Latest posts tagged with #SoSSResearch on Bluesky
Huge congratulations to everyone involved – this is research with real-world impact, and we can’t wait to see where it leads. 👏
#SoSSResearch #ResearchImpact #FundingSuccess #SocialImpact #InterdisciplinaryResearch #HigherEducation
New paper in Social Network Analysis and Mining (2026) by @leifeld.bsky.social @socialstats.bsky.social & Yuanyuan Shang. The study looks at how investors & fund managers find suitable partners in private capital markets when information is limited
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SoSSResearch
📢 New book exposes the human toll of Kenya’s property boom. Dr Peter Lockwood @manchester.ac.uk explores how Nairobi’s rapid expansion is reshaping family life and land on the city’s edges.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
#SoSSResearch #AfricanStudies #PoliticalEconomy
The commentary argues that strikes on Venezuelan territory and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro breach core principles of international law, exposing the dangers of selective compliance and unilateral power.
#InternationalLaw #GlobalGovernance #SoSSResearch
📚✨ Here’s to a thoughtful, research‑filled 2026!
#SoSSResearch #SocialSciences #Politics #SocialStatistics
New research published in the @jintlecon.bsky.social
by Karim Chalak @manchester.ac.uk, @johnmclaren.bsky.social & Xiangjun Ma reveals hidden bias in U.S. trade policy: voters in swing states have far more influence than others
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
#SoSSResearch #PoliticalEconomy
New report by the Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism, with Prof. Hilary Pilkington @uomsociology.bsky.social, calls for urgent reforms to make the UK’s counter-terrorism laws fairer, focused & more accountable
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
#SoSSResearch #Research @manchester.ac.uk
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Research from @manchester.ac.uk highlights China’s central bank as an emerging global leader in climate action – banks worldwide may need to rethink how they work with governments.
Discover the insights: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...
#SoSSResearch #HigherEducation #ClimateAction
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@tonihaastrup.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk shapes global conversations on feminist foreign policy affirming the importance of building stronger bridges between feminist scholarship, policy & activism.
Learn more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...
#SoSSResearch #FeministForeignPolicy
An image of a mobile phone screen with three computer generated humans and the words "Join the millions who already have met their AI soulmates"
New research from @manchester.ac.uk asks: "What happens when your AI soulmate disappears?"
Dr Jennifer Cearns explores human-AI relationships. It’s not sci-fi - it’s happening now!
Read more www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w... 💔
#SoSSResearch #AI #Anthropology #TechAndEmotion #DigitalFutures
📢 Research sheds new light on how land, property & housing shape the futures of young people in rapidly urbanising regions - raising urgent questions about inequality and opportunity in Kenya & Worldwide.
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l...
#SoSSResearch #Anthropology #YouthJustice #LandPolitics
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🏙️Cities must do more to support older residents
Research highlights the impact of inequality, cuts and urban planning that often overlooks older people and calls for urban planning to be less ageist.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...
#SoSSResearch
💬 What does sociology teach us about life and death?
Join Prof. Kate Reed of @uomsociology.bsky.social for her inaugural lecture on reproductive loss, post-mortem, and bereavement.
🗓️ 28 Oct | 4–6pm
📍 Humanities Bridgeford Street
🎟️ Get your ticket below👇
#SoSSEvents #SoSSResearch #Sociology
🚨 Extremist misogyny is rising online. Dr Mihaela Popa-Wyatt urges UK policymakers to treat gender-based ideological violence as extremism under Prevent.
Find out more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
#SoSSResearch @manchester.ac.uk @uomhums.bsky.social
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A @uomsociology.bsky.social study by Dr @m-latchoumaya.bsky.social reveals how French citizens of Indian descent are made invisible in France’s colour-blind model of identity — and how they’re pushing back.
👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
#SoSSResearch
🌐 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
🚨 £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
📢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
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
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
🗣️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
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
💡 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
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💡 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
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💡 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
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@uomsociology.bsky.social #SoSSResearch @morgancentre.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
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🗣️ @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
🐝 The Manchester bee: symbol of unity or a commercialised memory?
@uomsociology.bsky.social PhD researcher @ashleycollar.bsky.social explores how the bee’s meaning has shifted since the 2017 Arena attack—and why some Mancunians now feel uneasy.
🔗 Read the full story below.
#SoSSResearch #MancBee
