Medic and founder of life-changing medical charity The Little Things, Rathaven Gunaratnarajah, has been honoured by the Prime Minster for setting up a charity which delivers life-saving medical equipment, by presenting him with a Point of Light Award for his outstanding volunteering work.
Year: 2017
Before You Were Born
The University of Manchester’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre (MFHRC) is one of the largest pregnancy research groups in Europe, with the aim of ‘finding solutions to pregnancy problems’.
Be inspired through mentoring
On 11 October the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health hosted a lunchtime session to celebrate the work the University is doing for equality and diversity as part of Black History Month 2017.
Socially responsible alumni share their career advice
Over 100 University of Manchester alumni working in social responsibility roles are inspiring the next generation to follow their career paths by sharing advice with current students and fellow graduates.
Access Manchester
The University of Manchester is committed to identifying and attracting the most talented students to The University regardless of their educational background.
Manchester Migration Month
Throughout October the University hosted its first-ever #UoMmigration Month – a series of events, activities and features exploring migration’s relationship with inequalities, social justice, belonging and Brexit.
Foundation Day
The University marked its Foundation Day 2017 by celebrating its commitment to social responsibility.
Prometheus 2017
This year Alliance Manchester Business School welcomed 70 participants from across the 3rd sector for our annual leadership development conference, Prometheus.
#GivingTuesday – Making a Difference Fair
Do your bit on #GivingTuesday through our Making a Difference Fair, Swap Shop and HeartStart CPR Training on North Campus
Annual Report and video on widening participation
One of our key ambitions for teaching, learning and the student experience here at the University is for there to be no barriers to studying and no boundaries to learning, with widening participation firmly embedded into how we run our institution.