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Find out what's been happening in the School of Environment, Education and Development.
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Broad regional accents are a barrier to social mobility, research finds
4 Feb 2019
Many people aspire to improve their lives through gaining promotion at work, new qualifications or starting a new career. However, research by ...
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University of Manchester - University of Toronto: MUI double success
30 Jan 2019
Kevin Ward and Ian Mell have both been awarded funding from the new UoM-UofT joint research fund. The University of Manchester and the University ...
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Henrik Ernstson: Humanities 'spotlight on'
30 Jan 2019
Henrik joined The University of Manchester in 2018, as Lecturer in Geography having previously held positions at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and...
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Round up of papers, awards and external engagement, Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
29 Jan 2019
Here is a selection of papers, talks and external engagement from the weeks before and since the festive break. Awards Ian Mell has been awarded...
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Caring for the hills protects us from flooding, says new research
14 Jan 2019
A restoration scheme on the hills of the Peak District has the potential to reduce the level of flood risk to the towns and villages below, according ...
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Energy Systems In Greater Manchester – Lunchtime Networking Events
3 Jan 2019
Could your research interests inform the decarbonisation of Greater Manchester? Join us for lunch and explore opportunities to collaborate with UoM ...
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Ugandan graduate hopes to use skills to prevent flooding in his home country
20 Dec 2018
A student from Uganda who was able to do his master’s degree at The University of Manchester thanks to an Equity and Merit scholarship has just ...
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Work of Albena Yaneva featured in Nature
18 Dec 2018
The work of Albena Yaneva, Professor of Architectural Theory at the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), and her PhD student Stelios Zavos on the ...
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International students - universities must lead fight against intolerance of migrants
13 Dec 2018
What happens when the president of the world’s leading superpower makes inflammatory comments about immigrants and wins an election based ...
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Event discusses how to ensure Greater Manchester’s economy thrives
3 Dec 2018
Almost a year on since the UK Government published its Industrial Strategy, academics, representatives from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ...
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The Rt Hon Helen Clark at the Global Development Institute Annual lecture
19 Nov 2018
Former New Zealand Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark spoke on “Women – Equality – Power” to a public audience at The ...
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Stephen Walker to give RIBA talk
19 Nov 2018
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of David Braithwaite’s influential publication ‘Fairground Architecture’, RIBA Research Fund ...
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Humanities profile: Cecilia Wong
16 Nov 2018
In a recent newsletter, the Faculty of Humanities have included a profile of Professor Cecilia Wong and asked her about the recent international ...
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Over 100 papers delivered on the theme of China’s new urban agenda
16 Nov 2018
Planning experts from across the world came to Manchester to attend a conference organised by the Manchester Urban Institute on the theme of ...
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Ethiopian ambassador visits university and meets scholarship students
15 Nov 2018
The Ethiopian ambassador to the United Kingdom, H.E. Dr Hailemichael Aberra Afework, has spent the day at The University of Manchester, exploring the ...
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University's PGCE courses recognised as Ofsted 'Outstanding'
9 Nov 2018
The University of Manchester’s Primary and Secondary PGCE programmes have been recognised as ‘Outstanding’ across all assessed ...
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Student tuition scheme for disadvantaged pupils is a success
8 Nov 2018
A scheme which trains students and recent graduates to give extra tuition to disadvantaged school pupils is highly effective at improving their ...
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LOOPER workshop taking place on 19 November
7 Nov 2018
The LOOPER (Learning Loops in the Public Realm) project is bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to operationalise potential ...
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Transformation of Greater Manchester can inspire China’s cities as they develop
6 Nov 2018
Planning experts from across the world have heard that Greater Manchester’s transformation over the last twenty years can inspire cities in ...
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Regeneration may cause isolation for older people, study finds
2 Nov 2018
A study by an academic from The University of Manchester has found that urban regeneration in poor neighbourhoods can actually backfire, and lead to ...
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People would change their consumption habits to help the climate, study finds
1 Nov 2018
A new study has found that people would change their consumption habits to help the climate - even if this would have implications for their personal ...
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Round up of papers, awards and external engagement, Oct - Nov 2018
30 Oct 2018
Here is a selection of papers, talks and external engagement from the last two months. Papers All recent papers from MUI researchers can be...
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UK2070 Commission launch - report
26 Oct 2018
Members of the Manchester Urban Institute attended the launch of the UK2070 Commission on 9 October at the House of Lords. The UK2070 Commission ...
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Mayors, industrial strategies and the future of inclusive growth | IGAU event report
26 Oct 2018
The Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit, part of the Manchester Urban Institute, and IPPR North combined to host an event as part of the preparation of a ...
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US sparks new development arms race with China – but can it win?
25 Oct 2018
American lawmakers recently created the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) to finance infrastructure projects in low-income ...
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How do we value development, the environment and conservation? Book out now
23 Oct 2018
A new book edited by Sarah Bracking, Aurora Fredrikson, Phil Woodhouse, and Sian Sullivan challenges the dominance of economics as the measure of all ...
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Geography academic receives recognition from two universities in Scandinavia
9 Oct 2018
Professor Erik Swyngedouw will receive an honorary doctorate at Malmö University on 19 October. Erik, Professor of Human Geography in the ...
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Independent inquiry into UK’s regional inequalities is launched
9 Oct 2018
The University of Manchester is part of a new research partnership supporting UK 2070, an independent Commission into the UK’s regional ...
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GDI alumni advises Nigerian Presidency on Sustainable Development Goals
1 Oct 2018
GDI Alumni Bala Yusuf Yunusa (MSc 2006, PhD 2017) has been appointed Technical Advisor to the Office of the Nigerian President on SDGs. Under this ...
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GDI Alumni appointed as President of Colombia's public pension and social security administrator, Colpensiones
28 Sep 2018
Juan Miguel Villa completed his PhD research on antipoverty transfer programmes in 2015 with us. He then went to work in a research position in ...
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Academic calls for more BAME representation in Northern Powerhouse
27 Sep 2018
An academic from The University of Manchester attended the Labour conference to call for BAME women to have greater representation in the Northern ...
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NSU Delegation Visits GDI
18 Sep 2018
A high level delegation from North South University (NSU), Bangladesh visited the Global Development Institute (GDI) on Tuesday 11th September 2018. ...
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A warm welcome to the Global Development Institute to our incoming students
10 Sep 2018
You’re joining us at fascinating time for Development Studies. Seismic shifts are taking place globally, nationally and locally. While headline ...
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GDI welcomes new researchers to the team
7 Sep 2018
The Global Development Institute is pleased to welcome new researchers to support our growing range of work. Dr Shamel Azmeh - former GDI masters ...
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GDI alumni plays role to shape the peaceful future of South Sudan
4 Sep 2018
Following Africa's longest-running civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Unfortunately conflict in South Sudan did not ...
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New GDI research project asks whether regional value chains undermine decent work, or promote labour standards
4 Sep 2018
The rise of South-South trade, involving Southern lead firms and end markets, raises a critical challenge for global governance: how can Southern ...
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Staff Spotlight: Sarah Lindley
21 Aug 2018
In our latest Staff Spotlight for the Aug-Sept newsletter, we ask Sarah Lindley about her research, career highlights and more. What is your career...
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Launch of UK2070 Commission
21 Aug 2018
Manchester Urban Institute is a key contributor to the UK2070 independent inquiry into city and regional inequalities in the UK Cecilia Wong and ...
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The too hard basket: a short history of Australia’s aborted climate policies
20 Aug 2018
Less than three years ago, after Malcolm Turnbull had wrested the prime ministership from Tony Abbott, I wrote an article entitled “Carbon ...
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UK wildfires: prevention is more than a fire service issue
10 Aug 2018
The huge moorland fires at Saddleworth and Winter Hill in northwest England have shown just how serious a problem wildfires can be in the UK. Now the ...
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Centre for Development Informatics begins new collaborative project on the digital gig economy in South Africa
10 Aug 2018
There are millions of platform workers globally, doing work outsourced or organised via digital platforms or apps in the gig economy. Previous ...
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Round up of papers, awards and external engagement, July - Sept 2018
10 Aug 2018
Here is a selection of papers, talks and external engagement from the last two months. Papers Since our last round-up, MUI researchers have ...
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MUI research reveals the benefits of energy efficiency investment
2 Aug 2018
Several projects at the Manchester Urban Institute are showing how improvements in the efficiency of household energy use can result in benefits for ...
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Manchester research reveals the benefits of energy efficiency investment
1 Aug 2018
Several projects at The University of Manchester’s Urban Institute are showing how improvements in the efficiency of household energy use ...
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University start-up company to expand its peat and heathland wildfire research efforts
26 Jul 2018
The founder of EnviroSAR, whose expertise was used as two wildfires devastated moorland areas this summer in the northwest of England, is aiming to ...
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Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change - Book Goes Open Access
25 Jul 2018
Rising sea levels and worse cyclones forced Bangladeshis to take the lead in combating climate change, at home and internationally. Their story has ...
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Greater Manchester Housing Futures events
18 Jul 2018
Manchester Urban Institute has been supporting a network of organisers, community campaigners and progressive academics from across the progressive ...
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Joanne Tippett talks to the BBC about the Carbon Landscape Project
18 Jul 2018
The first major restoration project of the Carbon Landscape has been officially opened near Warrington and Dr Joanne Tippett has been talking to the ...
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Urban Studies Foundation International Fellow award
11 Jul 2018
Dr Wangui Kimari, from the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, has secured MUI’s second Urban Studies Foundation ...
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One week to go until the 2018 Summer Institute in Urban Studies
6 Jul 2018
Participants and speakers from 17 different countries are gathering at the National University of Singapore for a welcome tea on Sunday 15 July at the...
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