Social Responsibility

The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Jeffrey Boakye as a Senior Teaching Fellow in Manchester Institute of Education (MIE).

Funding to facilitate research impact has allowed academcs from the University, Professor Hilary Pilkington and Dr Ajmal Hussain to work with practitioners from the Warrington-based Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation to develop a framework and toolkit for conducting ‘mediated dialogue’ with groups in conflict.

This month we’re opening our doors to friends and neighbours in the local community to go behind the scenes of the University and discover the exciting work taking place here. The much awaited in-person return of our annual Community Festival provides a free,...

Our University’s Chancellor, Lemn Sissay OBE has written a poem to mark the end of his seven-year tenure.

Funding to facilitate research impact has allowed academcs from the University, Professor Hilary Pilkington and Dr Ajmal Hussain to work with practitioners from the Warrington-based Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation to develop a framework and toolkit for conducting ‘mediated dialogue’ with groups in conflict.

Early May saw a student-led walkathon take place with the aim of raising awareness of the global degradation of one of the Earth’s most essential life-giving attributes – soil.

The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom.

May saw the launch of the first 6R Fest on campus.

There’s so much to do at our Community Festival.

What could the future bioeconomy look like? And how can engineering biology fit into strategies to transition to sustainable industrial ecosystems that better meet society’s changing needs?