At the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) we have a commitment to addressing social justice, and to enabling evidence informed educational change through both our scholarly activities and our collaborative partnerships with professionals. Similarly, we are concerned with theoretical and applied research aiming to support vulnerable learners in educational and other contexts. Our work builds upon a long-standing reputation for excellence in educational research and teaching with a tradition stretching back to 1890, when education was first established as a focus for study within The University of Manchester. We offer a lively international student community. We are one of the largest graduate educational research communities in the UK; with a rich diversity of opportunity for our postgraduate research students. The MIE approach to research is distinctive, through a focus on equity and practice, we make a significant contribution to the University's goal of social responsibility. Our aim is to ensure that our educational and allied research is at the cutting edge of theory and practice, and that it contributes to improvements in the overall wellbeing of students, their families and communities throughout the world. Productive partnerships with policy-makers and practitioners have also been developed in order to interplay ideas, evidence and strategy.