Social Responsibility

We recognise this is a really difficult time for many of our students, especially those who are isolating or are new to Manchester and can’t meet people easily due to COVID-19 restrictions.

In the wake of the first UK lockdown, thousands of retired NHS workers returned to service to support the coronavirus effort.

Students from the University have contributed a staggering number of hours to the University’s flagship overseas volunteering program, Team Uganda.

The University of Manchester is part of the Greater Manchester Higher collaborative network along with four other universities and 12 further education colleges across the region.

Approximately 425 million people worldwide and one in 15 people in the UK are estimated to have diabetes.

Our Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) marked World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) during the week of 18–24 November.

Gateways is the University’s flagship pre-16 widening participation programme that supports approximately 1,700 widening participation students across 48 Greater Manchester secondary schools.

The University has hit the top spot for Greater Manchester and makes global top ten in the Cycle September competition.

The Christmas Dinner is an annual project founded in 2013 by the University’s Chancellor Lemn Sissay.

A renowned community engagement expert from the University is working with Natural England as they launch a national Nature Recovery Network, which it is hoped will help to deal with the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change and wellbeing.