Scientists and researchers from across the University have outlined how the world’s key challenges can be addressed in a post-COVID world in a suite of online flash lectures.

Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid.

Earlier this month The University of Manchester Worldwide Hong Kong held a charity run which was a great success.

We’ve been working hard to give all our new and returning students a warm welcome to Manchester in September. It’s an exciting time of year, with around 100,000 students arriving in the city region. But it’s also clearly a challenging moment across the UK and in...

The University was proud to co-sponsor the third Greater Manchester Green Summit with The Henry Royce Institute, held for the first time as a virtual event between 21 – 24 Sept.

Children and parents had to quickly adapt to home schooling when the COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures in spring 2020 to prevent the spread of infections.

In Spring 2020, Creative Manchester and the Manchester China Institute launched their second International Photography Competition.

The month of October has been celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK since 1987.

Dr Stephanie Snow, NHS at 70 lead, and her team at the University have collected over 200 COVID-19 related voice clips since March 2020.

Artist curated dining pods have recently started popping up around Media City in Salford.

The Museum of Medicine and Health, in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, holds one of the most extensive collections of medical artefacts in England.

Our new academic year has finally started, which means the countdown to some of The University’s biggest online events, including the Social Justice Challenge has officially begun.

After a lot of hard work over the summer, plans are now in place for our students to continue volunteering.

The University will be hosting our first digital version of the annual Volunteering and Social Justice Fair from 20–22 October.

Vocal, a not-for-profit organisation hosted by the Univesity, brings people and health research together to benefit all.

2020 marks 50 years since a landmark piece of legislation: The Chronically Sick and Disabled Person’s Act 1970.

With the impact of Covid-19, the number of people finding cycling is a safe and mentally and physically beneficial way to travel has grown.

The Black History Trail project is designed to respond to the underrepresentation of students of African and Caribbean heritage in key disciplines at the University of Manchester.

MICRA (Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing) is a leading research centre carrying out research into fundamental questions about ageing. MICRA has been engaged in collaborative work with the Pensions Advisory Group (PAG) - an interdisciplinary...

The 5th annual Great Science Share for Schools which took place earlier this year saw registrations from over 90,000 young people.

Policy@Manchester’s Lessons from Lockdown collection bring together articles from researchers from across all three of our Faculties.

Each year since 1987, October is celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK.

Manchester Day of Action is a global volunteer activism programme which inspires alumni worldwide to join together and support a local cause.

University of Manchester students volunteering at the Mentoring Charity “ReachOut” have given a staggering amount of their free time this academic year despite some projects finishing slightly earlier than expected due to COVID 19 and lockdown.

The Manchester Access Programme is the University’s flagship widening participation scheme.