Christmas is a reminder for many care leavers that they are alone and can be a time to dread. The Manchester Christmas Dinner project started in 2013 with a vision: “No care leaver will be alone on Christmas day.” The initiative aims to provide young care-experienced...
The launch event will take place on Wednesday 16 October at 6:45pm at Blackwell’s, Manchester. "In this wonderful book, Simin Fadaee shows that, far from being an alien western imposition, Marxist ideas have inspired millions in the Global South. A terrific...
University of Manchester Physics Outreach (UMPO) is a student-led project that aims to increase the diversity of student participation in STEM-based subjects (primarily physics) through engaging outreach activities. These include workshops for both primary and...
Water scarcity is a major and growing threat to the food system in the UK and internationally. AquaPlan has developed an interactive web application to help farmers, businesses, and governments improve agricultural water management and climate adaptation, while also...
Manchester Museum has been named as a runner-up in Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024. The museum narrowly missed out on the largest museum prize in the world, which was instead picked up by Young V&A at a ceremony at the National Gallery. The Museum will still pick...
Our University has achieved a Gold award for evidencing excellent practices around LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans) inclusion. We have been rated 7th out of 246 employers in the country in the latest Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, which is compiled from the...
The UPP Foundation has launched a new collection of essays from leading thinkers across different sectors outlining the economic and social benefits universities have on their local communities. The collection is published in memory of Lord Bob Kerslake, Chair of the...
Each year, over 17,000 of our students graduate, many of whom are already making contributions to our city and beyond through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment. Since our University’s foundation, social responsibility and delivering civic...
Welcome to our last newsletter of the academic year. As part our bicentenary celebrations, the remodelled Old Quad section on campus has now reopened. The enhancement maintains the historic fabric of the space and showcases our dedication to sustainability, whilst...
Alliance Manchester Business (AMBS) recently hosted a three-day Festival of Business for not-for-profits, sixth-formers, and business leaders as part of its contribution to the University’s bicentenary celebration. The festival aimed to encourage attendees to explore...
We are thrilled to share highlights from our bicentenary festival Universally Manchester, which celebrated 200 years of our remarkable history, from our inspirational people to life-changing discoveries and world firsts. Over four unforgettable days (6-9 June), the...
The University’s Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) challenges orthodox thinking on sustainable consumption and production by looking beyond individual actors, such as the consumer or the firm, to understand sustainable consumption and production. Matthew...
Researcher and Geriatrician, Dr Louise Tomkow, was working on a project in Rochdale around real-life experiences of end of life care with dementia when local people told her they were keen to learn more from health professionals about common medical conditions. Male...
The University's Student Success team has led several initiatives to support the success of Black students in the last couple of years. One of these initiatives is the Manchester 10/10 programme, a collaborative student-staff project designed to empower and build a...
At the University, our students are driven by a shared passion for global change, inspiring innovative and creative endeavours to shape a better future, together. Our student recruitment teams actively collaborate with international partners to attract the best global...
Student volunteering at The University of Manchester has shown significant growth this academic year, showcasing an inspiring commitment to community service and engagement. The 2023-24 academic year has seen a notable increase in both the number of hours dedicated to...
The University of Manchester has been named as the UK’s most sustainable University, placing top 3 on a global scale. At the QS EduData Summit 2024 held in June 2024, we were awarded the title of ‘Sustainability Champion’ in celebration of our standout achievements...
Franca Imariagbe, Tom Healey, Katie Yates and Jeni Kongolo have shared their experience of working at the University with the Manchester Evening News, showing how we offer good quality work and job opportunities to people living in our neighbouring communities. Our...
University of Manchester Sociology academics and postgraduate students have been recognised for sharing their research with audiences beyond the University. This year two very different projects shared the first prize in the staff category: Helen Holmes and Torik...
Findings from a major new study of teenage girlhood in the 1960s and 1970s have been turned into an exhibition at the University's National Graphene Institute and a series of videos have been produced. Professor Penny Tinkler led the Girlhood and Later Life project to...
In the latest lecture in the Talk 200 series, Nazir Afzal, Chancellor of The University of Manchester and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for north-west England, discusses inequalities in access to justice and a vision for fairer treatment across the legal service. Talk...
NAYS Social Projects are a community empowerment program that seek to provide a platform and forum for Indonesia's youth to apply and share their knowledge in addressing various issues in remote areas of Indonesia, where there is still significant inequality in access...
As part our bicentenary celebrations, a remodelled Old Quad section on campus has reopened on Friday, 21 June 2024. The enhancement maintains the historic fabric of the space and showcases our dedication to sustainability, whilst continuing to act as an area to...
The PGCE Secondary Green Conference initiative is an annual event for student teachers, where students from multiple secondary PGCE subjects convene to host a day during which they address climate justice issues. The initiative received a 2024 Making a Difference...
One Bin to Rule Them All is a three-year project funded by a UK Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Grant on Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging. Bringing together material scientists with social science and business models, the project uses an...
