Do we know more maths than we think?

University of Manchester researchers form part of a team of experts working on the British Election Study, the UK’s longest-running survey of voting behaviour.

The first in a series about children in prison - does it work and is it right to put them behind bars? In this episode, author and KC Chris Daw speaks about how he thinks the system needs to change… ...

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When it comes to the green transition, China poses an inconvenient but important challenge to liberal democracies.

There is an ongoing debate amongst scholars as to whether democratic or authoritarian political systems are more effective in achieving climate policy outcomes. In this article, we follow the latte...

Gladwell’s highly readable investigation into US gun culture fails to engage with the bigger questions

A number of the lectures hosted by The University of Manchester's School of Social Sciences are open to the public. Watch videos of previous talks.

14/08/2026. Stourbridge, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits houses affected by the wildfires in Stourbridge. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

The new prime minister may find that UK-China relations hold some answers to the climate challenge.

A new study from The University of Manchester has offered the most comprehensive look to date at how the UK coordinates its response to economic crime, identifying the structural challenges that make this difficult to do well.The study examines the tensions that make these challenges resistant to easy resolution, and the enabling conditions need...

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The European Union faces long-term governance challenges in contested domains, such as migration management, health data sharing, and facial recognition technology. Across these fields, political deb...

A major new study has found patients living in England’s most deprived communities are significantly less likely to be offered ‘social prescribing’, an NHS scheme designed to connect people with commu...

Before academia, I spent more than a decade working in fashion media as an editor and journalist, and ultimately as Fashion Features, Jewellery and Sustainability Editor at Vogue Ukraine. Those seven ...