Every year, National Volunteer’s Week (1-7 June) is a chance to recognise the colleagues, students and alumni who are channelling their collecting power through volunteering, and say a big thank you for the difference they make across Greater Manchester and beyond....
Creative Manchester host events within the Festival of Libraries every year that allow academics to facilitate events with the public based on their research. Creative Manchester has curated a series of four free events for the Festival programme, showcasing our...
To mark Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) Month in June, join our 'In Conversation' event, centred on the ways GRT communities continue to challenge exclusion while shaping new political, intellectual, and collective self-determined futures. This event is open to...
On Monday 11 May, the University of Manchester co-hosted the second Muslim-Friendly Universities Conference: Researching Equity and Inclusion with Muslim Communities, with one of our donors, the Aziz Foundation. Over 50 delegates attended, including researchers from...
The University of Manchester, through Creative Manchester, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the “Arts-Based Communication Platform for Co-creation to Build a Convivial Society" at Tokyo University of the Arts and the National Center for Art Research...
Join Creative Manchester, a University of Manchester research platform, for the Creative Health Research Symposium: Social Care and Creative Practice. The 2026 symposium focuses on arts and creative practices developed by various regional organisations. Come along to...
Research led by the University's Professor Richard Edmondson, Professor of Gynaecological Oncology in the Division of Cancer Sciences, is working to improve outcomes for women with ovarian cancer by focusing on earlier detection and more personalised treatment...
We are delighted to share that the University's Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) has won the STEM Initiative Award at the Educate North Awards. Since its inception, the campaign has inspired hundreds of thousands of pupils aged 5–14 to ask meaningful...
The Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) led a life defiantly at odds with her aristocratic origins. Choosing to live and work among the poor of Manchester, she campaigned on behalf of barmaids, circus performers, flower sellers and pit-brow lasses, her...
A new feature showcasing the University of Manchester’s civic mission and global ambition has been published in the Manchester Evening News, accompanied by a short film featuring the University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Duncan Ivison. Titled From...
