Social Responsibility

The University of Manchester has joined Greater Manchester Citizens, a Citizens UK Chapter, as a principal partner. Greater Manchester Citizens Chapter is part of the national community organising group Citizens UK. The regional group is made up over 250,000 people...

Across the UK, Universities have been considering their civic role. The report Truly Civic: Strengthening the connection between universities and their places  Civic University Network - UPP Foundation (upp-foundation.org) challenged universities to prioritise their...

A year after the launch of the Greater Manchester Citizens Panel, the panel continues to contribute to the strategic direction of the Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement, Greater Manchester Universities and research projects at the University of Manchester....

Senior figures from local and national government, non-governmental organisations, and business met with leading academics from the University last month to discuss a new publication which advances a series of solutions to bolster the UK’s national resilience....

Over the last few months, Policy@Manchester has welcomed three MPs representing Greater Manchester constituencies to The University of Manchester. Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan visited the University to meet academics from our Power in Place publication. During his...

Join the GM Policy Hub for our March seminar, which will focus on economic inequalities in work, and how this impacts retirement. Economic inactivity in over 50s is currently a key policy concern. However, many older women find it difficult to access and remain in the...

University of Manchester academics are working closely with Manchester City Council to tackle health inequalites. Making Manchester Fairer, launched in October 2022, is Manchester City Council’s five-year action plan to address health inequalities in the city. The...

Thirty households in Greater Manchester have supported  world leading research on waste.  The ‘One Bin to Rule Them All’ project focused on one area of the city chosen because of its socio-economic diversity (Indices of Deprivation, 2019).  The research looked at how...

Manchester has become a UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning, in recognition of outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all, with the University of Manchester as a strategic partner. Manchester is one of 64 cities, from 35 countries, to join the UNESCO...