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Global partnerships: How can international research collaborations boost our health and economy?

By Keith Brennan, F. George Njoroge and Rob Bristow Filed Under: Health and Care, Research and development, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: December 6, 2022

The University of Manchester is a founding partner of the Kenya-UK Healthcare Alliance, which aims to share best practice and reciprocal training between the two nations, particularly in the area of cancer care. In this article, from our On Cancer publication, Professor Keith Brennan, Dr F. George Njoroge, and Professor Rob Bristow outline how these […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, british politics, cancer, care quality, economy, education, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, international development, international relations, International trade, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, Racial Inequalities, SMS

The Arts after Brexit

By Charlotte Faucher Filed Under: Brexit Posted: December 3, 2020

Many have argued that the transport, pharmaceuticals, clothing and fishing industries will be hit hardest by Brexit. But what does it mean for the arts sector? In this blog, Dr Charlotte Faucher, British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow in History, discusses a research project on how Brexit has and will affect the arts and cultural sector, and […]

Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Brexit, economy, employment, European Union, international relations, International trade, labour market, productivity, SALC

Populism, Post-Truth and the Challenges for Journalists: Forging Dialogue Across Battle Lines

By Stephen Hutchings, Vera Tolz and Vitaly Kazakov Filed Under: British Politics, News Posted: January 30, 2020

By providing the first in-depth study of Russian state broadcaster, RT, the Reframing Russia research project aspires to improve our understanding of the intensifying ‘information war’ between Russia and much of the Western world. In this context, in November 2019, the project team organised an experimental dialogue ‘across battle lines.’ Stephen Hutchings, Vera Tolz and […]

Tagged With: british politics, democracy, digital, international relations, journalism, media

Is Russia Today an attack on democracy?

By Precious N Chatterje-Doody, Vera Tolz and Stephen Hutchings Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, News Posted: June 11, 2019

What to do about Russia’s primary international broadcaster Just before the European elections, EU officials raised concerns about Russian attempts to influence the democratic process, and Russia’s international broadcaster, RT (Russia Today) came under scrutiny for its anti-EU content. But is RT really an attack on democracy? What should be done about it? Reporting findings […]

Tagged With: democracy, European Union, intelligence & security, international relations, journalism, media, National Intelligence

Improving the census question on ‘language’ could help repair community relations and Britain’s international image post-Brexit

Yaron Matras By Yaron Matras Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: April 1, 2019

Yaron Matras, Professor of Linguistics, discusses the importance of changing the census question “What is your main language?” and the impact this change could have. The census question on language lacks a clear definition of what it means by ‘main language’ and forces multilingual households to select just one language. The Brexit debate includes conversations […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, Arts & Culture, Brexit, census, census data, communities, European Day of Languages, European Union, inequalities, international relations, language, language diversity, multilingual

Brexit and Health, Science and Society

By Tamara Hervey and Sarah McCloskey Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted: April 30, 2018

Our blog ‘Brexit, Regulation and Society’ blog series, in conjunction with ManReg, continues with Tamara Hervey and Sarah McCloskey, from the School of Law at The University of Sheffield who examine the importance of health to the Brexit debate. Health was simultaneously at the forefront and the back of the electorate’s minds when the majority […]

Tagged With: Brexit, british politics, Business Energy & Industry, democracy, European Union, Health & Social Care, immigration, international relations, NHS

Toxin in the System?

By Stephen Hutchings Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: April 9, 2018

Stephen Hutchings, Professor of Russian Studies at The University of Manchester, examines the role RT, the Russian International Television Network, plays in Russia’s ongoing ‘War on Truth’ and offers advice as to how UK security policymakers can address the challenges posed by the television network. Russia Today (RT) When the Salisbury poisoning story broke, RT […]

Tagged With: intelligence & security, international relations, National Intelligence, social media, technology

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