Our Alumni office is working with the University’s global alumni community to actively contribute towards our social responsibility goals.

Last year as part of the University’s development of a new strategy we asked all our staff what type of University we wanted to be.

The Panamanian jungle is lush, pristine and very humid; the waters in its rivers are crystal clear.

Dr Dawn Edge, a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Psychology & Mental Health, was part of the University’s delegation, led by Professor Stephen Flint, Associate Vice-President for Internationalisation, who were invited to take part in a joint workshop at the University of Ghana at the beginning of May with colleagues from the N8 Research Partnership and the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).

The University hosted the annual Oxford Road Corridor Active Travel Event (AcT2019) at Brunswick Park on 1 May.

Visit the HCRI webpages to read the novella in both English and Spanish and to see further information and videos.

The annual University Volunteer of the Year Awards took place in the Whitworth Hall on 2 May 2019.

Between January 2005 and the end of January 2019, the total figure donated by University staff via our Payroll Giving Scheme reached £1million!

Last week a number of MCRStrollers joined Invisible Manchester for a tour of the city that was supported by the Directorate of Social Responsibility.

On 25 April, the Faculty of Science and Engineering hosted its first Faculty-wide Girls into STEM event.

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre is an open-access library and archive on race, ethnicity and migration.

Enactus Manchester reached the semi-finals of this year’s Enactus UK National Expo for their leading social enterprise projects – competing for a chance to represent Enactus UK in the 2019 Enactus World Cup in Silicon Valley, USA.

The University’s annual Making a Difference Awards took place on Thursday 2 May in the Whitworth Hall

The University of Manchester ranks as the best higher education institution (HEI) in Europe – and in the top three globally – for its social and environmental impact across its full range of functions.

The winner of the ‘Outstanding contribution to widening participation’ category of the Making a Difference Awards will be decided by a public vote as well as the judges votes.

Protecting our planet and building more inclusive societies are considered the two most pressing issues facing our world, as reflected in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The University of Manchester has announced its participation in ambitious regional initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and plastic use.

Are you interested to support the improvement of children’s attainment and aspiration in STEM subjects?

The University has this year reached the landmark of 500 renovated office chairs.

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.