Did you know, the University of Manchester is a University of Sanctuary? Universities of Sanctuary is a national network of university staff, lecturers, academics and students. They are working to make Higher Education institutions places of safety, solidarity and...
Here are our 5 top social responsibility stories this month: Earlier this month, we hosted our annual Making a Difference Awards, celebrating the achievements of 34 students, colleagues, alumni and partner initiatives making a positive difference through social...
Last year, we launched the Open Doors Project, an initiative making University meeting rooms available for community use. At the beginning of 2026, we relaunched the project with expanded availability, helping more local groups access free spaces to meet, connect and...
The Sustainability Champions are a group of dedicated student volunteers who choose to take on an additional role alongside their degree programme to promote awareness of sustainability issues among their student peers and encourage environmental action. The...
Research shows that being in nature is vital to maintaining good health and wellbeing! 'It’s In Our Nature' is The University of Manchester’s annual nature engagement campaign. Taking place over April, the campaign encourages colleagues, students and members of the...
Across the University, around 55,000 staff and students travel to our Oxford Road campus during a typical week. Commuting plays a huge role in everyday life at The University of Manchester. Whether it’s sitting in traffic, dashing for a delayed train, squeezing onto a...
Erin Pallott is a Science Communication Officer at The University of Manchester, working across the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation and the Manchester Cell-Matrix Centre. Her role is all about helping researchers share their work in ways that...
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...
The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) first came to life in 2006, making it one of the earliest examples of a university widening access initiative of its kind. At that time, the University of Manchester recognised a difficult reality: talented students from less...
A team of researchers at The University of Manchester has been awarded UKRI funding for a pioneering interdisciplinary project examining how communities experience and understand air pollution in everyday life. The project forms part of a wider UKRI investment into...
Libraries are places where books move and people meet, past and present, real and imagined. That’s how great stories begin. Inspired by The Forgotten Library exhibition at The John Rylands Library, our Books That Matter event on 12 June invites you to take part in a...
The University is pleased to announce the 14 students selected for Team Rwanda 2026, our flagship international student volunteering project. Narrowing 84 applicants down to just 14 team members was no easy task, with an exceptionally strong and competitive pool of...
This year, the Volunteering and Awards Team and the Information and Guidance (IAG) Team from Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) at the University delivered the second year of the Great AMBS Fundraiser. Open to first- and second-year AMBS students, the...
Professor Duncan Ivison, President and Vice Chancellor, invites you all to come along, be curious and join in the fun. Join us on Saturday, 13 June 2026, 11am – 4:30pm for a day of curiosity, inspiration and play. As part of the University's ongoing civic commitment...
Celebrate Summer with our FREE sing and sign-along event. Sing classic, feel-good songs, in a relaxed setting. Open to everybody, the Manchester University Music Society will host this inclusive, 50-minute musical treat. Date: Friday 12 June 2026 Time: 11.00-11.50am...
On 6 May we hosted our annual Making a Difference Awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the inspiring social responsibility achievements of our colleagues, students, alumni and external partners. Our social responsibility activity spans right across the...
A new report published this week by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics has reinforced the vital role of Greater Manchester’s Universities in supporting productivity, skills and inclusive growth. The report, Hive of Talent: What...
