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Social Responsibility news

Hip Hop, Spoken Word and the Library

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre (AIU Centre) based within Manchester Central Library and open to all members of the public, has recently introduced new resources focusing on the themes of Hip Hop, Grime, Spoken Word, education and social justice.

Turning agricultural waste into clean energy

Biomass (plant, animal and organic material) has enormous potential for providing us with sustainable, low-carbon bioenergy – yet, across the world, most of it is used unsustainably for fuel-wood.

TeenTech Manchester

On 1 November, the University hosted the fourth TeenTech Manchester event, this time delivered collaboratively with colleagues from other higher education providers as part of the Greater Manchester Higher network.

On Energy

Policy@Manchester have recently published #OnEnergy, a collection of thought leadership pieces and expert analyses on issues such as climate change, fuel poverty, energy storage, the economic viability of nuclear power and multi-energy systems.

ReachOut

Manchester based mentoring charity, ReachOut, need more volunteers to give just one hour a week of their time to make a huge difference to the community and raise aspirations.

Get involved in #GivingTuesday

On Tuesday 28 November, the world will celebrate #GivingTuesday, an international day 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.

Marking 30 years of Black History Month

On 26 October staff and students from across the University joined a whole host of guest speakers at an event organised by the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) to mark 30 years of Black History Month.

The Little Things

Medic and founder of life-changing medical charity The Little Things, Rathaven Gunaratnarajah, has been honoured by the Prime Minster for setting up a charity which delivers life-saving medical equipment, by presenting him with a Point of Light Award for his outstanding volunteering work.

Before You Were Born

The University of Manchester’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre (MFHRC) is one of the largest pregnancy research groups in Europe, with the aim of ‘finding solutions to pregnancy problems’.

Be inspired through mentoring

On 11 October the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health hosted a lunchtime session to celebrate the work the University is doing for equality and diversity as part of Black History Month 2017.

Access Manchester

The University of Manchester is committed to identifying and attracting the most talented students to The University regardless of their educational background.

Manchester Migration Month

Throughout October the University hosted its first-ever #UoMmigration Month – a series of events, activities and features exploring migration’s relationship with inequalities, social justice, belonging and Brexit.

Foundation Day

The University marked its Foundation Day 2017 by celebrating its commitment to social responsibility.

Prometheus 2017

This year Alliance Manchester Business School welcomed 70 participants from across the 3rd sector for our annual leadership development conference, Prometheus.