Like everyone, colleagues working in widening participation have faced an extremely challenging year.

2020 has been a difficult year for us all in different ways and really highlighted the importance of supporting and caring for one another.

Humanities & Social Sciences researchers have been making a difference in our business & civic communities

This year has seen University life challenged in ways previously unthinkable.

Our work on social responsibility has been recognised through an Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community trophy at the sixteenth annual THE Awards.

The University is delighted to announce a significant step-change in our move towards sustainable forms of energy in the University.

The second national lockdown in November has been another challenging month for everyone in the UK – and it’s been no different across our university community.

The University’s Creative Manchester initiative hosted a Music, Health and Wellbeing workshop as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.

The contribution from University spending to the local and regional economy represents an important element of the social value that we deliver.

The Whitworth’s Age Friendly programme was developed in 2009 alongside a city-wide cultural offer that aimed to use art, culture and creativity to make Manchester one of the best cities in the world to grow older in.

The aim of 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.

The University’s audiology experts are conducting a comprehensive investigation into the long-term impact of COVID-19 on adult hearing, thanks to financial support from donors.

Manchester Museum’s has launched a new innovative project which aims to reach new audiences with its ancient Egyptian collections in a physically distanced world.

A political activist who had been fighting for the right to remain in the UK for 15 years is celebrating after he was finally granted asylum, largely thanks to one of our researchers.

We recognise this is a really difficult time for many of our students, especially those who are isolating or are new to Manchester and can’t meet people easily due to COVID-19 restrictions.

In the wake of the first UK lockdown, thousands of retired NHS workers returned to service to support the coronavirus effort.

Students from the University have contributed a staggering number of hours to the University’s flagship overseas volunteering program, Team Uganda.

The University of Manchester is part of the Greater Manchester Higher collaborative network along with four other universities and 12 further education colleges across the region.

Approximately 425 million people worldwide and one in 15 people in the UK are estimated to have diabetes.

Our Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) marked World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) during the week of 18–24 November.

Gateways is the University’s flagship pre-16 widening participation programme that supports approximately 1,700 widening participation students across 48 Greater Manchester secondary schools.

The University has hit the top spot for Greater Manchester and makes global top ten in the Cycle September competition.

The Christmas Dinner is an annual project founded in 2013 by the University’s Chancellor Lemn Sissay.

A renowned community engagement expert from the University is working with Natural England as they launch a national Nature Recovery Network, which it is hoped will help to deal with the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change and wellbeing.

On 2 November the new National Tutoring Programme (NTP) was launched.