Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (Swahili for “educate a girl, educate the entire community with Astronomy”) is a project founded by Faculty of Science and Engineering PhD student Ann Njeri. The project is addressing the issue of gender disparity and...
Co-founded by the University's Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health PhD student Beth Barnes, the Alternative Football League (AF League) is the North West's only fully inclusive football league for women, non-binary and transgender individuals. AF League have...
In collaboration with partners across the city and the globe, Manchester International Festival (MIF) invites an extraordinary range of artists, from a huge range of art forms and backgrounds to create brand-new work for Manchester. MIF23 runs from 29 June – 16 July...
Here’s our last round-up of the academic year before some in the Office for Social Responsibility take a deserved break in August. On 10 June we welcomed around 2,500 people from our local and wider communities onto campus for our seventh annual Community Festival. At...
Tom Fryer, a PhD student from the University’s Institute of Education, developed a project which aims to widen participation to university by supporting students from under-represented backgrounds with their UCAS personal statements. Tom was inspired to start Write on...
Nick Weise from the University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering founded Maretório, a project focussed on making space to facilitate meaningful communication about climate change for those vulnerable, coastal communities in Brazil who may be most affected by it....
Recent research from the University of Manchester found that people over 65 who self-harm are 145 times more likely to die by suicide than people of the same age who had not self-harmed. This research was a catalyst for NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care to build...
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...
