Research with impact

Our research is well positioned to evaluate and address both current and emerging societal challenges within the Global North and South.

Our themes

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Environmental change

Our research focuses on both the natural and social aspects of environmental change, and their interplay.

Governance, policy and practice

Developing new ways of dealing with the global problems that habitually occur at multiple scales.

Poverty and social justice

Eradicating absolute poverty is one of the greatest challenges of our time and is a strong focus of this theme.

Urbanism

The new urban age is about a mode of organising space and society that is shaping the world in which we live.

Our research

In bringing together conceptual, policy-oriented and engaged research strands, we are able to effectively contribute to the University’s ‘Addressing inequalities’ and ‘Ethical grand challenges’ signature programmes.

Key examples include our work on poverty alleviation in Greater Manchester, sustainability and educational disadvantage:

• Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit
• Triangulum: Demonstrating smart green growth in urban areas
• Strategies to break links between social and educational disadvantage
  

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• Impact
• Policy@Manchester
• Signature programmes

Our partnerships

Through targeted interdisciplinary research, SEED continues to build capacity to publicise and deliver social impact through engagement with local and international partners.

This includes targeted projects building on completed research such as our work on the design of social housing.

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• Manchester's cultural corridor
• Supporting older occupants in social housing