In the latest Talk 200 episode, our host Andy Spinoza invites Professor John McAuliffe, Director of Creative Manchester, Co-Director of the Centre for New Writing, and Professor of Poetry at The University of Manchester; Professor Caroline Bithell, Professor of...
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Being Human Festival 2024
Each November, the Being Human Festival presents hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. These events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, helping us to understand ourselves, our...
Our top five stories for October
As we end the month, we’re sharing five social responsibility highlights from our latest newsletter. Firstly, we are proud to announce that the University has won a prestigious International Green Gown Award in recognition of its ambitious decarbonisation plans. The...
Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections
Talk: 1-2pm, Thursday 28 November, John Rylands Research Institute and Library Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections: Conservation, digitisation and community engagement with contested collections at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library. This talk...
Our new Sustainable Development Goals 2023-2025 report is available to download
The University has launched a comprehensive new report which highlights how we are addressing key issues facing humanity as set-out by the United Nations. The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals are our world’s call to action on the most pressing...
Bee Circular UoM: Transforming sustainability and social impact
Bee Circular UoM is a student-led initiative, by Haojun Shuai (BSc Environmental Management, School of Environment, Education, and Development). It’s focused on reducing food waste and fostering sustainability within the University of Manchester and its surrounding...
Learning with the Museum of Medicine and Health
The University's Museum of Medicine and Health contains one of the most extensive collections of medical instruments and equipment in England. Spanning more than 300 years, the collection represents a significant educational and cultural asset for The University of...
Saving lives in rural Indonesia: How SMARThealth is tackling cardiovascular disease
As the fourth most heavily populated country in the world, the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indonesia is particularly alarming, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. The SMARThealth programme, developed by University of Manchester researchers to tackle the high...
University hosts sector-leading reciprocal student visits between Manchester and Kisii
Over the Summer, the University hosted visiting students from Kisii, Kenya as part of a sector-leading exchange programme. The University facilitated fifteen Kenyan students attending a summer school in 2024 as a reciprocal arrangement, overcoming major barriers in...
Watch our lecture exploring the legacy of Fairtrade
On Wednesday 2 October, the University’s School of Environment, Education and Development hosted its annual Social Responsibility Lecture. This year’s lecture celebrated the 30th anniversary of the international Fairtrade movement, bringing together a range of experts...
Psychology and Mental Health seminar series
The University's Division of Psychology and Mental Health hosts a monthly seminar series aimed at sharing research in psychology and mental health. These seminars highlight the Division's commitment to fostering dialogue, networking, and collaboration by offering a...
£1.7bn innovation district and neighbourhood opens its door and reveals new name, Sister
Manchester’s new £1.7bn innovation district and neighbourhood opens the doors to its first building, while unveiling its new name as Sister. The district has also announced its first customer, Sustainable Ventures, Europe's leading climate tech hub, which will...
Revisiting British humanitarianism: Three life stories
Thursday 21 November 1 - 1:45pm A University of Manchester event Revisiting British Humanitarianism: Three Life Stories (manchester.ac.uk) Online Zoom (link below) In this online seminar, Bertrand Taithe Professor of Cultural History at The University of Manchester...
University’s EDI recruitment event inspires new undergraduates to consider higher education
Congratulations are in order for Willow Stephenson 18, who joined The University of Manchester in September to study Sociology and German. Willow has been confirmed as a recipient of a new University bursary for care-experienced or care-leaver students launched for...
ESRC Festival of Social Science returns
We are delighted to announce that between 19 October to 9 November 2024, the annual Festival of Social Science returned to Manchester for its eleventh year, with events taking place at three different venues across Greater Manchester. The festival is a key element of...
University wins global climate award in recognition of our commitment to sustainability
The University of Manchester has won a prestigious International Green Gown Award in recognition of its ambitious decarbonisation plans. The ‘Zero Carbon Without a Net’ initiative is part of our Environmental Sustainability strategy, which was launched last July, and...
Growing a City of Trees in our 200th year
As part of our bicentenary year, the University is delighted to announce a new partnership in support of City of Trees, the community forest for Greater Manchester to create better, greener places. City of Trees is an independent charity that plant, look after and...
New academic lead for public engagement with research
The University of Manchester has welcomed Professor Stephanie Snow as our new Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research. Between 2017 and 2024 Stephanie served as Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, providing leadership, direction and focus...
Industry collaboration to accelerate sustainable concrete
Graphene@Manchester, in collaboration with four industry partners, has received £400,000 from Innovate UK's decarbonising concrete fund to accelerate the commercialisation of more sustainable concrete. Adding graphene to concrete can reduce CO₂ emissions by using less...
Manchester researcher awarded €1.5m ERC grant to revolutionise early detection of brain diseases
A leading nanomedicine researcher has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease and glioblastoma. The five-year project, NanoNeuroOmics, aims to combine breakthroughs in...
Graphene turns 20
20 years ago this October, Professors Sir Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov published the first graphene paper. First isolated as part of their regular Friday Night Experiments, their breakthrough material sparked a global 2D materials research revolution that is...
University achieves University Mental Health Charter Award
The University has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity. The University Mental Health Charter (UMHC) was created by Student Minds in partnership with leading higher education bodies and...
The launch of Unit M to supercharge inclusive growth
The University of Manchester has launched a new capability, Unit M, to rethink how it supports the region’s innovation economy. With a mandate to drive the University’s new approach to innovation, Unit M will connect and catalyse the innovation ecosystem in Manchester...
Justice Hub welcomes Attorney General Lord Harmer KC
The University's Justice Hub had the honour of hosting Attorney General Lord Hermer KC in September. The visit highlighted the work of our Legal Advice Centre, Manchester Innocence Project and our connection to the broader legal profession in the North West region....
Talk 200: ‘The unmasking of everything’ with Professor Michael Shaver
In our latest Talk 200 lecture and podcast series Professor Mike Shaver, Professor of Polymer Science and Director of Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester, discusses the complex nature of our material world, with a particular focus on plastics. He...