In January 2023, Dr Caroline Miles and Professor Rose Broad from The University of Manchester commenced an N8 funded project, ‘The abuse of women who run: experiences, perceptions and fears’, working with Greater Manchester Police and Merseyside police. The research...
Earlier in October 2023, a powerful event marked the commencement of the new 'Racial and social justice seminar series' organised by the University's Department of Criminology. Titled 'Policing the Crisis Reloaded: Stop and Search, Gang Violence Matrix, and Structural...
At The University of Manchester, we're committed to a zero carbon future. This means that by 2038, we plan to have completely decarbonised our direct emissions. As part of this strategy, we have just released a new zero carbon animation, underscoring our efforts to...
Following the success of series one of the cancer research beacon podcast, One in Two, a second series is being released. The podcast highlights the outstanding research and clinical skills of University of Manchester staff working in cancer across the disease...
An ethnographic study has significantly influenced national policy and practice on racial disproportionality in the use of police powers. Prof Geoff Pearson from The University of Manchester and Dr Mike Rowe from The University of Liverpool, supported by the N8...
Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of the debate around animal research are to take on the issue in front of University of Manchester staff and students in a live event at the Whitworth Hall on 28 November, from 7 - 9pm. The audience at the event, called...
A decade of researching the challenges charities face in addressing some of society’s most pressing problems led the University's Global Development Institute Dr Nicola Banks to search for a new and transformative approach to funding community action. Time and again,...
The University of Manchester has achieved the highest possible score for its work with intellectual property and commercialisation, research partnerships and public and community engagement in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework rating by Research England. The...
This October, the University will offer the opportunity to recognise and celebrate Black History Month at a variety of events. This year’s theme ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that Black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and...
Happy new academic year! This month's newsletter is jam-packed with stories of our impact. Here are five examples of what we've been up to over the last month. We were proud to host a delegation at the Manchester Museum for the unconditional return of 174 cultural...
