The University experienced Fairtrade Fortnight fever between 25 February and 10 March, with a dozen Fairtrade-themed events taking place across campus.

Recently released figures claim that 95% of homeless people in and around Manchester are users of the synthetic cannabinoid, ‘Spice’.

Although most people have heard of arthritis, it is in fact only one of over 200 musculoskeletal conditions that together affect 9.

Gender inequality is rife in the sciences.

ScienceX returned to intu Trafford Centre on 9-10 March for the fourth year running.

Last month a massive 790 University staff and students took part in a lunchtime of running ahead of May’s 10km Great Manchester Run.

The Into University Manchester North centre is a new education project run by national education charity Into University in partnership with The University of Manchester.

On 3 March, over 30 alumni and students from our East Asia Centre formed themselves into eight teams, including their families and friends, to participate in the ‘On Track to Save – MSF Orienteering Competition 2019’.

Dr Rachel Cowen joins Dr Dawn Edge as our lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion while Professor Alys Young leads our work for the Disability Equalities Standard.

The University of Manchester has become officially accredited with the Living Wage Foundation, recognising its commitment to pay all employees and third party contractors a minimum of £9 per hour.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everybody who entered the Making a Difference Awards 2019 and we are now delighted to reveal the individuals and teams who have made it to the Awards shortlist.

A wide range of activities have been delivered this month to engage, involve and inspire our communities – on campus, locally and globally – with key societal challenges.

Dance is becoming increasingly popular as a therapeutic activity for people living with Parkinson’s disease, with evidence suggesting that dance can have beneficial effects on movement, mood and cognition.

Psoriasis is a condition that although affecting over 75,000 people in Greater Manchester, isn’t spoken about much – something that ‘Psoriasis Shout Out’ is trying to change.

Dr Jess Wade is on a mission.

Brexit, potential changes to tuition fees as well as shifting ideologies in politics mean that it is more important than ever to aim at a diversified student and staff body.

On Wednesday 13 February, the Student Recruitment and Widening Participation team welcomed 44 Year 8 and 9 female pupils and four teachers onto campus for our annual Dragonfly day, which aims to inspire young females to consider careers and pathways in STEM subjects.

Two researchers from the Manchester Urban Institute (MUI), based in the University’s the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), have each been awarded over £320,000 funding for two-year research projects placing human-environment interactions at the heart of achieving the United Nations (UN) Global Goals.

£10,000 available for staff environmental sustainability initiatives

Use the new 10,000 Actions platform for environmental sustainability and more

The Better World Showcase, the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s social responsibility awards, took place on Wednesday 6 February.

ScienceX returns to intu Trafford Centre on 9-10 March for the fourth year running.

Universities in Manchester met the innovators of the future at the annual TeenTech Manchester Festival.

Registrations are now open for the hundreds of University of Manchester staff, students and alumni who will be joining Europe’s largest race over 10km

The year ended and began with two pieces of fabulous news for social responsibility.