The Works is an innovative employment and training initiative transforming the life chances of local residents at the heart of our local communities in Moss Side, Ardwick and beyond.

The end of 2019 saw the publication of the Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU) legacy report Inclusive Growth in Greater Manchester 2020: Taking Stock and Looking Forward.

The end of January and all of February are always very significant for the University and its LGBT Community.

Manchester is one of only two UK universities to be a member of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), this means our students can take part in the USRN’s programme of international events.

If you know a staff member, student group, student or alumnus from The University of Manchester who you think is worthy of a Volunteer of the Year Award, make a nomination.

Our progress on social responsibility has been significant over the past month, with a wide range of activities and initiatives happening across campus and beyond.

Are you involved in a community group that has a great idea for a community event or project or wants to extend its community offer? The University of Manchester and its main construction partners – Balfour Beatty, LaingO’Rourke and Vinci support the University Construction Community fund which helps neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University’s construction sites around Oxford Road and near Owens Park, Wilmslow Road.

Enter or nominate for a Making a Difference Award!

The University was highly commended in the Most Sustained Scheme category at the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards in London on 18 November.

On Tuesday 3 December, the world will celebrate #GivingTuesday, a global day to do ‘good stuff’ where everyone can do something to support the good causes and communities that mean so much to them.

Why not get the New Year off to a green, healthy and age-friendly start? Please do join us and to see what you can do to bring together agendas in arts and heritage, green infrastructure, health and wellbeing and age-friendly cities.

Up to 200 languages are spoken in Manchester including Urdu, Arabic, Chinese and Polish, making the city the most linguistically diverse in western Europe.

A festival of ideas at the University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute is set to lay down a marker for sustainability research in the next decade.

On 20 November, staff and students across the University came together in the Whitworth Hall for the Green Impact Awards 2019.

On Friday 15 November, the first Service Learning in Healthcare Conference took place at MANDEC, the University of Manchester’s Dental Hospital.

Submissions for our Social Justice Photography Competition 2020, which aims to engage students with social justice issues is now open to all undergraduate students at The University of Manchester.

At Manchester, public engagement means the many ways we share ideas and research; inspire discussion, debate and creativity; and involve the public with our work.

This October marked one year since our IntoUniversity Manchester North (IUMN) opened its doors in Blackley, and it’s been a very successful year.

As part of the Festival of Social Science, taking place from 2-9 November, the Air Today, Gone Tomorrow project provided an opportunity for researchers from The University of Manchester and pupils from Medlock Primary School in Brunswick to work together on a clean air project.

The aim of the Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is to help students who meet specific academic and background criteria, achieve entry to the University of Manchester, or another research-intensive university, through the completion of a portfolio of work demonstrating specific knowledge and skills.

The Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) has reinforced its commitment to the University’s core goal of social responsibility, particularly socially-responsible graduates, by awarding scholarships to 10 undergraduate students.

The Manchester Culture Awards took place at Manchester Convention Centre on Saturday 9 November, with The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust being named as finalist in the ‘Inspiring Innovation’ category for its project Coming in From the Cold (CIFTC).

At Manchester, public engagement means the many ways we share ideas and research; inspire discussion, debate and creativity; and involve the public with our work.

On Wednesday 23 October, the seventh Greater Manchester Care Leaver Awards took place at the Royal Northern College of Music; the event was a celebration of the amazing achievements of local young people from across Greater Manchester.

Have you ever wondered how each item of food on your plate contributes to climate change? Producing just one portion (100g) of fried steak has the equivalent carbon footprint of approximately 30 minutes of driving.