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Success for Talking Science
Earlier this year, the University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) launched our very first Undergraduate ‘Talking Science’ Competition.
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre events for Black History Month
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust in partnership with Manchester Libraries
Levelling Up through R&D? UK evidence
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, a researcher at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the University, gave one of the welcoming plenary speeches at the Geography of Innovation international conference held in Milan, Italy in July.
Supporting Manchester’s language communities– public panel event
The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.
Developing our Living Lab
Dr Jennifer O’Brien from the University’s School of Enviroment, Education and Development and Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning has been awarded a Higher Education and SDGs Challenge Grant by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
Designing Dante tours: Exploring the Divine Comedy through vision and sound
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds one of the most important collections of Dante’s work in the world.
‘Writers sure enough’: Mentoring school children in poetry
In spring of 2022 the University’s Creative Manchester, the Centre for New Writing (CNW) and the Great Science Share for Schools launched this year’s Schools Poetry Competition, a civic engagement exercise that aims to nurture budding young poets in our local community.
Choose to Challenge
Earlier this year, the University hosted award ceremonies to celebrate the positive impact created from across our University community. After two years of online celebrations, the Making a Difference Awards returned on 10 May with in-person and a livestreamed event...
Animation highlights importance of microplastics research in driving water company investigations
A new animation has highlighted how the University’s research on microplastic pollution in rivers has helped to drive investigations into the behaviour of water companies, and the roles of regulators in tacking illegal activity.
Author and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye joins The University of Manchester
The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Jeffrey Boakye as a Senior Teaching Fellow in Manchester Institute of Education (MIE).
Young people learn to talk their way out of conflict
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.
Monthly round-up
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,...
The ‘Gift of time’ from our Chancellor
Our University’s Chancellor, Lemn Sissay OBE has written a poem to mark the end of his seven-year tenure.
Mediated dialogue
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.
Student organised walkathon aims to save our soil
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.
Great Science Share for Schools
The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom.
The first 6R Fest on campus
May saw the launch of the first 6R Fest on campus.
Our Community Festival returns this weekend!
There’s so much to do at our Community Festival.
Building a bottom-up bioeconomy
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?
The recovery of food provision practices after COVID-19 resulted in ‘business as usual’ despite calls for ‘building back better’
Without a doubt, the pandemic has disrupted food provision in many ways.
Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2022
15-19 June 2022 saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries.
Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2022
15-19 June 2022 saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries.
Local Matters
The University’s Manchester Institute of Education have developed Local Matters, a new research approach to understanding and responding to poverty in schools.
Scholarships for people fleeing conflict and persecution
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.