On the 8 December 2022, The University of Manchester was announced as a founding member of a new alliance at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). Manchester is one of 117 universities from 44 countries to make a pledge to start a journey towards becoming nature...
In partnership with the prestigious Linnean Society of London, the University's Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) hosted the Eighth Annual Irene Manton Lecture on Thursday 8 December 2022. The lecture celebrates the significant contribution made by women...
The University's Sustainability Challenge Photography Competition has opened for entries! The competition asks students to take a picture that raises awareness of a sustainability issue that matters to them and the winners receive cash prizes and a donation to a...
The University has recently undertaken a pilot project to kite-mark all undergraduate courses in our Faculty of Science and Engineering with the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) they address. This will enable prospective students to...
Richard Jones, Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy and Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement has appeared in The Guardian discussing ‘Atom Valley’ and the regeneration of Greater Manchester. In the article, the Mayor of Greater...
From January to June 2022, PhD candidate Usman Aziz, alongside Professor Elvira Uyarra and Dr Josephine Mylan, from the University's Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) and Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), undertook a study which analysed...
Creative Manchester is delighted to present a number of events celebrating UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2023, in partnership with Manchester City of Literature. Creative Manchester is a Research Platform at the University of Manchester, developing...
Student Volunteering Week returns this February with the University offering a packed schedule of events designed to celebrate our student volunteers for all their amazing work over the past 12 months, including with their peers, in the local community and beyond. One...
Dharmi Kapadia (with Jingwen Zhang and James Nazroo) won the staff category for her influential report which uncovered stark ethnic inequalities in healthcare. Commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory the report was covered widely in national media and has...
The University has recently launched a new social responsibility and civic engagement website which includes a searchable microsite highlighting the wide range of work and activities that take place across the University to address the United Nations Sustainable...
Free photo exhibition: ‘The Prostate Gap’ 06 January 2023 – 10 February 2023 (Mon – Fri, 9:00 – 4:00pm) The Oglesby Cancer Research Centre (main foyer), The University of Manchester, 555 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ Free! No booking needed, just turn up. Pop by...
Are you a member of our University community and volunteer or know someone who does? Now is your chance to recognise those who give their time and skills in The University of Manchester’s annual Volunteer of the Year Awards - an event which celebrates the actions of...
Researchers Zoe Schyns, Thomas Bennett, and Michael Shaver from the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub (SMI Hub), within the Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester, are developing a breakthrough technology for measuring recycled content in plastics...
The University of Manchester has celebrated Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT+) History Month with a timetable of varied events, every year since 2010. The 2023 theme of ‘Behind the Lens’ gives us the opportunity to look at the contribution made by LGBT+ film and...
Each year, over 17,000 students graduate from The University of Manchester, many of whom are already making contributions to our city and beyond through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment. In December, we held our winter graduation, with...
We’re unique among UK universities in having social responsibility as a core goal in our strategic plan, Our Future. Our commitment to social responsibility is seen in the difference we make to society and the environment through our teaching, research, public...
With just over a week until the deadline, make sure you enter or nominate someone for our Making a Difference Awards by 16 January Each year we invite our University community to enter the Making a Difference Awards. We have eight categories to highlight the positive...
Racism is the ‘fundamental cause’ of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among ethnic minority groups, according to a newly published briefing from the Runnymede Trust and The University's Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity. During the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination...
A radioactive robot developed by University of Manchester researchers has been awarded Best Invention in 2022 by Time Magazine. The robot, called Lyra, is one example of mobile robotic platforms designed for inspecting hazardous environments and is a groundbreaking...
The University of Manchester was a finalist in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) 2022 Heart Hero Awards, held on 1 December. We were nominated as BHF Sustainability Partner due to our dedicated partnership work with the charity on the 'Give It Don’t Bin It'...
In recognition of the significant challenges faced by students over rising costs, the University is dedicating £9million to providing further student support, building on an initial programme of wellbeing and financial assistance provided together with the Students’...
What do translating biodiversity into new music in Colombia and improving sustainability in undergraduate laboratory practical classes, have in common? They’ve both won a Making a Difference Award! Now in its eighth year, our Making a Difference Awards are back for...
Our annual ScienceX festival returned for two days on the 28 & 29 October at Manchester Central Library, exploring science and engineering through interactions and conversations with families from Greater Manchester and beyond. ScienceX furthered close links with...
Earlier this month researchers from the University's Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), Zarina Ahmad and Sherilyn MacGregor, held a highly successful event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. ‘Mangoes, meat and motors: confronting the climate on...
Pop up exhibition: Living in a Material World Thursday 8 December, 9am – 6pm Manchester Central Library A free exhibition curated by University of Manchester Art Gallery and Museum Studies students invites people to consider how materials have shaped medicine and...
