School children had the chance to explore their scientific curiosity with top scientists across the country. As part of the Great Science Share for Schools campaign, more than 500,000 primary and secondary school pupils took part in a celebratory event where they had...
The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Research Institute and Library (Rylands) is set to enrich and transform the researcher and visitor experience, thanks to the John Rylands Next Chapter project, a £7.6 million capital investment. The project, one of the lead...
Nasal breathing, magic mushrooms, inequalities in healthcare and cures for cancer were just some of the topics that our fabulous students were talking about in our second year of the University's Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Undergraduate ‘Talking Science’...
On Saturday 10 June the University welcomed over 2,350 people from our local and wider communities onto campus for our seventh annual Community Festival. For this free event we opened our doors to the public to come inside and find out all about our research, learning...
University of Manchester reseachers Dr Jaime Garcia Iglesias, Professor Brian Heaphy and Dr Neta Yodovich who work on the Dating App Connections project have been collaborating with Harvey Kennedy-Pitt and his colleagues at Black Beetle Health, a community public...
Our new environmental sustainability strategy, Our Sustainable Future, has been approved by the Board of Governors. The strategy will launch in the autumn and run for five years, up to 2028. It describes how we will reduce our carbon footprint, promote sustainability...
During the fourth and final week of the Bike Month Challenge, University of Manchester staff leapfrogged Trafford Council to clinch top place in the regional cycling challenge by riding more than 19,500 miles during May. More than 150 University staff joined the...
A team from the University's Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has researched the link between animal agriculture, biosafety and nature conservation to offer a suggestion as to how the future of land use could look. Dr Steffen Hirth and Dr Dan Welch suggest that...
On Tuesday 4 July 2023, the Manchester Innocence Project welcomed Attorney and Professor of Law Justin Brooks for a public lecture as part of the promotion of his new book ‘You might Go To Prison, Even Thought You’re Innocent’. Justin Brooks is the Director and...
On 9 June, the Low Carbon Chinatown event took place at Manchester Museum: a project that brings together food, data science and community participation to explore creative ways of responding to the climate crisis. Originally imagined by artist Ling Tan and...
Each academic year, the Heart Heroes project at The University of Manchester recruits and trains a team of student volunteers to deliver ‘Basic Life Support (BLS) skills’ training to groups of students, staff and external community members. The student volunteers...
Maybe you have one bin or many boxes. You might even have a compost caddy. Whatever your recycling setup, chances are that at some point you’ve been left wondering what should go where and if a particular item is indeed recyclable or if it should just go in the main...
The University is the only institution in the world to rank in the top 10 in every year the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings have existed. The University of Manchester has today been named top in both the UK and Europe, and second in the world for...
We are delighted to announce today (1 June 2023) that The University of Manchester has been placed first in the UK, first in Europe and second in the world for our commitment to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was achieved...
Our Manchester-China Friendship Programme (MCFP) brings together British and Chinese students, increasing cultural integration on campus. MCFP was launched in 2021 by Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Manchester China Forum (MCF), with support from the University...
The University is participating in No Mow May, Plant life’s annual campaign that calls for garden owners and green space managers to allow lawns to grow freely for a month. The main aim for No Mow May is to provide a much-needed boost for wild plants and wildlife...
The Right to Clothing Campaign was launched last year by Sharewear UK, Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project and Dr Luke D. Graham in the School of Law at The University of Manchester. The campaign hopes to raise awareness of clothing deprivation, provide clothing...
14 students from the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) recently ran their own pop-up shops on campus to raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Split into two teams, these first-year students aimed to maximize their contributions to the BHF...
The Festival of Libraries is a county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries and will take place from 7-11 June 2023. This festival allows residents and visitors to Greater Manchester to celebrate the key role that libraries play in civic life, and to...
Exhibition telling stories about displacement launches at the Whitworth Art Gallery The Whitworth and Creative Manchester present Traces of Displacement, an exhibition using the Whitworth’s collection to address one of the major humanitarian concerns of the 20th and...
On 23 and 24 March , the John Rylands Research Institute and Library hosted a major conference ‘Compassion and Care: Emotions and Experience in the Care of Children through History’, co-organised by Dr Kate Gibson, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at The University of...
Maternal and child health research focuses on pregnancy and the early years of life to support health across a person’s whole lifecourse. The University is working towards improving maternal and child health through new discoveries and research to have real life...
Greater Manchester has one of the worst rates of child dental decay in the UK, with 1 in 3 children under 5 experiencing dental decay. Additionally, dental extractions are the leading cause of childhood hospital admissions in the UK – this is largely preventable with...
Globally, around 1 billion people live in urban slums. Slum communities face overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, leading to a high risk of disease transmission. Sub-Saharan Africa has a large urban slum population and thus faced significant risk during the COVID-19...
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to the UK. Ahead of National Windrush Day on the 22 June, the University is proud to support The Windrush Warriors performance. Set in the Community Centre, which provides heart, comfort,...
