Policy@Manchester Articles

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

By Dr David Lee and Professor Josie Tetley Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 14, 2017

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 […]

Brexit and science: all risk and no benefit

By Martin Yuille Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: February 9, 2017

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 […]

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

By Patricia Thornley Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted: February 8, 2017

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 […]

What makes dads involved in childcare?

By Helen Norman and Colette Fagan Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: February 7, 2017

In most countries, mothers spend more than half the amount of time on childcare than fathers. In the UK, dads spend an average of 24 minutes caring for children for every hour that is done by women. However, most dads agree that they should be as involved in childcare as the mother, and many would […]

Crunch Time – Industrial Strategy and our economic future

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: British Politics Posted: February 6, 2017

The Government’s Industrial Strategy will be the flagship domestic reform programme of Theresa May’s administration. As Brexit realities begin to bite, it could also make the difference between success and failure across entire sectors of the UK economy. On the launch day of our joint independent Industrial Strategy Commission with the University of Sheffield, Policy@Manchester […]

Preventing cancer – everyone’s challenge

By Angela Spencer, Annet Nakaganda, Arpana Verma and Julia Mueller Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 3, 2017

On the eve of World Cancer Day, Arpana Verma, Julia Mueller, Annet Nakaganda and Angela Spencer lay out the importance of promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer in policy and in practice. Nine out of ten cancers are due to the lifestyle choices we make Governments need to prioritise public health policies and responsibility […]

Our system for housing asylum seekers is failing, we must do better

By Jonathan Darling Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: February 1, 2017

In light of this week’s report into Asylum Accommodation by the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dr Jonathan Darling, who submitted expert evidence to the inquiry, responds to its findings and suggests a way forwards. Asylum accommodation is currently provided through six regional contracts with three private providers There have been reports of substandard and inappropriate […]

Eyes wide open – addressing immigration, to secure immigration

By Martin Walker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 31, 2017

The University of Manchester’s Professor Martin Walker argues that the debate over immigration has suffered obfuscation on all sides – with anti-immigration voices refusing to acknowledge the economic necessity and benefits of immigration to the United Kingdom, and an equal unwillingness on the opposing side to recognise the extent (and skewed distribution) of its economic […]

Plan A + Plan B = Industrial Strategy?

By Andy Westwood Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 24, 2017

The cornerstone of Theresa May’s economic vision for the country, the government’s Industrial Strategy was launched this week. Policy@manchester Co-Director Professor Andy Westwood assesses the size of the challenge, the scale of the strategy’s commitments, and places the strategy in the historical context of recent government efforts to achieve the same ends. Industrial Strategy […]

In an uncertain world collaboration and criticality are key

By Ben Pringle Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 24, 2017

400 sessions, 4 days and over 2500 leaders and thinkers, from Shakira to Theresa May; as Davos 2017 comes to a close, the questions facing world leaders continue to grow. Brexit and Trump have paved the way for an economic policy that follows an anti-globalisation rhetoric however the World Economic Forum in Davos aimed to […]