On Tuesday 7 December, Manchester Museum opened its Fossils Gallery for people to drop off gifts for 'Stan's Secret Santa', a Christmas Gift Appeal in partnership with Invisible Cities, with all donations directly supporting people experiencing homelessness and...

The ‘Being Muslim @ UoM’ round-table discussion, held virtually on Monday 29 November, is believed to be the first staff-focused event dedicated to marking Islamophobia Awareness Month at the University of Manchester.

Dr Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility

Do you know somebody who is working to improve the lives of others?Are you making a difference in your local community and beyond?Is there a cause that you think needs to be more widely understood? Enter or nominate for a Making a Difference Award!Our annual Making a...

Tuesday, 30 November is Giving Tuesday – the international day to give back and once again the University is supporting our staff and students to get involved.

Academics from the University’s Department of Geography have been involved in ground-breaking research into microplastic pollution and wastewater management in UK rivers.

Our University is supporting White Ribbon Day, a campaign to end violence against women which started on Thursday, 25 November and runs for 16 days.

A public trial of a cycle hire programme has recently launched following a testing phase.

Two University of Manchester medical students have teamed up with a charity based in Manchester, raising money to build Britain’s first 999 Cenotaph to honour the 2 million people working in the NHS and emergency services today.

Access to reliable information about medicines in many countries is often patchy and very challenging.

Have you heard of the Museum of Medicine and Health, but never explored the collection before?

Once again the University will provide a venue for the Manchester Christmas Dinner.

Gender Advancement through Transforming Institutions (GATI) is an exciting pilot collaboration between the British Council, Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) and AdvanceHE.

Opportunity for Early Career Researchers & Academics to get involved in primary school outreach in Greater Manchester.

Pioneering care and research delivered by cancer researchers is featured in a new national exhibition on cancer breakthroughs, which also highlights how this research has been designed to help address inequalities in cancer detection, care and treatment.

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.