And be part of creating a fairer more sustainable food system for Manchester and beyond!Since 2007, the Kindling Trust has been working with communities, farmers, health providers, activists and policymakers to challenge and subvert the industrial food system, a...

In April, the University of Manchester’s China Centre celebrated its fifth annual social responsibility month with a range of exciting activities to positively impact alumni, local communities and broader society, in the unique Manchester spirit.

New research by experts from the University has found that the poor management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage by water companies is the main source of microplastic pollution in the UK’s rivers.

As an institution dedicated to positive change across the globe for society and the environment, we’re proud to have been ranked number one in the world in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

For over two years Frank Boons, Director of the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University has been working as a senior academic fellow in the Systems Research Team at Defra (the UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). As part of a...

This year the University held its annual School Governor Conference as a two-day online event in lieu of the usual one day at a local venue.

A collaboration between two Barcelona institutions and the Nanomedicine Lab at The University of Manchester – aimed at treating brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease – has secured £12m in funding, one of the largest investments to date in the European medical nanotechnology industry.

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On 12 May we were joined by staff, students, alumni and friends from around the world to celebrate the incredible and inspiring work of our University community.

For this year’s Community Festival, we’ve teamed up with Manchester Museum, the Whitworth, John Rylands Library and staff and students from across the University to create a series of fun and exciting digital events, aimed at families, schools and local communities.

The Manchester Innocence Project (MIP) is one of only 13 organisations outside of the US to join the Innocence Network.

Environmental sustainability covers a wide array of themes and actions.

On 26 and 27 April The University of Manchester and Health Education England co-hosted the 5th East African Health Summit as an online event.

The University of Manchester has been named the world’s number one university in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

Everyone is invited to join Chancellor Lemn Sissay, President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and other senior staff live online for our University’s Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility.

We’re committed to promoting good health and wellbeing for our staff, students and communities around the world.

As the UK vaccine rollout continues apace we’ve taken the first of four steps in the government’s Roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions in England.

The University is delighted to share the good news that its recent stroke research fundraising appeal has successfully surpassed its target of £100,000.

Dr Chris Jones, knowledge exchange fellow for Tyndall Manchester at the University, is one of six UK academics to have co-authored a briefing that sets out the science behind net zero targets, and the considerations that policymakers and industry leaders should take when adopting and implementing targets.

The University of Manchester Worldwide East Asia Centre has recently reached multiple social responsibility milestones earning plaudits from two major organisations.

In April 2020, a group of passionate scientists from our University launched LIVE with Scientists, a non-profit initiative with one mission, to make science accessible to everyone.

Two graduates from the University who have been campaigning for nearly three years have been celebrating this week, as the Government announced it will ask the police to record crimes motivated by a person's sex or gender.On Wednesday, Home office minister Baroness...

Karen Brady, a Global Part-time MBA student, recently launched Bump It Forward, a healthcare campaign that will donate the cost of a vaccine to countries in Africa who can’t afford basic PPE to keep the hospitals safe.

Academics from across Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) have conducted research in the past year looking the impact of Covid-19 on women.

This year, our Alliance MBS awarded eight incoming undergraduate students with social responsibility scholarships.