The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) is an interdisciplinary research institute established to look at issues around environmental sustainability.
The University of Manchester
Joined August 2009
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⚽ How do financial interests dominate elite football? Is it inevitable the English Premier League will go bust?
📝James Jackson on his article (with James Silverwood) on football's financialisation and the EPL's 'Minsky moment'
🎧Listen now: shorturl.at/70CmH
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🔔New Blog!🔔
I recently contributed to this article which emerged from @ManchesterSCI's “Governing Polycrisis and Sustainabilities” workshop, held in Feb.
It is a collab between SCI colleagues Sandra Barragan, Tetyana Solovey, @usman2aziz and myself.
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2…
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The launch of the JUST Centre (Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations) marked a significant step toward sustainability and social justice⚖️
Find out more: socialresponsibility.manches…
@ManchesterSCI
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The University’s Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) @ManchesterSCI hosted their first workshop in the Understanding Sustainability in a Turbulent World series, bringing together experts to discuss governance amid global crises
Find out more: socialresponsibility.manches…
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🚆How can digital mobility platforms improve systems and address sustainability challenges?
🔍 Prof Michael Hodson, Prof Andrew McMeekin and Dr Andrew Lockhart explore how platforms can be incorporated into existing infrastructure.
👉Read more here: policy.manchester.ac.uk/publ…
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🚨 By 2025, England could face a water supply gap of over 4.8 billion litres per day.
💧 In an article from #OnInfrastructure , Claire Hoolohan, Ella Foggitt and Alison Browne discuss the pressures on England's water infrastructure.
🖱️ Read it here: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk…
ALT Purple text on white background. Purple University of Manchester and Policy@Manchester logo along the top. Quote from Dr Claire Hoolohan, Dr Ella Foggitt, and Professor Alison Browne reads: "New build homes present an opportunity to set more ambitious water use targets to improve water efficiency and reduce demand".
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New article out today :) The #injustice of #justtransitions: How the neglect of the green division of labour cements African dependencies in Energy Research & Social Science:
@GlobalDevInst @SustainableUoM @ManchesterSCI
sciencedirect.com/science/ar……
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NEW @ManchesterSCI blog by Mingwei Zhang, Wangshu Liu & Guyeon Kang, reflecting on the governance & power of platforms like Uber, Airbnb & Deliveroo.
🗣Community or Corporate Control? Insights on Luke Yates’ “Platform Politics”
@BrisUniPress @uomsoss
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2…
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🔬@DrHEHolmes is part of an interdisciplinary team tackling plastic waste & material sustainability in healthcare with @Bupa & @EPSRC
They aim to develop methods/strategies to reduce the healthcare sector’s environmental impact on the planet
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🌳The JUST Centre: Joined-up Sustainability Transformations @ManchesterSCI
JUST is a new research Centre focused on the pursuit of sustainability transformations that are people-centred, ‘joined-up’ and socially just.
@UoMSust
Find out more: socialresponsibility.manches…
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We will celebrate the 125th anniversary of @TheJohnRylands in 2025 with a year of events and exhibitions which will delve into the Library’s storied past, celebrate its vibrant present, and look forward to the next 125 years
manchester.ac.uk/about/news/…
@UoMLibrary @UoMHums
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🚀 Exciting News! The first @salienthub Funding Call is now LIVE! 📷Apply now: 📷universityofmanchester.flexi…
Key Dates:
Call opens 09 Dec 2024
Call closes 07 Feb. 2025 @ 4pm GMT
Announcement of Results: April 2025
#Innovation #FundingOpportunity #collaboration
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Head to Blackwells tonight to hear all about @MCRSociology Professor Luke Yates' new book Platform Politics.
Are the online platforms we use benefiting us? Or are their 'revolutionary' personas hiding controversial tactics? Come along and dive into the debate📖
#SoSSResearch
On Wednesday 4th December, Luke Yates will be here discussing his book Platform Politics with @_isaacrose. Companies like Uber, Airbnb and Deliveroo promised to revolutionise the way we work and live.. But who is really benefiting? Ticket link below!
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New Autumn book 📚 round up!
Contact us to be included!
Featuring the latest IR from BISA members incl:
@MatPaterson
@AlastairMasser
Dr .Christopher Long (@HAPPatQUB)
Prof. Saloni Kapur (@FLAMEUniversity)
Read here 👉 bisa.ac.uk/articles/latest-i…
@UoMpolitics @ManchesterSCI
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The JUST Centre (@uomsoss) is launching Feb 2025, driving driving sustainable change and promoting equity in low-carbon living
We’re hiring a motivated Centre Manager to play a pivotal role in its foundation and ongoing success!
🔗 Apply here: jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/Jo…
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Upcoming Seminar with @ManchesterSCI
Dr. Lili Jia from @Cambridge_Uni explores pathways to #sustainability through action research! 🌍
🗓️Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 3:30-4:30 pm
📍 In-person & 💻 Online
Register here👇bit.ly/40FE5Eb
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BOOK LAUNCH by @BlackwellsMcr:
📙Platform Politics: Corporate Power, Grassroots Movements & the Sharing Economy
📆6.40pm Weds 4 Dec 2024
Author Luke Yates in conversation w. @_isaacrose on Airbnb, Deliveroo & Uber.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/platform-…
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💎Critical metals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, are key to the path towards net zero
👉Dr Sampriti Mahanty and Prof Frank Boons explore the resilience of critical metals, and evaluate the Critical Minerals Strategy
🔗Read more: ow.ly/mvB550REqrT
ManchesterSCI retweeted
💎Critical metals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, are key to the path towards net zero
👉Dr Sampriti Mahanty and Prof Frank Boons explore the resilience of critical metals, and evaluate the Critical Minerals Strategy
🔗Read more: ow.ly/mvB550REqrT
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💻 The rapid growth of digital economy businesses has had some problematic impacts, notably in the areas of housing and employment.
💡 Dr Luke Yates outlines how platforms have approached regulation, and proposes policy changes.
🔗 Read the article here:
ow.ly/cFbc50TqGYy
