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Stories

Be inspired by stories of how our School changes lives and shapes futures. Are you sitting comfortably?

Old man sitting on a park bench in Bulgaria.

A generation left behind

Exploring the severe challenges that face Bulgaria's rapidly ageing population.
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Learning loneliness lessons

How the BBC Loneliness Experiment - the largest-ever study into the subject - provided vital new insights.
Run-down apartment block.

Local employment charters

Can these voluntary initiatives help to lift millions out of poverty?
Huts in Uganda.

Mapping the way

How we're using geography to aid war-torn Northern Uganda's Major Limb Loss (MLL) victims.
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Our urban planet

Discover how the Manchester Urban Institute is transforming the urban studies landscape.
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Teaching in poverty

We reveal how the current educational system impedes students from poorer backgrounds.
Manchester team working in international development in Uganda.

The politics of growth

We're helping to ensure economic prosperity in developing countries benefits the majority.
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What carbon counts?

Why the UK's impact on climate change may be vastly underestimated.
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Why austerity is gendered

Dr Sarah Marie Hall reveals how economic crises hit women hardest.