Monday 8 April, 10:30am - 3:30pm The University of Manchester is delighted to be partnering with Reach Society to host their 2nd Manchester Employability Day. The Manchester Employability Day is an inspirational event which aims to address the underachievement of...
A generous £1.5m gift from British businessman and University of Manchester alumnus Simon Sadler has enabled the University to launch a new bursary for students leaving care. Simon grew up in Blackpool, and was the first in his family to attend University. He is...
Air pollution in Greater Manchester Outdoor air pollution contributes to millions of deaths every year, worsens conditions that affect the lungs, heart and infections such as COVID-19 and influenza. The impact of pollution on health is unequal and the elderly, the...
As part of the University's widening participation and social responsibility strategy, our award-winning School Governor Initiative (UMSGI) seeks to provide opportunities, training and support for staff from across the University to become and succeed as school...
We’re used to talking about 'levelling up' in the terms of the differences in productivity and prosperity between the Greater Southeast of England (including London) and the Midlands and the North. But there are great disparities of economic performance and living...
Following completion of the £15m hello future redevelopment, it has set out to become the museum Manchester needs. Key to that is helping the city’s diverse communities to feel welcome within the Museum’s spaces, to find belonging where they did not previously. Our...
Landmark research by physical geographers at the University has established that urban river beds can be heavily contaminated with microplastics. This research began about eight years ago as a curiosity-driven piece of river catchment science across Greater Manchester...
The University's Science and Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub (SEERIH) is a nationally recognised hub for teacher development. Through several innovative and research informed projects and programmes, SEERIH engages and develops teachers to ensure...
Manchester Urban Institute unites academic staff from across the University with stakeholders at local, national and global levels who have a shared interest in urban environments. In 2023, the Institute received funding from Manchester University’s Humanities...
The University's Faculty of Science & Engineering’s Social Responsibility & Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility team is working with the Manchester United Foundation (MUF) to showcase the excitement of science and engineering to local secondary...
