Social Responsibility

We would like to say a huge thank you to everybody who entered the Making a Difference Awards 2019 and we are now delighted to reveal the individuals and teams who have made it to the Awards shortlist.

A wide range of activities have been delivered this month to engage, involve and inspire our communities – on campus, locally and globally – with key societal challenges.

Dance is becoming increasingly popular as a therapeutic activity for people living with Parkinson’s disease, with evidence suggesting that dance can have beneficial effects on movement, mood and cognition.

Psoriasis is a condition that although affecting over 75,000 people in Greater Manchester, isn’t spoken about much – something that ‘Psoriasis Shout Out’ is trying to change.

Dr Jess Wade is on a mission.

Brexit, potential changes to tuition fees as well as shifting ideologies in politics mean that it is more important than ever to aim at a diversified student and staff body.

On Wednesday 13 February, the Student Recruitment and Widening Participation team welcomed 44 Year 8 and 9 female pupils and four teachers onto campus for our annual Dragonfly day, which aims to inspire young females to consider careers and pathways in STEM subjects.

Two researchers from the Manchester Urban Institute (MUI), based in the University’s the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), have each been awarded over £320,000 funding for two-year research projects placing human-environment interactions at the heart of achieving the United Nations (UN) Global Goals.

£10,000 available for staff environmental sustainability initiatives

Use the new 10,000 Actions platform for environmental sustainability and more