Articles tagged with 'humanities' | University of Manchester

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2024
16
October
2024
| 14:00 Europe/London
Gain entrepreneurial skills for all settings with MEC's new interactive scenario-based microlearning, 鈥楰ey 5鈥.
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16
October
2024
| 13:36 Europe/London
As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it鈥檚 understandable to feel despair.
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16
October
2024
| 12:43 Europe/London
Arthur Sangang Tuzolana, an Economics student now starting his second year, has been awarded a prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship.
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15
October
2024
| 12:17 Europe/London
A new digital platform has been launched which offers unprecedented access to the thoughts, discoveries and personal reflections of pioneering British chemist Sir Humphry Davy, the man best remembered for the invention of the miner鈥檚 safety lamp
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15
October
2024
| 11:03 Europe/London
An economist who studied at The University of Manchester has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking research into understanding wealth disparities between different nations.
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14
October
2024
| 14:13 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has won a prestigious International Green Gown Award in recognition of its ambitious decarbonisation plans.
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14
October
2024
| 10:03 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is proud to announce the launch of the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative forged by eight international universities to raise the profile of humanities and social sciences across the globe.
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09
October
2024
| 14:50 Europe/London
As the University continues to celebrate its bicentenary, a group of experts from The University of Manchester are seeking to revive the history of one of the city鈥檚 most influential families through the publication of a new book: The Simons of
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09
October
2024
| 11:54 Europe/London
If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife.
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09
October
2024
| 11:17 Europe/London
A groundbreaking new book has further revealed that English is a global language which comes in multiple varieties, and challenges the idea that there is only one correct way to speak and write English in higher education. 
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02
October
2024
| 14:12 Europe/London
The Justice Hub at The University of Manchester recently had the honour of hosting a visit from Attorney General Lord Hermer KC, who was able to hear about the work of our Legal Advice Centre, 91直播 Innocence Project and connections to the
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24
September
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
A new study from The University of Manchester has highlighted a link between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and wellbeing in young people, with those with the healthiest lifestyles experiencing the highest wellbeing.
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18
September
2024
| 14:47 Europe/London
To mark World Alzheimer鈥檚 Day, Saturday 21 September, Professor Douglas Field is announcing the release of a new book, Walking in the dark: James Baldwin, my father and me, a moving literary exploration of the disease.
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18
September
2024
| 12:00 Europe/London
A new study has found that architects often take shortcuts by copying previous designs, and by relying too much on others to handle complex tasks without double-checking. The recent Grenfell Tower Inquiry found that a similar approach was taken at
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16
September
2024
| 15:15 Europe/London
After parliament voted to end the universal Winter Fuel Payment despite the Government not conducting an assessment of the impact of the changes, research has shown that older people often don鈥檛 claim means-tested welfare benefits for a variety of
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04
September
2024
| 14:30 Europe/London
The UK2070 Commission - an independent inquiry into city and regional inequalities in the United Kingdom - has announced the appointment of Professor Cecilia Wong as its new Chair. Professor Wong brings a wealth of expertise and an exceptional track
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02
September
2024
| 15:44 Europe/London
A new anthology is set to be published in September, celebrating the wealth of literary talent produced by The University of Manchester鈥檚 Centre for New Writing.
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29
August
2024
| 10:37 Europe/London
Eleven student teachers from The University of Manchester received the Primary Science Enhancement Award (PSEA) for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) on 20 August 2024. This award was developed by the Primary Science Teaching Trust. The scheme,
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14
August
2024
| 15:46 Europe/London
An exciting programme of literature events returns this October, hosted by 91直播 Literature Festival (MLF).
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09
August
2024
| 12:53 Europe/London
The St Helena Research Institute was officially launched in November 2019. To celebrate its fifth anniversary an online conference will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2024 in collaboration with The University of Manchester. If there is enough
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31
July
2024
| 15:32 Europe/London
A keen cyclist from The University of Manchester has decided to take to the saddle to raise money for an autism charity.
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31
July
2024
| 13:06 Europe/London
The UK鈥檚 new Labour government has made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, has announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two
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31
July
2024
| 12:30 Europe/London
The winning entries to the National Trust鈥檚 first ever Sky Gardening Challenge were announced  on Thursday 25 July at a private garden party hosted at Castlefield Viaduct. The pilot competition was open to residents of five neighbourhoods
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31
July
2024
| 11:38 Europe/London
The University's Dr Ruth Lamont has been appointed as the new Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead (TRL) for Crime and Justice. 
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31
July
2024
| 11:22 Europe/London
Desert regions in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been well studied by archaeologists as the home of early humans and as routes of migration along 鈥済reen corridors鈥. The archaeology of southern Africa鈥檚 west coast desert belt has not
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19
July
2024
| 09:53 Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding. 
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18
July
2024
| 09:34 Europe/London
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published a new report about the new methods that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are developing to produce population estimates for England and Wales, with the help of an expert from
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17
July
2024
| 10:39 Europe/London
A new exhibition is to open next Spring which will examine the profound influence of LGBTQ+ performers, artists and activists on mainstream popular culture.
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16
July
2024
| 11:30 Europe/London
Written by Graham Haughton, Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning,  Anupam Nanda, Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, and Richard Kingston, Professor of Urban Planning and GISc.The UK鈥檚 new Labour government has set itself the
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15
July
2024
| 17:12 Europe/London
A new analysis shows that land protection initiatives in the Brazilian Legal Amazon (BLA) reduced deforestation by up to 83% between 2000 and 2010. Such impressive results highlight the vital role of land protection policies in achieving ambitious
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