Following the success of our recent call for the next generation of Social Entrepreneurs with entrepreneurial solutions to societal, healthcare or environmental problems we are pleased to announce that UMIP have granted 9 Social Ignition awards allocating over £15,000 across the University.

Following the success of our recent call for the next generation of Social Entrepreneurs with entrepreneurial solutions to societal, healthcare or environmental problems we are pleased to announce that UMIP have granted 9 Social Ignition awards allocating over £15,000 across the University.

Earlier this month the Procurement Office held a very successful Supplier Exhibition for staff and postgraduates students.

A group of young scientists from The University of Manchester are celebrating, after winning a major international competition for their invention of a cutting-edge alcohol detector.

It might not seem like the most obvious partnership, but Quarry Bank, a National Trust site near Manchester Airport and the University’s Immunology department have been teaming up to bring University research to family audiences.

Nurses who campaigned to create England’s first nursing degree programme reunited at The University of Manchester in November to share memories of breaking prejudice, working in Africa, (and living in the same flats as George Best!).

In 2013 the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures initiated the annual Martin Harris Prize for Cultural Engagement and Social Responsibility as part of the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the Martin Harris Centre.

Two senior engineers from the University of Manchester have been re-united with former students after visiting Rwanda to help plug a skills gap.

Medical students from the University played a unique role in the B!RTH theatre festival – a series of theatrical events and debates through a partnership between the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Oglesby Charitable Trust.

As part of World Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November), the University announced a new programme of visits to local primary schools to spread the message about using these medicines in a way that helps prevent the serious problem of bacteria becoming resistant to them.