Social Responsibility

The University of Manchester continues to lead an expansive programme across the campus to help engage with local people on the topic of antibiotic drug resistance.

A student from Uganda who did his Master’s degree at The University of Manchester thanks to an Equity and Merit scholarship has just graduated, and hopes to use his skills to prevent flooding in his home country.

The National Medical Schools’ Widening Participation Forum was created in 2015, by Dr Enam Haque and Helen Franklin from the Division of Medical Education at the University of Manchester. This forum aims to develop collaborative work between widening participation...

The University’s employment centre, The Works, is set to move to a significantly larger building which will enable it to provide more training and opportunities to help local people in to work.

The University has been awarded a Gold Watermark for the effectiveness of the ways in which it works to engage society with its activities in research, culture and teaching.

We are pleased to announce that The University of Manchester has recently committed to becoming accredited to the Living Wage Foundation.

It’s time to recognise and celebrate the difference our staff, student and external partners are making!

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority, supported by National Apprenticeship Service and the University, held a conference for employers and training providers to highlight work carried out and to share best practice.

On Tuesday 27 November, the world is celebrating #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is an international day for people to do ‘good stuff’, to recognise what is already being done and to encourage people to consider giving time, money or supporting a worthwhile cause.

The University believes that everyone has the right to live, work and study in an environment free from the fear of harassment or violence.