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Find out what's been happening in the School of Environment, Education and Development.
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Bob Hawke, the 'environmental PM', leaves a huge ‘what if’ on climate change
17 May 2019
Since the news broke of his passing, Bob Hawke has been feted as the “environmental prime minister”. From saving the Franklin River, to ...
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NGO Explorer tool aims to connect the UK’s development charities
30 Apr 2019
To address this gap, Professor Dan Brockington of the University of Sheffield and Dr Nicola Banks of The University of Manchester set out to map and ...
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Experts find the origins of Europe’s climate hidden in shrimp shells
12 Apr 2019
An international team of geographers has found indications that the climate we have in Europe today began 5000 years ago, hidden in the shells of ...
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MUI partnering on £4million EU IGNITION project
8 Apr 2019
Partners across the city-region have signed a multi-million-pound European contract for a project which looks to develop innovative ways of financing ...
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Forgotten maps of Manchester slums restored and available to view
2 Apr 2019
A new project has repaired, photographed and shared online forgotten maps of Manchester’s slums, which had been overlooked for the last 130 ...
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Geography professor given lifetime achievement award for literature contributions
2 Apr 2019
A Manchester academic is to receive an award for his significant contributions to scientific literature. Professor Noel Castree, Director of ...
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Round up of MUI papers, awards and external engagement, Feb-Mar 2019
1 Apr 2019
A selection of Manchester Urban Institute papers, talks and external engagement from February and March 2019. Awards Tanja Bastia has taken up a...
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Call for papers - Urbanisation, gender and the global south: A transformative knowledge network
1 Apr 2019
A first call for papers for the Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures International Conference has been made by the Urbanisation, gender and the ...
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Project aims to ensure that digital platforms like Uber treat workers fairly
28 Mar 2019
A team including researchers from The University of Manchester has created the world’s first ever rating system for working conditions in the ...
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Trade wars are growing – and developing countries are shaping the agenda
15 Mar 2019
At the heart of the current US trade war with China is tariffs on imports like steel, sorghum and silicon chips. But, with the growing role ...
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Why the meat industry could win big from the switch to veggie lifestyles
7 Mar 2019
One of the largest meat processors in the UK, supplying supermarkets across the country with beef, pork, and lamb, has launched a plant-based meat ...
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Oxford University Press highlights MUI paper in 'Highly Cited Articles'
4 Mar 2019
A paper by Manchester Urban Institute (MUI) colleagues has been included in Oxford University Press's list of its most cited articles from ...
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Work begins on Manchester Urban Observatory
4 Mar 2019
Work has started on the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)/UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities ...
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Bangladesh is booming, but authoritarianism could burst its bubble
28 Feb 2019
Bangladesh has been a development success story in recent years. The country made remarkable progress in poverty alleviation prior to the Millennium ...
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UK may struggle to maintain influence at the UN after Brexit, study finds
20 Feb 2019
The UK needs to demonstrate its added value to the United Nations and adopt a principled and values-driven foreign policy if it is to maintain its ...
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Double NERC success for MUI
15 Feb 2019
This week NERC announced awards for eight two-year research projects with two based in MUI. Two colleagues from the Manchester Urban Institute ...
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Workshop | Urban platforms and the future city
15 Feb 2019
Urban platforms and the future city: Transformations in infrastructure, governance, knowledge, and everyday life Digital platforms like Amazon, ...
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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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