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2026
26
March
2026
| 16:36 Europe/London
A team of researchers at The University of ԰ has been awarded UKRI funding for a pioneering interdisciplinary project examining how communities experience and understand air pollution in everyday life.
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26
March
2026
| 08:00 Europe/London
As the government considers future reforms to services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England, a major new report has highlighted the pressures facing overstretched councils trying to deliver this support -
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25
March
2026
| 12:04 Europe/London
The University of ԰ was honoured to welcome Attorney General The Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, an esteemed alumnus, to deliver the 38th Annual Harry Street Lecture on Monday 23 March 2026.
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12
March
2026
| 08:00 Europe/London
New research suggests that concerns about relying too heavily on Chinese manufacturing are shaping climate policy - and could even delay the adoption of green technologies around the world.
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09
March
2026
| 12:34 Europe/London
The Academy of Social Sciences has elected five experts from The University of ԰ as Fellows in recognition of their significant contributions to social science, highlighting the relevance of the social sciences in understanding and
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09
March
2026
| 12:29 Europe/London
In a recent blog post Professor James Pattison of the Politics Department reflects on the recent interventions in Iran, and why the motivations and justifications provided may not meet the full ethical criteria under Just War Theory. This blog was
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25
February
2026
| 14:18 Europe/London
Content warning: References to sexual violence, domestic abuse, sexual harassment and homicide.Violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains a widespread and underreported issue across the UK. According to official statistics, more than 200,000
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24
February
2026
| 13:11 Europe/London
A new study from The University of ԰ has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life harder for the people they aim to protect.
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19
February
2026
| 15:29 Europe/London
Professor Orkun Akseli attended the United Nations UNCITRAL Colloquium harmonizing law in the age of digital trade and finance in New York on 10-13 February 2026 to speak about the security over new types of assets including data and digital
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19
February
2026
| 11:24 Europe/London
Marianna Łoboda, 2025 MA Visual Anthropology graduate, was invited to showcase her graduation film, (Dis)connnection, earlier this year at the Second World War museum in Gdańsk.Based on her final MA project, (Dis)connnection highlighted the issue of
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30
January
2026
| 16:55 Europe/London
A by-election has been set for February 26 in the ԰ constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won
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26
January
2026
| 11:04 Europe/London
The University of ԰ has appointed Professor Rebecca Willis as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance – a role which bridges the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Engineering through
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15
January
2026
| 08:30 Europe/London
Researchers at The University of ԰ are calling for stronger, coordinated partnerships to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking, warning that gaps between organisations risk leaving victims and survivors without consistent protection
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07
January
2026
| 12:28 Europe/London
As Nairobi’s skyline climbs ever higher, life for those living on the city’s edges is being transformed - and not always for the better. 
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2025
18
December
2025
| 13:08 Europe/London
Americans living in political “swing states” have a significantly louder voice in national trade policy - effectively making their votes worth more than others - according to a new study published in the Journal of International Economics.
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12
December
2025
| 13:24 Europe/London
A major new global study led by a researcher at The University of ԰ has found that younger generations around the world are embracing a more diverse and fluid understanding of sexual identity than ever before.
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04
December
2025
| 12:49 Europe/London
We are proud to announce that the School of Social Sciences has been awarded the Athena Swan Silver award, by Advanced HE, for advancing gender equality, improving senior representation, and embedding inclusive practices in teaching,
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28
November
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
As Donald Trump’s White House places huge pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal, a team of experts has published a new study examining what they describe as a worldwide shift towards “authoritarian peacemaking” - a model of conflict resolution
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12
November
2025
| 13:04 Europe/London
While Western central banks such as the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve often talk about the dangers of climate change, new research has shown that China’s central bank is the only one that has actually taken
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11
November
2025
| 17:06 Europe/London
The University’s Professor Hilary Pilkington is among 14 experts who compiled the final report of the Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice, which was published today by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. 
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06
November
2025
| 12:45 Europe/London
As Thailand has experienced a rapid increase in its elderly population, a new study published in World Development has found that “social gender norms” - shared beliefs about how “altruistic” women or men should be in society - are overburdening
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03
November
2025
| 16:20 Europe/London
Professor Toni Haastrup, Chair in Global Politics, at The University of ԰, recently moderated a plenary session on regional perspectives and participated in an expert panel at the 4th Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies (FFP) in
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30
October
2025
| 15:48 Europe/London
The 2024 General Election was one of the most dramatic in British history, as voters turned away from the two traditional giants - Labour and the Conservatives - in record numbers. Thirteen different parties and six independents won seats in the
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22
October
2025
| 13:20 Europe/London
Led by The University of ԰’s School of Social Sciences in partnership with the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, the event (30 September 2025) brought together leading academics, archivists, and curators to examine how texts - from
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22
October
2025
| 10:30 Europe/London
An anthropologist from The University of ԰ has uncovered the hidden struggles of young men on the edges of Nairobi, who inherit land but lack the means to turn it into the financial security they desperately need.
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09
October
2025
| 10:30 Europe/London
Groundbreaking new research led by The University of ԰ has uncovered a significant and lasting link between the subjects young people study in secondary school and their political preferences. 
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08
October
2025
| 10:12 Europe/London
For ten long years, Australia earned an unenviable reputation as one of the world’s climate change ‘laggards’. From 2013 to 2022 its governments weakened environmental rules, cut renewable energy funding and fought against international climate
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30
September
2025
| 12:17 Europe/London
To mark the upcoming International Day for Older Persons, a new study from The University of ԰ is calling for cities to do more to support older people who want to stay in their own homes and communities as they age.
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15
September
2025
| 13:18 Europe/London
Communities in the South of England were systematically underfunded in the government’s flagship ‘Levelling Up’ programme, according to new research using a Community Resilience Index (CRI) developed at The University of ԰.
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08
September
2025
| 16:20 Europe/London
A groundbreaking new study from The University of ԰ has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how French citizens of Indian descent are navigating their identities in a society that often ignores
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