Greater Manchester students unite for Green Careers Mission
Students from across Greater Manchester came together to tackle real-world sustainability challenges and support the region’s green ambitions at this year’s Green Careers Mission. Hosted at the University of Manchester, the 2025 Green Careers Mission built on the...
Support for at risk academics
The University, a founding member of Cara (the Council for At Risk Academics), has supported at-risk academics for over 90 years. We're part of a network of 135 UK universities and research institutes offering Cara Fellowships to academics worldwide who cannot safely...
New Creative Manchester report exploring workforce challenges in Manchester’s cultural sector
Creative Manchester is an interdisciplinary platform based at The University of Manchester, championing research in creativity and creative practice and bringing together research communities with external stakeholders to explore new research areas and address...
Walking the Hidden Histories of Ardwick’s Women
A new community-led walking route developed by the Ardwick Education Partnership CiC, in collaboration with local groups and The University of Manchester, is uncovering the hidden histories of women from Ardwick whose contributions have often been overlooked. On 27...
Empowerment through practice: Skills in ethnic minority communities
In partnership with the local charity AskMyDoc, MBChB medical students at The University of Manchester are delivering blood pressure clinics in ethnic-minority community hubs across Manchester. These clinics give students practical clinical experience while tackling...
Volunteering outreach in science and engineering
Manchester has a very large population of school-age children, yet despite the city’s wealth of opportunities, many pupils - particularly those in under-privileged areas - still lack access to meaningful STEM opportunities. Existing programmes can be costly or require...
Women reclaiming the narrative in Brazil through smartphone filmmaking
Dr Angela Torresan, a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, has been working with mother-activists in Brazil whose children were killed by police violence. Through collaborative filmmaking workshops using smartphone cameras, Dr Torresan is training women to...
Commute UoM: Earn points with sustainable travel
With travel making up a significant part of our sustainability footprint, the University is excited to launch CommuteUoM. The travel app has been designed to make low-carbon commuting easier and your journeys cheaper and greener. Powered by STAXY, CommuteUoM helps our...
No Time to Waste – our new sustainability initiative
The University of Manchester is proud to announce the launch of our new sustainability push, No Time to Waste, furthering our commitment to a greener future. As part of it, we are also launching our brand new sustainable travel app, CommuteUoM. Free for all colleagues...
Our top five stories in October
Here are five highlights from our October newsletter: We’ve launched our new Strategy 2035: From Manchester to the World, setting out a bold vision of what a great civic university means in the 21st century; creating knowledge for the public good, both locally and...
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