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Dharmi Kapadia becomes Director of CoDE
15 Jan 2026
The Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) starts the new year with a new director: Dr Dharmi Kapadia. Dharmi is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at...
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Not white, not seen: study uncovers France’s racial blind spot
8 Sep 2025
A groundbreaking new study from The University of Manchester has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how ...
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New report shows a ‘dose response’ relationship between racism and poor mental health
13 Jun 2025
A new report titled The impact of racial discrimination on mental health investigates how experiencing racial discrimination affects mental health, ...
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Counting on Everyone: Profiling the Christian population in England
20 May 2025
As part of the church’s work to ensure diversity and inclusivity in their work, they asked us to use 2021 census data to profile the demographic ...
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Kinship carers struggling to cope despite £4.3 billion value they add to society
27 Feb 2025
Dr Jingwen Zhang, Lecturer in Sociology, is one of the authors of 'Valuing Kinship Care in England', a new report on the huge and often ...
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The passing of Professor Lou Kushnick
18 Feb 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Lou Kushnick OBE. Lou was a Professor of Sociology at The University of ...
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Manchester sociologist wins award for her distinguished service
10 Dec 2024
The University of Manchester's Professor Claire Alexander has been announced as this year’s winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology...
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Report finds that 10% of people from ethnic minorities in Scotland have suffered recent racist physical attack
10 Dec 2024
The report finds that one in four people from an ethnic minority experience unfair racist treatment in their job or education, and one in ten ...
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Rap music is being used as evidence to convict children of serious crimes
1 May 2024
New research from The University of Manchester has found that children are being swept up in murder and attempted murder cases - and being tried in ...
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