A new Unit has been launched to ensure devolution and economic growth bring real benefits to disadvantaged people and places across Greater Manchester.

An initiative to increase the policy impact of our research has scooped External Relations Programme of the Year in the Educate North Awards.

Manchester gets the science bug

On 28 April the University held it’s 4th annual School Governor Conference at Chancellors Conference Centre.

The annual Making a Difference Awards took place on Wednesday 11 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall.

An open evening to find out more about the urban governance for social innovation project.

On 23 and 24 April the University of Manchester took over intu Trafford Centre for the first ever #scienceX in honour of Manchester’s European City of Science title for 2016.

With less than two weeks to go until the Making a Difference Awards ceremony shortlisted entrants and colleagues across the University are starting to anticipate the outcomes.

From May – September, Manchester Museum will be staging a major programme of exhibitions and events on the theme of climate change.

Green Impact brings together staff and students from across the University to create a more environmentally sustainable campus and community.

On 31 March the University hosted a large “Meet the Buyer” event in Whitworth Hall.

As part of their Institute of Cultural Practice (ICP) placement two Masters students have assisted the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust in the collection of oral history for the Heritage Lottery Funded ‘The Legacy of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah’ project.

One of the first people to enrol at The University of Manchester’s Construction Academy has secured a full-time position with family-owned property company, Bruntwood.

Dementia Awareness Week (15-21 May) is an important opportunity for us to increase our understanding of dementia.

Ageing and frailty: Game changers for our health and care services

Syrian graduate Ibrahim Olabi’s continued work supporting his war-torn country has earned him the University’s Postgraduate Student of the Year alongside a growing reputation for humanitarian expertise.

The wide variety of disciplines practised under the umbrella of Humanities at The University of Manchester brings a plethora of stories, each with their own distinct character, but within these stories we share a common set of values that unify us.

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre (AIURRRC) has a library full of books relating to equality issues and we are always looking for ways to highlight this material to new audiences.

On Thursday 12 May, from 5.

Enactus Manchester is a team of students who develop and volunteer on enterprising projects which have a benefit to the community.

The Institute of Inflammation and Repair (IIR) Social Responsibility Team organised an IIR social responsibility week recently to highlight, promote and learn about the various social responsibility activities taking place in the centres across the Institute.

A group of enterprising students from Alliance Manchester Business School have been busy organising and hosting ‘Rusholme SOUP’ events on behalf of local social enterprise Healthy Me, Healthy Communities.

Following the successful pilot of our international volunteering project in 2015, the Volunteering Team in Student Development and Community Engagement have been hard at work to set up Team Uganda for 2016, working with our international charity partner SALVE International.

The University hosted an important commission on Islam, participation and public life in February.

Children and adults alike will get a chance to check out what science we do, yet again this year, at our 6th annual Community Open Day.