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Sodergren on AI: “The right AI is the most important thing humankind will ever createâ€

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

Artificial Intelligence is the most important thing humanity will ever create, and so we have to get it right, says a leading tech and #tech4good expert.

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Expert comment: First ever loss at John Lewis

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

In yet another blow to the high street John Lewis has reported its first ever annual loss. Retail expert, Dr Gordon Fletcher, of the university of º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School, looks at what the future holds for this staple of the high street.

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Graphic Design graduate collaborates with MIF on response to Riz Ahmed's The Long Goodbye

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Jaheed Hussain, Graphic Design alumnus and founder of Manchester-based creative platform Fuse , talks to us about collaborating with Manchester International Festival (MIF) on his response to Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye .

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Alex Culvin: From the pitch to the classroom

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To celebrate International Women’s Day, Dr Alex Culvin shared an exciting glimpse into her life and how she went from professional footballer to teaching at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School.

Alex Culvin
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× launches a Women in Engineering Mentor Programme with key industry support

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has launched a pilot mentoring scheme for female engineering students as part of the Morson Maker Space STEM initiative.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× academic appointed to Social Work England panel

School of Health and Society

Congratulations go to Dr Allister Butler (pictured), Head of Social Work and Integrated Practice at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, who has been appointed by Social Work England onto their Professional Experts Panel.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ×'s inspiring women

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has extended their International Women’s Day (March 8) celebrations by going bigger in 2021 and using the entire week to highlight the achievements and inspirational stories of Women at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×. Dr Georgina Harris joined the...

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Female º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Scientist inspiring the future

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

As part of International Women’s Day (March 8) celebrations, The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has taken the opportunity to tackle the stigmas surrounding gender imbalance in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects by highlighting...

Lab Work
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Expert comment: Does the Budget do enough to support benefit claimants?

School of Health and Society

As the chancellor announces a six-month extension to the £20 a week universal credit uplift in today’s Budget, will the additional support be enough to help those having to rely on benefits during (and beyond) the Covid-19 pandemic?

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Budget response: Saving the high street and net zero ambitions

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled his budget, designed to help the economy recover from the effects of covid-19. Among the measures announced were pots of money to help support community ownership of social venues.

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