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2025 has been a great year for us in Humanities at @manchester.ac.uk. We've made significant achievements, from our major new partnership with the Bank of England to the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta.
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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What a way to start the new year! 💫
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
What a way to start the new year! 💫
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Congratulations to Prof Tony Redmond, Founder of UK-Med and Prof Emeritus of International Emergency Medicine at @hcrinstitute.bsky.social, recognised for his healthcare and humanitarian contributions in the King’s New Year Honours 🎉
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www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
University community recognised in King’s New Year Honours
Four Professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in this year’s King’s New Year Honours. Professor Sarah Sharples has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Congratulations to Prof Tony Redmond, Founder of UK-Med and Prof Emeritus of International Emergency Medicine at @hcrinstitute.bsky.social, recognised for his healthcare and humanitarian contributions in the King’s New Year Honours 🎉
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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2025 has been a landmark year at Manchester 💜
We'd like to thank our University community, of researchers, lecturers, students, and staff, for all your brilliant work and dedication.
Have a restful holiday and a Happy New Year ⭐
Merry Christmas! 🎄
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We'd like to thank our University community, of researchers, lecturers, students, and staff, for all your brilliant work and dedication.
Have a restful holiday and a Happy New Year ⭐
Merry Christmas! 🎄
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December 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
2025 has been a landmark year at Manchester 💜
We'd like to thank our University community, of researchers, lecturers, students, and staff, for all your brilliant work and dedication.
Have a restful holiday and a Happy New Year ⭐
Merry Christmas! 🎄
📸 @unabridgedopinions.com
We'd like to thank our University community, of researchers, lecturers, students, and staff, for all your brilliant work and dedication.
Have a restful holiday and a Happy New Year ⭐
Merry Christmas! 🎄
📸 @unabridgedopinions.com
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🎁New article by @sophierwoodward.bsky.social on the sociology of unwanted gifts:
Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts
@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3167/ee.2...
Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts
@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3167/ee.2...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎁New article by @sophierwoodward.bsky.social on the sociology of unwanted gifts:
Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts
@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3167/ee.2...
Dormant Gifts: Animating the Imagined and Narrated Pasts and Futures of Gifts
@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3167/ee.2...
2025 has been a great year for us in Humanities at @manchester.ac.uk. We've made significant achievements, from our major new partnership with the Bank of England to the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta.
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
2025 has been a great year for us in Humanities at @manchester.ac.uk. We've made significant achievements, from our major new partnership with the Bank of England to the rediscovery of the ancient city of Imet in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta.
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
Rewind here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
Today is #WorldArabicLanguageDay 🌍✨
A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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Meet Dr Ruth Abou Rached
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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December 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Today is #WorldArabicLanguageDay 🌍✨
A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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A celebration of one of the world’s oldest living languages. It’s beauty, resilience & journeys across cultures.
🎧 Listen to Dr Ruth Abou Rached discuss the richness and emotional journeys embedded in this language…
youtube.com/shorts/UgXw6...
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👏 Congratulations to the entire research team on making a powerful step forward in reimagining archives for the digital age.
#UoMResearch #ALife
#UoMResearch #ALife
Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk in partnership with @ox.ac.uk have been awarded funding from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social for their project Envisioning Print with AI Computer Vision.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
Researchers from the University of Manchester in partnership with the University of Oxford have been awarded funding from Schmidt Sciences for their project Envisioning Print with AI Computer Vision.
The Envisioning Print project brings together an expert team of textual scholars, book historians, computer scientists, library data experts, and research software engineers from the University of Man...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
👏 Congratulations to the entire research team on making a powerful step forward in reimagining archives for the digital age.
#UoMResearch #ALife
#UoMResearch #ALife
Congratulations to all our grads!! 🎓
We love seeing all these happy faces in their graduation gowns. Make sure to tag us in your celebrations too! #graduation
We love seeing all these happy faces in their graduation gowns. Make sure to tag us in your celebrations too! #graduation
🎓 Congrats to our grads! 🎓
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Congratulations to all our grads!! 🎓
We love seeing all these happy faces in their graduation gowns. Make sure to tag us in your celebrations too! #graduation
We love seeing all these happy faces in their graduation gowns. Make sure to tag us in your celebrations too! #graduation
We love seeing creative minds come together at big events like this! #UoMResearch #SocialSciences
The #McrESRCFest took place recently, bringing big ideas, creativity & community together! From interactive workshops to performances and exhibitions, the festival explored how we live, work, & shape the world around us
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December 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We love seeing creative minds come together at big events like this! #UoMResearch #SocialSciences
🏳️🌈 New global study led by @uomsoss.bsky.social has found that younger generations around the world are redefining how they understand sexual identity.
🔗Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/y...
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First global study finds young people redefining sexuality around the world
A major new global study led by a researcher at The University of Manchester has found that younger generations around the world are embracing a more diverse and fluid understanding of sexual identity...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🏳️🌈 New global study led by @uomsoss.bsky.social has found that younger generations around the world are redefining how they understand sexual identity.
🔗Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/y...
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Colleagues from @manchester.ac.uk gathered to celebrate the success of business engagement and knowledge exchange across the Faculty of Humanities. The event saw a flurry of activity and demonstrated the many ways our research is having real-world #impact
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Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange: Faculty of Humanities Celebration Event
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Colleagues from @manchester.ac.uk gathered to celebrate the success of business engagement and knowledge exchange across the Faculty of Humanities. The event saw a flurry of activity and demonstrated the many ways our research is having real-world #impact
youtu.be/sNw7b9t8WTA?...
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Are you an early-career researcher in the arts & humanities with bold ideas? Apply for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and join a world-class research community.
👉Develop your vision
👉Access tailored support
👉Shape the future of your field
Apply: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
👉Develop your vision
👉Access tailored support
👉Shape the future of your field
Apply: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Are you an early-career researcher in the arts & humanities with bold ideas? Apply for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and join a world-class research community.
👉Develop your vision
👉Access tailored support
👉Shape the future of your field
Apply: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
👉Develop your vision
👉Access tailored support
👉Shape the future of your field
Apply: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
This is definitely one of our favourite interpretations of our favourite building! 💙
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@uomsalc.bsky.social
Impressions of Sam Alex, from Gilbert Common 🖌️
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is definitely one of our favourite interpretations of our favourite building! 💙
@uomsalc.bsky.social
@uomsalc.bsky.social
📆 Today marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Genocide Victims. Let's revisit Madeleine Rees's lecture at the International Peace Lecture, about what peace truly means.
#HumanRights #GenocidePrevention @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
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#HumanRights #GenocidePrevention @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
youtu.be/poADYrixROo?...
Madeleine Rees OBE: What is Peace?
YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities
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December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📆 Today marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Genocide Victims. Let's revisit Madeleine Rees's lecture at the International Peace Lecture, about what peace truly means.
#HumanRights #GenocidePrevention @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
youtu.be/poADYrixROo?...
#HumanRights #GenocidePrevention @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
youtu.be/poADYrixROo?...
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It is a good opportunity to have a look at my recent journal articles that call for a rethink of #sportswashing with a bigger focus on the role of media and audiences in interpreting the political power of sports:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
thx @uomhums.bsky.social, @fettitude.bsky.social
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thx @uomhums.bsky.social, @fettitude.bsky.social
Research calls for “sportswashing” rethink amid FIFA Peace Prize rumours
As global attention turns to rumours that FIFA may award a new “Peace Prize” to US President Donald Trump later next month, new research has argued that public debates about politics and sport need fa...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It is a good opportunity to have a look at my recent journal articles that call for a rethink of #sportswashing with a bigger focus on the role of media and audiences in interpreting the political power of sports:
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
thx @uomhums.bsky.social, @fettitude.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
thx @uomhums.bsky.social, @fettitude.bsky.social
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Incredibly proud of our research community 💜
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy!
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy!
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Incredibly proud of our research community 💜
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy!
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy!
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Tonight we’re pleased to host Gabriel Gatehouse discussing his new book “The Coming Storm” followed by a fascinating conversation with Prof Gary Younge.
This public event is part of the workshop ‘Behind the Scenes: (Mis)trust, plausibility and scepticism in contemporary life’
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This public event is part of the workshop ‘Behind the Scenes: (Mis)trust, plausibility and scepticism in contemporary life’
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December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tonight we’re pleased to host Gabriel Gatehouse discussing his new book “The Coming Storm” followed by a fascinating conversation with Prof Gary Younge.
This public event is part of the workshop ‘Behind the Scenes: (Mis)trust, plausibility and scepticism in contemporary life’
@uomhums.bsky.social
This public event is part of the workshop ‘Behind the Scenes: (Mis)trust, plausibility and scepticism in contemporary life’
@uomhums.bsky.social
🎉 Ten @manchester.ac.uk academics named among the world’s top 1% most influential researchers!
Special shout‑out to Frank W. Geels (@alliancembs.bsky.social) & Pamela Qualter (@uomseed.bsky.social) who have made the list👏
Read the full list here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
#UoMResearch
Special shout‑out to Frank W. Geels (@alliancembs.bsky.social) & Pamela Qualter (@uomseed.bsky.social) who have made the list👏
Read the full list here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
#UoMResearch
Ten Manchester academics named among top one percent of global influential researchers
Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised among the world’s most influential, according to the Highly Cited Researchers rankings released by Clarivate.Highly Cited Researche...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎉 Ten @manchester.ac.uk academics named among the world’s top 1% most influential researchers!
Special shout‑out to Frank W. Geels (@alliancembs.bsky.social) & Pamela Qualter (@uomseed.bsky.social) who have made the list👏
Read the full list here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
#UoMResearch
Special shout‑out to Frank W. Geels (@alliancembs.bsky.social) & Pamela Qualter (@uomseed.bsky.social) who have made the list👏
Read the full list here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
#UoMResearch
New pan-European research, REDACT, shows conspiracy theories aren’t driven by a single source. They spread through a constant feedback loop between media, political rhetoric, protest movements and social-media algorithms.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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New study exposes how conspiracy theories go mainstream across Europe
New pan-European research has shown that the spread of conspiracy theories across the continent is driven by a continuous feedback loop between media reporting, political rhetoric, protest movements a...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
New pan-European research, REDACT, shows conspiracy theories aren’t driven by a single source. They spread through a constant feedback loop between media, political rhetoric, protest movements and social-media algorithms.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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A new study warns of a global rise in 'authoritarian peacemaking', where powerful authoritarian states, not international institutions or democracies, shape peace deals to serve their own influence and control.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
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@uomsoss.bsky.social
Study highlights rise of ‘authoritarian peacemaking’ and its implications for Ukraine
As Donald Trump’s White House places huge pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal, a team of experts has published a new study examining what they describe as a worldwide shift towards “authoritarian...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A new study warns of a global rise in 'authoritarian peacemaking', where powerful authoritarian states, not international institutions or democracies, shape peace deals to serve their own influence and control.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
@uomsoss.bsky.social
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@uomsoss.bsky.social
🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr Omer Aijazi, whose monograph has now received its fifth international award since its release last year, as it continues to shape global conversations on Kashmir.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
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HCRI Anthropologist Recognised with Top Feminist Scholarship Award for Groundbreaking Work on Kashmir
Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has won the Gloria Anzaldúa Book Prize for his monograph, Atmospheric Violence: Dis...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr Omer Aijazi, whose monograph has now received its fifth international award since its release last year, as it continues to shape global conversations on Kashmir.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.bsky.social
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.bsky.social
🛍️ Isn’t it time we ditched Black Friday for something that actually matters?
Expert commentary by Professor Nicola Banks, @uomseed.bsky.social.
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Expert commentary by Professor Nicola Banks, @uomseed.bsky.social.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🛍️ Isn’t it time we ditched Black Friday for something that actually matters?
Expert commentary by Professor Nicola Banks, @uomseed.bsky.social.
🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/e...
Expert commentary by Professor Nicola Banks, @uomseed.bsky.social.
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Following yesterday’s Budget, TPI’s @andywestwood.bsky.social @profdaverichards.bsky.social @drdarcyluke.bsky.social @samwarner.bsky.social and Patrick Diamond share insights on the government’s approach to growth and productivity.
Read more: bit.ly/3JVRkLi
Read more: bit.ly/3JVRkLi
Budget 2025: Hyperactive Incrementalism and the Missing Long View - The Productivity Institute
The 2025 UK Budget had a glaring absence of any long-term economic strategy for growth and investment.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Following yesterday’s Budget, TPI’s @andywestwood.bsky.social @profdaverichards.bsky.social @drdarcyluke.bsky.social @samwarner.bsky.social and Patrick Diamond share insights on the government’s approach to growth and productivity.
Read more: bit.ly/3JVRkLi
Read more: bit.ly/3JVRkLi
❓ Curious what the Chancellor’s #Budget means for productivity?
Dive into Bart van Ark’s (@bartvanark.bsky.social) initial reaction and key insights as the Director of The Productivity Institute (@productivity.bsky.social). 👇
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Dive into Bart van Ark’s (@bartvanark.bsky.social) initial reaction and key insights as the Director of The Productivity Institute (@productivity.bsky.social). 👇
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November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
❓ Curious what the Chancellor’s #Budget means for productivity?
Dive into Bart van Ark’s (@bartvanark.bsky.social) initial reaction and key insights as the Director of The Productivity Institute (@productivity.bsky.social). 👇
🧵1/ @alliancembs.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
Dive into Bart van Ark’s (@bartvanark.bsky.social) initial reaction and key insights as the Director of The Productivity Institute (@productivity.bsky.social). 👇
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