The 11-19 February sees the return of the University’s Student Volunteering Week – a national celebration of all things volunteering.

Between the 18 and 22 February, academics and students across the University of Manchester will work together and collaborate on projects as part of Teach-In week.

A short film highlighting the outreach and public engagement work of the Multilingual Manchester (MLM) research unit at The University of Manchester has been launched.

New year, new you? Kickstart 2019 with a visit to Manchester Museum and find out how to live well with less.

The University’s Middle East Centre in Dubai Knowledge Park, United Arab Emirates, opened in October 2006, as a permanent physical presence – initially representing the University’s Business School and projecting the school’s capabilities and mission in teaching, research and social responsibility.

The University has maintained its Top 20 position for the second year in the latest Stonewall Workplace Equality Index – an annual audit of workplace culture for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff.

The University’s Atrium Green Impact Team held their fourth annual swap shop for unwanted Christmas presents on 8 January.

With the rise of ‘wearables’ such as Fitbits, ‘smart’ devices for automatic diabetes control and drug administration and bionic arms amongst other futuristic health technologies, questions about what the future of human enhancement are becoming commonplace.

“What is that massive insect thingy in the water?!” The words from a pupil, iPhone in hand, stood precariously in the middle of the stream where an invertebrate river-sampling activity was taking place.

John Rylands Library was the backdrop for the Linnean Society’s Fourth Annual Irene Manton Lecture, which was hosted by the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) on Tuesday 4 December.

When visiting Manchester Central Library you expect to see thousands upon thousands of books, not thousands upon thousands of socks hanging from the ceiling.

The University of Manchester continues to lead an expansive programme across the campus to help engage with local people on the topic of antibiotic drug resistance.

A student from Uganda who did his Master’s degree at The University of Manchester thanks to an Equity and Merit scholarship has just graduated, and hopes to use his skills to prevent flooding in his home country.

The National Medical Schools’ Widening Participation Forum was created in 2015, by Dr Enam Haque and Helen Franklin from the Division of Medical Education at the University of Manchester. This forum aims to develop collaborative work between widening participation...

The University’s employment centre, The Works, is set to move to a significantly larger building which will enable it to provide more training and opportunities to help local people in to work.

The University has been awarded a Gold Watermark for the effectiveness of the ways in which it works to engage society with its activities in research, culture and teaching.

We are pleased to announce that The University of Manchester has recently committed to becoming accredited to the Living Wage Foundation.

It’s time to recognise and celebrate the difference our staff, student and external partners are making!

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority, supported by National Apprenticeship Service and the University, held a conference for employers and training providers to highlight work carried out and to share best practice.

On Tuesday 27 November, the world is celebrating #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is an international day for people to do ‘good stuff’, to recognise what is already being done and to encourage people to consider giving time, money or supporting a worthwhile cause.

The University believes that everyone has the right to live, work and study in an environment free from the fear of harassment or violence.

The LWF is recognised as a forum for leading employers and service providers committed to fair pay and the University welcomes the chance to join this conversation alongside other major organisations.

The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health in partnership with The Linnean Society of London will once again be hosting the Linnean Society: Irene Manton Lecture.

Launched in 2015 by the UK government, the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports projects that increase research capability in developing countries, at the same time addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

On Wednesday, 7 of November, Whitworth Hall hosted The University of Manchester’s 2018 Green Impact awards ceremony, where the work that Green Impact teams across the University during the last twelve months was recognised and celebrated.