This year marks 40 years of Manchester’s International Peace Lecture, a series born from a bold idea in 1985 by Psychology lecturer John Churcher, who returned to campus this year to reflect on its legacy. Watch below 👇 🧵1/2 youtube.com/shorts/mvUwb...

Rahul Jha, a @socialstats.bsky.social PhD student, participated in the KOSTAT-UNFPA Summer Seminar on Population in Seoul— a week of rigorous training on migration research methods. 👉 More here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/k...

🎉 Celebrating 40 years of reflection, debate & hope! Join us for the International Peace Lecture with keynote Madeleine Rees OBE, exploring women’s rights & peacebuilding across the globe. 📅 8 October, 3:5:30pm 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-2... @uompols.bsky.social

🌐 Big news! @officialuom.bsky.social is now the UN Academic Impact Vice-Chair for SDG10 research after a successful application from @uomlaw.bsky.social academics @lucyfrith.bsky.social and Prof. Elain Dewhurst👏 How exciting🎉 🔗 Read more via the link below 👇 #UoMImpact #SoSSResearch #SDG10 #UN

Big news from @officialuom.bsky.social The @ukdataservice.bsky.social is shaping the future of health data in England Led by Prof @vanessahiggins.bsky.social & Prof @gerontologyuk.bsky.social, researchers are now being heard by DHSC & ONS 📊 Advocacy, consultation & impact 🔗 bit.ly/UKDS-healthd...

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards & Anupam Nanda from @officialuom.bsky.social, named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a... @uompols.bsky.social

Curating trauma. Archiving protest. Interpreting dangerous texts. What are the risks & responsibilities of engaging with difficult histories? Join @criminologyuom.bsky.social for Dangerous Writings, a symposium for curators, archivists & researchers Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dangerous-...

🧠 A new report from @sandelind.bsky.social of @uompols.bsky.social & Dr Katherine Puddifoot of @durham-university.bsky.social shows how trauma from the UK asylum system can distort memory leading to unfair outcomes, & calls for reforms to protect mental health & dignity. 🔗 Read the full story below

🚨 £1.3bn lost to NHS fraud each year. Project SCAN led by @northumbriauni.bsky.social, with contributions from two @criminologyuom.bsky.social academics, @profnicklord.bsky.social .social and Dr Katie Benson, aims to change that. 🔗 Read more at the link below: #SoSSResearch #UoMImpact #NHS

A new study led by Dr Andrea Aparicio-Castro and Professor Arkadiusz Wiśniowski (@socialstats.bsky.social) at @manchester.ac.uk has uncovered how people moved between South America and Europe from 1985 to 2018, and how those patterns could change by 2050. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...

🌍 A one-day workshop on environmental politics, global insecurity & geopolitics – 17 Sept. Keynote: Prof @matpaterson.bsky.social + contributions from leading experts including @cisk.bsky.social, Dr Gavin Harper, & @ruthtownend.bsky.social Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...

🎥 Six interns from the Schools of Social Sciences and Arts, Languages and Cultures teamed up with SICK! Productions to create a documentary celebrating community arts in North Manchester. You can read all about the amazing project here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u... #SoSSImpact #Community

📢Professor Liz Richardson, Head of @uompols.bsky.social has played a vital role in a major government review suggesting public design could help public services achieve their goals. Read about the landmark Public Design Evidence Review (PDER)🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk... #SoSSResearch #SoSSImpact

🎉Huge congrats to Roan Goulden & @niamhcashell.bsky.social from @uompols.bsky.social —winners of the 2025 President’s Achievement Awards for their leadership in justice reform and AI innovation in Social Sciences! 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...

👏 Huge congrats to Prof Natalie Shlomo @socialstats.bsky.social for winning the 2025 ESRA Outstanding Service Award! 🏆 She champions high-quality survey data to reduce bias in the digital & AI era. A true leader in social statistics! 📊 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

A couple of great new resources for @uomsoss.bsky.social researchers! Remember that we also have a #Python user group at the University who are a welcoming supportive community for users of all abilities - bit.ly/CaDiRPython

🎉 A big congratulations to @uompols.bsky.social colleague @jamiejhagen.bsky.social on the new EDI Officer role for BISA! 📎 Hear Jamie's full thoughts and find out more on the role here: www.manchester.ac.uk... #SoSSEDI #BISA #AcademicLeadership

🌱 Prof Ada Wossink @officialuom.bsky.social led key talks at Westminster Energy Forum on climate adaptation, land use & biodiversity. She called for clearer implementation & policy synergy to drive real change👏 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p... #ClimatePolicy #EnvironmentalEconomics

📘 African Climate Futures by Carl Death @uompols.bsky.social is out now with Oxford University Press It explores how African climate fiction can challenge mainstream climate politics, blending postcolonial, feminist & queer theory. 🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

📊🌍 From local to global: Understanding demographic change is vital for shaping sustainable futures. Prof. Arkadiusz Wisniowski (Head of @socialstats.bsky.social @officialuom.bsky.social) shared insights on falling birth rates in two key media appearances last week. ⬇️

From the 1890s tobacco boycott to the 1953 coup and 1979 revolution, Iranians have long resisted external control. Now, with Israel and U.S. involvement, Dr. Simin Fadaee, @uomsociology.bsky.social, explores what history can teach us about sovereignty and struggle. 🔗 Linked below: #SoSSResearch

New article: Group formation and social structure: On networks and identities Nick Crossley in @actasociologica.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🎓 Graduation is here! We’re so proud of your achievements and can’t wait to see your photos. Tag us or use #sossgrad so we can celebrate with you! ✨ #sossgrad #classof2025 #uomgraduation

Congrats to @uomlaw.bsky.social Professor Sarah Devaney, named Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ working group reviewing the 14-day rule on human embryo research 🧬 More on this important project 👉 #SoSSAchievements #SoSSResearch #Bioethics #HealthcareLaw

Congrats to our colleagues Andreja Zevnik, @tonihaastrup.bsky.social & @meghanetinsley.bsky.social for winning the BISA 2025 EDI Prize Their Decolonial Praxis project is transforming how we think about equity, knowledge & collaboration in international studies 🔗Read more below:

🎓 While studying the Miscarriages of Justice law module at @uomlaw.bsky.social, Fatin Najwa Fadzli was inspired by Tom Hedges’ story—wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal—to explore justice reform through creative advocacy. 📖 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f...

🗣️A House of Commons event, co-organised by Dr Marion Vannier, spotlighted how people inside prisons are leading the call for justice reform rooted in their lived experiences, and how we can learn from this. 🔗Read the story on our website. #SoSSResearch #JusticeReform #PrisonLeadership

Dangerous writings Join @criminologyuom.bsky.social for a bold symposium on the ethics, risks, and responsibilities of working with texts that unsettle, resist and transform. 🗓️ 30 September 2025 📍 @manchester.ac.uk @uomhums.bsky.social Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dangerous-...

🏆Congratulations to Megan Hadfield, PhD student in @criminologyuom.bsky.social, for winning the MDC Excellence Award for Local Community Impact! Her work with the Booth Centre is transforming lives through inclusive volunteering www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p... #CommunityImpact #MDCExcellence

The School of Social Sciences Research Showcase 2025 was a brilliant celebration of methodological innovation—from stitching and storytelling to NLP and human rights. Big thanks to all who shared their work and ideas! #SoSSResearch #ResearchInnovation #CreativeMethods @uomhums.bsky.social

Congrats to @uompols.bsky.social student Derry Duffy for winning a Venture Future Award 2025!🎉 Derry & his co-founder Herbie Warner created cause - a zero-fee giving app helping small charities thrive by connecting donors with local causes. Launching Sept🚀 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f...

Booking is open for the @mitchellsna.bsky.social Summer School on Network Analysis for Social Sciences! 📅15–26 Sept 2025 @manchester.ac.uk 3 hands-on courses, no prior experience needed 👉 Book by 30th June: estore.manchester.ac.uk/short-course... @socialstats.bsky.social @ukdataservice.bsky.social

💡 We’re celebrating quantitative methodological innovations that are shaping the future of social sciences. Let's take a closer look at the third panel: ‘Innovations in Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research’. #SoSSResearch #MethodologicalInnovation #QualitativeResearch 1/6

💡 We’re celebrating quantitative methodological innovations that are shaping the future of social sciences. Let's take a closer look at the second panel ‘New Frontiers in Quantitative Social Science’ #SoSSResearch #QuantivativeInnovation #CreativeMethods 1/5

💡 We’re celebrating methodological innovations that are shaping the future of social sciences. Let's take a closer look at the first panel ‘New insights using creative methods in the Social Sciences’ #SoSSResearch #MethodologicalInnovation #CreativeMethods 1/7

📉 “The decision to have a child is complex.” – Prof. Arkadiusz Wisniowski, @socialstats.bsky.social A new @unfpa.org report links falling birth rates to economic pressures—not infertility. 🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/... #UNReport #Demography #SocialScience #ReproductiveHealth

Join us online or in person for our next seminar: The making of pragmatist feminism in Arab American women cultural productions - @roaa-ali.bsky.social 1-2.30pm Thur 19 June 2025 (Manchester/online) @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

🚨 ONE MONTH left until our Anniversary Conference hosted by @uomsoss.bsky.social! Details and registration (online or in-person attendance): diversityreadinglist.org/events/ Know of an project promoting EDI in Philosophy/Humanities? Send us your promo material and we'll advertise for you! #philsky

🎟️ Tickets now live! Join us for the Digital Technology, Crime & the Law Conference — 11 June Explore AI regulation, cybersecurity, & global governance 🔍 📍 No.1 Circle Square, Manchester Register & find our more now: tinyurl.com/yxjrvutp #AI #CyberLaw #TechPolicy @digitaluom.bsky.social

A recent workshop organised by @meghanrosedonnelly.bsky.social & @petecarruthers.bsky.social & led by Cristiana Giordano and Greg Pierotti explored the method of affect theatre which invites researchers to engage with empirical material through performance. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

🚨 Manchester is now home to M-PACE – a new Policing Academic Centre of Excellence! Co-led by @rsolymosi.bsky.social & Jon Bannister, M-PACE brings research + policing together to tackle crime, build trust & boost community safety 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m... @criminologyuom.bsky.social

📉 Christianity in England is changing fast. A new report from @ethnicityuk.bsky.social details the changing Christian population, with migration and younger generations have key impacts on the faith landscape. 🔗Read our article to find out more #SoSSResearch #UKCensus #FaithAndDiversity

🧠 Our researchers continue to lead in advancing knowledge across disciplines, check it some recent publications below: Big ideas, real-world impact. #SoSSResearch #AcademicPublishing 1/5

👏Huge congratulations to Prof Claire Alexander, Head of the School of Social Sciences – newly appointed Chair of the Sociology sub-panel for #REF2029! A proud moment for @officialuom.bsky.social & a big step for UK research excellence www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m... @uomsociology.bsky.social

🗣️ @uomlaw.bsky.social's Dr. Alexandra Mullock was cited in the Assisted Dying Bill debate. Her legal insights are shaping how Parliament thinks about end-of-life care, ethics, and patient rights. 📄 View the debate and read about her commentary below #SoSSResearch #PolicyDebate #AcademicImpact

Dr Kingsley Purdam’s work at @officialuom.bsky.social into the long-term poverty experienced by older people has contributed to the Government's announcement to change the Winter Fuel Payment With 2.2M older people in poverty, we need accessible welfare support www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/g...

🎉 Huge congrats to @uompols.bsky.social alumnus Rob Rinder on his recent #BAFTA win for Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour! 👏 From a double first in Politics & Modern History to TV acclaim, what a journey! 🌟 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/b... #SoSSAlumni #BAFTA2025

🎭 Tickets still available! Don’t miss Tiny Human Dramas — a bold, moving night of performance inspired by real-world anthropological research. 📅 Sat 31 May | 🕗 8–9:30pm 📍‪@contactmcr.bsky.social‬ 🎟️ Book now: contactmcr.com/events/tiny-... @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social

🎉Big win for democracy! The Chilean Society at @officialuom.bsky.social campaigned to open a polling station in Manchester — and succeeded! Now, 800+ Chilean citizens in Northern England can vote locally in the 2025 elections👏 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

🎟️ Tickets now live! Join us for the Advances in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 — 9–10 June Explore AI breakthroughs + societal impact 🔍 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building, @officialuom.bsky.social Register now: tinyurl.com/usta5wja #AI #DataScience @digitaluom.bsky.social