We're making our mark after being named Modern University of the Year! The prestigious honour highlights our exceptional performance in teaching quality, student satisfaction, research, and graduate outcomes. Thank you to our colleagues, students and partners! #McrMetProud

MetroPolis is proud to support @manmetuni.bsky.social colleagues at this year’s #LabourPartyConference. 🎓 Education | 🧠 Mental health | 🎨 Creativity | 💼 Future economy Our leaders will share expertise to help shape national debates. 🔗 www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

#WeAreHiring! You could help us develop and manage a portfolio of partners in the field of research, community engagement and policymaking. Learn more about the role and apply by 8 October: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

We're taking part in a number of events at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Our experts and Vice-Chancellor Prof Malcolm Press, will join panels and discussions across three days. Find out more 🔗 https://bit.ly/427LD2A

📢 #WeAreHiring a Senior Business Engagement & Partnerships Manager! Apply for this full time role at @manmetuni.bsky.social by 8 October if you have a strong interest in children's rights and inequalities, and a track record of managing strategic partnerships. manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

We’re thrilled to welcome @drandrewrowland.bsky.social to the ICF leadership team as Special Advisor on child protection and children’s rights. Andrew has a rich experience in leading roles and has been awarded an OBE for Services to Safeguarding and the Protection of Children’s Rights.

Thank you to @manmetuni.bsky.social for highlighting the imptce of trauma-informed support for neurodivergent children and their families who have been id’d as ‘at risk’ of school exclusion and youth justice involvement. @manmetcrimsoc.bsky.social www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

When you’re doing your best to work from home with the kids around, it’s pretty difficult to monitor what they are doing on the tablet or TV.

For too long, victims of grooming gangs were dismissed, disbelieved, or blamed. In my latest article for @uk.theconversation.com, I explore how repeated system failures led us here and what must change now theconversation.com/the-uk-faile... @manmetuni.bsky.social @icf-mcr.bsky.social

Expertise from @manmetuni.bsky.social is helping to build a brighter future for children at risk of missing out on education, employment and training opportunities. Discover the evidence on how to safeguard children presented at the House of Lords this month: www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Great to see the mission, people and launch of our Institute featured in this insightful new issue of @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social! It includes a great collection of policy briefs from our members and collaborators on improving #ChildrensFutures. Read it here: mcrmetropolis.uk/wp-content/u...

#WeAreHiring Could you be our new Senior Research Associate? Apply if you have an academic speciality in the field of children and young people at a postdoctoral level, and the drive to improve #ChildrensFutures through research and evaluation: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy... ⌛Deadline: 7 May

We're delighted to announce that we are partnering with We Are Futures to better drive positive impact on young people’s lives! This collaboration brings together @manmetuni.bsky.social’s breadth and depth of research and expertise with We Are Futures’ impressive track record of advocacy and impact.

Great to see the contribution of our member @anne-marieday.bsky.social alongside colleagues from MCYS and Metropolis at @manmetuni.bsky.social to report that argues for a whole-child approach to childhood vulnerability: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/new-rep... #ChildrensFutures

Our Co-Director, @michellemcmanus.bsky.social, has co-created an intelligence tool used by law enforcement agencies to prioritise the indecent image offenders most likely to be contact-abusing children: www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/200... It is now used across 27 countries in the EU and beyond.

📢 New opportunity for policy professionals! 📢 Our new Chancellor’s Visiting Fellowship offers policy experts the chance to work with researchers & shape real-world impact. Curious? Find out more below: mcrmetropolis.uk/new-chancell...

The UK Government recently launched a national listening exercise to let #YoungPeople have their say on support services, facilities and opportunities they need outside the school gates. They are invited to share their views via an online survey by 16 April: www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...

🚨 Save the date! 🚨 Join us at Manchester Met's Business School on the 8th May 2025 for a research symposium on a safer criminal justice system. 📢 Speakers include Dr. Kay Lalor, Prof. Michelle McManus, Prof. Chris Fox & Kevin Wong. Special guest: Dr. Jamie Bennett. 🔗 Register now: lu.ma/eqg45rtx

A great opportunity!! Please share widely. Full-time, 3 yr post based at GMCA under the guidance of Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, working on a project implementing child-centred justice across GM. Any queries, get in touch @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social @nayouthjustice.bsky.social

On 20 November 2024, our leadership team, our members and external stakeholders came together at @manmetuni.bsky.social to mark the start of our Institute's activity across research, policymaking and community engagement. Watch highlights from the event: youtu.be/_Kkc4e9QUtw #ChildrensFutures

Earlier this year, our Institute was featured on the UN Academic Impact website, introducing our mission and highlights from our launch event to the world. Discover what guides us in making a positive impact on #ChildrensFutures: www.un.org/en/academic-...

Children’s voices are at the heart of our research. This is why we’ve developed innovative methodologies for ensuring children’s participation in research and shaping policy debates: www.mmu.ac.uk/institute-fo... Follow us for more updates! #ChildrensFutures

Great to engage with The Business Standard & their fantastic journalist Pieal on this important topic & case from Bangladesh where a 11yo girl went missing with a 19yo she met on TikTok. Why we need to identify online grooming and act on it www.tbsnews.net/features/pan... @icf-mcr.bsky.social

We are a cross-university institute at @manmetuni.bsky.social. Through interdisciplinary research and engagement, we advance conceptualisation and implementation of children and young people’s rights, opportunities and wellbeing. Learn more: www.mmu.ac.uk/institute-fo... #ChildrensFutures