Student Volunteering Week
Student Volunteering Week returns this February with the University offering a packed schedule of events designed to celebrate our student volunteers for all their amazing work over the past 12 months, including with their peers, in the local community and beyond. One...
Winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize announced
Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in healthcare. Commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory the report was covered widely in national media and has...
Our new microsite highlights how we are addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The University has recently launched a new social responsibility and civic engagement website which includes a searchable microsite highlighting the wide range of work and activities that take place across the University to address the United Nations Sustainable...
The Prostate Gap
Free photo exhibition: ‘The Prostate Gap’ 06 January 2023 – 10 February 2023 (Mon – Fri, 9:00 – 4:00pm) The Oglesby Cancer Research Centre (main foyer), The University of Manchester, 555 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ Free! No booking needed, just turn up. Pop by...
Volunteer of the Year Awards 2023: nominations open
Are you a member of our University community and volunteer or know someone who does? Now is your chance to recognise those who give their time and skills in The University of Manchester’s annual Volunteer of the Year Awards - an event which celebrates the actions of...
Researchers developing breakthrough technology for quantifying recycled content in plastics and packaging
Researchers Zoe Schyns, Thomas Bennett, and Michael Shaver from the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub (SMI Hub), within the Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester, are developing a breakthrough technology for measuring recycled content in plastics...
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT+) History Month
The University of Manchester has celebrated Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT+) History Month with a timetable of varied events, every year since 2010. The 2023 theme of ‘Behind the Lens’ gives us the opportunity to look at the contribution made by LGBT+ film and...
Celebrating our graduates making a difference
Each year, over 17,000 students graduate from The University of Manchester, many of whom are already making contributions to our city and beyond through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment. In December, we held our winter graduation, with...
How we are helping to create prosperous communities
We’re unique among UK universities in having social responsibility as a core goal in our strategic plan, Our Future. Our commitment to social responsibility is seen in the difference we make to society and the environment through our teaching, research, public...
There’s still time to enter the 2023 Making a Difference Awards
With just over a week until the deadline, make sure you enter or nominate someone for our Making a Difference Awards by 16 January Each year we invite our University community to enter the Making a Difference Awards. We have eight categories to highlight the positive...
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