The University is inviting all students, staff, alumni, offer holders and members of our wider community to join the first ever Virtual Purple Wave on Sunday, 6 September.

Youth voices have never been more important for shaping the future.

The 2020 MICRA PhD & Early Career Conference titled Ageing Population & Life Course Trajectories aims to showcase the range of research among postgraduate and early career researchers from across disciplines taking ageing as its focus.

Professor Chris Phillipson of Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) along with Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) Director Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Sophie Yarker and Camilla Lewis have put together the latest Policy@Manchester...

Urgent fundamental changes to ‘fast fashion’ clothing items which are treated by many as disposable is needed to stem a devastating impact upon the environment according to scientists.

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

The sixth annual Making a Difference Awards took place last month which highlighted the extensive range of social responsibility activities that our staff, students and external partners are involved in.

The sixth annual Making a Difference Awards took place in May, recognising the extensive range of social responsibility activities that our staff, students and external partners are involved in.

The sixth annual Making a Difference Awards took place last month.

On 16 May, the annual Athletics Union Awards celebrated the achievements of the University’s sports clubs and showcased a great year for sport at the University.

The University’s environmental sustainability initiative, 10,000 Actions, has been updated with home-based content as many of our staff have been working from home due to COVID-19.

Since IntoUniversity Manchester North (IUMN) were forced to close their centre doors, and stop face-to-face contact with primary, secondary and post-16 learners from one of the most disadvantaged areas of Manchester, the IUMN team have been working tirelessly to ensure that all of the students that regularly attended their centre were provided with essential, remote support, to keep them focused and on track with their education.

IntoUniversity now works with over 40,000 young people each academic year, in 31 centres and projects across the UK.

Over the last three months, Manchester Confucius Institute has introduced new ways for people to engage with Chinese language and culture with an emphasis on supporting physical and mental wellbeing by introducing traditional Chinese wellness practices.

Baby loss leaves a lasting impression that few can see but those who have experienced will always feel.

A group of 40 law students from the University are set to volunteer their services during their holidays to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Like most of you, watching the wretched events of the last few days unfurl across the USA, starting with the brutal killing of George Floyd in Minnesota and followed by the harsh treatment of peaceful protestors by those in authority, has filled me with horror and profound dismay.

Since the University’s Emergency Hardship Appeal launched at the end of April, over 2,000 members of our Manchester community have donated to support our students.

Edward Astle, Chair of the University’s Board of Governors has recorded a short message reflecting on the 2020 Making a Difference Awards and the importance of this event for the wider University community.

The University of Manchester has announced that it will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022, and ‘decarbonise’ all investments by 2038.

A University of Manchester academic has helped Manchester City Council (MCC) coordinate and test thousands of pieces Personal protection Equipment (PPE) so that they could be delivered to key workers in the city.

During what is being termed the greatest public health and economic challenge in living memory, local authorities and charities are finding there is an ever growing demand for food, from families or individuals in need, from those self-isolating to people struggling with poverty or redundancy.

The University’s Healthy Ageing Research Group has teamed up with the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub to support those who are self-isolating during COVID-19.

Traffic pollution for most parts of the UK is plummeting thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown but more urban ozone – a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans – is probably being generated, say experts at the University.

I hope you and your families continue to stay safe and that you’re balancing the various demands on your work and personal lives.