Groups
We're home to many interdisciplinary research groups with a broad range of interests related to their subject areas.
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Agrarian change and political ecology
Our research looks at Systems of resource governance, Agricultural production systems and the growing use of ICT.
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Cities, Politics, Economies
Our research brings together scholars working at the interface of urban, political and economic geography.
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Collaboratory for Urban Resilience and Energy
CURE focuses on the relationship between sustainability transitions in the energy, urban and environment domains.
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Critical Education Policy and Leadership (CEPaL)
CEPaL's focus is on mapping and critically engaging with the design and experience of policy interventions in the modernization of schools and schooling.
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Critical Pedagogies and Maths Education (CPME)
The CMPE project focuses on curriculum and pedagogy across the field of education from a critical perspective.
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Digital development
GDI has the specialist research of the Centre for Development Informatics and teaching of the Development Informatics Group.
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Disadvantage and Poverty (DP)
We examine how educational policy and practice, in the context of wider challenges of poverty, can become more equitable for the educationally disadvantaged.
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Education and Psychology (EP)
We aim to develop, understand, apply and evaluate approaches to support vulnerable learners in schools and other contexts.
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Environmental Processes (EPRG)
Find out more about the Environmental Processes Research Group's activities.
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Global production networks, trade and labour
The organisation of global production is undergoing significant evolution, under the influence of rising powers and more polycentric trade patterns and new technologies.
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Global Urban Futures
The Global Urban Futures group seeks to better understand urban transformation and the complex challenges facing cities in developing countries.
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Growth and distribution
We push forward the frontiers of research about the interactions of growth and distribution.
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Manchester Architectural Research Group (MARG)
MARG's mission is to open up new areas of architectural research and facilitate new ways of engaging in public debate.
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Mapping: Culture and GIScience (MCGIS)
Facilitating research at the interface between technical, scientific and critical perspectives on mapping technologies.
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Migration, refugees and asylum
Our research works with the Manchester Migration Lab, to bring our innovative research agenda into greater focus.
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Politics, governance and management
Building more effective and inclusive institutions and political systems that are capable of delivering development.
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Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology (QEG)
Find out more about the Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology research group.
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Society and Environment (SERG)
We are committed to creating academic and societal impact through our research projects.
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Spatial Policy and Analysis Laboratory
SPAL's research focuses on regional development, spatial planning and neighbourhood change, housing and infrastructure.
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Sustainable urbanism and environmental resilience
Our work includes flood risk management and regional sustainability issues.
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Urban futures
Our research works to understand urban globalisation and its impacts.
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Urban governance, politics and planning
We're changing the shape of the planning system and its relationship to wider issues of territorial politics and governance.
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