Here are 5 highlights from our September social responsibility newsletter: We published a report showing how the University is driving positive change across all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, through our research, teaching, public...
Give It Don’t Bin It is an annual campaign to reduce student waste during the moving out season which occurs at the end of each academic year. Clothes and other re-usable items are given to the British Heart Foundation, while food items are donated to Manchester...
The University's specially built Medebridge solar farm powers up to 65% of the University of Manchester’s on campus electrical demands! Through a collaborative project between University Living Labs, Professor Jen O’brien (Academic Lead for Sustainability) and the...
The project Accelerating impact-led graphene entrepreneurship won a highly commended award in the 2026 Making a Difference Award for outstanding contribution to social and environmental impact through entrepreneurship. The project focuses on helping researchers turn...
The Relaxed Graduation Ceremony won a 2026 Making a Difference Award in the Outstanding contribution to equality, diversity and inclusion category. The Making a Difference Awards celebrate people and projects driving positive change across the University. Beyond...
Instead of asking, ‘What is your disability?’, we should be asking, ‘What would help?’ It is a simple shift in language, but for Hamied Haroon, Academic Lead for EDI and disability, it reflects a much bigger change in thinking. Throughout his years as a student,...
The University of Manchester is ranked first in the world for our contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings (2026). The University's commitment to the UN SDGs is shown in the...
Alex Shaw, Arts Administration Manager at the Martin Harris Centre, recently won a Making a Difference Award in the Outstanding professional services for social responsibility category for Martin Harris Centre: Breaking Barriers. The Making a Difference Awards...
Colleagues and students from across the University joined us for two open sessions on bringing social responsibility to life through our commitment to public and civic engagement. The sessions highlighted how the Manchester 2035 strategy will help to shape this work...
Here are 5 top stories from June: The University of Manchester has been ranked 1st in the world for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the THE Sustainabilty Impact Ratings! The result places Manchester at the top of a global field of 1,603...
