Social Responsibility

In recognition of the significant challenges faced by students over rising costs, the University is dedicating £9million to providing further student support, building on an initial programme of wellbeing and financial assistance provided together with the Students’...

Professor David Gadd from the University's School of Social Sciences has received the ‘Finalist’ award for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for outstanding impact in the world around us. Dave’s research...

The Manchester China Institute has teamed up with the Manchester China Forum (MCF) and the University's International Office to help integrate new Chinese students into campus life, while simultaneously enriching the campus experience for local students. The...

Manchester Day of Action (MDoA) is our flagship volunteer programme which includes our global alumni audience in the University’s social responsibility mission. We invite alumni, wherever they are, to identify a local project which needs volunteer support. We review...

In September 2022, the University took part in a global cycling competition finishing in the top 5 in the UK and first in Greater Manchester. Staff and students cycled almost 19,000 miles across over 2,000 rides, with over 2 tons of CO2 avoided by cycling instead of...

A research team from the Alliance Manchester Business School and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) has officially begun working on an important project for The Productivity Institute: ‘Addressing the net-zero and productivity challenges: How could...

Whether you’ve introduced Meatless Mondays or gone hybrid on the roads, many of us are looking at how we can reduce our impact on the environment and make our daily lives more sustainable. So what about when it comes to how we read? At Manchester University Press...

Manchester Museum will reopen to public on 18 February 2023 following an exciting £15 million transformation. The capital redevelopment project, hello future, has given the museum an unprecedented opportunity to expand its role, reach and relevance, and to become the...

The University is making changes aimed at addressing travel emissions, as part of supporting our ambitions to be global leaders in developing sustainable research and teaching practices and as part of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy.  A target...

As part of the University's widening participation and social responsibility strategy, we already boast one of the UK’s most extensive programmes of work with local state schools and colleges – particularly those in more challenging circumstances. In accordance with...