policy@manchester Policy Week 2014 Addressing Inequalities MAKING A DIFFERENCE www.manchester.ac.uk/policy @UoMPolicy policy@manchester MAKING A Passion DIFFERENCE Provocation Progress Our researchers are For the first time we have a theme – Addressing Inequalities – and the week marks the launch of making a difference to the University’s Social Responsibility Signature the world around us, Programme of the same name. studying different aspects The ambition of this programme is to highlight of our society and helping and bring together some of Manchester’s most significant research that addresses issues of influence and improve the equality and fairness; on health, work, poverty, way things are done. class, diversity, education, natural resources, conflict and climate change. Now in its third year, Manchester Policy Week brings them together with those involved in We hope you will join us for a packed and shaping and implementing policy – as well exciting week of events, featuring leading as those at the receiving end – to debate the movers, shakers and shapers from the public pressing issues of our time. policy world. Look out for our keynote events and special themed days, covering inequality in We have one of the largest and – we would health, education and our cities. argue – best concentrations of academics doing policy-relevant research in the UK and And remember; all our events are free – although internationally. The week provides us with an we do ask you to register online in advance so It’s great to see this opportunity to showcase and share our great we can plan and deliver all our events to a high innovative idea of having a series breadth and depth of expertise. standard. of events which demonstrate the Policy Week is flagship initiative of We very much look forward to seeing you – and contribution that The University policy@manchester, which is informing the hearing your contributions – in November. development of public policy in a wide range of of Manchester makes to the areas by mobilising our tremendous knowledge Professor Colin Talbot development of public policy in research and teaching. Director, policy@manchester Ivan Lewis MP, speaking at Policy Week 2013 3 Book online at www.manchester.ac.uk/policy policy@manchester Monday 3 November 3pm-3.20pm Tuesday 4 November 1.15pm - 2.45pm Parallel Sessions New challenges for employment inequalities • What is wellbeing and does it matter? 10am-12am Themed Day: Education Policy Prof Brian Nolan – Oxford University Inequalities • Critical education poverty Nowgen Institute and Educational Inequalities • Inequalities in education (Note: starts at Inclusion in Policy and Practice 3.20pm-4.05pm Nowgen 2pm at Manchester Central Library, organised Organised by policy@manchester and the How can a higher national minimum wage Organised by the Manchester Institute of by the Centre of Dynamics in Ethnicity (CoDE) New Researchers Network help to reduce inequalities? Education (MIE) 3pm - 4.30pm Parallel Sessions Postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers lead Stephen Overell, New Economy; Alice Teague, All the major political parties in England are • Schools, communities and educational debates on the topics of inclusive policy, growth Equalities and Human Rights Commission; currently committed to reducing educational inequalities: does policy help or hinder? and development. This event is aimed at all Conor Darcy, Resolution Foundation; Damian inequalities. In recent years, the nature of policy Speakers include Lynne Heath (principal) and research students and post doctoral researchers Grimshaw, EWERC and FairWRC intervention has shifted from Labour’s centrally- Patsy Hodson, Manchester Communication interested in policy issues. 4.05pm-4.50pm designed and often multi-agency programmes, Academy, Carol Powell (Principal), Gorton to school-led interventions, targeting individuals 1pm-2.30pm Precarious work among young people: Mount Primary Academy, Phil Mellen and funded by the Pupil Premium. In both What can be done? (Principal), Stanley Grove Primary Academy, Nowgen versions, socio-economic inequalities have been Katerina Rudiger, CIPD; James Plunkett, Young Prof Alan Dyson and Sue Goldrick. prioritised and inequality measured in terms of Ethnicity and inequalities Foundation; Miguel Martinez Lucio and Stephen • The role of educational research into policy gaps in test scores. This wide-ranging conference in education Mustchin, EWERC and FairWRC; Carl Roper, TUC will take a broader view of the problem of • Inequalities in education (Note: starts at Organised by Social Sciences educational inequalities, looking beyond school 2pm at Manchester Central Library, organised by the Centre of Dynamics in Ethnicity (CoDE) Hear and debate the findings from three 6.45pm-7.30pm and beyond the socio-economic dimension. Delegates may attend for the whole day or recent projects looking at; job outcomes of 4.30pm-5pm Location TBC attend for individual sessions. ethnic minority graduates at top universities, Tea break the effect of ethnicity on the degrees of Manchester Policy Week 9.30am Manchester students, and ethnicity and STEM- 5pm - 6.30pm Registration and coffee related (Science, Technology, Engineering and Opening Address by the Rt Manchester Education Debate Mathematics) subject choices and outcomes Hon. the Lord Heseltine 10am-10.30am Closing socio-economic attainment gaps among secondary school students. The panel Keynote address: What no Education Organised by policy@manchester, BIS NW 7pm-9pm will include Patrick Johnson, Head of Equality Secretary wants to hear: uncomfortable and New Economy Nowgen and Diversity at the University, Manchester’s lead propositions about policy and inequalities senior academic in this area, Prof Aneez Esmail, Hear former MP and government minister Prof Ruth Lupton The Transatlantic Trade and and representatives from organisations like Lord Heseltine deliver the opening address Runnymede. for this year’s Policy Week. He will be 10.45am-12.15am Parallel Sessions Investment Partnership: Cash welcomed by Sean Harriss, Chief Executive • Poverty and education Bonanza or Risky Deal? 3pm-5pm of Bolton Council and lead local authority • Informational inequalities: do they exist Organised by Politics Nowgen Chief Executive for Public Service Reform, and are they a problem for Manchester? The Transatlantic Trade and Investment and Prof James Thompson, Associate Vice- Employment inequalities – (Chaired by Dr Andrew Whitworth) Partnership (or TTIP) has provoked intense President for Social Responsibility. public debate in the UK and further afield. low paid and precarious work 12.15-1.15pm. Lunch and outputs from Advocates claim that it will significantly boost Children’s Policy Workshop Organised by EWERC and FairWRC growth, while critics argue that it will lead to the Chaired by Professor Jill Rubery • See the outcome of an exciting and innovative erosion of hard-fought social and environmental workshop involving local school pupils, as they Differences in the quality of work are a major protections. But who is right when it comes to decide how their knowledge at KS2 should be TTIP? Speakers include Clive George (Author contributor to inequality in the UK. In this assessed. session, practitioners and policy experts will of The Truth About Trade), David Henig debate two major challenges – the growing • Manchester musician Jah Wobble will also (Department of Business, Innovation and Skills), number of workers in low-wage jobs and young offer a 20 min personal perspective on socio- Polly Jones (World Development Movement). people’s limited access to regular and stable jobs. economic disadvantage, with a chance to ask questions. 4 5 Book online at www.manchester.ac.uk/policy policy@manchester Wednesday 5 November 5.30pm-7.30pm Thursday 6 November 2.30pm-3.30pm Nowgen Picture a poverty free city Themed Day: Health inequalities Themed Day: Urban inequalities 50 years of inequality – 3:30pm-5.00pm showcase – impact and outcomes what have we learnt? Nowgen Let’s live in a society, not an economy across the life course. Organised by Sociology Organised by cities@manchester, the Centre for Urban Policy Studies (CUPS) and Brooks In conjunction with the Centre for Local Organised by the Faculty of Medical and After 50 years of affluence and the welfare World Poverty Institute. Economic Strategies (CLES) Human Sciences, supported by MICRA state, how has inequality changed – and (Manchester Institute for Collaborative what lessons can we learn from the past? 10am-11.30am The financial crash of 2008 and the subsequent recession, cast a torch onto our Research on Ageing) Key experts on social class, forced migration, The Greater Manchester Poverty Index economy. Questions about who the economy race, gender, and sexuality consider the and a critique of the indices of multiple Nowgen serves and how it works within the limits ongoing challenges we face in tackling deprivation (IMD) 9.30am-4.30pm (with lunch) of the environment are growing. As Britain inequality. Bringing together academics and Working with the Greater Manchester Poverty This showcase event will highlight some of returns to economic growth, this ‘question policy experts, speakers include Prof Alice Action Group, we have produced a set of the major issues surrounding the impact of time’ style debate will explore ideas about Bloch, Prof Colette Fagan, Prof Brian Heaphy, indicators for the city, creating a definitive health inequalities on children, young people how we could make an economy which works Prof