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A history of the University of Manchester, 1973-90
No full textThis is the second volume of a history of the University of Manchester since 1951. It spans seventeen critical years in which public funding was contracting, student grants were diminishing, instructions from the government and the University Grants Commission were multiplying, and universities feared for their reputation in the public eye. It provides a frank account of the University's struggle against these difficulties and its efforts to prove the value of university education to society and the economy. This volume describes and analyses not only academic developments and changes in the structure and finances of the University, but the opinions and social and political lives of the staff and their students as well. It also examines the controversies of the 1970s and 1980s over such issues as feminism, free speech, ethical investment, academic freedom and the quest for efficient management. The author draws on official records, staff and student newspapers, and personal interviews with people who experienced the University in very different ways. With its wide range of academic interests and large student population, the University of Manchester was the biggest unitary university in the country, and its history illustrates the problems faced by almost all British universities. The books will appeal to past and present staff of the University and its alumni, and to anyone interested in the debates surrounding higher education in the late twentieth century. A history of the University of Manchester, 1951-73 by Brian Pullan is also available from Manchester University Press
Photographic Work Exhibited in 'Between Today and Yesterday', Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, Manchester, (2007), curated by David Walker
No full textPhotographic work was exhibited in 'Between Today and Yesterday', Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, Manchester, (2007), curated by David Walker. This exhibition was a thought provoking exhibition that included contemporary leading UK photo-artists. There was a fully illustrated catalogue
Making and enabling the commons: shared urban spaces and civic engagement in North Manchester
No full textThis chapter explores three different interventions on public land in Cheetham Hill, an area of north Manchester which is characterised by cultural diversity, high rates of unemployment and often regarded as a place of community disengagement. Amid cuts to public services and austerity measures, the author argues that the ‘commons’ are made as people adjust to new scenarios brought about by historical disruptions, collapse of work opportunities, and breakdown of state support. ‘Commoning’ provides a space for productivity and in the process, people’s sense of belonging emerges as they envisage, realize and retrieve their right to the city.</p
David Thomson, Renaissance architecture. Critics, Patrons, Luxury. Manchester University Press, Manchester et New York, 1993
No full textChédeau Catherine. David Thomson, Renaissance architecture. Critics, Patrons, Luxury. Manchester University Press, Manchester et New York, 1993. In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 154, n°1, année 1996. pp. 95-96
David Thomson, Renaissance architecture. Critics, Patrons, Luxury. Manchester University Press, Manchester et New York, 1993
No full textChédeau Catherine. David Thomson, Renaissance architecture. Critics, Patrons, Luxury. Manchester University Press, Manchester et New York, 1993. In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 154, n°1, année 1996. pp. 95-96
The Manchester Rebellion
No full textThe political row over Greater Manchester having greater restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has overshadowed other political and economic events this week. Indeed, it has even managed to overshadow Brexit (where another major row has broken out)
New light on the inter-relationships of Samaritan chronicles from some manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester /
No full text"Reprinted from the 'Bulletin of the John Rylands Library', Vol. 54, No. 2, Spring, 1972, and the 'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 55, No. 1, Autumn, 1972.Includes bibliographical references
Dark figure of crime : do police-recorded crime statistics serve all areas of Greater Manchester equally?
No full textUnrecorded crime is one of the greatest challenges facing policing today. Ineffective police-recording of crimes can break trust between the Police and public, and lead to failing crime prevention strategies. After facing criticism about crime-data management, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) recently implemented measures aimed at improving its crime-recording system. In this blog, Yongyu Zeng, Angelo Moretti and David Buil-Gil make the case that, whilst welcomed, improvements to crime-reporting systems and processes may still be inaccurate for evidence-based policing in Greater Manchester
PGCE Conference 2023: Inclusion and Inspiration - Education for Social Justice
No full textThe Manchester Institute of Education’s ITE conference ‘Inclusion and Inspiration: Education for Social Justice’ was held online on 13th January 2023. It included keynotes and seminars on issues of critical importance to practising teachers and trainees. 300+ delegates attended two keynote lectures delivered by the University of Manchester’s Chancellor Nazir Afzal OBE, author and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye and educational psychologist David Lamb. Breakout session topics ranged from managing stress and anxiety, the effect of poverty on learning, LGBTQ+ rights in schools to critiquing the concept of British Values, teacher wellbeing and cultural capital. The expertise shared by all guest speakers provided delegates with opportunities to discuss and reflect on the need for social justice in education and learn about inclusive practices to enhance classroom experiences for themselves and their pupils. We have created a repository for the content of the keynotes and presentations to enable further engagement with the inclusive educational practices discussed throughout the day
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