Earlier this year, the University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) launched our very first Undergraduate ‘Talking Science’ Competition.
Year: 2022
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre events for Black History Month
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust in partnership with Manchester Libraries
Levelling Up through R&D? UK evidence
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, a researcher at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the University, gave one of the welcoming plenary speeches at the Geography of Innovation international conference held in Milan, Italy in July.
Supporting Manchester’s language communities– public panel event
The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.
Developing our Living Lab
Dr Jennifer O’Brien from the University’s School of Enviroment, Education and Development and Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning has been awarded a Higher Education and SDGs Challenge Grant by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
Designing Dante tours: Exploring the Divine Comedy through vision and sound
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds one of the most important collections of Dante’s work in the world.
‘Writers sure enough’: Mentoring school children in poetry
In spring of 2022 the University’s Creative Manchester, the Centre for New Writing (CNW) and the Great Science Share for Schools launched this year’s Schools Poetry Competition, a civic engagement exercise that aims to nurture budding young poets in our local community.
Choose to Challenge
Earlier this year, the University hosted award ceremonies to celebrate the positive impact created from across our University community. After two years of online celebrations, the Making a Difference Awards returned on 10 May with in-person and a livestreamed event...
Animation highlights importance of microplastics research in driving water company investigations
A new animation has highlighted how the University’s research on microplastic pollution in rivers has helped to drive investigations into the behaviour of water companies, and the roles of regulators in tacking illegal activity.
Author and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye joins The University of Manchester
The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Jeffrey Boakye as a Senior Teaching Fellow in Manchester Institute of Education (MIE).