New academic lead for public engagement with research
The University of Manchester has welcomed Professor Stephanie Snow as our new Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research. Between 2017 and 2024 Stephanie served as Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, providing leadership, direction and focus...
Industry collaboration to accelerate sustainable concrete
Graphene@Manchester, in collaboration with four industry partners, has received £400,000 from Innovate UK's decarbonising concrete fund to accelerate the commercialisation of more sustainable concrete. Adding graphene to concrete can reduce CO₂ emissions by using less...
Manchester researcher awarded €1.5m ERC grant to revolutionise early detection of brain diseases
A leading nanomedicine researcher has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease and glioblastoma. The five-year project, NanoNeuroOmics, aims to combine breakthroughs in...
Graphene turns 20
20 years ago this October, Professors Sir Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov published the first graphene paper. First isolated as part of their regular Friday Night Experiments, their breakthrough material sparked a global 2D materials research revolution that is...
University achieves University Mental Health Charter Award
The University has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity. The University Mental Health Charter (UMHC) was created by Student Minds in partnership with leading higher education bodies and...
The launch of Unit M to supercharge inclusive growth
The University of Manchester has launched a new capability, Unit M, to rethink how it supports the region’s innovation economy. With a mandate to drive the University’s new approach to innovation, Unit M will connect and catalyse the innovation ecosystem in Manchester...
Justice Hub welcomes Attorney General Lord Harmer KC
The University's Justice Hub had the honour of hosting Attorney General Lord Hermer KC in September. The visit highlighted the work of our Legal Advice Centre, Manchester Innocence Project and our connection to the broader legal profession in the North West region....
Talk 200: ‘The unmasking of everything’ with Professor Michael Shaver
In our latest Talk 200 lecture and podcast series Professor Mike Shaver, Professor of Polymer Science and Director of Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester, discusses the complex nature of our material world, with a particular focus on plastics. He...
Identifying new global health challenges
Four new research questions, which will seek to improve global health outcomes, have been co-produced by University of Manchester researchers and their international partners. Leading global health researchers at the University were joined by their international...
Greater Manchester Civic University Partners support creative health initiative with Arts Council England funding
Greater Manchester is set to become the first Creative Health City Region, thanks to a £800,000 grant from Arts Council England’s National Lottery-funded Place Partnership Fund. Led by NHS Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this...
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