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A lonely new year: how can we prevent loneliness in older age?

By Natalie Cotterell Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 16, 2019

The post-Christmas lull is deemed to be a particularly lonely time for many individuals. As ‘Blue Monday’ fast approaches, Natalie Cotterell, PhD student in Social Statistics, discusses the challenges to successfully tackling loneliness. Approximately 14% of the UK population has reported that they often feel lonely, and this number has been found to rise to […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Good Health and Well-Being, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, age, communities, Health & Social Care, health and social care, inequalities, loneliness, older people

The return of industrial democracy: preparing the ground for dealing with wayward capitalism?

Miguel Martínez Lucio By Miguel Martínez Lucio Filed Under: Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 2, 2019

Miguel Martínez Lucio, Professor in the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester, and an expert of worker participation, trade union questions and the role of the state, discusses the renewed interest in industrial democracy and the need for a strategic plan. There is a growing interest […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Decent Work and Economic Growth, #SDG Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, #SDG Peace Justice and Strong Institutions, Business Energy & Industry, corporate governance, Digital Futures, innovation, justice, productivity, WEI, worker influence, worker ownership, worker participation, workforce

Empire and the World War One Centenary: Remembrance as racialisation?

By Meghan Tinsley Filed Under: Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: December 17, 2018

Dr Meghan Tinsley, a Presidential Fellow in Ethnicity and Inequalities, reflects on the four years of the First World War centenary, asking to what extent collective memory of the war remains white and Eurocentric. She argues that in pursuit of a more global narrative of past and present, history curricula should emphasise three themes: the […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, diversity, education, equality, history, inequalities, Racial Inequalities, racism, schools

Immigration in its place: how policy needs to recognise geography

Ken Clark By Ken Clark Filed Under: Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 14, 2018

Ken Clark, Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, examines the Migration Advisory Committee’s recent report and discusses the need for place-based migration policy. The Migration Advisory Committee has persistently rejected calls for regional variation in the framework that regulates migration in the UK. It is clear that patterns of migration, and thus its […]

Tagged With: Brexit, economy, immigration, labour market, MAC, place-based policy, productivity, regional policy, skills, SoSS, UK immigration, Wages

Humanity in the spotlight: the investor’s responsibility

By Lara Bianchi Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 8, 2018

As The University of Manchester prepares to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr Lara Bianchi from the Business and Human Rights Catalyst at the Alliance Manchester Business School discusses the responsibility investors have in ensuring human rights are part of a company’s strategy. 82% of all of the growth […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, digital, ESG, human rights, Partnership for the goals, productivity, SDGs, UN, United Nations

What happens to those who ‘miss the mark’ in GCSE English and maths?

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton, Sanne Velthuis, Stephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin Filed Under: Education, Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 6, 2018

As part of the publication of a new working paper on the characteristics and post-16 transitions of GCSE ‘lower attainers,’ Ruth Lupton, Sanne Velthuis, Stephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin reflect on the progress made by those with lower GCSE attainment during the 16-18 phase, and highlight the need for appropriate, high-quality post-16 provision for all […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, education, GCSE, inequalities, learning, MIE, productivity, schools, students

Stop describing modern slavery as ‘evil’

David GaddRose Broad By David Gadd and Rose Broad Filed Under: British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 5, 2018

David Gadd is Professor of Criminology and Rose Broad is Senior Lecturer in Criminology both at the University of Manchester. They are working together on the ESRC funded Perpetrators of Modern Slavery Offences Project. This blog highlights how: modern slavery and immigration law have become intertwined; referring to modern slavery as ‘evil’ idealises victims in […]

Tagged With: crime, immigration, justice, Modern slavery, Slavery

Is the Immigration Act 2016 a racist policy against BME citizens in the housing market?

By William Shankley Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: October 22, 2018

Dr William Shankley, a research associate at the Centre of Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), examines the impacts of the Immigration Act 2016 on black and minority ethnic (BME) citizens within the housing market and asks if it is a measure to further the government’s hostile environment. There is a long history of BME households facing […]

Tagged With: #bhm, Black History Month, CoDE, housing, immigrants, immigration, Immigration Act, inequalities, justice, private rental sector, Racial Inequalities, racism

Can British universities be sites for reparative justice?

By Karis Campion Filed Under: All posts, Education, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: October 15, 2018

This October is Black History Month, and despite some local councils’ attempts to dilute and replace it with ‘diversity’ agendas, the ongoing Windrush scandal has served as a stark reminder of some of the continued misunderstandings about Black history in Britain. Dr Karis Campion discusses the responsibility universities have in creating honest conversations on their […]

Tagged With: #bhm, abolition, Atlantic slave trade, Black history, Black History Month, BME, British history, colonial history, curriculum, education, ethnic, inequalities, justice, Racial Inequalities, racism, Slavery, students, university

UK modern slavery policy: the structure of the problem and government commitment

Rose Broad By Rose Broad and Dr Nick Turnbull Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: June 27, 2018

In the context of renewed criticism of the 2015 UK Modern Slavery Act, Rose Broad and Nick Turnbull discuss human trafficking and modern slavery policy development. They find continuities in policy that, despite being repackaged as ‘slavery’ have resulted in unintended consequences and implementation difficulties leading to recently highlighted failures. In the last 12 months, […]

Tagged With: crime, Human trafficking, immigration, justice, Modern slavery, Modern Slavery Act, Slavery

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