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The Manchester Christmas Dinner
Once again the University will provide a venue for the Manchester Christmas Dinner.
UK-India partnerships to advance gender equality
Gender Advancement through Transforming Institutions (GATI) is an exciting pilot collaboration between the British Council, Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) and AdvanceHE.
Great Science Share Clean Air Challenge
Opportunity for Early Career Researchers & Academics to get involved in primary school outreach in Greater Manchester.
Recognising pioneering research in national exhibition
Pioneering care and research delivered by cancer researchers is featured in a new national exhibition on cancer breakthroughs, which also highlights how this research has been designed to help address inequalities in cancer detection, care and treatment.
Building Utopia
Our new publication Building Utopia examines the interlinked challenges of urban development, health and climate change.
Free music concerts
The University’s arts space, the Martin Harris Centre, is delighted to have re-opened to the public this Autumn.
Manchester Access Programme applications are now open
The aim of our Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is to inspire talented, local year 12 students to realise their full potential and benefit from an excellent university education, regardless of their background.
Meet the…
Ever wanted to find out a little more about some of our staff, students and community partners and what inspires them to make a difference? In our “Meet the…” films we feature a series of personal stories and perspectives of being a part of the University.
Exploring the experiences of migrants living in Latin America through the Covid-19 pandemic
Dr Tanja Bastia from the University’s Global Development Institute, and colleagues Dr Erika Busse Cárdenas and Dr María Calderón Muñoz, recently ran a photography competition to document the voices and images of migrants living in Latin America through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Manchester-China Friendship Programme
The Manchester China Institute (MCI) has teamed up with the Manchester China Forum (MCF) and the University’s International Office on a new initiative to help integrate new Chinese students into campus life, while simultaneously enriching the campus experience for local students.
10,000 Actions is now 50,000 Actions!
The University’s environmental sustainability engagement programme, formerly 10,000 Actions, has been extended to the whole of our student body and is now the biggest environmental sustainability initiative in the higher education sector – 50,000 Actions.
Success for ScienceX at Manchester Central Library
ScienceX, the pop-up festival organised by the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Social Responsibility team, returned on 23 & 25 October.
Policy@Manchester Clean Air Panel Event
As the University’s sector-leading policy engagement institute, Policy@Manchester connects researchers with policymakers and influencers, nurtures long-term policy engagement relationships, and seeks to enhance stakeholder understanding of pressing policy challenges.
Local Matters. A pilot programme to tackle inequality
Manchester Museum is launching a new pilot programme to tackle inequality.
October round-up
As we approach the most important gathering of world leaders in recent years for COP26, October has had a real sustainability theme. We’ve set a record for the number of downloads of any university-wide impact publication with our 2021 Sustainable Development Goals...
Natural Cultural Health Service
We’re aiming to run most of our regular NCHS sessions, outdoors, in the gallery’s Art Garden, Alex Bernstein Garden, and Whitworth Park.
Forum for Global Challenges 2022: Call for contributions
The Forum for Global Challenges is a major biennial conference seeking to catalyse solutions to the some of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change and inequality.
The Manchester graduate tackling climate change
At the heart of our University values lies an ambition to build a greater Manchester.
ESRC Festival of Social Sciences
The University is delighted to announce that from 1 – 21 November, the annual ESRC Festival of Social Sciences returns to Manchester for its eighth year, with events taking place both virtually and in person.
GMCA Green Summit 2021: Taking people on the Journey
On Monday 18 October the 4th Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Green Summit took place at The Lowry in Salford.
Top 10 in global Cycle September competition
This September the University took part in a global cycling competition finishing in the top 10 globally, top 5 in the UK and first in Greater Manchester.
The Safe Place
A workshop to build safe spaces for active and effective listening, sharing & allyship in the workplace.
Raising awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking
During Anti-Slavery Week (18 – 23 October), the University’s Procurement team has been asking for help in raising awareness of modern slavery and how to stop it.
Tackling cancer inequalities – a global approach
Researchers at the University are developing innovative ways of tackling health inequalities that exist in cancer detection, provision and care, across the planet.