Sociology public engagement prize winners announced
University of Manchester Sociology academics and postgraduate students have been recognised for sharing their research with audiences beyond the University. This year two very different projects shared the first prize in the staff category: Helen Holmes and Torik...
Teenage Kicks: exhibition explores the everyday lives of teenage girls in the sixties
Findings from a major new study of teenage girlhood in the 1960s and 1970s have been turned into an exhibition at the University's National Graphene Institute and a series of videos have been produced. Professor Penny Tinkler led the Girlhood and Later Life project to...
Talk 200 – Our Chancellor Nazir Afzal examines inequalities in access to justice
In the latest lecture in the Talk 200 series, Nazir Afzal, Chancellor of The University of Manchester and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for north-west England, discusses inequalities in access to justice and a vision for fairer treatment across the legal service. Talk...
NAYS Social Projects addressing inequality in Indonesia
NAYS Social Projects are a community empowerment program that seek to provide a platform and forum for Indonesia's youth to apply and share their knowledge in addressing various issues in remote areas of Indonesia, where there is still significant inequality in access...
Regenerated Old Quad reopens to celebrate 200 years of education
As part our bicentenary celebrations, a remodelled Old Quad section on campus has reopened on Friday, 21 June 2024. The enhancement maintains the historic fabric of the space and showcases our dedication to sustainability, whilst continuing to act as an area to...
PGCE Secondary Green Conference addressing climate justice issues
The PGCE Secondary Green Conference initiative is an annual event for student teachers, where students from multiple secondary PGCE subjects convene to host a day during which they address climate justice issues. The initiative received a 2024 Making a Difference...
One Bin To Rule Them All tackling plastic recycling
One Bin to Rule Them All is a three-year project funded by a UK Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Grant on Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging. Bringing together material scientists with social science and business models, the project uses an...
25Under25 Awards: Celebrating youthful innovation and excellence
Tess Hayton, a Plant Sciences student at the University of Manchester, is the co-founder of MFP - C2C, which aims to combat food insecurity through education and empowerment and local, regional, and international levels. Tess is one of this year's award recipients for...
Global Futures – Global Health strategy launch
The University's Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) has launched a new Global Health strategy that aims to transform health outcomes, with a focus on levelling up healthcare provision and uplifting health systems globally. The strategy has been developed...
Women’s safety in public spaces
On Wednesday 17 July, the University’s GM Policy Hub will be hosting a seminar on women's safety in public spaces. Research at The University of Manchester has found that over two-thirds of women runners across Greater Manchester and Merseyside have experienced abuse,...
Contact Us
+44 (0) 161 306 6000
