On 27 September, 2021, the Leverhulme Trust funded ‘Towards Inclusive Environmental Sustainability (TIES)’ project hosted their first online webinar ‘How Muslims in Britain engage with, and understand, environmental sustainability’, in collaboration with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and the Muslims of Britain Research Network (MBRN).
Social Responsibility news
Pensions in Divorce: what should you do?
A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they divorce. Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price from the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on...
Pensions on Divorce: what should you do?
A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they divorce. Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price from the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on...
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust programme for Black History Month 2021
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE (Race Archives and Community Engagement) Centre is the University’s open access library specialising in the study of race, migration and diversity.
Promoting social inclusion for Afro-Colombian youth
University of Manchester researchers in the project “Cultures of Anti-Racism in Latin America” (CARLA), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), have been developing collaborations with various artists in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia to see how art can be used to challenge racism in those countries.
Volunteering and social justice week
Monday 11 October – Friday 15 October
Students volunteer to support Rwandan social enterprise
When it became clear that the University’s overseas volunteering project Team Rwanda wouldn’t be able to take place in the summer, an alternative remote project was established in its place.
David Olusoga to chair discussion on diversity in statues and public memories
David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at the University, is chairing a special panel discussion on the debate around statues and public memorials in Manchester and Bristol as part of Black History Month.
Party Conferences
Join Policy@Manchester for our fringe programme at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
Achieving cleaner air for all: Policy@Manchester panel discussion
Event: Achieving cleaner air for all (Policy@Manchester panel discussion)
Funding sandpits on digital twins and sustainability
The University is hosting a series of sandpit events in Autumn/Winter 2021-22, as part of our partnership with the The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s National Institute for Data Science and AI.
Alliance Manchester Business School Vital Topics event
Join Richard Jones, Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester, to hear how research and development links with productivity at a regional level in this Vital Topics event titled: The UK’s regional productivity disparities and the “levelling up” agenda – what’s the role of research and development?
Alliance Manchester Business School Vital Topics event
Join Richard Jones, Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester, to hear how research and development links with productivity at a regional level in this Vital Topics event titled: The UK’s regional productivity disparities and the “levelling up” agenda – what’s the role of research and development?
Muso Baby at Manchester Museum
Muso Baby, Manchester Museum’s social prescribing programme has provided a lifeline for parents experiencing or at risk of anxiety or post-natal depression.
Former student reforming education law in Mexico
Our former Manchester student Elisa Soto is putting her Master’s dissertation into practice in her home country, Mexico, to address gender inequalities in education.
Protecting Kenyan communities against COVID-19
As of May 2021 it is thought that Coronavirus (Covid-19) has caused around 3.
Manchester Museum transformation project
As Manchester Museum enters the final stage of its exciting £13.
Summer round-up
We’re celebrating our 17,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students who have shown extraordinary resilience to graduate during such a disrupted period for them, our university and our country.
Meet the…Apprentice Cultural Learning and Participation Officer
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.
Manchester students help to preserve Marcus Rashford mural tributes
Students from The University have been involved in a project to catalogue and preserve tributes left on the Marcus Rashford mural in Withington, after thousands of people had covered over offensive graffiti with positive messages.
PGCE trainees organise online maths classes for refugees
University of Manchester Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme have established partnerships with 700 local schools providing our highly motivated trainee teachers with approximately 70,000 days in schools every year, allowing them to educate and improve the life chances of children in Greater Manchester.
Our graduates protecting the natural environment
This year, over 17,000 students will graduate from The University , many of which are already making contributions to our city, through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment.
Our graduates inspiring the next generation
This year, over 17,000 students will graduate from The University, many of which are already making contributions to our city, through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment.
Our graduates helping to build a greater Manchester
This year, over 17,000 students will graduate from The University, many of which are already making contributions to our city, through healthcare, education and protecting the natural environment.
Bernard Keavney’s highly commended at our Making a Difference Awards
Back in May Bernard Keavney was highly commended at our 2021 Making a Difference Awards for his research which is helping fight cardiovascular disease in the African population.