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Find out what's been happening in the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE).
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Young people with Special Educational Needs face far more bullying and discrimination
10 Apr 2025
A new report from #BeeWell, which has surveyed 130,000 young people since 2021, has highlighted the experiences of pupils in mainstream schools with ...
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Pupil wellbeing is more important to parents than Ofsted ratings and grades
3 Apr 2025
#BeeWell and the Youth Sports Trust are calling on the government to implement a national wellbeing measurement programme to address the needs of ...
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#BeeWell survey highlights wellbeing priorities and challenges for young people
1 Apr 2025
New findings from the latest #BeeWell survey have highlighted the importance of ensuring every young person has access to everyday support in their ...
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Study reveals teenage girls’ own views on why low mood and anxiety is increasing
11 Mar 2025
New research published in BMC Women's Health has shed light on adolescent girls’ own views on why their demographic is experiencing increasing rates...
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Landmark study reveals promising mental health interventions for schools
10 Feb 2025
An intervention that helps students normalise their everyday emotions is the ‘most promising’ of several approaches for supporting mental health, ...
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Study highlights importance of sleep for mental wellbeing of teenage girls
10 Feb 2025
A new study by researchers at The University of Manchester, using data from the #BeeWell survey, has found that sleep plays a crucial role in the ...
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New project to assess impact of smartphones and social media on young people
20 Jan 2025
A new research project has been launched which will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of smartphone and social media ...
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New study reveals how bullying impacts teenage mental health
20 Jan 2025
A major new study by experts from The University of Manchester has found that bullying has a significant negative impact on the mental health of ...
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#BeeWell wins BERA award for public engagement and impact
10 Dec 2024
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award ...
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Global Scholars gather at Lingnan University (Hong Kong) to explore the future of Chinese Higher Education
3 Dec 2024
The China and Higher Education / ChinaHE network’s seventh annual conference, hosted this year by Lingnan University in Hong Kong in November, ...
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The University of Manchester celebrates launch of Global Humanities Alliance
14 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester is proud to announce the launch of the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative forged by eight international ...
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New book challenges notion that English only belongs to native speakers
9 Oct 2024
A groundbreaking new book has further revealed that English is a global language which comes in multiple varieties, and challenges the idea that there...
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Study shows links between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and teenage wellbeing
24 Sep 2024
A new study from The University of Manchester has highlighted a link between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and wellbeing in young people, ...
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Student teachers earn National Primary Science Enhancement Award
29 Aug 2024
Eleven student teachers from The University of Manchester received the Primary Science Enhancement Award (PSEA) for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) ...
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Call for papers: St Helena Research & Innovation online conference
9 Aug 2024
The St Helena Research Institute was officially launched in November 2019. To celebrate its fifth anniversary an online conference will take place on...
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Leading education academic from The University of Manchester receives major award
12 Jul 2024
A leading academic from The University of Manchester has received a major award in recognition of the enormous contribution he has made to educational...
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Listening to young voices: Labour’s victory and the role of wellbeing data in delivering manifesto promises
11 Jul 2024
The Labour Party has won the UK general election in a landslide victory, marking the most significant change in government in over 14 years. This ...
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Education inspection finds trainee teachers flourish at The University of Manchester
8 Jul 2024
Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at The University of Manchester has once again been recognised as a high-quality route for diverse and committed ...
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Manchester Institute of Education's second Teacher Education and Professional Learning (TEPL) annual conference
5 Jul 2024
The second TEPL annual conference was held on Thursday, 13 June at The University of Manchester. The event facilitated creative collaboration and ...
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Manchester PGCE graduate and business founder wins UK StartUp Award for ‘Regional Consumer Product of the Year’
28 Jun 2024
Having completed her PGCE Primary Degree at Manchester Institute of Education in 2020, Jessica Moss began teaching but soon became frustrated at ...
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Sportswashing is still highly effective despite more awareness among fans
26 Jun 2024
As the European football championships continue in Germany, new research has revealed that ‘sportswashing’ - the practice of using sporting events...
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Social media bans don’t address youth mental health problems, say experts
13 Jun 2024
As politicians in the US, France and other countries begin introducing legislation banning the free use of social media by young people, new research ...
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SEED recognition at the University's Making a Difference Awards 2024
10 May 2024
The University of Manchester's 10th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 9 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall, and live ...
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Report calls for national rollout of local child wellbeing surveys like #BeeWell
26 Apr 2024
A new report from Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank has set out a plan for the Government to boost ...
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Programme to tackle children’s mental health delivers more than £5m of benefits to society
17 Apr 2024
Millions of pounds of wellbeing benefits were delivered to society last year as part of a mental health initiative in schools, according to a new ...
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Professor Pamela Qualter appointed as co-chair of WHO Commission Advisory Group
11 Apr 2024
In November 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) established the Commission on Social Connection, which aims to reposition social connection as ...
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Hope and optimism on the rise among young people
15 Mar 2024
Latest #BeeWell data presents a much-needed good news story for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
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The Engine Room opens in Southport, providing creatives a valuable resource
6 Mar 2024
Situated in a heritage shopping arcade, The Engine Room is a co-working and co-learning space designed to counter the trend of creatives leaving ...
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Positioning Manchester at the forefront of the Generative AI revolution in Education
4 Mar 2024
Generative AI is an emerging interdisciplinary area which will have wide-ranging impacts on everyday life, especially education. To tackle global ...
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Inaugural lecture by Steven Courtney, Professor of Sociology of Education Leadership
4 Mar 2024
On Wednesday 28 February, the School of Environment, Education and Development and guests celebrated the appointment to professorship of Steven ...
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Autism crisis sees thousands of children wait years for support, report finds
7 Feb 2024
A new report has revealed a crisis in children’s autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months ...
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University awarded £23.5m to lead delivery of educational psychology training
24 Jan 2024
The University of Manchester has been awarded over £23.5m by the government’s Department for Education (DfE) to lead a national consortium of eight...
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#BeeWell working to improve wellbeing as latest international life satisfaction scores are released
6 Dec 2023
17,000 year 10 students across Greater Manchester have completed the #BeeWell survey this autumn, in addition to 73,000 completed surveys since 2021. ...
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TEPL Research and Scholarship Group updates on first year
17 Nov 2023
One year on, we are delighted that as a group we are making headway in achieving our aims: To bring together a wide array of researchers, scholars ...
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Access to creative Higher Education remains ‘highly unequal’, says new research
23 Oct 2023
A new report has found that the creative workforce is still dominated by graduates, with access to creative Higher Education remaining highly unequal.
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Children do better at school if their fathers read and play with them
20 Sep 2023
Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a new report ...
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#BeeWell survey of young people’s wellbeing returns for third year
20 Sep 2023
The #BeeWell survey - designed as a gold standard survey for the measurement of adolescent wellbeing across England - has returned to Greater ...
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Tackling loneliness requires a new approach which addresses societal inequalities
10 Aug 2023
A review into loneliness inequalities conducted by some of the UK’s leading scholars in the field has highlighted key social and societal factors ...
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Experts call for teacher training changes to create more inclusive curriculum
25 May 2023
A new briefing from The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Runnymede Trust has highlighted the need to ...
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Manchester twins with Tokyo to offer joint research experience
10 May 2023
The University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, are pleased to announce the launch of a...
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