Funded PhD studentship on copyright and AI available at The University of Manchester:
The project is fully funded for 3.5 years and includes tuition fees, an annual stipend (£21,805 per year), and additional funds for training and support. Please note that the project is open to UK students only.
An important example of where our intuition and a “common sense” reasoning doesn’t necessarily get it right
“high energy pressure wave transfer was not limited to leather balls, so if this energy is associated with neurodegenerative disease, it is not a problem that has gone away with modern balls”
They are the best.
Thanks to the Football Supporters Association, Premier League away tickets are capped at £30. So someone here is making a lot of money.
Great news for you and for @manchesterup.bsky.social! I found them great to work with.
I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
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On the anniversary of #Hillsborough, and on the eve of the Hillsborough Law, here are my reflections on the risks of prioritizing crowd control over crowd safety.
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Was great to meet you today, learned a lot about suffragettes hiding in cupboards amongst many other things.
NEW Mistaken release of jailed asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu was partly caused by confusion over 3 letters: 'ERS', says Dame Lynne Owens review.
ERS stands for 'Early removal scheme', under which Kebatu was being deported AND 'Early release scheme', which did not apply to him...
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🚨 New report 🚨
Read our new report “Policing, ‘Vulnerabilities’ and Domestic Abuse: Victims, Perpetrators, Interventions” which draws on interviews with practitioners across Greater Manchester about GMCA’s response to domestic abuse.
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$95? That's nuts. Do you get to keep the bus? At many of the tournaments I've been to (obviously not going near this horrible one), you got free public transport included in your match ticket price.
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We’re delighted to announce that Professor Amir Paz-Fuchs has been appointed as the new Head of @uomlaw.bsky.social in the School of Social Sciences at @manchester.ac.uk.
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I'm giving evidence to the Joint Human Rights Select Committee's Inquiry on 'Security, Safety and Protest' tomorrow (Weds), from 15.15 BST. I'll be covering protest, human rights, legislation, and policing. If you're interested, you can follow the live stream at: parliamentlive.tv/Committees.
📚 MILC is delighted to host a multi-book launch celebrating recent publications by our faculty members Prof. Jean d'Aspremont, Prof. John Haskell, Prof. Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu, and Dr Yusra Suedi.
How to join us:
🗓 29 April 2026, 12–1:30pm
📍 University Place, Room 4.205
💻 Zoom ID: 929 1706 3907
Unless the EPL panel finally gets round to a decision and decides to deduct them 80 points, of course.
There is definitely a line of thinking that City's titles are tainted, so it doesn't matter if they win another. Personally, I think that's an odd position to take but then I still consider Leeds bigger rivals than any London team, which is increasingly niche.
Does anyone know whether this protest was planned prior to the MPS announcement they would be arresting again. And was there any link between the announcement and the protest or would the protest have taken place anyway? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every arrest for holding up a PA sign (even if lawful under PACE) is an interference with human rights and officers should only arrest when it is a proportionate response to the ongoing criminality. Many operations have decided arrest peaceful protesters is not proportionate.
I get your point, but it's more complicated than that MPS release suggests. 1. We don't know whether any arrest here is lawful or not - the committal of an offence doesn't mean an arrest will be lawful. 2. Officers also have a duty to uphold Freedom of Expression, even when this is an offence.
Push up, lads, I'm putting some snow on this
Sorry but I'm calling Chat GPT on that response. Although obviously still many levels above the orange lunatic.
I'd naively assumed that putting the Premier League on hold for Easter weekend was to increase the profile of the FA Cup 6th Round. So was somewhat surprised to see it all on TNT, for £35 a month or whatever it is these days.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton Follow Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10 1d Facts that I've been voicing for some while now. With most cultures there is a religion attached. With British culture it's indeed Christianity! Embrace and respect our values, principles and morals. Enjoy our traditions or you will be on the receiving end of our unforgiving combative history! I believe that Britain has to be far more muscular in standing up for our Christian identity - just as Islamic countries protect their own way of life. 16:30 04 Apr 26 37.4K Views
Big day for all the born again Christians who are yet to visit a church on a Sunday but are quite sure Jesus wants them to ethnically cleanse the UK.
I ran from Land's End to John O'Grauts using a car. Exercise is as valuable as ever.
Happy Laundry Thursday to Robert Jenrick
I write because I enjoy writing & because I want people to hear my ideas, in my voice. It's about expression not just intellectual challenge. And I love looking back on something and thinking, "I wrote that". I simply don't see the point in getting AI to either write or revise, even if I trusted it.
I enjoyed this one:
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/number-of-f-...
'A defence official familiar with the matter explained: “These are fifth-generation stealth fighters. If anything, this proves they’re working perfectly.”'
School of Social Sciences success in the QS World University Rankings
✨ @uomsociology.bsky.social ranked 20th globally, maintaining its place among world leaders.
✨ Anthropology now 20th worldwide, reflecting strong progress and recognition.
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Do you do the MUP bucket hats in red? :-)
Do you know if the July guidance is different to the guidance written at the same time by CTP (and referred to in Ammori?).