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@manchester.ac.uk
has been ranked the world's number one university for
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impact in the
@timeshighered.bsky.social
Education Impact Rankings. We are proud to be a part of bringing people and ideas together to make improvements in
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The University of Manchester
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Researchers have played a key role in unveiling the most detailed photo ever made of our galaxy’s heart. Containing more than 60 million stars, it offers an unprecedented view of the galactic bulge and could help confirm the existence of exoplanets.
@esa.int
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The trade deals promising prosperity to billions — why they're failing, and what it really takes to make them work. Check out the recent book of Professor Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu:
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Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South
Cambridge Core - International Trade Law - Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/regional-trade-agreements-prosperity-and-the-global-south/E17F4EA378272B3ED0FBB9992C829BF9
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
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Prof Simona Giordano
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presented work on the clinical management of transgender and gender-diverse young people. Her research explores ethics, evidence standards, and harm reduction in collaboration with clinicians, advocates, and policymakers.
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Laura O’Donovan, Sarah Devaney, Alexandra Mullock and Victoria L Moore discussed how evidence from recent maternity care scandals is explored to reveal how epistemic injustice is contributing to harmful outcomes 1/2
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Morgan Centre
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📝 New article from Petra Nordqvist and
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on how legislation on egg & sperm donation should adapt to the changing donation landscape created by at-home DNA testing.
@uomlaw.bsky.social
@uomsoss.bsky.social
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The University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law Association, was delighted to host a conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom on 20-21 May 2026. 1/2
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New work by Alan Cunningham on speculative universal relational frameworks in property theory and the question of how we 'house' ourselves and others - or not - within society:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Faculty of Humanities
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We're at
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for today's event, "Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on" A special event marking
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today. Stay tuned 🧵👇
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Danielle Griffiths, Alex Mullock, Barry Lyons and Ian Freckleton discuss how people are being seriously harmed by invasive cosmetic procedures, and why better regulation is needed to address this problem:
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What human rights obligations exist to protect the population as a whole? Dr Guy Baldwin
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explores this question in a thought provoking paper in Judicial Review:
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Positive Obligations to Protect the Population under Human Rights Law
Published in Judicial Review (Vol. 30, No. 3, 2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10854681.2025.2556618
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Who has, and who should enjoy access to the right to strike in the new world of work? Our lecturer, Ricardo Buendia
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and Prof. Nicola Contouris (UCL) have published the chapter 'Access to the Right to Strike Through the Employment Relationship and its Problems'
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The Right to Strike Reimagined
https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781509979134
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Manchester International Law Centre
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Join Prof. Alejandro del Valle-Gálvez for a discussion of European and American values in international law and their role in shaping democracy in a multipolar world. ⚖️ 📅 6 May 2026, 4–5.30 pm 📍 University Place 5.206 All welcome. Co-organised by ManReg & MILC.
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Manchester International Law Centre
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the book launch — it was wonderful to see such a great turnout! 📚 Congratulations again to our brilliant faculty members, Professor Jean d'Aspremont, Professor John Haskell, Professor Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu, and Dr Yusra Suedi, on their new books.
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Supporting Law students in their use of AI Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student registered for a Law programme at the University of Manchester? Do you use AI to support your studies (excluding use for assessment)? 1/4
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Roundtable on the Magna Carta and Common Law Rights with Lord Mance, Lord Carnwath, Dinah Rose KC, Prof David Feldman, Prof Javier Garcia Oliva and Rev’d Prof Helen Hall 1/3
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Following
@manchester.ac.uk
’s victory in University Challenge, I am jumping on the bandwagon to share that I will be back at Manchester from September to study for a PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence! Exciting times ahead!
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Funded PhD studentship on copyright and AI available at The University of Manchester: The project is fully funded for 3.5 years and includes tuition fees, an annual stipend (£21,805 per year), and additional funds for training and support. Please note that the project is open to UK students only.
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CreativeAI Studentships 2026 entry | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/funding/list-of-awards/creativeaistudentships
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
3 months ago
📢 A new report led by Prof
@robertthomas223.bsky.social
@uomlaw.bsky.social
and funded by the
@nuffieldfoundation.org
finds councils delivering SEND support are being “set up to fail”.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
3 months ago
Inspired by Harry Street’s legacy? Learn how law can shape a better world with Attorney General Richard Hermer KC's insights from @uomlaw.bsky.social Harry Street Lecture! 📰
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/attorney-general-makes-case-for-international-rules-based-order/
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Guy Baldwin
3 months ago
Thanks to the kind readers who made this the most read article on the Judicial Review website in the past year!
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Professor Javier Garcia Oliva, Head of Law at the University of Manchester, was invited to deliver the inaugural lecture of the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Law at the Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) on Thursday, 9th April.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
3 months ago
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Amir Paz-Fuchs has been appointed as the new Head of
@uomlaw.bsky.social
in the School of Social Sciences at
@manchester.ac.uk
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Faculty of Humanities
3 months ago
Discover why this rule matters, where law remains unclear, and its implications across EU states in his report with Prof. Elaine Dewhurst:
data.europa.eu/doi/10.2838/...
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🌟 Research Spotlight Our own Dr Alexandra Mullock features in a new LBC Opinion piece analysing why the Assisted Dying Bill has stalled in the House of Lords.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
3 months ago
Attorney General Richard Hermer KC recently joined us at
@officialuom.bsky.social
for the
@uomlaw.bsky.social
Annual Harry Street Lecture, sharing why rules-based law matters and its lasting impact on us all. Catch his insights below! Read the full speech here:
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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'What would you do if your boss instructed you to discriminate against someone?' Lecturer in Employment Law, Ricardo Buendia, unpacks a little-known corner of EU equality law: the prohibition of instructions to discriminate. 💭⚖️🤔
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Guy Baldwin
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Proofs!
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For its penultimate event of the academic year, the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series was thrilled to host an illuminating talk by Dr Lewis Graham (
lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social
) entitled "Our Conservative Supreme Court".
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The public law team at UoM, in collaboration with the UKCLA, is pleased to share an upcoming two-day conference titled ‘The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom’. The programme and more details are available at
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/c...
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Conference: The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom
The public law team at the University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA), is holding a two-day conference on the topic of “The Future …
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/conference-the-future-of-constitutional-reform-in-the-united-kingdom/
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
3 months ago
Honoured to host Attorney General Richard Hermer KC yesterday for
@uomlaw.bsky.social
Harry Street Lecture at
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. His inspiring speech highlighted the importance of human rights and rules-based international order You can view the full speech here:
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Law & Social Justice
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Our very own
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will be presenting at a conference organised by the public law team at
@uomlaw.bsky.social
and
@ukcla.bsky.social
held 20-21 May 2026, asking, "Are human rights protections universal even in the UK?"
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/c...
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Conference: The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom
The public law team at the University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA), is holding a two-day conference on the topic of “The Future …
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/conference-the-future-of-constitutional-reform-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Our lecturer, Dr Fiona Brimblecombe, recently published the Open-Access article: 'Allegations of sexual misconduct, wrongdoing and the "public interest" in media law' in the Journal of Media Law. Check it out here:
doi.org/10.1080/1757...
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Allegations of sexual misconduct, wrongdoing and the ‘public interest’ in media law
This article considers allegations of sexual misconduct and general wrongdoing in English media law. Firstly, it examines the torts of misuse of private information (‘MPI’) and defamation in relati...
https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2026.2640307
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On Thursday, 19th March, our Lecturer, Dr Fiona Brimblecombe, gave a paper on the public interest defence to defamation to Level 22 Chambers in Sydney:
level22.com.au
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
Exciting news! The 38th Harry Street Lecture, hosted by the School of Social Sciences and
@uomlaw.bsky.social
, is on 23 March, featuring Attorney General Richard Hermer KC! You won’t want to miss this one, full details below 👇
#HarryStreetLecture
#AttorneyGeneral
#PublicLaw
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The ManReg Public Law Seminar Series, in collaboration with the
@malg-uom.bsky.social
was delighted to host Ayako Hatano (Oxford/EUI) for an excellent presentation on “Regulating Hate Speech in Japan: Developments, Debates, and Challenges”.
3 months ago
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
Meet the new Fellows from the School of Social Sciences: Prof
@lucyfrith.bsky.social
@uomlaw.bsky.social
is an internationally recognised bioethicist, her research explores empirical bioethics and the ethical and social implications of reproductive donation and emerging reproductive technologies.
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Our Senior Lecturer Phil Handler published the open-access article 'Malice Aforethought in England, 1785–1967'. The article charts the evolution of malice aforethought—murder’s defining element—from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century:
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Malice Aforethought in England, 1785–1967
This article examines the modern history of the law of murder and its defining feature: malice aforethought. The main part focuses on nineteenth-century trials where, as full adversarial process to...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01440365.2026.2615227
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So very proud of our Professor, Lucy Frith!
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Funded PhD studentship on copyright and AI available at The University of Manchester. CreativeAI: Copyright, AI and the Future of Creativity. Application deadline is 30 March 2026 and the expected start date is September 2026. Find more details here:
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Learn more about the research project for our online LLM in International Commercial and Technology Law through Mark Farrell’s dissertation showcase. Mark researched the legal implications of digital ID as part of his qualification and has since taken the next step in his career, 1/2
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
Prof Orkun Akseli
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spoke at the UN Commission on International Trade Law Colloquium. He discussed how international legal frameworks must adapt to emerging asset classes such as data & digital assets in the age of digital trade & finance
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What dissertation research could look like on our online LLM in International Commercial and Technology Law? Hear from recent graduate Mark Farrell about his experience of academic research in his dissertation showcase, available for download here:
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The second paper in this semester’s ManReg Public Law Seminar Series was by Professor Javier Garcia Oliva, who delivered a wonderful talk titled ‘R v Brown and Common Law Rights’.
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Lewis Graham
4 months ago
In this post Gabriel Tan and I argue that Chamberlain J has brought some much needed clarity as to (a) what will trigger AF3 disclosure; (b) what will Article 6 ECHR require outside of AF3 disclosure, in the context of closed material procedures (CMPs)...
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
5 months ago
Celebrating external recognition and leadership 🎉 We’re proud to share just some of the fantastic examples of external recognition and leadership across our community — moments that reflect not just individual excellence, but the wider impact of our work beyond the university.
@manchester.ac.uk
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
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presents the Gillian White Lecture 2026 The New International Economic (Dis)order: On Law, Privatization & Power with Christiane Ahlborn 📅4 March, 4–5pm Exploring corporate power, privatization & the future of global economic justice
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-in...
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
Celebrating new research funding across our community 🎉 We’re delighted to share a wave of new research awards that are supporting work tackling some of today’s biggest social, political and ethical challenges.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
4 months ago
🎧New podcast: African Climate Futures Carl Death from
@uompols.bsky.social
discusses how African climate futures are imagined through policy, politics, & Africanfuturist fiction & why these visions matter for climate justice and global political debates today.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Lewis Graham
4 months ago
For Lexis subscribers: This overview of yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment in ABJ and BDN features some commentary from me
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