Social Responsibility

A major new guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce has been published by the Pension Advisory Group (PAG).

The University hosted its annual Volunteering and Social Justice Fair on Tuesday 15 October.

The University’s environmental sustainability initiative, 10,000 Actions, has won an IEMA Sustainability Impact Award.

Our Chancellor Lemn Sissay’s third poem of a triptych for the University focuses on Stellify, our package of extra-curricular activities to help students develop their skills and experiences to become socially responsible, innovative, resourceful graduates.

To recognise and communicate the outstanding social responsibility activities across the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), the fifth annual Better World Awards have now been launched.

Manchester Museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) are pleased to announce the unconditional repatriation of 43 secret sacred and ceremonial objects to the Aranda people of Central Australia, Gangalidda Garawa peoples’ of northwest Queensland, Nyamal people of the Pilbara and Yawuru people of Broome.

A University community project has won the Equalities category of this year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards.

The Manchester Access Programme (MAP), The University of Manchester’s flagship widening participation scheme for local Year 12 students, is opening soon!

Happy new (academic) year! From Bolton to Bangalore, from London to Lagos, our new students arrived in Manchester in September to begin their studies.

The University will be hosting its annual Volunteering and Social Justice Fair (11am – 3pm) on Tuesday 15 October in Academy 1.