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Experts call for teacher training changes to create more inclusive curriculum
25 May 2023
A new briefing from The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Runnymede Trust has highlighted the need to ...
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Professor Gary Younge shortlisted for Orwell Prize for Journalism 2023
19 May 2023
Gary Younge, award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Journalism ...
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Are ethnic and religious minority voters key to election success?
4 May 2023
New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham ...
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Over a third of people from minority groups have experienced racist assaults, survey finds
19 Apr 2023
More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault, according to new ...
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Leading Labour MP welcomes report into racial bias in justice system
24 Jan 2023
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP has welcomed a report by experts from The University of Manchester which highlighted the issue of racial bias ...
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Winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize announced
12 Jan 2023
Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in ...
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Anti-racism book available open access
6 Jan 2023
The full text of Anti-Racist Scholar Activism by Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly is now available to download or read online for free. The ...
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University partners with leading online coding boot camp provider
19 Dec 2022
HyperionDev, one of the largest global providers of online coding boot camps, is now working with three major education bodies in England: The ...
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Racism is ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities
15 Dec 2022
Racism is the ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among ethnic minority groups, according to a newly published briefing from the...
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New report uncovers ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
18 Oct 2022
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and ...
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Take part in our new research on gambling harms
22 Jul 2022
Dharmi Kapadia is leading a new project on gambling harms. The project will investigate why people gamble, the harm caused by gambling and how ...
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Take part in our survey on policing and security on campus
20 Jul 2022
A new project is researching the impact of security and policing on UK university campuses. If you are a current student or graduated since 2020 we ...
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Covid pandemic worsened pre-existing inequalities in the creative industries
15 Mar 2022
The pandemic has worsened pre-existing inequalities in the creative and cultural industries by causing job insecurity and financial instability among ...
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Review highlights stark ethnic healthcare inequalities in the UK
14 Feb 2022
A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK.
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Join our new early career race and ethnicity network
26 Jan 2022
The activities of the network will be driven by the needs and concerns of the members. It will provide focused research workshops on substantive ...
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Older people from ethnic minorities hard hit by pandemic and lockdown
7 Dec 2021
This group entered the pandemic at a disadvantage due to pre-existing inequalities in housing, health, employment and income. Some older ethnic ...
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New book: Anti-Racist Scholar Activism
25 Nov 2021
Many anti-racist scholars have wrestled with the contradictions of working within a higher education system that often perpetuates social injustice. ...
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New briefing highlights damaging impact of Covid-19 on high streets
18 Oct 2021
In a collaboration between the University's Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and The Runnymede Trust, a new briefing has highlighted how the...
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David Olusoga to chair discussion on diversity in statues and public memorials
28 Sep 2021
David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, is chairing a special panel discussion on the debate around statues ...
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New report suggests pandemic policing undermines public health measures whilst disproportionately targeting Black and Minority Ethnic communities
13 Sep 2021
A new report raises concerns about the policing of the pandemic and shows that racially minoritised communities have been most harshly affected - ...
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Gary Younge made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
7 Jul 2021
Gary has been awarded his fellowship in recognition of his books: Another Day in the Death of America, A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives and The ...
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