93,633 research outputs found
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
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
Bro. G. R. Kelly
No full textAlbum 913 includes photographs of Manchester Unity Building, members, meetings, conferences and views of Sydney. Most photographs are captioned
Manchester Cotton Mill Panoramic Print - Accession 1847 - M863 (921)
No full textThis collection consists of a 1920s panoramic print of Manchester Cotton Mill which was located in Rock Hill, SC on the North side of what is now Dave Lyle Blvd at the corner of Curtis Street and Quantz Street. Manchester Mills was built in 1895 and opened in 1896 with John R. Barron and R.T. Fewell being the most prominent in its early development. Manchester went bankrupt in 1920. The J. P. Stevens Company based in New York eventually became sole owner of the plant in 1948. The plant was then known as the J.P. Stevens Textile Mill.
*Placed in MSS Oversize Panoramic Box 2, Folder 26, Item 26https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2818/thumbnail.jp
The benefits of reverse logistics: The case of the Manchester Royal Infirmary Pharmacy
No full textDescribes a research project carried out within the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) to evaluate and improve the recycling and disposal of pharmaceutical products. Discusses supply chain management practices in the National Health Service and, in particular, focuses on the concept of reverse logistics (the recycling of pharmaceutical stock for later re-use). The research involved the analysis of returned stock from 28 hospital units and, from this data, the development and implementation of a revised recycling process within MRI Pharmacy. Concludes by arguing that there are significant financial and operational advantages to the NHS, and other organisations, in developing effective reverse logistics processes
SYNBIOCHEM Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Manchester - A UK foundry for fine and speciality chemicals production
No full textThe UK Synthetic Biology Research Centre, SYNBIOCHEM, hosted by the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Manchester is delivering innovative technology platforms to facilitate the predictable engineering of microbial bio-factories for fine and speciality chemicals production. We provide an overview of our foundry activities that are being applied to grand challenge projects to deliver innovation in bio-based chemicals production for industrial biotechnology
A picture of Manchester.
No full textBased on the author's "Manchester guide," 1804.Mode of access: Internet
The role of R&D technology in asymmetric research joint ventures
No full textWe characterize asymmetric equilibria in two-stage process innovation games and show that they are prevalent in the different models of R&D technology considered in the literature. Indeed, cooperation in R&D may be accompanied by high concentration in the product market. We show that while such an increase may be profitable, it may be socially inefficient. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd and The University of Manchester, 2006
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