This month we’re opening our doors to friends and neighbours in the local community to go behind the scenes of the University and discover the exciting work taking place here. The much awaited in-person return of our annual Community Festival provides a free,...

Our University’s Chancellor, Lemn Sissay OBE has written a poem to mark the end of his seven-year tenure.

Funding to facilitate research impact has allowed academcs from the University, Professor Hilary Pilkington and Dr Ajmal Hussain to work with practitioners from the Warrington-based Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation to develop a framework and toolkit for conducting ‘mediated dialogue’ with groups in conflict.

Early May saw a student-led walkathon take place with the aim of raising awareness of the global degradation of one of the Earth’s most essential life-giving attributes – soil.

The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom.

May saw the launch of the first 6R Fest on campus.

There’s so much to do at our Community Festival.

What could the future bioeconomy look like? And how can engineering biology fit into strategies to transition to sustainable industrial ecosystems that better meet society’s changing needs?

Without a doubt, the pandemic has disrupted food provision in many ways.

15-19 June 2022 saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries.

15-19 June 2022 saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries.

The University’s Manchester Institute of Education have developed Local Matters, a new research approach to understanding and responding to poverty in schools.

The University has created fully-funded scholarships for 20 students who are fleeing war and persecution, with people now able to apply to start studying in September.

Manchester Museum is celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with an unmissable two-day festival featuring film, music, workshops and more.

As regular followers know, May is the month of our most important awards for social responsibility. Sixteen winners and 23 highly commended projects – ranging from addressing period poverty, biodiversity and LGBT+ history education – were recognised at our Makinga...

The University of Manchester has a strong history of innovation and delivering positive change.

The University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering has produced a new short film highlighting the benefits of graphene around sustainability and the progress of this ‘wonder material’ towards commercialisation.

Staff and students from across the University came together at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) on 11 May for a series of lectures and panel discussions on social responsibility.

Our Global Development Institute have recently created a blog documenting the progress of the Community Savers project, a collaborative project with tenants from Hopton Court, Hulme, inspired by the work of Shack Dwellers International in Africa and Asia.

The University has published its 2021 Responsible Investment Report, confirming that it has ended investment in fossil fuel companies and has exceeded its target of reducing the carbon intensity of its other holdings.

Our University will be planting trees and wildlife-friendly hedges on the University Green space with saplings provided for free under the Queen’s Green Canopy project.

Luminaries from the worlds of pop culture and academia flooded the John Rylands Research Institute & Library earlier this month to celebrate the launch of the British Pop Archive (BPA) and the exhibition ‘Collection’.

Dr Jo Mylan and Dr Filippo Oncini of the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) have co-published a new report ‘Transforming Food Provision through Sustainable Innovation’, with Usman Aziz (Manchester Climate Change Agency), Dr Adrian Morley (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Carol Morris (University of Nottingham).

Our University has retained its status as one of the top universities in the country for openness in animal research.

Almost 100 girls from three schools across Manchester spent a day at the University’s Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) learning about entrepreneurship and social enterprise.