Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School of Social Sciences at The University of Manchester, is home to nearly 3000 undergraduate students and over 300 postgraduate students (with a 35% international student population). We undertake internationally renowned, world-leading and theoretically-informed empirical research, addressing major issues of private and public concern, which is founded on a unique combination of six disciplines.
Research in the School of Social Sciences is known for being methodologically innovative and policy relevant. This translates into research expertise, excellence and impact on a truly global scale.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Generalized Method of Moments
Hall, A., 1 Sept 2026, (Accepted/In press) Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. Sinharay, S. (ed.). Second ed. Elsevier BVResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Substantive Kinship: Constructing ties that bind across the Caribbean
Cearns, J., 2026, (Submitted) Routledge Studies in the Caribbean World. Palmié, S., Jobson, R. & Cunha, O. (eds.). London: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Social Lives of Data: Top-down and bottom-up politics in India’s justice system
Cearns, J. & Fuchs, S., 2026, (Submitted) Putting Data Justice in Context. Walford, T., Morawska, C. & Mertia, S. (eds.). London: UCL PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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16 years post-Burden: is the spousal exemption to Inheritance Tax (still) compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights?
Rodway, H., 31 Mar 2025, In: The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer. 89, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2. Simona Giordano, “Keep calm but do not carry on: ethical issues with the recommendations made by the Cass Review”, Journal of Medical Ethics, Published Online First: 15 June 2025. doi: 10.1136/jme-2024-110613.
Giordano, S., 2025, In: Journal of Medical Ethics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research visit to Japan on separation of religion and state in Japan
Baldwin, G. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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The Centre for Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST)
MacGregor, S. (PI), Bouzarovski, S. (CoI), Evans, J. (CoI), Holmes, H. (CoI), Hoolohan, C. (CoI), Paterson, M. (CoI) & Odunmbaku, O. (Support team)
3/02/25 → 2/02/30
Project: Research
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Interdisciplinary Systematic Review: Mechanistic Evidence and Epistemic Justice
Williamson, J. (PI)
16/01/25 → 15/01/27
Project: Research
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EBL+: New Philosophical Foundations for Evidence-based Law
Williamson, J. (PI) & Trofimov, A. (Researcher)
16/12/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Exploring the dynamics of school absenteeism and antisocial behaviour and crime
Buil-Gil, D. (PI) & Pease, K. (Supervisor)
15/10/24 → 14/04/26
Project: Research
Impacts
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AA (Court of Protection: Capacity To Consent To Sexual Practices) [2020] EWCOP 66
Allen, N. (Participant)
Impact: Awareness and understanding
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Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals
Thomas, R. (Participant)
Impact: Legal impacts, Economic impacts, Political impacts, Societal impacts
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Affecting change of UK public health policy on vitamin D, sun exposure, skin cancer and vitamin D supplementation 2013-20
Webb, A. (Participant) & Rhodes, L. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Health and wellbeing, Economic, Policy
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African States and Social Welfare in Africa
Green, M. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Societal impacts, Legal impacts
Activities
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University of Bristol: January 2026. Invited participation to gender treatment as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship grant scheme (Grant No: MR/W011654/1 [gtr.ukri.org]).
Giordano, S. (Speaker)
2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Global Education Institute, “The problem of evidence in gender medicine”. Invited and honorarium paid.
Giordano, S. (Speaker)
7 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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"Evidence or dogma? the strange case of puberty blockers"
Giordano, S. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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‘When evidence becomes dogma’
Giordano, S. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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The wicked problem of pig butchering (2019 – 2024): From niche fraud to a global threat – A historical, sociosemiotic, and policy analysis.
Burnside, A. (Speaker)
5 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Datasets
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Life Story Interviews With Russian-Speaking Marriage Migrants in China
Barabantseva, E. (Creator), UK Data Service, 22 Jul 2021
https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854886/
Dataset
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Meta-analysis and gender classification of 914 national and international surveys in six European countries (2000-2023)
Shorrocks, R. (Creator), Luxton, L. (Creator), Nerino, V. (Contributor), Rothermel, A.-K. (Contributor), Kaminsky, L. (Contributor), Katrine, P. (Contributor), Sendra, M. (Contributor), Tardos, K. (Contributor) & Pisani, V. (Contributor), Zenodo, 4 Jun 2024
Dataset
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2014-24 British Election Study Expert Survey Trendfile
Schmitt, H. (Creator), Evans, G. (Creator), Fieldhouse, E. (Creator), Green, J. (Creator), Mellon, J. (Creator), Prosser, C. (Creator), van der Eijk, C. (Creator), Loughran, T. (Creator), Griffiths, J. (Creator) & Perrett, S. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 16 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.48420/20278572.v2, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/2014-19_British_Election_Study_Expert_Survey_Trendfile/20278572/2
Dataset
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Data & code for: The estimation of age and sex profiles for international migration amongst countries in the Asia-Pacific region
Shen, T. (Creator), Raymer, J. (Creator), Guan, Q. (Creator) & Wisniowski, A. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2023
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/GJ9FV, https://demo268.shinyapps.io/ASAP/
Dataset
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Membresía en asociaciones progresistas y de izquierda en América Latina (Membership in progressive and left-wing associations in Latin America )
Espinoza, F. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 31 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.48420/25127747
Dataset
Prizes
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[Nominated] Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists First Book Prize
Cearns, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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[Nominated] Society for Latin American & Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize
Cearns, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1+3 North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
Werlen, A. (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1+3 North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
Collar, A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Press/Media
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Retrospectivity in Adriatic Land: breaching property rights under the ECHR?
5/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Empowering Students through Reproducibility and Data E-Portfolios
27/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Retrospectivity and the Building Safety Act 2022 in the Court of Appeal
20/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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BLOG: Guardians of the record: why data preservation matters now more than ever
31/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Student theses
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(En)gendering Change and Continuity in Chilean Social Policy: Actors, Ideas and Institutions
Staab, S. (Author), Annesley, B. (Supervisor) & Waylen, G. (Supervisor), 30 Apr 2014Student thesis: Phd
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(Re)production of neglect through practices of care: an ethnographic approach to Chagas Disease policies in Mexico
Sánchez-Belmont Montiel, M. (Author), Green, M. (Supervisor) & Watanabe, C. (Supervisor), 7 May 2025Student thesis: Phd
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âÂÂDown with the kidsâÂÂ? Reconceptualising the youth work relationship: How do professional relationships between male youth workers and young men involved in violence operate to promote desistance?
Harris, P. (Author), Spencer, J. (Supervisor) & Gadd, D. (Supervisor), 14 Aug 2018Student thesis: Phd
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A Bayesian Hierarchical Model to Estimate and Predict Child Labour in India
Kim, J. H. (Author), Olsen, W. (Supervisor) & Wiśniowski, A. (Supervisor), 22 Jun 2021Student thesis: Phd
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A Brave New Bolam?
Beswick, J. (Author), Brazier, M. (Supervisor) & Keywood, K. (Supervisor), 5 Sept 2012Student thesis: Phd
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Equipment
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Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Fox, R. (Core Facility Lead)
Faculty of HumanitiesFacility/equipment: Facility