Articles tagged with 'healthier futures' | University of Manchester

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2025
12
June
2025
| 12:30 Europe/London
A new special issue of Le Mouvement Social features pioneering research co-authored by HCRI鈥檚 Professor Bertrand Taithe and Dr R贸is铆n Read. This edition brings together work from Dr Laure Humbert鈥檚 AHRC project and the Researching the Impact of
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11
June
2025
| 11:42 Europe/London
Northern Gritstone, the groundbreaking life sciences and deeptech investment firm, has today announced a commitment to invest 拢1.8 million into Apini, a small molecule drug development programme being advanced by Syncona鈥檚 accelerator Slingshot
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06
June
2025
| 12:37 Europe/London
Join us on Saturday 14 June, 11am - 4.30pm for a day of creativity, discovery and play. Our free community festival offers something for everyone with inspiring talks and performances, hands-on science experiments, art and crafts workshops, heritage
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28
May
2025
| 12:49 Europe/London
Two 91直播 researchers have been appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels.Claire Alexander will chair the Sociology panel and Kate Dorney has been appointed deputy chair of the Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen
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12
May
2025
| 08:49 Europe/London
The University of Manchester's 11th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 8 May in the University鈥檚 Whitworth Hall and was live streamed on YouTube.   The Making a Difference Awards recognise the outstanding
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12
May
2025
| 07:41 Europe/London
People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, according to research published today.
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07
May
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
This year鈥檚 prize was judged by Philip Drake (Former Director of Social Responsibility, School of Social Sciences) and Hilary Pilkington (Research Director, Sociology) who commented on the variety of audiences engaged: from local sixth form students
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07
April
2025
| 12:45 Europe/London
鈥淲e鈥檙e still figuring it out.鈥  Sharing data in qualitative health psychology research is a complex and evolving challenge. While Open Research (OR) principles are gaining traction across many disciplines, practical and ethical barriers
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07
April
2025
| 08:16 Europe/London
 Feeling hungry doesn鈥檛 just make you reach for a snack 鈥 it may also change your immune system.In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn鈥檛
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04
April
2025
| 19:00 Europe/London
New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast.
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04
April
2025
| 05:57 Europe/London
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of the infection worsening, according to a new study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists.
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01
April
2025
| 11:37 Europe/London
Professor Tine Buffel called for society to reframe ageing as an opportunity during her plenary at the Age-Friendly Futures Summit held from 25 to 27 March in 91直播. She emphasised the need to rethink ageing, not as a problem but as a shared
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31
March
2025
| 11:03 Europe/London
The University of Manchester academics are celebrating  their appearance at the final of  the Health Service Journal Partnership award category  for the 鈥楳ost Impactful Use of Technology on Clinical Practice鈥.
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12
February
2025
| 16:02 Europe/London
The Healthier Futures research platform is making funds available to support the acceleration of research-led impacts to address health inequalities.Please note that this funding opportunity is only available to researchers at the University of
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20
January
2025
| 11:46 Europe/London
A major new study by experts from The University of Manchester has found that bullying has a significant negative impact on the mental health of teenagers - particularly for boys - and has highlighted the need for more effective prevention
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20
January
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
The project, led by the University of Kent, and including The University of Manchester, and University College London (UCL), will address the development gap in the diagnostics innovation ecosystem.Accelerating Innovation in DiagnosticsDiagnostics
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15
January
2025
| 13:34 Europe/London
91直播 is putting communities at the heart of policy to improve health outcomes in the city following a successful bid to establish a Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC).
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08
January
2025
| 00:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) invites new applications for pump-priming funds to support interdisciplinary research projects. Funds will be awarded to projects and activities which encourage collaboration and aim to lead to
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2024
10
December
2024
| 11:37 Europe/London
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award celebrates a team of researchers whose work has had significant impact and has been delivered in
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09
December
2024
| 13:59 Europe/London
UMRI will be launching the latest round of pump-priming awards in January 2025, designed to ignite UoM Researchers innovative interdisciplinary research projects.Find out more at the Call Launch taking place from 2.30-4pm, Tuesday, 14 January
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06
December
2024
| 10:58 Europe/London
This consortium, led by these universities in collaboration with communities, charities, NHS trusts, local government, businesses and others, will be working together with the aim of tackling inequalities in maternity outcomes. The research carried
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21
November
2024
| 12:00 Europe/London
A ground-breaking genetic test that could prevent critically ill newborn babies going deaf if treated with gentamicin, a commonly used antibiotic, is being trialled across 14 NHS neonatal (specialist newborn) units across England, Scotland, Wales
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08
November
2024
| 15:44 Europe/London
As part of the 91直播 ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, The University of Manchester鈥檚 Research Platforms hosted a dynamic research caf茅 at Contact Theatre, showcasing 鈥淭he Art of Research鈥 over lunch.   The event explored the
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06
November
2024
| 15:00 Europe/London
Following an 拢8m investment over five years, The University of Manchester is set to lead an innovative centre funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and UKRI as part of its strategic focus on building a green future. The Centre
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06
November
2024
| 11:00 Europe/London
A new international study spanning the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada has revealed important insights into the risks associated with prescribed opioid use for noncancer pain.
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05
November
2024
| 13:22 Europe/London
On 31 October 2024 Sotiria Kyriakidou and Cristina Temenos in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, Greece, co-organised an event as part of the UKRI funded Future Leaders Fellowship, Urban Crisis: Public Health at the Intersection of
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05
November
2024
| 13:18 Europe/London
A study has found that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector played a 鈥榗rucial鈥 role supporting Greater 91直播 communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout - but that their contribution has
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04
November
2024
| 13:13 Europe/London
91直播 scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost to fund pioneering radiotherapy research which uses artificial intelligence to help save lives.
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04
November
2024
| 11:44 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has released a new report setting out how it is tackling the United Nations鈥 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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25
October
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccination rollout enabled a 鈥減erfect storm鈥 for deepening health inequalities in Greater 91直播, the results of a study have shown. 
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