Talk 200 is a new lecture and podcast series from The University of Manchester, launching to mark our bicentenary: 200 years of making a difference. This year we’re reflecting on our past, celebrating our present and looking to the future – and Talk 200 invites...
This month we’re sharing five social responsibility highlights from our latest newsletter. Firstly, we are excited to share the news that the Great Science Share for Schools has been granted the prestigious patronage of the United Kingdom National Commission for...
A research paper and recent Alliance Manchester Business School blog reflecting on COP28 developments has generated an invitation for PhD candidate Sandra Hamilton to speak at an international trade forum being co-hosted in the Philippines later this month by the...
Researchers across the University's Faculty of Humanities will come together on 10 April 2024 for an interdisciplinary discussion on plant lives and plant thinking. Organised by the Research Platform Creative Manchester, this ‘Research Café’, held at Contact Theatre,...
Campaign group Ardwick Climate Action, with the support of University of Manchester researchers, has launched a green route where local people can avoid the excessive pollution caused by motor vehicles. The scheme close to Kale Street in Arwick will help combat the...
Charity leaders Nick Bent, Abigail Shapiro and Justin Watson and philanthropist Andrew Brode have been awarded the University’s highest non-degree award, the Medal of Honour. The four have been honoured for their support for charities dedicated to education and social...
The Association of Social Anthropologists in the UK (ASA) has chosen The University of Manchester to host its inaugural anthropology festival. Taking place from Friday 5 - Sunday 7 April, PeopleFest: Public Anthropology Festival 2024 marks a momentous occasion as it...
Manchester University Press is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024. The publishers shortlisted for this award in 2024 are: Bloomsbury Boydell &...
The University’s Green Wellbeing Project (GWP) is a project where volunteering is 'prescribed' to students rather than medication if appropriate. Jointly managed by the University’s Volunteering and Awards and the Social Prescribing teams along with the team at the...
The Global Development Institute (GDI) at The University of Manchester has received a further transformational donation of £2 million from the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation. The gift, which is the most recent donation to the University from the Foundation, will...
In February 2024, the University celebrated LGBT+ History Month, and the theme this year was Medicine #UnderTheScope. The University's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team had the pleasure of co-organising a number of events for staff, students and the wider...
The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS), a pioneering campaign dedicated to fostering scientific curiosity and education among young learners, has been granted the prestigious patronage of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) in 2024. This...
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...
This month’s social responsibility and civic engagement newsletter is focused on civic engagement – and I’m delighted to be its guest editor. I’ve been a passionate advocate of the central role universities can play in their cities for more than a decade, and the main...
Further Education colleges are now working in partnership with the Greater Manchester Civic University Board and the University of Manchester to mutually benefit and to connect the higher and further education sectors across the city region. We caught up with Richard...
The ‘Placeholders’ project is a co-funded research collaboration between Bruntwood Group Ltd. and The University of Manchester, it developed as an outcome from the new approach to working with business and community called the Business Engagement Innovation Lab on...
Late last year the University hosted its second Service Learning Conference entitled ‘Perspectives, Partnerships and Practice’. With service learning, students go out into communities to undertake practical work and contribute to their overall learning outcomes while...
The University’s Student Volunteering programme continues to be a significant part of our civic engagement and partnership working with local voluntary and residents’ organisations. Students as volunteers work with over 700 partners across the city region. From...
The University of Manchester has joined Greater Manchester Citizens, a Citizens UK Chapter, as a principal partner. Greater Manchester Citizens Chapter is part of the national community organising group Citizens UK. The regional group is made up over 250,000 people...
Across the UK, Universities have been considering their civic role. The report Truly Civic: Strengthening the connection between universities and their places Civic University Network - UPP Foundation (upp-foundation.org) challenged universities to prioritise their...
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...
A year after the launch of the Greater Manchester Citizens Panel, the panel continues to contribute to the strategic direction of the Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement, Greater Manchester Universities and research projects at the University of Manchester....
Senior figures from local and national government, non-governmental organisations, and business met with leading academics from the University last month to discuss a new publication which advances a series of solutions to bolster the UK’s national resilience....
Over the last few months, Policy@Manchester has welcomed three MPs representing Greater Manchester constituencies to The University of Manchester. Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan visited the University to meet academics from our Power in Place publication. During his...
