New advanced UK research agency shares ethos of Manchester model of innovation
In this blog, James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, reflects upon how a change in the UK’s approach to research and innovation, particularly when it comes to advanced materials, could support the...
View ArticleFrom lives vs. the economy to lives vs. lives: Global South lessons on...
During the weeks of lockdown in the UK, the Government has talked about the balancing act between saving lives and saving the economy. But is it right to talk about these two things as if they are...
View ArticleA tale of cities: Local diasporas hold a key to strengthening international...
The publication of Government guidance on social distancing saw a delay between the release of the English language version and the guidance being provided in different languages. In this blog,...
View ArticleRisk in a digital age: why solutions lie in people, not just technology
As the digital and real worlds become ever-more entwined, do we really understand how people and technology interact? In this blog, republished from our OnDigitalTrust publication, Prof Gerard...
View ArticleThe age of data: the death of privacy or its solution?
With increasing details of our lives being stored in digital space, how do we safeguard our data-selves? In this blog, republished from our OnDigitalTrust publication, Professor Mark Elliot outlines...
View ArticleLevelling up regional resilience
Dr Marianne Sensier and Dr Elvira Uyarra have conducted research comparing the economic resilience, community wellbeing, sustainability and governance of Greater Manchester and Preston in recovery from...
View ArticleThe ‘new normal’ for talking therapies after COVID-19: user-led, remote,...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services are providing support remotely. In this blog, Dr Warren Mansell, Reader in Clinical Psychology, discusses the positive ways that services have...
View ArticleSocial media and mental health: Can we trust what we’re being told?
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent lockdown initiated in much of the world, has highlighted the crucial role of social media in social connectivity and news dissemination. In this blog, from our...
View ArticlePrioritising play to promote wellbeing
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 31 states children have the right to access play, rest and leisure. With the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, play...
View ArticleWhose responsibility is it anyway? Resilience in children and young people’s...
The lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increasing focus on mental health, particularly that of children and young people. In this blog, Dr Ola Demkowicz examines the emphasis on...
View ArticlePlanning and managing service delivery in the NHS: looking to the future
COVID-19 has reinforced the necessity of effective planning of health services, treatment and prevention capacities in primary and secondary care, and both protecting and optimising our healthcare...
View ArticleBuild in haste, repent at leisure? Post-pandemic planning at the precipice
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to discussions on what shape planning should take post-crisis. Here, Prof Iain White, Prof Graham Haughton, and Dr Nuno Pinto outline how current regulations have...
View ArticleLocked down by inequality: Why place matters for older people during COVID-19
Older people have borne the brunt of deaths from COVID-19, whether in hospital or in care homes. At the same time, the coronavirus emergency sits alongside a crisis in many of the communities in which...
View ArticleCOVID-19: What should transport and mobility responses be now and beyond?
The measures we put in place around transport and mobility are critical to how we emerge from this pandemic and rebuild in the coming years. In this blog, Dr Ransford A. Acheampong examines how to make...
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Plastics in the environment: Limiting the contamination of our rivers and oceans
Much of the world’s plastic waste is still not disposed of responsibly, and it can now be found in all natural environments. Dr Ian Kane has focused his research on understanding the problem of...
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Health for wealth: The link between health inequalities and productivity in...
Productivity in the UK, and particularly in the northern regions of England, has remained stubbornly low for decades, prompting economists to discuss a ‘productivity puzzle’. Here, Dr Luke Munford,...
View ArticleRecognising the value and significance of cleaning work in a context of crisis
In this blog, Professor Miguel Martínez Lucio of the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Jo McBride of Durham University discuss the question of how we have...
View ArticleBuilding back a gender balanced better – devolution, growth and equalities
As the initial period of lockdown is slowly relaxed, the policy agenda in all parts of the UK is turning to examine recovery from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Policymakers in our...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and the future of urban mobility
COVID-19 has comprehensively disrupted urban mobility systems. Public transport authorities are running skeleton services, while streets are less congested. In the midst of lockdown conditions, urban...
View ArticleCan shipping emissions be kept in check in a post-COVID future?
The shipping sector is playing a vital role in the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping Britain supplied with everything from pasta to PPE. But what role does it need to play in another great crisis – preventing...
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