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School of Environment, Education, and Development
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Architecture | Education | Geography | Global Development | Planning, Property and Environmental Management @ The University of Manchester @uniofmanchester.bsky.social

https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/
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👋 We’re the School of Environment, Education, and Development (SEED) at @official-uom.bsky.social

We want to shape a better world through research, teaching, and social responsibility in:

Architecture
Geography
Education
Global Development
Planning, Property & Environmental Management

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Through our Voices Beyond Borders project students on our @educationuom.bsky.social MA TESOL course are connecting and learning with students who are studying English for Academic Purposes in Gaza. Find out more 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/v...
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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New report from @uomseed.bsky.social presents findings from a three-year longitudinal research project exploring the integration of AI tools within the @manchester.ac.uk primary PGCE programme. #EduSkyAI #EducationalResearch

Could AI be a valuable tool for teachers🤔👇 youtube.com/shorts/nRwYP...
Meet the Expert: Andrew Rhodes on AI in PGCE Programmes
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Join @educationuom.bsky.social colleagues for this online discussion of anti-racist pedagogy on 2 December 👇
🎤 Join Free JCES Colloquium! 🎤

Celebrating the new thematic issue of the JCES on "Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Early Years & Childhood Settings"

🗓 Tuesday, 2 Dec 2025
⏰ 4:00 - 5:30 PM (UK time)
🔗 www.ticketsource.co.uk/umit-yildiz/...

#AntiRacistPedagogy #EarlyYears #Education
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Researchers from @beewelluk.bsky.social have quantified how participating in artistic activities can improve young people’s wellbeing: an estimated £7 in benefits from every £1 spent on giving young people access to creativity 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
@educationuom.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Great energy in the room at the @healthierfutures.bsky.social Innovation Lab yesterday! Wonderful to see such brilliant folks across practice and academia coming together to tackle health inequalities in the UK! @uomseed.bsky.social @cperguom.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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📣 Call for Interest now open!

The University of Manchester invites educators, researchers, and innovators to join the 2026 international conference:
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Balancing Equity, Access & Innovation.

🗓️ 9–10 June 2026

🔗: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

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Call for Interest opens for 2026 Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
The University of Manchester has announced the Call for Interest for lightning talks and research posters for its upcoming international conference, Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Balanc...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great turn-out for last night's 'Reimagining New Towns' event with @uomhums.bsky.social and @productivity.bsky.social at @alliancembs.bsky.social. Excellent presentation from Deputy Chair of New Towns Taskforce Dame Kate Barker followed by a lively panel discussion and audience questions.
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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📝 New research shows AI can enhance teacher development, not replace it.

A study from the Manchester Institute of Education (@educationuom.bsky.social) reveals how AI, when used thoughtfully, can deepen learning for trainee teachers.

🔗: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

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New study shows AI enhances teacher development
Research from the Manchester Institute of Education offers vital early insights into how AI tools can be responsibly and effectively embedded into teacher training. The preliminary findings from year ...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
@manchester.ac.uk @globaldevinst.bsky.social student Ellen spotted an amazing opportunity: an internship in New York through the UN College Leaders Programme for Korea. She tells us what she learned and what advice she has for other students looking to broaden their experience with an internship. 👇
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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A pleasure to speak about recent work on Global Urban Perspectives on Social Work for Innovative Access to Homeless Care at a great event on the Impact of the Specialist Homelessness Social Work Role & Next Steps for Policy & Practice organised by Manchester Council and KCL
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Zohran Mamdani’s election victory indicates that housing affordability is emerging as a key political issue in the 21st century

Short piece on the potential of cross-city learning for addressing the global housing challenge

blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/cross-city-l...
Cross-city learning to address the global housing challenge - Global Development Institute Blog
The scale of the global housing challenge may be daunting, but it is also an opportunity to do things differently.
blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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New call for papers: What is the future for global development?

We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.

Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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"Famine – the extreme scarcity of food – devastated Ethiopia’s Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine’s impact is one of the least documented crises of recent years."

Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel writes for @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3LuzSxD
Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray
Famine was weaponised as part of a broader campaign of destruction in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Join us on 26 Nov at @manchester.ac.uk for an event to discuss digital solutions to sustainable housing expansion with a panel of experts, and try out the DSH.

To register, please email [email protected] with your name, role, organisation, and any dietary/access requirements.
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🏘️ Reimagining new towns

Hear from Dame Kate Barker, Deputy Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, on how new towns can address England’s housing challenges and drive sustainable growth.

📆 10 November 2025
🕓 17:00 - 18:30
📍 @alliancembs.bsky.social

👉 : www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/reima...
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Recent @manchester.ac.uk graduate Toby Piper won the @tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social award for Best Undergraduate Dissertation for his project sparked by his experience of transport infrastructure growing up in rural Wiltshire. Read Toby's blog 👉 transportgeography.org.uk/2025/10/26/b...
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Senior Lecturer in International Education @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social from @educationuom.bsky.social spoke to @timeshighered.bsky.social about some UK universities stopping accepting applications from students based in Afghanistan, due to visa fears 👉 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...
UK universities block Afghan students as visa rules tighten
More institutions pause recruitment from countries seen as high risk in response to increased scrutiny by the Home Office
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Wed 5th Nov @cperguom.bsky.social Cities, Politics, & Economies Research Group in the Department of Geography & MUI @uomseed.bsky.social will host a talk by Dr Rakib Akhtar on: Neoliberalism and Hindutva in the making of an Indian smart city, chaired by @mehebubsahana.bsky.social 3pm in HBS G33.
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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THIS WEDNESDAY! calling all parents, teachers/lecturers of young people in #greatermanchester this event, part of #ESRC #FESTIVALOFSOCIALSCIENCES offers a great route into thinking about rights at work & combining work &education. Places limited, so please register! Weather looks better too on weds!
Help, I didn’t get paid this month!

Working while studying? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session.

📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest @ESRC
Help, I didn’t get paid this month!
Learn your rights at work! Students can join an interactive session on paid work, share experiences, and get tools to protect themselves.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit...
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com
Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school – it’s sign of a system under strain
The solutions start with making mainstream education genuinely inclusive and properly funded.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🏘️ Reimagining New Towns

Join us for the launch of the New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, exploring how new towns can drive sustainable, inclusive growth and tackle England’s housing challenges.

👉 Register: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/reima...

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October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Research from @beewelluk.bsky.social into the scale of the use of isolation within schools highlighted in @theguardian.com, with researchers from @educationuom.bsky.social carrying out the first large-scale investigation into internal exclusion 👇
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌱 Work with nature in Greater Manchester?
This Saturday, join @joeblakey.bsky.social & Mark Usher for a workshop exploring how nature is valued.
🗓️ 25 Oct 10am-12pm
📍 University Place, Oxford Rd, Mcr
🎟️ Free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-you...

@ukri.org #ESRCFestival #ValuingNature #NaturalCapital
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Happening TODAY from 4-7pm at University Place 👇
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM