Category: Academic insight

Dangerous Writings, Difficult Questions

Dangerous Writings, Difficult Questions

A blog post by Rebecca Cargill It is with some excitement and curiosity that I booked my ticket to attend Dangerous Writings: A Symposium on the Ethics and Practicalities of Working with Risky Texts. It is a title that excites and intrigues, promoting thought on what...

Is Academia ready for me?

Is Academia ready for me?

Ashley Collar, Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Assistant in Sociology at The University of Manchester, tells us why embracing her working-class roots, hyperfeminine style, and neurodiverse identity has become a powerful act of representation.

Co-Production at the Heart of MUARG’s Research

Co-Production at the Heart of MUARG’s Research

Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) is marking the occasion by reaffirming our commitment to working with older people as equal partners in our research, aiming to shape more inclusive, age-friendly cities and communities.

Routes of Repair

Routes of Repair

In Kashmir’s fractured valleys, where ancestral lands are stitched together by memory more than maps, Dr. Omer Aijazi traces the quiet power of repair. His journey, rooted in Pakistani heritage and routed through decolonial scholarship, amplifies voices often silenced by conflict, reminding us that heritage lives not only in traditions, but in the struggle for sovereignty and in epistemic resistance.