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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...
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: MossWorlds – Re-Storying Urban Lives
📅 Until 2 March 2026
📍Sam Alex Glass Corridor
The exhibition is based on an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at The University of Manchester during 2024-5, supported by Creative Manchester.
📅 Until 2 March 2026
📍Sam Alex Glass Corridor
The exhibition is based on an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at The University of Manchester during 2024-5, supported by Creative Manchester.
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: MossWorlds – Re-Storying Urban Lives
📅 Until 2 March 2026
📍Sam Alex Glass Corridor
The exhibition is based on an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at The University of Manchester during 2024-5, supported by Creative Manchester.
📅 Until 2 March 2026
📍Sam Alex Glass Corridor
The exhibition is based on an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at The University of Manchester during 2024-5, supported by Creative Manchester.
The P‑S WELLS project has designed, piloted, and is now validating the first sensitive and standardised scale for assessing children’s emotional wellbeing during primary-secondary school transitions.
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@uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #EduSky
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@uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #EduSky
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The P‑S WELLS project has designed, piloted, and is now validating the first sensitive and standardised scale for assessing children’s emotional wellbeing during primary-secondary school transitions.
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@uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #EduSky
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@uomseed.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #EduSky
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When did you last pause to really notice nature? 🌱
This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, research from the @educationuom.bsky.social shows how simple, unhurried moments outdoors can support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Read 👉 c-js.uk/4pVwpGO
#MentalHealth #Nature #OutdoorLearning
This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, research from the @educationuom.bsky.social shows how simple, unhurried moments outdoors can support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Read 👉 c-js.uk/4pVwpGO
#MentalHealth #Nature #OutdoorLearning
February 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
When did you last pause to really notice nature? 🌱
This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, research from the @educationuom.bsky.social shows how simple, unhurried moments outdoors can support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Read 👉 c-js.uk/4pVwpGO
#MentalHealth #Nature #OutdoorLearning
This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, research from the @educationuom.bsky.social shows how simple, unhurried moments outdoors can support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Read 👉 c-js.uk/4pVwpGO
#MentalHealth #Nature #OutdoorLearning
When did you last pause to really notice the world around you? 🍃
Simple moments of engaging with nature are tools for supporting mental health and wellbeing, and research shows that giving children space to explore and play in nature encourages creativity, curiosity and a sense of calm.
Simple moments of engaging with nature are tools for supporting mental health and wellbeing, and research shows that giving children space to explore and play in nature encourages creativity, curiosity and a sense of calm.
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
When did you last pause to really notice the world around you? 🍃
Simple moments of engaging with nature are tools for supporting mental health and wellbeing, and research shows that giving children space to explore and play in nature encourages creativity, curiosity and a sense of calm.
Simple moments of engaging with nature are tools for supporting mental health and wellbeing, and research shows that giving children space to explore and play in nature encourages creativity, curiosity and a sense of calm.
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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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #ecotherapy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #ecotherapy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #ecotherapy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #ecotherapy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #workersrights
academic.oup.com/joeg/advance...
The laws are designed to make multinational companies accountable for labour and environmental abuses.
@uomhums.bsky.social #workersrights
academic.oup.com/joeg/advance...
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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.
@uomhums.bsky.social #workersrights
academic.oup.com/joeg/advance...
The laws are designed to make multinational companies accountable for labour and environmental abuses.
@uomhums.bsky.social #workersrights
academic.oup.com/joeg/advance...
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): tinyurl.com/yxmhden6
@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): tinyurl.com/yxmhden6
Digital Futures Interdisciplinary ECR Lunch Workshop
Register for a dynamic workshop on applying your research to the real world, with dedicated support and guidance.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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): tinyurl.com/yxmhden6
@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): tinyurl.com/yxmhden6
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Book now for our @mcrlitfest.bsky.social events in partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social and @newwritingmcr.bsky.social – featuring Douglas Stuart and Tayari Jones 📚
🎟️ Tickets are now on general sale for our Spring & Summer events with Tayari Jones, Douglas Stuart, Satoshi Yagisawa & Emi Yagi🎉
Get your tickets here: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on 🎟️
Get your tickets here: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on 🎟️
Whats On | Manchester Literature Festival
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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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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
📅 21 Feb, 11am–12pm
📍Manchester Museum
🎟️ https://ow.ly/l5sw50Y9o5y
#MCRIMLD26 #motherlanguageday
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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
📅 21 Feb, 11am–12pm
📍Manchester Museum
🎟️ https://ow.ly/l5sw50Y9o5y
#MCRIMLD26 #motherlanguageday
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...
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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February 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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...
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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@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...
Led by Dr Nan Zhang (GNARC) with partners incl. Chinese Health Information Centre & Wai Yin Society.
www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/eng...
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
@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...
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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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
📅 26 Feb, 2.30pm–5pm
📍 Contact Theatre, Oxford Road
🎟️ Register: https://ow.ly/QMiF50Y5Wio
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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
📅 26 Feb, 2.30pm–5pm
📍 Contact Theatre, Oxford Road
🎟️ Register: https://ow.ly/QMiF50Y5Wio
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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We're thrilled to see so many people join us tonight, helping drive our message: Nature risk is business risk.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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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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.
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.
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
❗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.
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.
Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Willis (@bankfieldbecky.bsky.social) as she prepares to join @manchester.ac.uk as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance! 👏
Welcome to UoM @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social!
Professor Rebecca Willis will join as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance - enhancing our role as a leading contributor to UK and global #climatepolicy.
@uomhums.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Professor Rebecca Willis will join as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance - enhancing our role as a leading contributor to UK and global #climatepolicy.
@uomhums.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
UK expert in energy and climate governance joins The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Rebecca Willis as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance – a role which bridges the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Engineerin...
www.manchester.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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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"An individual may resist, but resistance is collective" Gary Younge on what we can learn from the life of Colette Colvin
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
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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
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
"An individual may resist, but resistance is collective" Gary Younge on what we can learn from the life of Colette Colvin
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uomhums.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
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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
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
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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
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
🎧 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
📻 Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4
📅 Thursday, 22 January
🕐 15:30
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 AM
🎧 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
📻 Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4
📅 Thursday, 22 January
🕐 15:30
🎮 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...
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pubm...
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🎮 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...
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pubm...
🌍 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...
📅 Wednesday, 28 January
🕐 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Grab your ticket here. 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🌍 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...
📅 Wednesday, 28 January
🕐 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Grab your ticket here. 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
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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...
📺 Interview : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9e...
📖 Research: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
Professor Neil Humphrey on BBC North West Tonight - 15th January 2026
YouTube video by University of Manchester Media Relations
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January 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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...
📺 Interview : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9e...
📖 Research: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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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
We can only assume he's after a Research Assistant role 🥼
📸zak321171 on Insta
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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
We can only assume he's after a Research Assistant role 🥼
📸zak321171 on Insta
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
Read the @uk.theconversation.com article here
🔗 theconversation.com/elderly-men-...
#UoMResearch @manchester.ac.uk @criminologyuom.bsky.social
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.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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
Read the @uk.theconversation.com article here
🔗 theconversation.com/elderly-men-...
#UoMResearch @manchester.ac.uk @criminologyuom.bsky.social
🌿 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
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
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
🌿 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
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
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...
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/g...
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 ...
www.manchester.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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...
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/g...