Earlier in October 2023, a powerful event marked the commencement of the new 'Racial and social justice seminar series' organised by the University's Department of Criminology. Titled 'Policing the Crisis Reloaded: Stop and Search, Gang Violence Matrix, and Structural...
At The University of Manchester, we're committed to a zero carbon future. This means that by 2038, we plan to have completely decarbonised our direct emissions. As part of this strategy, we have just released a new zero carbon animation, underscoring our efforts to...
Following the success of series one of the cancer research beacon podcast, One in Two, a second series is being released. The podcast highlights the outstanding research and clinical skills of University of Manchester staff working in cancer across the disease...
An ethnographic study has significantly influenced national policy and practice on racial disproportionality in the use of police powers. Prof Geoff Pearson from The University of Manchester and Dr Mike Rowe from The University of Liverpool, supported by the N8...
Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of the debate around animal research are to take on the issue in front of University of Manchester staff and students in a live event at the Whitworth Hall on 28 November, from 7 - 9pm. The audience at the event, called...
A decade of researching the challenges charities face in addressing some of society’s most pressing problems led the University's Global Development Institute Dr Nicola Banks to search for a new and transformative approach to funding community action. Time and again,...
The University of Manchester has achieved the highest possible score for its work with intellectual property and commercialisation, research partnerships and public and community engagement in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework rating by Research England. The...
This October, the University will offer the opportunity to recognise and celebrate Black History Month at a variety of events. This year’s theme ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that Black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and...
Happy new academic year! This month's newsletter is jam-packed with stories of our impact. Here are five examples of what we've been up to over the last month. We were proud to host a delegation at the Manchester Museum for the unconditional return of 174 cultural...
The University’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy aims to protect and enhance our environment and prevent uncontrolled climate change. One of the core goals of the strategy, is ‘Valuing Nature’ which focuses on how we work with and alongside nature. We want our...
Join Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o on Thursday, 12 October for a fascinating lecture exploring how to remedy colonial legacies. On Thursday, 12 October 2023, the Universty's School of Social Sciences are hosting their Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture, this year welcoming an...
The University of Manchester has been shortlisted for a Green Gown Award in the 2030 Climate Action category for its work supporting our new Environmental Sustainability strategy. The awards ceremony will take place this November. Our new Environmental Sustainability...
As part of the University's pharmacy undergraduate curriculum, Year 3 pharmacy students will be running health screening clinics at convenient locations across our campus. The clinics are free and open to all staff and students. The health screening check will involve...
The Aboriginal Anindilyakwa community of Australia’s Northern Territory recently celebrated the return of 174 cultural heritage items, as part of a landmark repatriation project organised with Manchester Museum. A handover ceremony took place on 5 September, when the...
The Tour of Britain has captured the imagination of millions across the country, waiting eagerly by the route or tuning in to catch a glimpse of some of the world’s most talented sports people. Setting off (at breakneck speed) just down the road in Altrincham earlier...
The Department of Public Health, based in the University's School of Health Sciences has developed a series of open-access courses on public health and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a key part of the United Nations' work to improve lives and...
A new partnership dedicated to tackling the impact of textile waste in the football industry has been launched between The University of Manchester and RÆBURN Design – a leading sustainable fashion studio. The UK disposes of one million tonnes of textiles every...
We are delighted to announce that between Saturday, 21 October and Friday, 17 November, the annual Festival of Social Science returns to Manchester for its tenth year, with events taking place both virtually and in person. The Festival of Social Science is a...
UK-Med, the UK’s official Emergency Medical Team based at The University of Manchester, has deployed a specialist team of humanitarian workers to Morocco following the recent earthquake. The team of five humanitarian workers is made up of specialists in responding to...
Images of the illustrative masterplan for Manchester’s trailblazing new city centre innovation district have been revealed as ID Manchester’s draft Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) is published and a formal public consultation period begins. Local residents,...
Opening at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on 20 September 2023, the ‘Founders and Funders: Slavery and the building of a University’ exhibition explores how profits from slave trading, ownership of enslaved people, and manufacturing with slave-grown...
New data from the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity at the University has revealed disturbing ethnic inequalities in rates of financial hardship in the UK. In the three months leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 40% of people surveyed from the Arab, Any...
We are delighted to announce that two students from The University of Manchester, Ethan Williams and Binham Seyoum, have been awarded with a prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship! The Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship scheme is an incredible...
Manchester University Press are pleased to announce that their recent publication, The violence of colonial photography by Daniel Foliard, has been shortlisted for The British Academy Book Prize for Global Understanding. Since the launch of their trade list in 2020,...
Our graduates have a distinctive education and learn in a supportive, inclusive environment that encourages them to aim high, take intellectual risks, and develop sustainable solutions to problems both local and global. Students have opportunities to engage in the...
