Open sessions for staff: Social responsibility, civic engagement and public engagement
Colleagues at the University of Manchester are being invited to find out more about our commitment to social responsibility and civic engagement. The University’s M2035 strategy places being values-led and socially responsible as a foundation of what we do,...
Great Science Share for Schools awarded UNESCO Patronage for 2026
The Univesity's Science and Engineering Education Research and Inovation Hubs’s (SEERIH) Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) campaign has once again been awarded Patronage by the UK National Commission for UNESCO for 2026. This is its third consecutive year of...
University hosts Community Conversations event on religious tolerance
In December, the University welcomed a diverse gathering of staff, students, civic partners and members of different religious communities at a Community Conversation event focused on religious tolerance in Greater Manchester. Chaired by Professor Duncan Ivison,...
Manchester Innocence Project
The Manchester Innocence Project is a pro-bono organisation based in the Justice Hub at the University of Manchester. The Project was established in 2020 when the ‘Miscarriage of Justice Review Centre’ was accepted into the US-based Innocence Network. The Project is...
Evaluating the impact of therapy on male survivors of sexual assault
Academics from the University of Manchester have worked alongside Greater Manchester charity We Are Survivors, on a collaborative project on evaluating the impact of a pioneering therapeutic intervention for male prisoners who are victims of sexual abuse and assault....
Cosmic Threads community quilt: An inspiring exhibition celebrating 80 years of Jodrell Bank!
Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement’s cultural engagement programme continues to grow, and our latest exhibition – Cosmic Threads – has brought people together through creativity on a remarkable scale. To mark 80 years of discovery and connection with the Universe, we...
Student-led conference imagines the future of sustainable healthcare
In March 2026, the University of Manchester will host its first ever student-led conference on sustainable futures in healthcare. Through talks, workshops and immersive exhibitions, this conference will explore the challenges that healthcare will face in a changing...
International Women’s Day 2026 ripple effect: Co-researching work, precarity and contribution in later life
Creative Manchester, one of the University of Manchester's research platforms welcome you to join us in partnership with MACFEST Muslim Arts and Culture Festival and our sister research platform Healthier Futures for a panel event celebrating International Women's Day...
You Ought To Know: Simon Industrial Fellow Karen Gabay releases podcast series about Black British music histories
From January to July 2025 broadcaster and producer Karen Gabay carried out research as part of a Simon Industrial Fellowship with Creative Manchester platform, Music Department, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester. As part of the...
Greater Manchester Legacy Programme
The University of Manchester is delighted to be supporting the next Greater Manchester Legacy Programme alongside Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Laing O'Rourke. The free programme, run by Common Purpose, is open to to all young people (18-25 year olds)...
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