Volunteering outreach in science and engineering
Manchester has a very large population of school-age children, yet despite the city’s wealth of opportunities, many pupils - particularly those in under-privileged areas - still lack access to meaningful STEM opportunities. Existing programmes can be costly or require...
Women reclaiming the narrative in Brazil through smartphone filmmaking
Dr Angela Torresan, a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, has been working with mother-activists in Brazil whose children were killed by police violence. Through collaborative filmmaking workshops using smartphone cameras, Dr Torresan is training women to...
Commute UoM: Earn points with sustainable travel
With travel making up a significant part of our sustainability footprint, the University is excited to launch CommuteUoM. The travel app has been designed to make low-carbon commuting easier and your journeys cheaper and greener. Powered by STAXY, CommuteUoM helps our...
No Time to Waste – our new sustainability initiative
The University of Manchester is proud to announce the launch of our new sustainability push, No Time to Waste, furthering our commitment to a greener future. As part of it, we are also launching our brand new sustainable travel app, CommuteUoM. Free for all colleagues...
Our top five stories in October
Here are five highlights from our October newsletter: We’ve launched our new Strategy 2035: From Manchester to the World, setting out a bold vision of what a great civic university means in the 21st century; creating knowledge for the public good, both locally and...
Meet John Holden, Vice President for Civic Engagement and Innovation
In this short film, Professor John Holden, our Vice-President for Civic Engagement and Innovation, shares how we will work in partnership with local, regional, and national stakeholders to drive forward our strategic vision for civic engagement and innovation. John...
A partnership approach to tackling hate crime and building social cohesion
In July 2024 during the peak of the civil unrest, which was happening in England and Northern Ireland, a group of Greater Manchester (GM) Citizen leaders came together at Cheadle Masjid in a show of solidarity. It was from this that the seeds of the Building Bridges...
From Manchester for the world – listening, learning and leading together
This month marks an exciting new chapter for The University of Manchester, as we unveil our bold “Manchester 2035” strategy - an ambitious vision to become a truly great civic university for the 21st century. In addition to being shaped by staff, students and alumni...
Film screening: The Success of Moss Side
The University of Manchester is proud to be supporting the film screening of ‘The Success of Moss Side’, by Director Elmi Ali and producer Baka Bah. The Success of Moss Side is a documentary that challenges the misconceptions and perceived narrative of Moss Side as a...
Greater Manchester Universities launch refreshed civic mission
The five Greater Manchester Universities, of which the University of Manchester is one, have launched a refreshed set of civic priorities, reaffirming their collective commitment to improving lives across the city-region. Part of the Greater Manchester Civic...
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