News
Read about the most recent activities from the Institute.
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Meini Su Named in 2025 Top 50 Women Engineers
8 Aug 2025
Dr. Meini Su, Theme Lead for Living and Infrastructure at the Thomas Ashton Institute, has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) ...
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Respiratory Surveillance in the Workplace
8 Aug 2025
Early identification of work-related respiratory disease (WRRD) is associated with improved health outcomes and benefits for other workers. ...
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Live: Thomas Ashton Institute June 2025 Newsletter
16 Jul 2025
The June 2025 newsletter from the Thomas Ashton Institute showcases a year of progress in workplace health, safety, and resilience. It features a new...
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First SALIENT Devolved Funding Call projects have been announced
14 Jul 2025
Exciting news from SALIENT as 7 projects have been awarded funding through our first Devolved Funding Call! These bold, interdisciplinary projects ...
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New Working Paper from the SALIENT Hub: Characterising the Landscape of UKRI Funded National Security and Resilience Research
12 Dec 2024
The Building a Secure And Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub (SALIENT) is pleased to announce the release of their working paper, ...
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Workplace violence can have a depressing effect on HGV drivers
21 Nov 2024
Work-related violence in the UK is on the rise, with professional drivers facing increased risks. An HSE report highlights that drivers experience ...
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Researchers win Most Cited Paper Award 2024
25 Sep 2024
Researchers win Most Cited Paper Award 2024, for the journal Project Leadership and Society.
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PROTECT NCS Impact case: Relationships between occupation and Covid-19 outcomes
19 Jul 2024
Explore the impact of ADR UK and other administrative data research.
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Thomas Ashton Institute Lecture 2024: A world of risk: The unheard voices and what we can learn from them
19 Jul 2024
Watch this year's Thomas Ashton Institute Lecture: A world of risk: The unheard voices and what we can learn from them, with guest speaker Dr Ruth ...
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Watch our webinar: Cultural Change in the Construction Sector - The Building Safety Network
13 May 2024
The Building Safety Network advocates for a re-imagined construction culture that prioritises safety, transparency, and resident engagement.
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Manchester resilience researchers awarded £4.2 million to help build a secure world
26 Feb 2024
Manchester’s researchers are on a mission to tackle some of the UK’s most challenging resilience and security problems.
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The missing pieces of mental health first aid
9 Feb 2024
"The missing pieces of mental health first aid", an article by Sheena Johnson, co-lead of our workplace Violence and Aggression Network (VARN), and ...
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Our work to assess ONR's safety culture is recognised by the International Atomic Energy Agency
1 Feb 2024
IRRS mission highlights progress in nuclear and radiation safety in the UK.
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AMBS and Thomas Ashton Institute completes major study of nuclear industry regulator
18 Dec 2023
A research team from Alliance Manchester Business School and the Thomas Ashton Institute at The University of Manchester has completed a major study ...
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The magic of international collaboration
7 Jul 2023
Read the final report from the team behind the Design for Safety in Construction project.
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Project visit to Malaysia
30 Jan 2023
As part of our project Design for Safety in Construction, TAI colleague Dr Patrick Manu recently visited research partners in Malaysia to provide ...
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Institute CO-Director awarded CBE in the King's New Years Honours list 2023
6 Jan 2023
Professor Andrew Curran, Co-Director for the Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk and Regulatory Research, and newly appointed Director of Science at the ...
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Dr Sheena Johnson presents at social change and ageing workshop
1 Oct 2020
The Thomas Ashton Institute held the workshop on 24 September, with presentations and discussions on the challenges and evidence needs relating to ...
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MICRA academic appointed Research Theme Lead at Thomas Ashton Institute
22 Apr 2020
Dr Johnson has been a key, highly valued member of the MICRA Management Board and close affiliate of the Institute for a number of years. An ...
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New Institute for Risk and Regulatory Research
29 Nov 2017
The University of Manchester and The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have today signed an agreement to launch an Institute for Risk and Regulatory ...
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