Former secondary teacher, Dr Claire Forbes' research explores the education attainment gap. She's calling for more understanding of young people’s everyday experiences, to inform policy, practice, and reform. As we celebrate 200 years of learning, innovation and research at The University of Manchester, experts in the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) call for change to secure an equitable and sustainable future. Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eaweuED7 Join the conversation. #SEEDsofChange 🌱 #UoM200 Policy@Manchester | Creative Manchester at The University of Manchester #AttainmentGap #ReformEducation
School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester
Higher Education
Architecture | Education | Geography | Global Development | Property, Planning and Environmental Management
About us
The School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) at The University of Manchester was formed in 2013 and forges an interdisciplinary partnership of five interrelated specialisms. Manchester School of Architecture is an innovative collaboration between Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester, with strong research and practice links into urban design and sustainability, and ranked as one of the top places to study architecture in the world. Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) has been promoting public education and championing the vulnerable since 1890. MIE is a leading university provider of Initial Teacher Education and of doctoral programmes with a global reputation for excellence in educational research. Established more than 125 years ago, Geography at Manchester is in the top tier of Geography departments in the world, exploring a diverse range of cultural, economic, urban, and political global challenges. The Global Development Institute (GDI) is a culmination of an impressive history of development studies at The University of Manchester which was first established in 1958. The Global Development Institute formed in 2016, uniting the strengths of the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and the Brooks World Poverty Institute. The department of Planning, Property and Environmental Management is one of the UK's largest planning departments with a 60-year record of academic leadership. Specialisms include environmental assessment and management; real estate; regeneration; urban and regional planning; and urban design.
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https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/
External link for School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester
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- 2013
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- architecture, geography, global development, education, planning, environmental management, and real estate
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🥹 we can't blame hay-fever! It's been an emotional week as we've celebrated our class of 2024 at their graduation ceremonies 🎓 Congratulations to all, and we can't wait to welcome some of you back! Make a difference they will!
Our 2024 Humanities graduates are ready to make their mark! We asked them about how they plan to make a difference 💜 🏠 Working on the pressing housing crisis 🧒 Giving all children equal opportunities through teaching 🗣 Learning new languages and travelling #Classof2024
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For psychological wellbeing in children and young people, every child, teacher, parent and care giver needs access to environments that enrich their physical health, including for physical activity. Dr Sarah MacQuarrie and Dr Alexandra Hennessey from Manchester Institute of Education are calling for change. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e4Xtj7tz Now is the time. Join the conversation. #SEEDsofChange 🌱 #UoM200 #Wellbeing #ChildrensWellbeing
A call for change from Dr Sarah MacQuarrie and Dr Alexandra Hennessey
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Professor Neil Humphrey, academic lead on the #BeeWell programme, recently joined Teachers Talk Radio to discuss young people's wellbeing. They covered mental health, data, school culture, the role of wider society, optimism and more. WATCH - https://lnkd.in/eSQJmDWE #KingsSpeech #WellBeing #ChildrensWellbeingBill
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Breaking down the key policies delivered in the King's Speech, as written by the new Labour Government, a team of academics, including Professors Graham Haughton, Anupam Nanda, and Richard Kingston from our Department of Planning, Property and Environmental Management, have contributed to an article for The Conversation UK. #KingsSpeech #UKProperty #PoliticalReform Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester
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MAKE MORE MODELS. Congratulations to the winners of this years B.15 Modelmaking Awards, sponsored by Stanton Williams and HENN! 🎉 Each year B.15 celebrate Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) students modelmaking work through a sponsored award scheme. To mark the tenth year of the awards, ten winning projects were selected from the extensive submissions. Well deserved praise for: 👏 Jamie Schneider 👏 Gordon Wu 👏 Ava Tizard 👏 Wei Feng 👏 Francis Richardson and Karolina Olszewska 👏 Louis Eden Walsh 👏 Rowdah Charbak 👏 Keng Chi Mak 👏 Theo Fisher 👏 Eleanor Jones Find out more on the B.15 blog: https://lnkd.in/eRXPdvKQ And well done to all exhibitors! #Architecture #Modelmaking Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) | UoM Humanities | Scott Miller
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🌳 A new analysis shows that land protection initiatives in the Brazilian Legal Amazon (BLA) reduced deforestation by up to 83% between 2000 and 2010. 🌳 Yet the research, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, highlights that for Indigenous communities in the Amazon, land protection may come with hidden socio-economic costs. Read more 👇 #Deforestation #IndigenousCommunities #Brazil Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester
Land protection initiatives reduced Amazon deforestation by up to 83%, research finds
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Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Cecilia Wong is calling for long-term inclusive planning. 🏗 Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4NcCPn9 #UoM200 #SEEDsofChange 🌱 Policy@Manchester | Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester | Creative Manchester at The University of Manchester | Digital Futures at The University of Manchester #SpatialPlanning
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Planning and property professors Anupam Nanda, Graham Haughton, and Richard Kingston applaud the UK government's ambition to boost housing supply, but urge caution to about looking for 'quick wins'. #TownPlanning #HousingCrisis #KingsSpeech Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester | Policy@Manchester | UoM Humanities Find out more in this article for The Conversation UK...
The new Labour government plans to build 1.5 million homes – here’s what’s needed to make it happen
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GDI's Johan Oldekop and colleagues have published a new open-access paper in Nature Portfolio exploring the socio-economic and environmental trade offs in Amazonian protected areas and indigenous territories. Learn more about the paper in the video below and read it in full here: https://lnkd.in/e3BZPZNm ✏: Bowy den Braber, Katie Devenish, Javier Godar, Christoph Nolte, Marina Schmoeller do P. Rodrigues, Karl Evans