Social Responsibility

During what is being termed the greatest public health and economic challenge in living memory, local authorities and charities are finding there is an ever growing demand for food, from families or individuals in need, from those self-isolating to people struggling with poverty or redundancy.

The University’s Healthy Ageing Research Group has teamed up with the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub to support those who are self-isolating during COVID-19.

Traffic pollution for most parts of the UK is plummeting thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown but more urban ozone – a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans – is probably being generated, say experts at the University.

I hope you and your families continue to stay safe and that you’re balancing the various demands on your work and personal lives.

The Institute for Cultural Practices based in the University’s School of Arts, Languages and Culture has launched a new online magazine featuring critical reflective pieces on arts management, arts practice, cultural policy, heritage studies and museology.

Researchers in the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH), based in our Division of Psychology and Mental Health are working with the National Health and Safety Executive (NHSE), Public Health England (PHE) and other academics to set up a national academic response to suicide prevention and COVID-19.

Fourth-year student at The University of Manchester, Devershi Parekh, used his medical training to save his father’s life after he contracted COVID-19.

At the University, our people are working together and with partners from across society to understand coronavirus (COVID-19) and its wide-ranging impacts on our lives.

World-leading Manchester biotech researchers are working towards developing a test for COVID-19 that could be used at home like a domestic pregnancy test.

Health Psychologists across the UK have come together to make a difference, to ensure all health & social care professionals have access to health psychology, knowledge and skills during COVID-19.