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The Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester.
https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/
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2025 has been a great year for us in Humanities at
@manchester.ac.uk
. We've made significant achievements, from our major new partnership with the Bank of England to the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta. Rewind here 👉
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
4 days ago
A study examines a form of outdoor, ‘eco' therapy. Participants said moments in nature helped them process the past: watching trees grow and decay, feeling the wind on their face, or sitting quietly in a forest.
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#ecotherapy
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
about 23 hours ago
Study reveals that ‘due diligence’ laws are beginning to give a voice to some of the world’s most vulnerable workers. The laws are designed to make multinational companies accountable for labour and environmental abuses.
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#workersrights
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Discover funding, mentorship, and elevate your research to industry.
@digitaluom.bsky.social
is hosting this workshop for those whose work has a digital element or for those curious about how a digital strand could enrich their research. 24 March (1- 4:40PM):
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Digital Futures Interdisciplinary ECR Lunch Workshop
Register for a dynamic workshop on applying your research to the real world, with dedicated support and guidance.
https://tinyurl.com/yxmhden6
about 2 hours ago
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reposted by
Faculty of Humanities
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
4 days ago
Book now for our
@mcrlitfest.bsky.social
events in partnership with
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social
and
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social
– featuring Douglas Stuart and Tayari Jones 📚
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Faculty of Humanities
Creative Manchester
5 days ago
Join the Linguistic Diversity Collective, Creative Manchester and Manchester Museum as we participate in Manchester City of Lit’s International Mother Language Day 2026 celebrations! 📅 21 Feb, 11am–12pm 📍Manchester Museum 🎟️
https://ow.ly/l5sw50Y9o5y
#MCRIMLD26
#motherlanguageday
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Did you spot some of our colleagues from Manchester Institute of Education on ITV news this week? The story highlighted how more people are training as teachers, but a third still leave the profession within five years. 📹 Watch the report which was broadcast this week 👉
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
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Faculty of Humanities
University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
6 days ago
@manchester.ac.uk
–led project is supporting Chinese communities in Greater Manchester & beyond, tackling ageing, health & inclusion. Led by Dr Nan Zhang (GNARC) with partners incl. Chinese Health Information Centre & Wai Yin Society.
www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/eng...
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Faculty of Humanities
Creative Manchester
7 days ago
The CreaTech Network Series returns for 2026 with the first of three events, 'Creativity and AI: Entertainment', led by
Digital Futures
in partnership with Creative Manchester and Turing Innovation Catalyst! 📅 26 Feb, 2.30pm–5pm 📍 Contact Theatre, Oxford Road 🎟️ Register:
https://ow.ly/QMiF50Y5Wio
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We're here for 'Business Impact: Driving biodiversity recovery through business action' in
@alliancembs.bsky.social
this evening. We're thrilled to see so many people join us tonight, helping drive our message: Nature risk is business risk. 🧵
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❗According to The Children's Society, children’s wellbeing is at a ten‑year low, and schools are feeling the impact. National and international data show rising concerns around young people’s mental and physical health, and the education sector is increasingly being asked to respond.
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Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Willis (
@bankfieldbecky.bsky.social
) as she prepares to join
@manchester.ac.uk
as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance! 👏
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14 days ago
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Faculty of Humanities
CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity
14 days ago
"An individual may resist, but resistance is collective" Gary Younge on what we can learn from the life of Colette Colvin
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Claudette Colvin’s life should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops | Gary Younge
Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/17/claudette-colvin-collective-resistance-civil-rights-rosa-parks
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We’re proud to share that
@manchester.ac.uk
has been recognised in the
@timeshighered.bsky.social
World University Rankings by Subject 2026. We’re celebrating three of our subjects' placed in the world's top 50: 👉#41 for Arts and Humanities 👉#41 for Business and Economics 👉#32 for Social Sciences
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🎧 Tune in today to hear Dr Jennifer Cearns, Lecturer in AI in the Department of Social Anthropology at
@manchester.ac.uk
, chat with children's author and poet
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
about all things AI and language. 📻 Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4 📅 Thursday, 22 January 🕐 15:30
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🎮 A major new study from
@manchester.ac.uk
has found little evidence that social media use or video gaming are causing mental health problems in young teenagers, challenging a common concern among parents and teachers today.
#MentalHealth
@uomseed.bsky.social
🔗
doi.org/10.1093/pubm...
22 days ago
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🌍 We're looking forward to hearing from Prof Steven Pierce, from
@uomsalc.bsky.social
, at their upcoming Inaugural lecture, "The Fetishistic State – Genealogies of Law in Northern Nigeria" 📅 Wednesday, 28 January 🕐 4:30 - 6:30 PM Grab your ticket here. 👉
www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
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Faculty of Humanities
#BeeWell
25 days ago
ICYMI: Professor Neil Humphrey appeared on BBC North West Tonight discussing
#BeeWell’s
@qiqicheng.bsky.social
research on social media, gaming and young people’s wellbeing. 📺 Interview :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9e...
📖 Research:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Professor Neil Humphrey on BBC North West Tonight - 15th January 2026
YouTube video by University of Manchester Media Relations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9emmVCwzs
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
25 days ago
A throwback to last week's snow, we spotted Frosty looking longingly at the Sam Alex building ☃️ We can only assume he's after a Research Assistant role 🥼 📸zak321171 on Insta
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A powerful piece from Dr Marion Vannier,
@uomsoss.bsky.social
, reflecting on the reality of ‘hope’ for older men growing old behind bars. Read the
@uk.theconversation.com
article here 🔗
theconversation.com/elderly-men-...
#UoMResearch
@manchester.ac.uk
@criminologyuom.bsky.social
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Elderly men sentenced to life in prison reflect on the reality of ‘hope’ and growing old behind bars
Hope is not a soft word in prison. It shapes how people cope with their sentence and it determines whether - and how - they engage with staff and other prisoners.
https://theconversation.com/elderly-men-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-reflect-on-the-reality-of-hope-and-growing-old-behind-bars-272196
26 days ago
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🌿 Nature risk is now business risk. As Manchester prepares to host
@ipbes.net
, we’re asking a simple question: Are UK businesses ready for the shift toward nature‑positive regulation and investment? Let’s unpack what this means 👇
#IPBES12
#BizBiodiversity
27 days ago
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A new study on South Africa's wine industry, led by Prof Matthew Alford from
@alliancembs.bsky.social
, found that farm workers and local unions use Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act to advocate for improved working conditions. 🔗
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/g...
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Manchester research reveals how global laws can give workers real power
A new study in the Journal of Economic Geography has revealed that European ‘due diligence’ laws designed to make multinational companies accountable for labour and environmental abuses are beginning ...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/global-laws-can-give-workers-real-power/
28 days ago
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Faculty of Humanities
University of Manchester Sociology Department
29 days ago
University of Manchester Sociology Annual Lecture 2026: ‘Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration and Citizenship’ Prof Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol) 📅 3.30–5pm, Thurs 12 Feb 2026
@uomsoss.bsky.social
@uomhums.bsky.social
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Creative Manchester
29 days ago
Last chance to view in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: (In)Visibility: An exhibition of artwork and poetry on spatial justice by the Hulme community. 📅 Until 14 January 2026 📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building
Faculty of Humanities
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
about 1 month ago
What a way to start the new year! 💫 Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates. Read about the honours on our newsroom,
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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Congratulations to Prof Tony Redmond, Founder of UK-Med and Prof Emeritus of International Emergency Medicine at
@hcrinstitute.bsky.social
, recognised for his healthcare and humanitarian contributions in the King’s New Year Honours 🎉
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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University community recognised in King’s New Year Honours
Four Professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in this year’s King’s New Year Honours. Professor Sarah Sharples has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/university-community-recognised-in-kings-new-year-honours/
about 1 month ago
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
about 2 months ago
2025 has been a landmark year at Manchester 💜 We'd like to thank our University community, of researchers, lecturers, students, and staff, for all your brilliant work and dedication. Have a restful holiday and a Happy New Year ⭐ Merry Christmas! 🎄 📸
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Faculty of Humanities
Morgan Centre
about 2 months ago
🎁New article by
@sophierwoodward.bsky.social
on the sociology of unwanted gifts: Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts
@uomsoss.bsky.social
@uomhums.bsky.social
@uomsociology.bsky.social
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2025 has been a great year for us in Humanities at
@manchester.ac.uk
. We've made significant achievements, from our major new partnership with the Bank of England to the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta. Rewind here 👉
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
about 2 months ago
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Today is
#WorldArabicLanguageDay
🌍✨ A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures. 🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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Meet Dr Ruth Abou Rached
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
https://youtube.com/shorts/UgXw65jqx88?feature=share
about 2 months ago
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👏 Congratulations to the entire research team on making a powerful step forward in reimagining archives for the digital age.
#UoMResearch
#ALife
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about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to all our grads!! 🎓 We love seeing all these happy faces in their graduation gowns. Make sure to tag us in your celebrations too!
#graduation
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about 2 months ago
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We love seeing creative minds come together at big events like this!
#UoMResearch
#SocialSciences
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about 2 months ago
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🏳️🌈 New global study led by
@uomsoss.bsky.social
has found that younger generations around the world are redefining how they understand sexual identity. 🔗Read more:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/y...
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First global study finds young people redefining sexuality around the world
A major new global study led by a researcher at The University of Manchester has found that younger generations around the world are embracing a more diverse and fluid understanding of sexual identity...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/young-people-redefining-sexuality-around-the-world/
about 2 months ago
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Colleagues from
@manchester.ac.uk
gathered to celebrate the success of business engagement and knowledge exchange across the Faculty of Humanities. The event saw a flurry of activity and demonstrated the many ways our research is having real-world
#impact
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Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange: Faculty of Humanities Celebration Event
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
https://youtu.be/sNw7b9t8WTA?si=A3YttdX7fkmUh4qc
2 months ago
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Are you an early-career researcher in the arts & humanities with bold ideas? Apply for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and join a world-class research community. 👉Develop your vision 👉Access tailored support 👉Shape the future of your field Apply:
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/funding/ukri-future-leaders-fellowships/
2 months ago
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This is definitely one of our favourite interpretations of our favourite building! 💙
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📆 Today marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Genocide Victims. Let's revisit Madeleine Rees's lecture at the International Peace Lecture, about what peace truly means.
#HumanRights
#GenocidePrevention
@uomsoss.bsky.social
@manchester.ac.uk
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Madeleine Rees OBE: What is Peace?
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
https://youtu.be/poADYrixROo?si=igwg99tfwdvMUE5n
2 months ago
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Faculty of Humanities
Vitaly Kazakov
2 months ago
It is a good opportunity to have a look at my recent journal articles that call for a rethink of
#sportswashing
with a bigger focus on the role of media and audiences in interpreting the political power of sports:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
thx
@uomhums.bsky.social
,
@fettitude.bsky.social
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Research calls for “sportswashing” rethink amid FIFA Peace Prize rumours
As global attention turns to rumours that FIFA may award a new “Peace Prize” to US President Donald Trump later next month, new research has argued that public debates about politics and sport need fa...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/research-calls-for-sportswashing-rethink-amid-fifa-peace-prize-rumours/
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Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
2 months ago
Incredibly proud of our research community 💜 Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy!
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Faculty of Humanities
Creative Manchester
2 months ago
Tonight we’re pleased to host Gabriel Gatehouse discussing his new book “The Coming Storm” followed by a fascinating conversation with Prof Gary Younge. This public event is part of the workshop ‘Behind the Scenes: (Mis)trust, plausibility and scepticism in contemporary life’
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🎉 Ten
@manchester.ac.uk
academics named among the world’s top 1% most influential researchers! Special shout‑out to Frank W. Geels (
@alliancembs.bsky.social
) & Pamela Qualter (
@uomseed.bsky.social
) who have made the list👏 Read the full list here:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Ten Manchester academics named among top one percent of global influential researchers
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised among the world’s most influential, according to the Highly Cited Researchers rankings released by Clarivate.Highly Cited Researche...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/ten-manchester-academics-named-among-top-one-percent-of-global-influential-researchers/
2 months ago
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New pan-European research, REDACT, shows conspiracy theories aren’t driven by a single source. They spread through a constant feedback loop between media, political rhetoric, protest movements and social-media algorithms. 🔗 Read more:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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New study exposes how conspiracy theories go mainstream across Europe
New pan-European research has shown that the spread of conspiracy theories across the continent is driven by a continuous feedback loop between media reporting, political rhetoric, protest movements a...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/how-conspiracy-theories-go-mainstream-across-europe/
2 months ago
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A new study warns of a global rise in 'authoritarian peacemaking', where powerful authoritarian states, not international institutions or democracies, shape peace deals to serve their own influence and control. 🔗 Read more:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
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Study highlights rise of ‘authoritarian peacemaking’ and its implications for Ukraine
As Donald Trump’s White House places huge pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal, a team of experts has published a new study examining what they describe as a worldwide shift towards “authoritarian...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/authoritarian-peacemaking-and-its-implications-for-ukraine/
2 months ago
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🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr Omer Aijazi, whose monograph has now received its fifth international award since its release last year, as it continues to shape global conversations on Kashmir. Read more:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social
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HCRI Anthropologist Recognised with Top Feminist Scholarship Award for Groundbreaking Work on Kashmir
Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has won the Gloria Anzaldúa Book Prize for his monograph, Atmospheric Violence: Dis...
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/hcri-anthropologist-recognised-with-top-feminist-scholarship-award/
2 months ago
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🛍️ Isn’t it time we ditched Black Friday for something that actually matters? Expert commentary by Professor Nicola Banks,
@uomseed.bsky.social
. 🔗 Read more:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
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https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/expert-comment-isnt-it-time-we-ditched-black-friday/
2 months ago
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Faculty of Humanities
The Productivity Institute
2 months ago
Following yesterday’s Budget, TPI’s
@andywestwood.bsky.social
@profdaverichards.bsky.social
@drdarcyluke.bsky.social
@samwarner.bsky.social
and Patrick Diamond share insights on the government’s approach to growth and productivity. Read more:
bit.ly/3JVRkLi
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Budget 2025: Hyperactive Incrementalism and the Missing Long View - The Productivity Institute
The 2025 UK Budget had a glaring absence of any long-term economic strategy for growth and investment.
https://bit.ly/3JVRkLi
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❓ Curious what the Chancellor’s
#Budget
means for productivity? Dive into Bart van Ark’s (
@bartvanark.bsky.social
) initial reaction and key insights as the Director of The Productivity Institute (
@productivity.bsky.social
). 👇 🧵1/
@alliancembs.bsky.social
@manchester.ac.uk
3 months ago
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✨ Interdisciplinary Research Spotlight Research from Dr Eghbal Rahimikia, with partners from
@ucl.ac.uk
and Shanghai University, has released more than 600 Financial Time Series Foundation Models (TSFMs) - one of the largest collections of its kind. 📄:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Budget day is fast approaching. The UK needs a long-term focus, stability, and confidence to invest in the true drivers of productivity, says Bart van Ark (
@bartvanark.bsky.social
) in a new policy commentary for TPI (
@productivity.bsky.social
) 👇
www.productivity.ac.uk/news/will-we...
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Will We Get a Productive Budget? - The Productivity Institute
What we need is a long-term focus, stability, and confidence to invest in the true drivers of productivity.
https://www.productivity.ac.uk/news/will-we-get-a-productive-budget/
3 months ago
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