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Older people from ethnic minorities hard hit by pandemic and lockdown
29 Nov 2021
This group entered the pandemic at a disadvantage due to pre-existing inequalities in housing, health, employment and income. Some older ethnic ...
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New book: Anti-Racist Scholar Activism
25 Nov 2021
Many anti-racist scholars have wrestled with the contradictions of working within a higher education system that often perpetuates social injustice. ...
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New briefing highlights damaging impact of Covid-19 on high streets
18 Oct 2021
In a collaboration between the University's Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and The Runnymede Trust, a new briefing has highlighted how the...
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Pension inequality a major issue when couples divorce, research finds
15 Sep 2021
A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they ...
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New report suggests pandemic policing undermines public health measures whilst disproportionately targeting Black and Minority Ethnic communities
13 Sep 2021
A new report raises concerns about the policing of the pandemic and shows that racially minoritised communities have been most harshly affected - ...
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New research reveals challenges faced by older people during pandemic
12 Jul 2021
A new report launched today by The University of Manchester’s Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has revealed the challenged ...
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Professor of Sociology shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Journalism 2021
28 May 2021
Award-winning author, broadcaster and columnist turned Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Journalism ...
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Gary Younge honoured by National Union of Journalists
27 May 2021
Paying tribute to Gary’s work at the awarding ceremony, Simon Hattenstone, Guardian reporter, said he was ‘fiery, inspirational, motivational’....
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Briefing on impact of COVID-19 on older ethnic minority people
25 May 2021
Dharmi Kapadia has written a Race Equality Foundation briefing on the impact of COVID-19 on older people. Ethnic minority older people are one of ...
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Gary Younge presents radio documentary on racial passing
12 May 2021
Gary Younge explores stories of racial passing through the prism of one of his favourite books, Passing, by Nella Larsen. The 1929 novella tells the ...
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COVID lockdowns exacerbated racist policing in the UK, say experts
11 May 2021
The nationwide coronavirus lockdowns and enhancement of police powers have disproportionately harmed communities of colour, according to a new ...
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Vulnerable older people at greater risk of depression and anxiety during pandemic
5 May 2021
Older people who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 are at greater risk of deterioration in health and social well-being during the pandemic, ...
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Pandemic is a wake-up call on inequality
30 Apr 2021
She says that 'one of the lessons of the pandemic is that racism and racial inequality kill' but that we are now at a pivotal point where we can ...
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Call for Government to close ethnicity data gap exacerbated by Covid-19
26 Mar 2021
The Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) is calling on the Government to urgently tackle the ethnicity data gap amid spiralling inequalities ...
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Manchester experts conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
24 Mar 2021
Two academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their field, after they were conferred the award of Fellow ...
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Airbnb is funding deregulation campaigns in cities around the world
22 Mar 2021
New research has found that online home rental marketplace Airbnb is funding deregulation campaigns in hundreds of cities around the world, as it ...
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UK’s first survey of ethnic and religious minority people during Covid-19 launches
16 Feb 2021
The UK’s first and largest survey of its kind to document the impact of Covid-19, and the lockdowns, on the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious ...
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New report outlines how government can address COVID-19 ethnic disparity
19 Jan 2021
A new report from The Runnymede Trust and The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity has addressed the possible causes of - ...
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Research into LGBT+ sexual health services during Covid-19 wins award
1 Dec 2020
A project facilitated by the ESRC-funded Collaboration Labs programme at The University of Manchester has been recognised with an award.
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Manchester secures £1.5m for ‘One bin to rule them all’ project to revolutionise plastic waste streams
19 Nov 2020
A new £1.5M collaborative venture led by The University of Manchester has been awarded to enable simpler methods of recycling and eliminate plastic ...
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Coronavirus lockdown: The social impact of pandemics on the public
5 Feb 2020
Read the latest coronavirus information from The University of Manchester. The international community has come a long way in coordinating its ...
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Sociology Public Engagement prize winners announced
16 Jan 2020
The winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize 2019 are Professor Debora Price and Jaime Garcia Iglesias. Debora Price won the staff ...
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