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Young people, social media and the Internet: part of the problem and the solution?

By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted:

In the coming weeks, the House of Commons Education and Health Select Committees will be hearing oral evidence on their inquiry into children and young people’s mental health and the role of education. Members of the Manchester Institute of Education have written three blogs expanding on some of the key issues in their submission and […]

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Supporting the mental health of young people in schools

By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted:

In the coming weeks, the House of Commons Education and Health Select Committees will be hearing oral evidence on their inquiry into children and young people’s mental health and the role of education. Members of the Manchester Institute of Education have written three blogs expanding on some of the key issues in their submission and […]

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Euratom and leaving the European Union

Francis Livens By , and Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Energy and Environment Posted:

The pending withdrawal of the United Kingdom from Euratom (the European nuclear regulator) has caused controversy, as membership is neither related to nor dependent upon membership of the European Union. Here, The University of Manchester’s Professor Juan Matthews, Professor Francis Livens, and Professor Tim Abram explain what this move will mean for the British nuclear […]

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The value of public involvement in dementia research

Clarissa Giebel By Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted:

Late last year, dementia overtook heart disease to become the leading cause of death in England and Wales. The immense impact of dementia on the lives of families and the challenge of providing adequate health and social care for patients makes it essential that dementia research connects to the needs of those it seeks to […]

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Greater Manchester – leading the way in age-friendly policy making

By Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:

Thursday 16th February saw the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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It’s not how old you are that matters, so much as how you are old

By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted:

Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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Checklists alone cannot create age-friendly places: lived experiences matter

By Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:

Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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Sexual health and sexual well-being: not an irrelevance to older people

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Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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Brexit and science: all risk and no benefit

By Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

With new trade deals being negotiated following the Brexit vote, there are other areas of policy which should not be overlooked. Martin Yuille, Reader in Biobanking/Co-Director of CIGMR at The University of Manchester, argues that science and technology is increasingly a pre-condition for world-class research and therefore, now, after the EU referendum, the UK cannot […]

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Clearing the Air – addressing current concerns about wood stove and biomass emissions

By Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted:

Recent weeks have seen increasing concerns about the role of wood stoves and biomass (wood-burning) energy generation in carbon emissions and air pollution, including stories in our national media. Here, Director of The University of Manchester’s SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, Professor Patricia Thornley, explains how the story has got ahead of the science and risks presenting […]

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