Happy new (academic) year! It’s been wonderful to welcome so many new and returning students to campus recently and plan for in-person activities and events. Everyone is hopeful and optimistic that 2021/22 will offer everyone in our university community a richer...

Mags Bradbury has been appointed as the University’s Head of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement. This new role is based in Julian Skyrme’s team in the Office for Social Responsibility. Mags will be working with a wide range of people, inside and outside the...

A University of Manchester collaboration with Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) means Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars (QECS) can drive progress on Sustainable Development Goals.An opportunity for QECS scholars to collaborate on the Sustainable...

The five higher education institutions of Greater Manchester have launched a flagship agreement with mayor Andy Burnham to work together to drive social and economic change in the city region.

ScienceX is back for 2021, but with a new home.

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.

The healthcare partnership between Kenya and the UK government has been strengthened through the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The University of Manchester is to host a four-day programme tackling today’s biggest climate questions.Taking place two weeks before COP26, experts at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action (11-14 October 2021) will share insights and innovative solutions to the...

Julia Morton believes teaching is not just about education but creating social inclusion for the next generation.

Professor Miguel Martinez Lucio and Dr.

As a result of the University’s Community Festival earlier this year, the Museum of Medicine and Health now has a new digital resource free for secondary schools.

Every year, the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) holds a celebration event to mark the amazing achievements made by our staff, students and Public Contributors across Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE).

Plastics are cheap and convenient but their production and waste take a massive toll on the environment.

The University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is delighted to welcome back The Linnean Society for the second online Irene Manton lecture which will take place in December.

Alliance Manchester Business School’s Naomi Chambers, Professor of Healthcare Management, has co-authored a major new book which details first-hand experiences of the NHS today.

On 27 September, 2021, the Leverhulme Trust funded ‘Towards Inclusive Environmental Sustainability (TIES)’ project hosted their first online webinar ‘How Muslims in Britain engage with, and understand, environmental sustainability’, in collaboration with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and the Muslims of Britain Research Network (MBRN).

A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they divorce. Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price from the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on...

A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they divorce. Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price from the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on...

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE (Race Archives and Community Engagement) Centre is the University’s open access library specialising in the study of race, migration and diversity.

University of Manchester researchers in the project “Cultures of Anti-Racism in Latin America” (CARLA), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), have been developing collaborations with various artists in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia to see how art can be used to challenge racism in those countries.

Monday 11 October – Friday 15 October

When it became clear that the University’s overseas volunteering project Team Rwanda wouldn’t be able to take place in the summer, an alternative remote project was established in its place.

David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at the University, is chairing a special panel discussion on the debate around statues and public memorials in Manchester and Bristol as part of Black History Month.

Join Policy@Manchester for our fringe programme at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Event: Achieving cleaner air for all (Policy@Manchester panel discussion)