Sir Bobby Charlton has signed an agreement on behalf of his charity, Find A Better Way, to open an international research centre based at The University of Manchester dedicated to improving the detection of landmines.
Year: 2016
Legacy of Ahmed exhibition
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust at Manchester Central Library held a project launch and commemorative event recently. Friday 14 October would have been Ahmed Iqbal Ullah’s 44th birthday. To mark the occasion, family, friends and those affected by his death...
The University and the Students’ Union sign a joint pledge to tackle homelessness in Manchester
The Pledge took place on the day of the Volunteering and Social Justice Festival at a special event organised by the Students’ Union.
The University launches the biggest environmental sustainability initiative for staff in higher education.
A giant 10,000 willow structure has appeared outside University Place this week to raise awareness of 10,000 Actions – the biggest environmental sustainability initiative in higher education, which the University launched to all staff today.
JustFest Presents: The Volunteering and Social Justice Festival
Tuesday 18 October 2016, saw the launch of JustFest Presents: The Volunteering and Social Justice Festival, an event aimed at inspiring students to take action in their communities, the UK and beyond.
Prometheus
Prometheus, Alliance Manchester Business School’s annual programme, exclusively designed for leaders from UK third sector organisations, took place earlier this month.
Equality and Diversity News
There has been lots of equality and diversity activities going on across campus over the summer, here’s an update on just a few of them.
Oxford Road Changes
Over the next couple of months there will be some significant changes to Oxford Road around the University.
Green Impact Auditing
For the past few years, the University has run the successful Green Impact scheme.
500th Company Signs up to our Supplier Engagement Tool
This month the Procurement Team has reached a milestone now that 500 of our suppliers have signed-up for a free sustainability action plan.