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...
The ‘Never OK’ Sexual Harassment campaign asks students to take a stand against sexual harassment. Never OK is a joint campaign by The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford, promoting an environment and culture...
Ever wanted to find out a little more about public engagement at the University and the personal stories behind those involved? Each week we spotlight someone from our University community who is involved in some form of public engagement. Find out what our people do,...
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’...
Professor David Gadd from the University's School of Social Sciences has received the ‘Finalist’ award for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for outstanding impact in the world around us. Dave’s research...
The Manchester China Institute has teamed up with the Manchester China Forum (MCF) and the University's International Office to help integrate new Chinese students into campus life, while simultaneously enriching the campus experience for local students. The...
Manchester Day of Action (MDoA) is our flagship volunteer programme which includes our global alumni audience in the University’s social responsibility mission. We invite alumni, wherever they are, to identify a local project which needs volunteer support. We review...
In September 2022, the University took part in a global cycling competition finishing in the top 5 in the UK and first in Greater Manchester. Staff and students cycled almost 19,000 miles across over 2,000 rides, with over 2 tons of CO2 avoided by cycling instead of...
A research team from the Alliance Manchester Business School and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) has officially begun working on an important project for The Productivity Institute: ‘Addressing the net-zero and productivity challenges: How could...
Whether you’ve introduced Meatless Mondays or gone hybrid on the roads, many of us are looking at how we can reduce our impact on the environment and make our daily lives more sustainable. So what about when it comes to how we read? At Manchester University Press...
Manchester Museum will reopen to public on 18 February 2023 following an exciting £15 million transformation. The capital redevelopment project, hello future, has given the museum an unprecedented opportunity to expand its role, reach and relevance, and to become the...
The University is making changes aimed at addressing travel emissions, as part of supporting our ambitions to be global leaders in developing sustainable research and teaching practices and as part of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy. A target...
As part of the University's widening participation and social responsibility strategy, we already boast one of the UK’s most extensive programmes of work with local state schools and colleges – particularly those in more challenging circumstances. In accordance with...
Lecturer in Climate Change and Health, Dr. Stephanie Sodero, just published her first book: Under the Weather: Reimagining Mobility in the Climate Crisis (McGill-Queen’s University Press). The book is based on her doctoral research which received a Mobile Lives Forum...
