Social Responsibility

Between the 18 and 22 February, academics and students across the University of Manchester will work together and collaborate on projects as part of Teach-In week.

A short film highlighting the outreach and public engagement work of the Multilingual Manchester (MLM) research unit at The University of Manchester has been launched.

New year, new you? Kickstart 2019 with a visit to Manchester Museum and find out how to live well with less.

The University’s Middle East Centre in Dubai Knowledge Park, United Arab Emirates, opened in October 2006, as a permanent physical presence – initially representing the University’s Business School and projecting the school’s capabilities and mission in teaching, research and social responsibility.

The University has maintained its Top 20 position for the second year in the latest Stonewall Workplace Equality Index – an annual audit of workplace culture for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff.

The University’s Atrium Green Impact Team held their fourth annual swap shop for unwanted Christmas presents on 8 January.

With the rise of ‘wearables’ such as Fitbits, ‘smart’ devices for automatic diabetes control and drug administration and bionic arms amongst other futuristic health technologies, questions about what the future of human enhancement are becoming commonplace.

“What is that massive insect thingy in the water?!” The words from a pupil, iPhone in hand, stood precariously in the middle of the stream where an invertebrate river-sampling activity was taking place.

John Rylands Library was the backdrop for the Linnean Society’s Fourth Annual Irene Manton Lecture, which was hosted by the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) on Tuesday 4 December.

When visiting Manchester Central Library you expect to see thousands upon thousands of books, not thousands upon thousands of socks hanging from the ceiling.