A pleasure to speak about recent work on Global Urban Perspectives on Social Work for Innovative Access to Homeless Care at a great event on the Impact of the Specialist Homelessness Social Work Role & Next Steps for Policy & Practice organised by Manchester Council and KCL

Zohran Mamdani’s election victory indicates that housing affordability is emerging as a key political issue in the 21st century Short piece on the potential of cross-city learning for addressing the global housing challenge blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/cross-city-l...

New call for papers: What is the future for global development? We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters. Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o

"Famine – the extreme scarcity of food – devastated Ethiopia’s Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine’s impact is one of the least documented crises of recent years." Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel writes for @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3LuzSxD

Join us on 26 Nov at @manchester.ac.uk for an event to discuss digital solutions to sustainable housing expansion with a panel of experts, and try out the DSH. To register, please email [email protected] with your name, role, organisation, and any dietary/access requirements.

🏘️ Reimagining new towns Hear from Dame Kate Barker, Deputy Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, on how new towns can address England’s housing challenges and drive sustainable growth. 📆 10 November 2025 🕓 17:00 - 18:30 📍 @alliancembs.bsky.social 👉 : www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/reima...

Recent @manchester.ac.uk graduate Toby Piper won the @tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social award for Best Undergraduate Dissertation for his project sparked by his experience of transport infrastructure growing up in rural Wiltshire. Read Toby's blog 👉 transportgeography.org.uk/2025/10/26/b...

Senior Lecturer in International Education @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social from @educationuom.bsky.social spoke to @timeshighered.bsky.social about some UK universities stopping accepting applications from students based in Afghanistan, due to visa fears 👉 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

Wed 5th Nov @cperguom.bsky.social Cities, Politics, & Economies Research Group in the Department of Geography & MUI @uomseed.bsky.social will host a talk by Dr Rakib Akhtar on: Neoliberalism and Hindutva in the making of an Indian smart city, chaired by @mehebubsahana.bsky.social 3pm in HBS G33.

THIS WEDNESDAY! calling all parents, teachers/lecturers of young people in #greatermanchester this event, part of #ESRC #FESTIVALOFSOCIALSCIENCES offers a great route into thinking about rights at work & combining work &education. Places limited, so please register! Weather looks better too on weds!

Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit... Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com

🏘️ Reimagining New Towns Join us for the launch of the New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, exploring how new towns can drive sustainable, inclusive growth and tackle England’s housing challenges. 👉 Register: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/reima... 🧵(1/2)

What are V-levels and will they improve vocational education for young people? @drlizgregory.bsky.social from @educationuom.bsky.social explains in this piece for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/what-are-v-l...

Research from @beewelluk.bsky.social into the scale of the use of isolation within schools highlighted in @theguardian.com, with researchers from @educationuom.bsky.social carrying out the first large-scale investigation into internal exclusion 👇

🌱 Work with nature in Greater Manchester? This Saturday, join @joeblakey.bsky.social & Mark Usher for a workshop exploring how nature is valued. 🗓️ 25 Oct 10am-12pm 📍 University Place, Oxford Rd, Mcr 🎟️ Free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-you... @ukri.org #ESRCFestival #ValuingNature #NaturalCapital

Happening TODAY from 4-7pm at University Place 👇

How do we build communities for the future? 🏘️ Join us, @productivity.bsky.social and @alliancembs.bsky.social for an exploration of the New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, a major contribution to the national conversation on housing and place-making 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...

Why do more than 1/3 of teachers leave the profession within 5 years of starting? New research from @educationuom.bsky.social points to ways in which teacher training could help new teachers build confidence in their abilities to boost retention 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...

A new open-access paper by GDI's Tanja Müller is based upon interviews with Eritrean migrants in Addis Ababa, using "the lens of lived citizenship in the everyday to investigate belonging as experienced, created and contested." Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Active Lives, Natural Spaces is happening this Wed 22 October. Join colleagues from @educationuom.bsky.social to explore practical, research-informed strategies for play, physical activity, and green spaces 👉 festivalofsocialscience.com/events/activ... Part of @ukri.org Festival of Social Science

A goal of the #UKRI Urban Crisis project is to shift conversations on health inequalities & poverty to see it as a whole person / whole systems issue. So it was such a privilege for our team to co-organise a policy exchange with the Municipality of Athens. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...

From Manchester for the world. We are proud to launch our bold strategy to 2035. Together, we're redefining what a great civic University looks like for the 21st century. Visit our webpage to explore our ambition in full: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...

Calling all secondary #schools and #FE teachers around #GreaterManchester - please promote this event to students in your classes or your networks. A participatory workshop around rights at work and worker voice. #festivalofsocialsciences #esrc

Join the webinar at lunchtime today 👇

Based on extensive research in China, Ghana and Kenya, @drelisagambino.bsky.social from @globaldevinst.bsky.social has co-written this article for @theconversation.com on how Chinese construction companies are changing the way they do business in Africa 👉 theconversation.com/chinese-comp...

The #ESRCFestival returns to Manchester, 18 Oct–8 Nov Explore FREE events on work, community, creativity, justice, wellbeing & the environment—for all ages and interests. festivalofsocialscience.com/events/partn... #McrESRCFest @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @ukri.org

Join @drrobbellamy.bsky.social and Dr Laurie Walker from our Geography Dept for this webinar on 15 October 👇

This week is Stellify Week!! 📅 Mon 6 Oct – Volunteering Fair 🌍 Tue 7 Oct – Ethical Grand Challenges 🚀 Wed 8 Oct – Step Up and Lead 💼 Thu 9 Oct – What Employers Want (Online, 1–2pm) Find out more here:

Interested in urban studies, geography, planning, politics, or social sciences more broadly? 📖Join us on Wednesday for the the book launch of Aesthetics and the City, a new collection that explores the vital role of aesthetics in shaping urban experience 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aesthetics...

Programme Director of @educationuom.bsky.social BSc Educational Psychology Programme Dr Hannah Wilkinson has written for @bpsofficial.bsky.social with some advice for students starting a psychology degree this autumn 👉 www.bps.org.uk/blog/managin...

Not about the archaeology or the former “green corridors”, but for anyone who is interested in the wonderful #NamibSandSea #desert #drylands heres a short 🎦 for you… youtu.be/AFSbln9uN-4?... @uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Celebrating 75 years of the Turing Test 🧠 “Can machines think?” In 1950, at @manchester.ac.uk, Alan Turing posed the question that defined a field. His paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence introduced the Turing Test - one of the first big steps in AI.

Why access to play should be a right for every child 🤾🛝🤽‍♀️ @drcathyatkinson.bsky.social @smqpsych.bsky.social @amyphillips.bsky.social from @educationuom.bsky.social welcome new @appgonplay.bsky.social & outline how to embed play in children’s lives 👉 blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...

Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social is quoted in this piece from @tesmagazine.bsky.social about tackling school absence. She highlighted the importance of enrichment activities in tackling the mental health struggles that can affect school attendance. 👉 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

First Look at the Event Flyer for our ESRC festival event in October. Save the date - 22nd October, drop in event. @educationuom.bsky.social @ukrio.bsky.social #ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest #Edusky

How are political processes shaped by the small, everyday feelings and moments that most of us might not even notice? @manchester.ac.uk researcher @niamhnelson-owens.bsky.social examines how ordinary moments in day-to-day life can quietly drive political change 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...

A press release from @manchester.ac.uk announces new funding for a 4-year programme that will transform how irrigation is monitored across Sub-Saharan Africa. GDI's Rose Pritchard will be involved with this project alongside UoM's Timothy Foster and Polyanna Bispo. Learn more: bit.ly/481FM2y

Policymakers and planners will be able to use the data on the NERC Digital Solutions Hub to inform their decisions on where, how and when to build new housing, data centres, schools etc. Read more: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2024/1...

A reminder of our departmental seminar series this autumn.

What must be done to save the Ganges? 💧 Writing for @theconversation.com, @manchester.ac.uk Geographer @mehebubsahana.bsky.social examines why South East Asia's most important river is drying up so quickly and why action is needed now 👉 theconversation.com/the-ganges-r...

🌎 New paper published in Progress in Human Geography 🌎 'Towards an affective post-foundational political geography' by Niamh Nelson-Owens journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uomseed.bsky.social

Dr Khashayar Kazemzadeh from our Property, Planning and Environmental Management department spoke to The One Show on BBC1 yesterday about how e-scooters can be integrated into our towns and cities. Watch here (from 01.45m) 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @manchester.ac.uk @uomhums.bsky.social

Whether you're a new or returning SEED student, staff at our Student Support Hub are here to help you! Find the Hub on the ground floor of Humanities Bridgeford Street.

❓Have you heard of Intervision? Dr. Vitaly Kazakov explains how Intervision is Russia’s attempt to rival the Eurovision Song Contest, but with more conservative values. doi.org/10.64628/AB.... @manchester.ac.uk @uomseed.bsky.social @theconversation.com

It's the first day of Welcome Week and the campus is getting busy with new students! 🐝👨‍🎓🐝 If you're joining us as a new SEED student you'll find your welcome and induction timetable here 👉 rise.articulate.com/share/BLFuC8... Join us at our Welcome Fair in Humanities Bridgeford St, Friday 9am-2pm.

Congratulations @matinakapsali.bsky.social !

Our Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics @gandhisahil.bsky.social tells @bloomberg.com that the rising cost of housing in Mumbai is squeezing out lower and middle income workers 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Department of Geography at The University of Manchester has a really full and exciting seminar series this autumn, if you're in town, do come join us! @cperguom.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

We're hosting a launch event for our edited book Aesthetics and the City on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 3pm UK time. We would like to invite you to join us. The event is in-person (message for details) at UoM and online (sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aesthetics... ). Hope to see you there!

Details of a talk I'm giving on #UKHE tomorrow, just in case you're in or around Manchester. All welcome.