Social Responsibility

Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid.

Earlier this month The University of Manchester Worldwide Hong Kong held a charity run which was a great success.

We’ve been working hard to give all our new and returning students a warm welcome to Manchester in September. It’s an exciting time of year, with around 100,000 students arriving in the city region. But it’s also clearly a challenging moment across the UK and in...

The University was proud to co-sponsor the third Greater Manchester Green Summit with The Henry Royce Institute, held for the first time as a virtual event between 21 – 24 Sept.

Children and parents had to quickly adapt to home schooling when the COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures in spring 2020 to prevent the spread of infections.

In Spring 2020, Creative Manchester and the Manchester China Institute launched their second International Photography Competition.

The month of October has been celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK since 1987.

Dr Stephanie Snow, NHS at 70 lead, and her team at the University have collected over 200 COVID-19 related voice clips since March 2020.

Artist curated dining pods have recently started popping up around Media City in Salford.

The Museum of Medicine and Health, in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, holds one of the most extensive collections of medical artefacts in England.