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By Patricia Thornley Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted:
Following on from her blog about the role of wood stoves and biomass (wood-burning) energy generation, Professor Patricia Thornley discusses in further detail the factors associated with biomass heating and the emissions they produce.
By Daniel Evans Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
In response to the Runneymede Trust and CLASS’s report on the white working-class released today, Daniel Evans considers whether this term helps or hinders progressive policies to help those it seeks to define. It would be wrong to privilege the ‘white working-class’ over BME working-class groups, given the levels of ethnic inequality Policy needs to […]
By James Evans Filed Under: Urban Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. Manchester, the home of British Cycling, is finally beginning to fully embrace two wheels, says […]
By Kitty Lymperopoulou and Lindsey Garratt Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Ethnicity Posted:
The House of Commons has cleared the way for the Prime Minister to trigger article 50 at the end of March 2017, however, what happens next for EU citizens living in the UK post Brexit? Here, Dr Lindsey Garratt and Dr Kitty Lymperopoulou from The University of Manchester recount the recent Migrant Families in Europe […]
By Dr Saskia Warren Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. Publicly funded arts organisations need to demonstrate that their workforce and programmes are more reflective […]
By Carolyn Wilkins and Henry Kippin Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion, Urban Posted:
Everyone seems to be talking about inclusive growth, from academics and the voluntary sector to business leaders and the Government. Here, Dr Henry Kippin and Dr Carolyn Wilkins OBE look at what people actually mean by inclusive growth and the steps needed to achieve it, using Oldham Council as a case study. There are currently three […]
By Dr Joanne Tippett Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. A project restoring the landscape between Manchester and Wigan shows how environmental challenges can only […]
By Rebecca Hilsenrath Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
As the Prime Minister’s deadline for triggering article 50 looms ever-closer, many questions about the process and implications of Brexit remain unanswered or unclear. Here, Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, lays out what Brexit could mean for rights in the UK and what the Government needs to do to […]
By Yaron Matras Filed Under: Urban Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. Greater Manchester needs an integrated, evidence-based vision for dealing with its vast array of spoken […]
By Abigail Gilmore Filed Under: Urban Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. To safeguard the future of our cherished public parks then communities and institutions must think […]