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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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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · Jan 20
👋 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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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 13h
And if you want to hear more on this subject, tune into the new @globaldevinst.bsky.social podcast to listen to @drelisagambino.bsky.social being interviewed by Rory Horner 👉 www.buzzsprout.com/2017560/epis...
Flexible Embeddedness: In Conversation with Elisa Gambino - Global Development Institute podcast
In this episode, Rory Horner speaks with Elisa Gambino about her latest paper 'Flexible embeddedness: how Chinese lead firms internationalise in Africa' with Costanza Franceschini.The ‘rise of the Sou...
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 14h
Based on extensive research in China, Ghana and Kenya, @drelisagambino.bsky.social from @globaldevinst.bsky.social has co-written this article for @theconversation.com on how Chinese construction companies are changing the way they do business in Africa 👉 theconversation.com/chinese-comp...
Chinese companies are changing the way they operate in Africa: here’s how
African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 1d
The #ESRCFestival returns to Manchester, 18 Oct–8 Nov
Explore FREE events on work, community, creativity, justice, wellbeing & the environment—for all ages and interests.

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#McrESRCFest @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @ukri.org
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 1d
Join @drrobbellamy.bsky.social and Dr Laurie Walker from our Geography Dept for this webinar on 15 October 👇
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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...
Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the…
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Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester @socialresponuom.bsky.social · 2d
This week is Stellify Week!!

📅 Mon 6 Oct – Volunteering Fair
🌍 Tue 7 Oct – Ethical Grand Challenges
🚀 Wed 8 Oct – Step Up and Lead
💼 Thu 9 Oct – What Employers Want (Online, 1–2pm)

Find out more here:
Stellify Week 2025, 6-10 October
Stellify Week is your chance to start, continue or complete your award. Each day focuses on a different element, with events, content, and sign-up opportunities – plus keep an eye on out @Off…
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 2d
Interested in urban studies, geography, planning, politics, or social sciences more broadly?
📖Join us on Wednesday for the the book launch of Aesthetics and the City, a new collection that explores the vital role of aesthetics in shaping urban experience 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aesthetics...
Aesthetics and the City Book Launch
Join us for the launch of Aesthetics and the City, an edited book that explores the vital role of aesthetics in shaping urban experience
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 6d
Programme Director of @educationuom.bsky.social BSc Educational Psychology Programme Dr Hannah Wilkinson has written for @bpsofficial.bsky.social with some advice for students starting a psychology degree this autumn 👉 www.bps.org.uk/blog/managin...
Managing the move to higher education | BPS
As new students start at university this month, education psychology lecturer Dr Hannah Wilkinson shares her top tips for navigating the transition from school or college to an undergraduate psycholog...
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Abi Stone @abistone.bsky.social · 7d
Not about the archaeology or the former “green corridors”, but for anyone who is interested in the wonderful #NamibSandSea #desert #drylands heres a short 🎦 for you…

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"Dunes, diamonds and dust": An invited lecture for the RGS (Royal Geographical Society)
YouTube video by TheAbiStone
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 7d
Celebrating 75 years of the Turing Test 🧠

“Can machines think?”

In 1950, at @manchester.ac.uk, Alan Turing posed the question that defined a field.

His paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence introduced the Turing Test - one of the first big steps in AI.
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 7d
Why access to play should be a right for every child 🤾🛝🤽‍♀️

@drcathyatkinson.bsky.social @smqpsych.bsky.social @amyphillips.bsky.social from @educationuom.bsky.social welcome new @appgonplay.bsky.social & outline how to embed play in children’s lives 👉 blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...
The right to play: making play a policy and practice priority
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 8d
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social is quoted in this piece from @tesmagazine.bsky.social about tackling school absence. She highlighted the importance of enrichment activities in tackling the mental health struggles that can affect school attendance. 👉 www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Support not sanctions’ will help schools tackle absence, DfE told
Schools need to be able to pay for attendance teams without ‘starving the classroom’, MAT leader warns
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Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · 9d
First Look at the Event Flyer for our ESRC festival event in October.

Save the date - 22nd October, drop in event.

@educationuom.bsky.social @ukrio.bsky.social
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest

#Edusky
Children seated on grass playing a game - part of an advert for an ESRC festival event at the University of Manchester
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 9d
How are political processes shaped by the small, everyday feelings and moments that most of us might not even notice? @manchester.ac.uk researcher @niamhnelson-owens.bsky.social examines how ordinary moments in day-to-day life can quietly drive political change 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
Manchester researcher shows how everyday feelings shape political processes
When people think about politics, they often imagine elections, protests or politicians arguing on TV - but what if political processes are also shaped by the small, everyday feelings and moments that...
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 13d
A press release from @manchester.ac.uk announces new funding for a 4-year programme that will transform how irrigation is monitored across Sub-Saharan Africa.

GDI's Rose Pritchard will be involved with this project alongside UoM's Timothy Foster and Polyanna Bispo.

Learn more: bit.ly/481FM2y
University of Manchester awarded £3m to transform irrigation monitoring in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Manchester Environmental Research Institute (MERI) at The University of Manchester has launched a new four-year programme that will transform how irrigation is monitored across Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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NERC Digital Solutions Hub @nercdsh.bsky.social · 13d
Policymakers and planners will be able to use the data on the NERC Digital Solutions Hub to inform their decisions on where, how and when to build new housing, data centres, schools etc.

Read more: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2024/1...
The University of Manchester logo is in the top left. The Digital Solutions Hub logo is in the top right. In the centre there is a search bar that has text in it. The text reads 'How will the DSH help to inform planning?'. The background is a housing development in the UK.
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Cities Politics Economies Research Group, UoM @cperguom.bsky.social · 14d
A reminder of our departmental seminar series this autumn.
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 13d
What must be done to save the Ganges? 💧
Writing for @theconversation.com, @manchester.ac.uk Geographer @mehebubsahana.bsky.social examines why South East Asia's most important river is drying up so quickly and why action is needed now 👉 theconversation.com/the-ganges-r...
The Ganges River is drying faster than ever – here’s what it means for the region and the world
Climate change and overuse are creating a crisis for south Asia’s most important river.
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Progress in Human Geography @proghumgeog.bsky.social · 14d
🌎 New paper published in Progress in Human Geography 🌎

'Towards an affective post-foundational political geography' by Niamh Nelson-Owens

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Towards an affective post-foundational political geography - Niamh Nelson-Owens, 2025
This paper develops an affective post-foundational political geography to better attend to how affects might shape, and be shaped by, political processes. It fo...
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 14d
Dr Khashayar Kazemzadeh from our Property, Planning and Environmental Management department spoke to The One Show on BBC1 yesterday about how e-scooters can be integrated into our towns and cities.
Watch here (from 01.45m) 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Photo of Dr Khashayar Kazemzadeh being interviewed by the BBC outside at MediaCity
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 15d
Whether you're a new or returning SEED student, staff at our Student Support Hub are here to help you! Find the Hub on the ground floor of Humanities Bridgeford Street.
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 16d
❓Have you heard of Intervision?

Dr. Vitaly Kazakov explains how Intervision is Russia’s attempt to rival the Eurovision Song Contest, but with more conservative values.

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Intervision: Russia’s bid to rival Eurovision song contest – but with more conservative values
The Intervision song contest is a relic of the cold war reactivated this year by Vladimir Putin.
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 16d
It's the first day of Welcome Week and the campus is getting busy with new students! 🐝👨‍🎓🐝
If you're joining us as a new SEED student you'll find your welcome and induction timetable here 👉 rise.articulate.com/share/BLFuC8...
Join us at our Welcome Fair in Humanities Bridgeford St, Friday 9am-2pm.
Image of the University of Manchester with text that reads 'What's On Welcome Week'
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 16d
Congratulations @matinakapsali.bsky.social !
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Matina Kapsali @matinakapsali.bsky.social · 16d
Last week was special. Honored to be awarded Research Staff of the Year for the Faculty of Humanities @officialuom.bsky.social

Grateful that efforts get recognized—and even more grateful for the incredible people beside me.
Special thanks to Sarah @smhall.bsky.social for always being there. 🌸🙏✨
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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 20d
Our Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics @gandhisahil.bsky.social tells @bloomberg.com that the rising cost of housing in Mumbai is squeezing out lower and middle income workers 👉 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A High-Rise Push Is Helping Mumbai Squeeze in Pools, Gyms and Greenery
In the space-crunched city, developers are making more room for amenities as living spaces shrink.
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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 21d
The Department of Geography at The University of Manchester has a really full and exciting seminar series this autumn, if you're in town, do come join us! @cperguom.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
Schedule of speakers for Autumn 2025 Geography Department seminar series
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