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Find out what's been happening in the School of Social Sciences.
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Exhibition corrects myth that demolished Brutalist housing estate was unpopular with its residents
2 Feb 2023
A new online exhibition has been launched which features the views of the former residents of Robin Hood Gardens, the London estate which was both ...
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Research shows patients want more control over how their health data are shared
2 Feb 2023
This blog post is available on the Accelerate Science webpage and reproduced below. Involving patients in decisions about health data sharing Dr ...
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Leading Labour MP welcomes report into racial bias in justice system
24 Jan 2023
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP has welcomed a report by experts from The University of Manchester which highlighted the issue of racial bias ...
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Prince Harry is wrong: unconscious bias is not different to racism
23 Jan 2023
When Prince Harry sat down with ITV journalist Tom Bradby for a conversation about his marriage, his estrangement from the royal family and his ...
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New resource to help educators teach young people about climate change
23 Jan 2023
A beautifully-illustrated new resource has been launched which seeks to help teachers to address climate change in their classrooms using real-world ...
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Rob Ford appointed as Senior Fellow by UK in a Changing Europe
17 Jan 2023
Professor Rob Ford from The University of Manchester has been appointed as a Senior Fellow by Brexit research network UK in a Changing Europe.
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Winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize announced
12 Jan 2023
Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in ...
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Anti-racism book available open access
6 Jan 2023
The full text of Anti-Racist Scholar Activism by Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly is now available to download or read online for free. The ...
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Study finds how much people would pay to live without food hypersensitivity
22 Dec 2022
Researchers from The University of Manchester have found that people living with food hypersensitivities would be willing to pay a substantial amount ...
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New report reveals that favourable public opinion towards immigration could have significant impact on immigration policy in the UK
20 Dec 2022
A new report published by Professor Robert Ford from the University of Manchester and Marley Morris written for the Institute of Public Policy ...
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New Heads of Alliance Manchester Business School and School of Social Sciences announced
19 Dec 2022
Following a rigorous selection process, two new Heads of School have been appointed in the University of Manchester’s Faculty of ...
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Racism is ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities
15 Dec 2022
Racism is the ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among ethnic minority groups, according to a newly published briefing from the...
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Lack of social mobility in creative jobs has remained the same since the 1970s in the UK. This has serious implications for the future of the creative industries.
13 Dec 2022
New research conducted by experts from the Universities of Manchester, Edinburgh and Sheffield challenges the notion that there was once a ‘golden ...
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Masters Student in Visual Anthropology wins prestigious Grierson Best Student Documentary Award
1 Dec 2022
This November, University of Manchester Alumni Jami L. Bennett was bestowed with the Best Student Documentary Award for her film Ten by Ten during ...
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New book released about Ukraine’s leader and the civic nation he embodies
29 Nov 2022
As Ukrainians mark the 31st anniversary of their 1991 vote for independence, a new book has been released which argues that western nations ...
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Uncertain Futures team Win Manchester Culture Award
28 Nov 2022
The Uncertain Futures team has won the Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. The Manchester ...
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Government ‘misleading public’ about modern slavery, new research claims
22 Nov 2022
Experts from The University of Manchester have claimed that the Government is misleading the public by claiming that modern slavery can be eradicated ...
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Methods4Change project team at ESRC Festival of Social Sciences
2 Nov 2022
The team of the Methods for Change research project is holding two sessions at the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences open to anyone with an interest ...
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Manchester expert recognised for pioneering domestic abuse research
25 Oct 2022
Professor David Gadd of The University of Manchester’s School of Social Sciences is among the finalists for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize...
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New community collaboration to build community research and improve the wellbeing of Black LGBT+ people
24 Oct 2022
The new collaboration brings together University of Manchester sociologist Jaime García Iglesias and staff at Black Beetle Health, led by Harvey A ...
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Working-class students need a ‘sense of opportunity’ to go to university
21 Oct 2022
Students from working-class backgrounds can only make the decision to go to university if they develop a ‘sense of opportunity’ at school, ...
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Uncertain Futures team nominated for a Manchester Culture Award
20 Oct 2022
The Uncertain Futures team has been nominated for a Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. ...
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New report uncovers ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
18 Oct 2022
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and ...
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ESRC Festival of Social Science Returns to Manchester for its 20th anniversary
10 Oct 2022
We are delighted to announce that between 22nd October to 13th November, the annual ESRC Festival of Social Sciences returns to Manchester for its ...
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Sociology research and teaching award winners
26 Sep 2022
Sociology staff have been recognised for their research and teaching in recent University of Manchester awards. Research Staff Excellence Our ...
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Jeremy Corbyn to speak at launch of Right to Clothing Campaign
22 Sep 2022
On Thursday, 22 September 2022, Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn MP will speak at the launch of a new campaign to expose clothing poverty during ...
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Prestigious Emma Goldman Award for Politics PhD researcher
22 Sep 2022
SCI PhD researcher Zarina Ahmad was honoured with a 2022 Emma Goldman Snowball Award for innovative achievements in feminism and inequality research....
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Launch of the Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development
21 Sep 2022
The Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development is a new interdisciplinary research group in economic history and comparative development at the ...
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Researchers win international award for study on supporting care home residents
2 Sep 2022
A study led by researchers at the University of Manchester has been selected by the Mather Institute as the Gold Award recipient of their 2022 ...
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The British Academy recognises Manchester academics for their expertise
22 Jul 2022
A number of academics from The University of Manchester have today been recognised for their knowledge and expertise by being elected as Fellows of ...
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Take part in our new research on gambling harms
22 Jul 2022
Dharmi Kapadia is leading a new project on gambling harms. The project will investigate why people gamble, the harm caused by gambling and how ...
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Take part in our survey on policing and security on campus
20 Jul 2022
A new project is researching the impact of security and policing on UK university campuses. If you are a current student or graduated since 2020 we ...
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School of Social Sciences recognised for commitment to gender equality
6 Jul 2022
We are delighted to announce that the School of Social Sciences has been the first school in the Faculty of Humanities to be re-accredited with an ...
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Professor Rachel Griffith awarded honorary doctorate by Keele University
28 Jun 2022
Professor of Economics at The University of Manchester, Rachel Griffith, is one of six distinguished individuals set to receive an honorary degree ...
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University hosts world’s largest energy research & social science conference
20 Jun 2022
Energy sector academics, experts, practitioners, decision-makers, advocates and business sector representatives from all across the world are ...
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Older people missing out on financial support
15 Jun 2022
Around 2 million people aged 65 and older live in poverty in the UK, and many are struggling with the growing cost of living crisis.
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Manchester academic awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
15 Jun 2022
An academic from The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the most promising science and research leaders in the country by being ...
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Students speak directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
13 Jun 2022
Students from The University of Manchester have been able to pose questions directly to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a live question and...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak to University of Manchester Students
8 Jun 2022
Students at The University of Manchester will get a rare opportunity to engage in a discussion with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in ...
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Research Impact
25 May 2022
The high quality and impact of Social Statistics research has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework. Researchers from the University ...
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Amazing Results for the School of Social Sciences at the Making a Difference Awards
18 May 2022
On Tuesday, 10 May we were joined by staff, students, alumni and friends from around the world to celebrate the incredible and inspiring work of our ...
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Q-Step evaluation finds that quantitative skills training boosts social science graduates’ employment prospects
16 May 2022
The Nuffield Foundation, on Wednesday, 4 May, released an independent evaluation of the Q-Step Programme. Currently Q-Step operates in 17 ...
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The University of Manchester to co-host the UK's first-ever public legal education conference
6 May 2022
Legal charity The Defendant and education project The Law in 60 Seconds are coming together to host the UK’s first-ever public legal education ...
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New podcast examines rapidly growing movement to overturn false convictions
29 Apr 2022
Broadcaster Kylie Pentelow and producer Lucy McDaid have partnered with the University's Manchester Innocence Project to launch a new true crime ...
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Lecturer of Chinese Politics launches new book on the everyday politics of ethnicity for China’s Hui Muslims
19 Apr 2022
On Tuesday, 26 April 2022, the School of Social Sciences and the Manchester China Institute celebrate the launch of ‘Pure and True: the everyday ...
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Researchers create system to quickly identify Ukraine atrocities using social media
11 Apr 2022
Experts from universities in the UK and the USA have repurposed their research activities to quickly create a system which provides a running account ...
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Reader in Environmental Politics authors new report on caring in a changing climate
6 Apr 2022
Care work, also known as “caregiving,” “domestic labour,” and “social reproduction” refers to the work of daily and generational renewal ...
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Pandemic ‘shielding’ led to two-fold rise in depressive symptoms in over 50s
4 Apr 2022
Older people who were shielding throughout the pandemic were nearly twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms compared to those who were not, ...
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Experts call for significant changes in order to ‘level up’ the country
29 Mar 2022
The Government needs to decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, ...
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Legendary Haçienda DJ Graeme Park discusses the impact of Covid on Cultural and Creative Industries with students
23 Mar 2022
Graeme has worked in the cultural and creative economy for nearly 40 years and is perhaps best known for being a regular DJ at Manchester’s famous ...
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