Writing for The Conversation
24 Jun 2025
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Our University is an institutional member of The Conversation and our articles attract significant global readership, with 75% read by international audiences. In April and May, ten University of Manchester authors wrote nine articles that resulted in 237,992 reads. We have 476 academics signed up to write for The Conversation.
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- India-Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change
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