PhD student attends World Water Forum in Dakar
Researcher Chantal V. Bright from the University's Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has published a blog post about her attendance at the World Water Forum in Dakar earlier this year and how her research intersects with the issues discussed at the conference....
Lecturer wins international award for innovative education videos
Congratulations to Dr. Joanne Pennock, Senior Lecturer in the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation at the University, for receiving the prestigious JoVE (Journal of Visualised Experiments) Educator Innovation Award. The JoVE award celebrates...
Experts by Experience: How neurodiverse people in Manchester are advancing psychological research
Historically, when studying disorders such as autism, psychosis or dementia, those with the disorders were treated as study subjects rather than collaborators. However, people with disorders are increasingly becoming ‘experts by experience’, playing key roles in the...
Greater Manchester Green Summit 2022
This year’s Greater Manchester Green Summit was held at The Lowry on the 17 October. The University played a key role in providing expertise on progression of reaching the University’s calculated science-based goal of Zero Carbon by 2038, which is pivotal to...
A nose to diagnose: improving Parkinson’s diagnosis
Parkinson's is a complex disease to diagnose and relies on practitioners' ability to recognise a myriad of different symptoms. University of Manchester Professor Perdita Barran and Joy Milne are working on ways to improve Parkinson's diagnosis. Joy Milne is a ‘super...
Working together to achieve Living Wage City
The University of Manchester was proud to be part of the city of Manchester team who worked together to achieve Living Wage City status earlier this month. The University has been a pioneer and advocate for the Real Living wage in the city and has been a Real Living...
Ardwick Climate Action Day
On Sunday 2 October, 50 students from University of Manchester took part in the first Ardwick Climate Action Day. They worked with local climate activists to close part of the A6 to cars and helped to steward the road while groups, including skateboarders and a...
Manchester spreads the message on sustainability solutions
Climate change has become a priority issue for a range of organisations and sectors – and advanced materials are increasingly seen as providing breakthrough solutions for this global challenge. In response to this call, the Graphene@Manchester team at the University...
Using AI to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges – such as climate change
Human-focussed artificial intelligence can play a key role in tackling existential issues such as climate change, says Sami Kaski, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at The University of Manchester. Professor Kaski has been working with an international team of...
Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement – One Year On
Research has shown the positive impact of Greater Manchester’s universities on the city region, its people, and businesses, one year on from the signing of a flagship agreement. The Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement commits the five higher education...
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