❓How can schools, policymakers and local authorities work together to improve school attendance? 💡Professor Caroline Bond (Caroline Bond) explores how to ensure that education meets the needs of young people Read the article here: ow.ly/cTKc50SReYo

🛢️Current manufacturing processes rely on petrochemicals, either to power them, or as starting points for their product. 🌎 In our article, Prof Aline Miller explains how industrial biotech can break this addiction to petrochemicals. ➡️ Read more: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/sci-tech/2024/…

#Manchester expert Professor Cecilia Wong has been appointed as Chair of the UK2070 Commission Commission into city and regional inequality manchester.ac.uk/about/news/man…… UoM Urban Institute Policy@Manchester The University of Manchester

🌍 The severity of climate change impact differs between communities 💡 Sarah Lindley explores how the Climate Just tool allows policymakers to geographically investigate vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change 👉 Read the article here: ow.ly/1PNW50SS5U6

💰The global bioeconomy is estimated to be worth over £3 trillion. 🤝 Prof Aline Miller argues that government action is needed to support businesses in transition to this new bioeconomy. 👉 Read the article here: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/sci-tech/2024/…

🧠Research by Dr Phillip Crosbie, Dr Suzanne Johnson, and Professor David Shackley has been used in New Local's report 'Community-powered health and care' 💊 The report spotlights innovative community-powered practice 👉 Read the article here: lnkd.in/eBR4wDHb

The government should focus on investing public resources in green infrastructure rather than incentivise private green finance through de-risking, an expert from Manchester University has argued. buildindigital.com/expert-calls-f… #construction #infrastructure #decarbonisation

❓ How might the new government utilise green finance to benefit the UK? 💰 @James7Jackson outlines the new government's course of action and suggests an alternative approach to green finance 👉 Read the article here: ow.ly/IQVp50SZqr3

🌳 Biodiversity loss is an ever-growing issue prevalent across the UK. 🔬 Matthew Dennis explains how a rebalancing of reforestation strategy that incorporates landscape context will prove vital in tackling this issue. 👉 Read the article here: ow.ly/V9vX50SWzsp

"Defra UK and landscape planners should therefore work to increase land-cover diversity in addition to woodland creation" - via Policy@Manchester blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2024/08/…

👏 Prof Michael Shaver, Prof @DrAliBrowne and Dr Claire Hoolohan have recently contributed to a new POST (UK Parliament) briefing - Reducing plastic waste 💡It explores potential changes to UK plastic waste management if new targets are introduced 👉 Read it here: post.parliament.uk/research-brief…

🏚️ Women facing homelessness in Manchester are facing unstable and unsuitable housing solutions. 💡 Isis Barei-Guyot, Alison Briggs, and Elizabeth Ackerley spotlight their findings on women's safety while experiencing homelessness. 🔗 Read the article: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2024/09/…

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🌳 Biodiversity loss is an ever-growing issue prevalent across the UK. 🔬 Matthew Dennis explains how a rebalancing of reforestation strategy that incorporates landscape context will prove vital in tackling this issue. 👉 Read the article here: ow.ly/V9vX50SWzsp

🛢️Current manufacturing processes rely on petrochemicals, either to power them, or as starting points for their product. 🌎 In our article, Prof Aline Miller explains how industrial biotech can break this addiction to petrochemicals. ➡️ Read more: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/sci-tech/2024/…

📅 Join us at this year's Liberal Democrat party conference for our panel event, in partnership with Social Market Foundation 💡 The panel will discuss how education policy can better support children's wellbeing and mental health 👉 Find out more: ow.ly/9lMw50TgkOe #LDConf

🏚️ Women facing homelessness in Manchester are facing unstable and unsuitable housing solutions. 💡 Isis Barei-Guyot, Alison Briggs, and Elizabeth Ackerley spotlight their findings on women's safety while experiencing homelessness. 🔗 Read the article: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2024/09/…

📅 Join us at this year's Labour party conference for our panel event, in partnership with Institute for Government 💡 The panel will discuss how metro mayors can help Labour achieve its missions for government 👉 Find out more: ow.ly/OuiS50TjM6Q #LPC24

🏚️ Women facing homelessness in Manchester are facing unstable and unsuitable housing solutions. 💡 Manchester academics spotlight their findings on women's safety while experiencing homelessness. Read about it on BBC News (UK) 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…