has highlighted the barriers faced by many of the 40 percent of young people in England who miss the benchmark of grade 4 in GCSE English...
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Architecture academic receives RIBA award
19 Jan 2021
The 2020 award was granted to Dr Łukasz Stanek for his study Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in ...
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Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) hosts climate crisis conference for teachers
8 Jan 2021
On Thursday 7 January, MIE hosted an innovative online conference to discuss how teachers, schools, and colleges can take environmental action.
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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade
1 Dec 2020
A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale ‘megatrends’ affecting forests and...
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Coronavirus lockdown caused dramatic changes in water consumption, research finds
11 Nov 2020
New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are ...
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Global analysis of forest management shows local communities often lose out
9 Nov 2020
Maintaining forest cover is an important natural climate solution, but new research shows that too often, communities lose out when local forest ...
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Manchester expert involved in launch of England’s Nature Recovery Network
6 Nov 2020
A renowned community engagement expert from The University of Manchester is working with Natural England as they launch a national Nature Recovery ...
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Manchester graduate named RTPI Young Planner of the Year
4 Nov 2020
University of Manchester graduate Robyn Skerratt has been named the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Young Planner of the Year for 2020. ...
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MUI launches first International Doctoral Cluster with University of Toronto
26 Oct 2020
The IDC will recruit PhD students at each university to start their studies in September 2021 and will focus on the absence and presence of different...
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University researchers helping to limit the spread of coronavirus in Kenya
22 Oct 2020
Researchers from Manchester are helping to limit the spread of coronavirus in Kenya, where the spread of the virus in informal settlements causes huge...
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Young people with Crohn’s & Colitis need more mental health support
9 Oct 2020
New research has found that young people who experience severe Crohn’s and Colitis symptoms are more likely to experience poor mental health, and ...
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Report calls for a £375bn new deal to ‘level up’ the United Kingdom
2 Oct 2020
A new report has been published which calls for the Conservative government’s rhetoric around ‘levelling up’ the United Kingdom to be translated...
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Global Development Institute secures £32 million for African Cities research
1 Oct 2020
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research ...
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Expert develops kit to help students to study online during coronavirus crisis
30 Sep 2020
In response to the challenges of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert from The University of Manchester has developed a new tool to ...
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Study shows Falkland Islands' potential to become carbon negative
11 Sep 2020
These findings came in a report co-authored by Jonathan Ritson, a Research Associate at the University. With a UK target to reach net-zero by ...
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Strategy to help schools across Greater Manchester as they reopen after Covid-19 lockdown
28 Aug 2020
An expert from The University of Manchester is leading a recovery strategy to help schools in Greater Manchester as they reopen after the coronavirus ...
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Coronavirus pandemic is an emotional rollercoaster for teenagers, says new study
27 Aug 2020
A new study by The University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moores University has found that the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has been an ...
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Jamie Peck named Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
29 Jul 2020
We are delighted to hear that Manchester undergraduate and graduate alumni, Jamie Peck, has been named Corresponding Fellow of the @BritishAcademy_ ...
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University professors publish 'The New Architecture of Science'
3 Jul 2020
The unique design of the National Graphene Institute in Manchester, UK sheds light on the new generation of 21st-century science buildings. In their ...
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PGCE trainee does the maths with Social Responsibility award win
2 Jul 2020
Due to the mass school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been a challenging year for our PGCE Programmes with trainee placements being ...
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Sam Hickey elected president of Development Studies Association
29 Jun 2020
Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development, has been elected as president of the Development Studies Association (DSA), taking over ...
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Manchester researcher helping to tackle coronavirus in Kenya’s slums
11 May 2020
A new initiative designed by Professor Diana Mitlin of The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, alongside long-term ...
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“Either I’m starving or I’m dying of coronavirus” - gig economy companies must do more to protect workers during Covid-19
5 May 2020
A new report has shone a light on the plight of some 50 million gig economy workers across the world since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Creative and Heritage Challenge Area Survey
30 Apr 2020
Digital Futures is a highly interdisciplinary network which operates across the whole range of the University’s digital research. The aim of ...
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University researcher publishes Handbook of Migration and Development
29 Apr 2020
Dr Tanja Bastia, a Reader at the Global Development Institute, co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development with Professor Ronald...
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Manchester academic leads coronavirus fight at city’s Nightingale Hospital
22 Apr 2020
A medic from The University of Manchester who has opened emergency field hospitals across the world is now using his experience in his home city after...
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GDI ranked in the world’s top 10 for Development Studies
4 Mar 2020
The Global Development Institute (GDI) has retained its position as one of the top 10 places to study in the 2020 QS World University rankings. The ...
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Report calls on leaders to “think big” to tackle UK’s severe regional inequality
28 Feb 2020
An independent inquiry into the UK’s severe regional inequality has said that Government must learn the lessons of the past and “think big” if ...
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MUI talks, papers and awards round-up
27 Feb 2020
Awards and appointments Stefan Bouzarovski was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the ‘UiO:Energy’ strategic priority area at ...
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New book explores China's impact on the Global South
16 Jan 2020
In the early 2000s, Chinese demand for imported commodities ballooned as the country continued its breakneck economic growth. Global markets in ...
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Prof Khalid Nadvi becomes Managing Director of Global Development Institute
14 Jan 2020
Prof Khalid Nadvi has taken up the role of Managing Director of the Global Development Institute. Khalid follows on from Diana Mitlin who completed ...
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Poet joins psychologists to fight the erosion of school playtime
10 Jan 2020
The poet Michael Rosen has joined forces with the British Psychological Society (BPS) to make the case for stopping the erosion of school playtime.
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Lukasz Stanek receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation research grant
16 Dec 2019
Lukasz Stanek has received a research grant from the Canadian Centre for Architecture, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to work on the ...
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Alumnus Jamie Peck wins Distinguished Scholarship Award
10 Dec 2019
We are delighted to hear that Manchester alumnus Jamie Peck has been awarded the 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award by the American ...
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Merit Scholars graduate from the Global Development Institute
10 Dec 2019
The first class of the Global Development Institute (GDI) Merit Scholars graduate as part of the winter 2019 graduating class. The students were ...
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'Putting the Body of Manchester on Display' project receives John Rylands Research Institute and Library funding
6 Dec 2019
Stephen Walker’s project 'Putting the Body of Manchester on Display' has received funding from the John Rylands Research Institute and ...
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TOSSIB project receives £499,993 in funding
6 Dec 2019
Dr Deljana Iossifova has been awarded funding under the Royal Society’s Challenge-led Grants Scheme to lead research on Sustainable Sanitation ...
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SASSI project receives £519,880 in funding
6 Dec 2019
MARG's Dr Deljana Iossifova has been awarded funding under the international scheme Towards a Sustainable Earth (UKRI, NSFC and JST) for the ...
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UK among countries threatening overseas species through renewable energy demand
6 Dec 2019
A new study has shown that the UK is one of the main countries threatening biodiversity loss overseas through its demand for renewable energy.
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Experts call for more inclusive growth in Greater Manchester
21 Nov 2019
Experts are calling for Greater Manchester’s leaders to commit to more ‘inclusive growth’ - economic prosperity that creates opportunities and ...
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