Social Responsibility

Back in November, our work on social responsibility was recognised through an Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community trophy, at the sixteenth annual THE Awards. This completes a record hat trick of awards in this category over the past decade.The award...

The Great Science Share for Schools will partner with the Royal Society to inspire school pupils to ask their scientific questions.

Our work on social inclusion is all about tackling the social inequalities, prejudices and barriers that continue to affect people’s lives and choices locally, nationally and internationally.

As we look forward to reductions in transmission, some better weather and an easing of covid restrictions we’ve released a short film ‘3 years in 3 minutes’ that looks back on what’s been achieved in social responsibility over the last three years across our four priority themes: social inclusion; better health; environmental sustainability and cultural engagement.

A coalition of 10 universities in England and Scotland, led by The University of Manchester, has announced ambitious plans to research Covid-19’s social and economic impact on racial and ethnic minority people.

On 15 April, our School of Social Sciences welcomes one of the most senior UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) officials in the Mediterranean, an area that has been the epicentre of refugee flows into Europe for over a decade.

This spring, the University’s American Studies programme is asking UK school students in years 9-13 to write letters to the new US presidential administration as part of a competition.

A Global University Social Responsibility MOOC “Introduction to University Social Responsibility” has just launched at the University Social Responsibility Network Summit in Pretoria (and online).

Health research on diseases affecting African populations has a history of being carried out by non-Africans.

On Monday 8 March International Women’s Day (IWD) will be marked in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health with Dr Nicole Brown speaking on her research on experience of disabled, chronically ill and/or neurodivergent members of higher education staff.