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New research defines the challenge of woodland restoration
The challenge of creating new woodland in the UK is daunting, but new research from The University of Manchester concludes that policymakers should “prioritise woodland creation protocols aimed at nature recovery and tailored to the context of restoration rather than simply based on opportunistic land acquisition.”
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Multi-agency approach can tackle post-Covid school attendance falls
The new government must work to ensure that mainstream education is more able to meet the needs of a wider range of young people - particularly those with special educational needs – if school attendance rates are to return to pre-pandemic levels, a University of Manchester expert has argued.
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University of Manchester researchers working to solve UK energy storage conundrum
Ensuring the UK has sufficient levels of renewable energy to meet its needs is only possible with suitable energy storage infrastructure – and University of Manchester experts are working to provide a “future-proof” solution.
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Digital technology can confront modern slavery in garment making and ‘fast fashion’
How to harness the potential of digital technology to help tackle modern slavery and labour exploitation in UK garment manufacturing and ‘fast fashion’ should be a policy priority forthe incoming government, according to a newly published article by University of Manchester academics.
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Senior civil servants join UoM academics for placemaking and the creative industries roundtable
Leading officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have visited campus for a full morning of discussions with our academics on topics relevant to the Department’s work.
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Learning the lessons of mpox to prepare for future pandemics
Targeted support for marginalised communities, strong public messaging and a properly coordinated Government approach led by Ministers are amongst the recommendations contained in a new evidence-based article examining how the UK should respond to future pandemics.
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Parliamentarians respond positively to challenging School Matters report
A new collection of articles from University of Manchester academics dissecting the ever-growing education challenges facing pupils, teachers and policymakers in England has been warmly welcomed by members of both Houses of Parliament.
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MP tours University of Manchester’s pioneering environmental research facilities
The University of Manchester has hosted Afzal Khan MP on a visit to the Firs Environmental Research Station which recently completed a £2 million redevelopment.
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Unjamming the (bio)printer to transform NHS patient care
Next generation medical technologies with the potential to transform NHS treatments for conditions such as osteoarthritis are being held back by over-complicated regulations and high costs, a leading academic has warned.
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Global action required to combat antimicrobial resistance
Urgent worldwide measures are needed to tackle drug resistant infections which are expected to claim more lives over the next 25 years than the number of people lost to cancer, a team of experts at The University of Manchester has warned.
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Vulnerable women need better protection when tackling benefit fraud, academic warns
Lessons from the past can help to address high levels of benefit fraud by women including the need to better understand individual circumstances of claimants and the potential advantages of revising the rules on self-reporting overpayments, a University of Manchester historian has argued.
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Jodrell Bank Observatory welcomes UK Government Space Adviser on fact-finding trip
The University of Manchester’s policy engagement, Policy@Manchester, has hosted a visit to Jodrell Bank Observatory for a leading Parliamentarian with a special interest in its work.
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MP visits world leading graphene engineering facility at University of Manchester
Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan has visited The University of Manchester’s multi-million-pound engineering facility which provides industry-led development in graphene
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