Tue 14 Nov, 5.15 - 6.45pm Theatre A, Roscoe Building, The University of Manchester Students, staff and guests of the University all welcome. The School of Environment, Education and Development at the University of Manchester is delighted to welcome Jon Alexander for...
Year: 2023
Social responsibility in action
Every October, the University commemorates our Foundation Day which marks the formation of The University of Manchester as we know it. At the event this year we premiered a film in which we explore how social responsibility is embedded in everything we do – from our...
Risky Ventures at the Rylands
Join us at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, on 10 November, from 2-4pm and 6-8pm, for a day of free activities in collaboration with Being Human Festival, the UK’s National Festival of the Humanities. 2-4pm: Pressing ventures Explore the archives and...
Accelerating Just Climate Action conference
To save a few air miles and prevent feelings of flight-shame related to COP28 being hosted in UAE this year, the University's Sustainable Futures along with support from Tyndall Manchester, Henry Royce Institute and Creative Manchester is hosting an all-day event. The...
Curiosity Cube visits Manchester schools
Staff and students volunteered their time at our two Curiosity Cube volunteer days this October, bringing fun, hands-on science experiments to over three hundred primary school pupils. This was a new collaboration with the global health care company Merck, whose...
Cycle September: pedalling towards sustainability
In September, our University embraced a fun and friendly biking competition called Cycle September. The initiative encouraged staff and students to ditch their cars and hop on their bicycles for their daily commute. Over the course of the month, participants logged...
Introducing the Stellify Award for Masters students
The postgraduate version of The University of Manchester’s unique award supporting personal development and graduate outcomes launched in September 2023. The award has been specifically designed to run alongside postgraduate studies, encouraging students to make a...
Linnean Society is welcomed back for Irene Manton lecture
The University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is delighted to welcome back The Linnean Society for the 2023 Irene Manton lecture on 6 December. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Julia Patricia Gordon Jones, Professor in Conservation Science,...
Spirit of Manchester award win for the Whitworth’s Still Parents project
The Whitworth are thrilled to announce that an original project, Still Parents: Life After Baby Loss, has been awarded the Creative Community award in this year’s Spirit of Manchester awards. The Still Parents: Life After Baby Loss exhibition was on display between...
Local matters research and teaching programme
The University of Manchester's Institute of Education’s research on child poverty and its implications for schools, has been put into practice via the development of ‘Local Matters’ - a participatory university/school, social justice, research and teaching programme....