News and highlights
Keep up to date with the latest news, research highlights, expert opinion and stories from researchers across the School of Social Sciences.
Young people's wellbeing
New research shows parcticipation in youth engagement schemes can lead to improvements in young people's wellbeing.
Health Inequalities
New survey aims to document the impact of Covid-19 on ethnic and religious minority people.
Impact of Covid-19
Manchester to lead ambitious project to measure impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority people.
Ethnic Disparities
New report outlines how government can address Covid-19 ethnic disparity.
New Year Honours
Professor of Economics, Rachel Griffith, has been recognised in the New Year Honours List.
Age discrimination
New report on Age Discrimination outside the Employment Field, has been published by the European Commission.
Health Inequalities
New survey aims to document the impact of Covid-19 on ethnic and religious minority people.
Advice for older people
MICRA produce wellbeing booklet with support and advice for older people isolating at home.
Ethnic Disparities
New report outlines how government can address COVID-19 ethnic disparity.
LGBT+ sexual health services
Research into LGBT+ sexual health services during Covid-19 wins award.
Covid-19 and protest
New research finds willingness to take part in protests unaffected by coronavirus.
Sustainability
New report on Covid-19 details changes to everyday life during the pandemic and the impact on environmental sustainability.
Ethnic Disparities
New report outlines how government can address COVID-19 ethnic disparity.
Victims' rights
New report calls for independent enforcer of victims' rights.
Covid-19 and Social Inequality
Researchers call for a community-centred approach to help stop the spread of Covid-19.
Cyber crime
Why victims of cyber crime deserve 'Cyber CPR'.
Women in Policy
Getting women’s voices into policymaking in Greater Manchester.
Democracy and disinformation
Democracy at risk? Detecting and deterring the flow of disinformation in elections.
Modern Slavery
Post-Brexit immigration measures could leave both foreign and british workers at greater risk of exploitation.
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-2021: Does the inclusion of ‘relatives’ go far enough in addressing the issue of adolescent to parent violence?.
Policy@Manchester Blogs
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Rights of the child
Our pioneering research tackiling the inequalities that affect children in every society.
Legal Tech
New podcast series discussing all things tech and law.
CoDE
Expert insight, analysis and comment on public policy issues from the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity.
SCI Blog
Spotlight on the latest blogs from across the Sustainable Consumption Institute.
On Digital Trust
Examining how our lives are being transformed by the digital revolution.
On Gender
A gendered lens on devolved policy putting gender on the agenda.
Digital Futures
Exploration of digital challenges and opportunities across mental health, cyber security, furlough and more.
Urban Futures
Lessons from Lockdown: A chance to tranform urban futures for the better.
SoSS Stories
Be inspired by stories of how our School changes lives and shapes futures.