Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions

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The University of Manchester

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Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 102.6 (Warm) (down 1.7 month-on-month), EMEA is at steady (0pts) on signal share.

The University of Manchester: 1 signal in the last 90 days.

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