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It is also home to the Manchester School of Art, the Manchester School of Theatre, as well as the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) administered in collaboration with the [[University of Manchester]].  
 
It is also home to the Manchester School of Art, the Manchester School of Theatre, as well as the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) administered in collaboration with the [[University of Manchester]].  
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According to a [[2018]] study led by Dr [[Geoff Walton]] from the MMU, those who do not read legacy "[[mainstream media]]" and opt for [[independent media|alternative sources of information]] (a priori defined as "fake news") demonstrate unhealthy symptoms of physical and mental stress, which can lead to [[heart attacks]]. The research study used so-called "sophisticated techniques" to monitor how people use media websites to measure their reactions to online information.
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Walton said: "Those who aren’t very good at making judgements about information they read or see in [[newspapers]], [[TV]] or [[social media]], especially [[misinformation]] such as [[fake news]], experience a negative physical response to it", producing a stress response and bringing about unhelpful cardiac responses and erratic reading behaviour. Walton concluded that "This shows it is now time for [[school teachers]] and lecturers to be given the right tools, devised in our previous research, to develop 'information discernment' (ID) in their learners."<ref>https://www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/7949/</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:45, 3 November 2023

Group.png Manchester Metropolitan University  
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Formation1824
HeadquartersManchester, England
University in England. Not to be confused with the University of Manchester.

Not to be confused with the University of Manchester.

Manchester Metropolitan University (often abbreviated MMU) is a public research university located in Manchester, England. The university traces its origins to the Manchester Mechanics Institute[1] and the Manchester School of Design, which formed Manchester Polytechnic in 1970. Manchester Polytechnic then gained university status under the government's Further and Higher Education Act, becoming the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992. It is the fifth-largest higher education institution student body size in the UK based on its number of admitted and enrolled students.[2]

It is also home to the Manchester School of Art, the Manchester School of Theatre, as well as the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) administered in collaboration with the University of Manchester.

Independent media bad for heart

According to a 2018 study led by Dr Geoff Walton from the MMU, those who do not read legacy "mainstream media" and opt for alternative sources of information (a priori defined as "fake news") demonstrate unhealthy symptoms of physical and mental stress, which can lead to heart attacks. The research study used so-called "sophisticated techniques" to monitor how people use media websites to measure their reactions to online information.

Walton said: "Those who aren’t very good at making judgements about information they read or see in newspapers, TV or social media, especially misinformation such as fake news, experience a negative physical response to it", producing a stress response and bringing about unhelpful cardiac responses and erratic reading behaviour. Walton concluded that "This shows it is now time for school teachers and lecturers to be given the right tools, devised in our previous research, to develop 'information discernment' (ID) in their learners."[3]


 

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