Our new publication Building Utopia examines the interlinked challenges of urban development, health and climate change.

The University’s arts space, the Martin Harris Centre, is delighted to have re-opened to the public this Autumn.

The aim of our Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is to inspire talented, local year 12 students to realise their full potential and benefit from an excellent university education, regardless of their background.

Ever wanted to find out a little more about some of our staff, students and community partners and what inspires them to make a difference? In our “Meet the…” films we feature a series of personal stories and perspectives of being a part of the University.

Dr Tanja Bastia from the University’s Global Development Institute, and colleagues Dr Erika Busse Cárdenas and Dr María Calderón Muñoz, recently ran a photography competition to document the voices and images of migrants living in Latin America through the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Manchester China Institute (MCI) has teamed up with the Manchester China Forum (MCF) and the University’s International Office on a new initiative to help integrate new Chinese students into campus life, while simultaneously enriching the campus experience for local students.

The University’s environmental sustainability engagement programme, formerly 10,000 Actions, has been extended to the whole of our student body and is now the biggest environmental sustainability initiative in the higher education sector – 50,000 Actions.

ScienceX, the pop-up festival organised by the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Social Responsibility team, returned on 23 & 25 October.

As the University’s sector-leading policy engagement institute, Policy@Manchester connects researchers with policymakers and influencers, nurtures long-term policy engagement relationships, and seeks to enhance stakeholder understanding of pressing policy challenges.

Manchester Museum is launching a new pilot programme to tackle inequality.

As we approach the most important gathering of world leaders in recent years for COP26, October has had a real sustainability theme. We’ve set a record for the number of downloads of any university-wide impact publication with our 2021 Sustainable Development Goals...

We’re aiming to run most of our regular NCHS sessions, outdoors, in the gallery’s Art Garden, Alex Bernstein Garden, and Whitworth Park.

The Forum for Global Challenges is a major biennial conference seeking to catalyse solutions to the some of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change and inequality.

At the heart of our University values lies an ambition to build a greater Manchester.

The University is delighted to announce that from 1 – 21 November, the annual ESRC Festival of Social Sciences returns to Manchester for its eighth year, with events taking place both virtually and in person.

On Monday 18 October the 4th Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Green Summit took place at The Lowry in Salford.

This September the University took part in a global cycling competition finishing in the top 10 globally, top 5 in the UK and first in Greater Manchester.

A workshop to build safe spaces for active and effective listening, sharing & allyship in the workplace.

During Anti-Slavery Week (18 – 23 October), the University’s Procurement team has been asking for help in raising awareness of modern slavery and how to stop it.

Researchers at the University are developing innovative ways of tackling health inequalities that exist in cancer detection, provision and care, across the planet.

Happy new (academic) year! It’s been wonderful to welcome so many new and returning students to campus recently and plan for in-person activities and events. Everyone is hopeful and optimistic that 2021/22 will offer everyone in our university community a richer...

Mags Bradbury has been appointed as the University’s Head of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement. This new role is based in Julian Skyrme’s team in the Office for Social Responsibility. Mags will be working with a wide range of people, inside and outside the...

A University of Manchester collaboration with Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) means Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars (QECS) can drive progress on Sustainable Development Goals.An opportunity for QECS scholars to collaborate on the Sustainable...

The five higher education institutions of Greater Manchester have launched a flagship agreement with mayor Andy Burnham to work together to drive social and economic change in the city region.

ScienceX is back for 2021, but with a new home.