This "investigation" is straight-up incitement against people seking asylum, especially LGBTQ+ people.
No acknowledgement that LGB asylum claims are LESS LIKELY to succeed than other claims. No acknowlegement that the dodgy lawyers are CLEARLY scamming their clients
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anyone who knows immigration bureaucracy will know that people who seek asylum because they are gay undergo hostile and humiliating scrutiny. Media reports that suggest people “pretend to be gay because it’s an easy route for a visa” are missing the glaring fact there is no “easy” way to get asylum.
Photo of a group of young people sitting around a table talking. Text on top reads: Manchester students mentor local teenagers to build confidence in applying for university
How do we empower young people who may be the first in their family to go to uni? Through the @educationuom.bsky.social Connect & Contribute scheme students studying at @manchester.ac.uk mentor local 6th form students to help with their uni applications👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
Why do the government reps on the news talk about the imminent new cost of living crisis as if it was the consequence of a natural disaster, rather than the *choice* of people who we used to consider our allies? Which btw is also costing 1000s of lives?
New piece for policy@manchester about Reading for Pleasure. We need to keep banging the drum about how important it is and also offer suggestions for how we need to support the implementation of it. @uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
Did anyone watch "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere" on Netflix last night?
If you want to jump into some emerging research that looks at exactly how we tackle this, what the manosphere is and what this means, then have a read 👇
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❓Got a question about using the Library?
📅Book onto one of our upcoming Library drop-ins via our website - open to all:
Monday 16th March 12pm-1pm
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28 May 2026 School of Environment, Education and Development Postgraduate Research Conference World in Flux: Weaving Interdisciplinary Responses to Global Challenges Call for Papers and Posters Deadline: Monday 30 March 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: SEED PGR Research Conference
We welcome submissions from researchers at any stage in their postgraduate journey in related fields across Greater Manchester, from any discipline, especially those who have not presented at a conference before 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Want to learn more about the history of women’s education at Manchester?
Join our heritage walking tours on ‘Degrees of Change: the fight for women’s education at The University of Manchester’
The tour will leave from the front desk of Main Library
12pm, Monday 9th March
1pm, Tuesday 10th March.
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Library Training and Support:
Workshops, online guides and drop-in support available all year round
See Training and Support via the Library website www.library.manchester.ac.uk/training
The Library's fifth Imagine2030 annual report is now available!
Find out more about our services, physical and digital resources, which support and advance research, teaching and learning across The University of Manchester.
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When people talk about the idea that some universities must go under, there’s a certain tendency to behave as if these smaller local campuses are negligible- regrettable casualties perhaps but not ‘real’ universities. This report does a great job of illustrating why that’s wrong.
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Take a look at our assessment support resource, filled with guidance to help you prepare and revise effectively: www.education.library.manchester.ac.uk/mle/packages/assessment-...
The Office for Open Research is pleased to announce our third cohort of Open Research Fellows 2025/26. The Fellowship supports open, transparent and inclusive research, giving Fellows time to lead impactful projects and share best practice.
#OpenResearch #ResearchCulture #UoM #Innovation
Explore the online world and develop your digital communications skills with our online 'Digital Society' course unit. Last chance to sign up! Head to the UCIL website now. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/explore-your-...
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We're here to support you throughout the exam & assessment period. The Library is offering workshops, online resources and drop-in support to help you succeed www.library.manchester.ac.uk/training/exa...
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We are here to support you during the exam and assessment period with workshops, online materials and drop-in help designed to boost your confidence and skills. 📚 Explore what is available to you: www.library.manchester.ac.uk/training/exam-assessment...
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
Few myths irk me more than people saying no-one uses libraries anymore. Approaching the end of my year as President of @cilip.bsky.social, it's with joy that I share data from @librariesconnected.bsky.social. Loans up 14%, Digital borrowing up, Non-fiction up, Library visits up. tinyurl.com/29yrzywh
“Young Red Cross nurses, 1950s” by British Red Cross., CC BY 2.0
⚖️ 🌍 On Human Rights Day, explore a range of materials from the archives of the world’s largest humanitarian network. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 1919-1997: Widening the Range of Our Digital Archives. https://ow.ly/G9xA50XzYpC
👏Congratulations to SEED Director of Research Pam Qualter from @educationuom.bsky.social who is one of ten @manchester.ac.uk academics named in the top 1% of globally influential researchers 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
The University of Manchester Library are collecting donations of new and pre-loved children’s books for the Children’s Book Project. All donations support the Children’s Book Project, giving books to families who need them most.
📍 Drop-off: Main Library foyer https://ow.ly/L8ML50XvMbm
Poster, International AIDS Day at the Hacienda, 1987 - from the John Rylands Library Rob Gretton Archive
1st December marks World AIDS Day, a moment to remember those lost and honour those living with HIV.
Drop in to our special collections encounter this Friday 5/12 to discover Manchester’s unique place within the wider story of HIV/AIDS awareness through objects from our British Pop Archive.
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Explore the online world with our 'Digital Society' course unit. Develop the essential skills needed for a connected society. Sign up today on the UCIL website!
Research Data Conversations returns on Thursday 4 December with Dr Samantha Pearman-Kanza. Join us online 2–3pm for insights on data stewardship, digital research practice and the future of the CaSDaR initiative.
Book your place now! https://ow.ly/a1xJ50XwR8p
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Check out our Library support for assessment resource to help you revise effectively www.education.library.manchester.ac.uk/mle/packages...
A man dressed as Father Christmas holds up some children's Christmas books.
Manchester Libraries Trust, Read Manchester and Manchester #Libraries have launched a Christmas book appeal.
The appeal will help public libraries in the city gift books to children who need them most.
A terrific example of libraries' work in the community.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/boo...