Taking place in February, Student Volunteering Week is a joint initiative between the University of Manchester’s Volunteering and Awards Team and the Students’ Union. It aims to celebrate our student volunteers for all their amazing work over the past 12 months,...
After a successful project in summer 2023, the University’s flagship overseas project Team Rwanda is due to go ahead again this summer. The partnership project between the University and Azizi Life will see a group of students travel to Rwanda to volunteer alongside...
Explore stories of identity in The University of Manchester Library collections. Collections can tell surprising and complicated stories that wrestle with the idea of identity. Who gets to decide how we are represented? Many people’s histories in the Library have...
Senior lecturer Jo Mylan, from the University's Sustainable Consumption Institute, and PhD student John Andrews have published an article in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ focusing on sustainable food production and consumption. A...
Led by academics at the University of Manchester, a new report, Whose Campus, Whose Security? draws upon a national survey and localised interviews in Greater Manchester to centre on the perspectives of students. Published by the University’s Centre on Dynamics of...
The first semester at the University was not just about hitting the books; it was also a celebration of sustainability through engaging events that brought students and staff together with a shared goal of a greener future. The environmental sustainability team and...
The University's landscape and services team has recently installed a new Bug Hotel, nestled in the corner of our Williamson building. The Bug Hotel is made using recycled wood, as well as foliage and twigs that were found around the campus grounds. The team kindly...
This year’s Winter Graduation saw more of our Equity and Merit Scholarship students receive their awards and celebrate their academic achievements. Now in its sixteenth year, the Equity and Merit Scholarship has been awarded to over 400 academically excellent students...
Join the University's Museum of Medicine and Health and a panel of speakers as we discuss and debate virtual collections and in person object encounters. On Wednesday 21 February, this online event hosts a panel of medical historians, researchers and digital...
The video from a groundbreaking debate on animal research held at the University of Manchester's Whitworth Hall has been published. Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of the debate around the topic spoke to staff and students last month. The audience at...
The University of Manchester, Boots and No7 Beauty Company have secured Prosperity Partnerships funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to support research advancing understanding of skin health and ensuring inclusivity for all....
Sandra Hamilton, a PhD candidate at Alliance Manchester Business School, has been awarded the 2023 Emerald Literati Award for the most outstanding paper published in Critical Perspectives on International Business. Celebrating 30 years, the Outstanding Paper Awards...
17,000 year 10 students across Greater Manchester have completed the #BeeWell survey this autumn, in addition to 73,000 completed surveys since 2021. In this time, over 180 schools have taken part in #BeeWell across GM. As a reminder of how important this work is, the...
Manchester University Press is delighted to announce that debut author and journalist Taj Ali has been chosen as the winner of this year’s £5,000 RSL Giles St Aubyn Award. Ali is the first author published by a university press to win this prestigious award. Taj Ali,...
The University has been awarded a Platinum Watermark for the effectiveness of the ways in which it works to engage society with its activities in research, teaching and culture. Winning a Platinum Engage Watermark is the highest honour that can be awarded to an...
The University of Manchester has been rated top in the UK and Europe, and third in the world, in the independent QS World University Sustainability Rankings, echoing its performance in the Times Higher Education Impact league table earlier this year. The latest news...
The University has won the ‘2030 Climate Action’ prize at the prestigious UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards in recognition of its “forward looking and innovative” work to decarbonise the University's operations. The Green Gown Awards celebrate the innovative and...
As we end the month of November, we’re sharing five social responsibility highlights from our latest newsletter. We are thrilled to have been awarded a silver Race Equality Charter award for our work in addressing racial inequalities. This highlights our progress...
The University’s Whitworth Art Gallery, in collaboration with Kettle's Yard, proudly presents Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, an exhibition unveiling the importance and evolution of Palestine’s most important cultural material. On display from 24 November 2023...
Are you making a difference to society or the environment? Or do you know someone who is? Our annual Making a Difference Awards are now open for entries and nominations. The Making a Difference Awards recognise the impact our staff, students, alumni and external...
Encompassing the University’s core strategic goals, service learning - compounding community involvement, study and practical experience, ensures social responsibility remains central to the world-leading teaching and learning at The University of Manchester. Students...
Ardwick Climate Action (ACA) is a community action group with a mission to protect the environment through grassroots advocacy and local engagement. The University’s Volunteering & Awards Team has been working with the local group since it was formed in Autumn...
Older people in the UK are experiencing a combination of pressures arising from the cost of living crisis, the impact of COVID-19, and cuts affecting health and social care. A report out this week from Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) argues that as the...
Shop eco-friendly products at the University's Whitworth gallery shop Looking for sustainable Christmas gift ideas? The Whitworth shop has you covered. Check out our new collection from The Hide Ranger. The Hide Ranger is a Manchester based designer who works with...
Manchester Museum’s beloved Tyrannosaurus rex, Stan, is getting into the festive spirit by pulling on his Santa hat for a charity gift appeal. Stan’s Secret Santa will run from Tuesday 5 December until Friday 8 December and Stan will wear the giant hat, created by...
