Through the EU funded Triangulum project, electric cargo bikes are now available to hire free of charge to staff from The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and businesses based on the Oxford Road Corridor.

Kevin Casey, the University’s Head of Procurement, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Green Gown award in the sustainability champion category.

Two University experts have contributed to a new Government report on climate change, which predicts that global warming will hit our shores with severe heatwaves, flooding and water shortages.

Astrophysicists from The University of Manchester and The University of Cambridge have teamed up with secondary school students and Dance Manchester to create a performance to tell the story of the formation of stars in our solar system.

The Sustainability Challenge is part of the University of Manchester’s Ethical Grand Challenges Programme.

The EU Referendum campaigns and the UK’s momentous decision to leave the EU has meant a busy time for the University’s policy engagement arm, policy@manchester.

The School of Computer Science at the University has run the annual UK Schools Computer Competition since 2008.

Sir John Chilcot’s long awaited report into the Iraq War was published last week.

Time to join forces: An interdisciplinary approach to fighting mental health stigma.

“Regenerating the future” is a play supported by the Wellcome trust ISSF public engagement funding.

Congratulations to the University’s Social Enterprise Team from UMIP and Manchester Enterprise Centre (MEC) for winning the Higher Education Institute Recognition Award for Innovation in Delivery of Support to Social Entrepreneurs earlier this month.

160 students from 22 schools and colleges across the region took part in a two-day interactive Investment Challenge at Alliance Manchester Business School to develop their skills in finance and improve their business awareness.

Youngsters from across Greater Manchester were wowed by the inspiration given to them by The University of Manchester’s own Women of Wonder.

Recently 15 members of staff from the Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR), plus 3 of their partners, and a dog called Stanley) climbed Mount Snowdon.

Danielle George, Professor of Microwave Communication Engineering at the University, has been presented with the 2016 Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering for her efforts to promote the subject to the public.

The University recently facilitated a workshop bringing together three activists from South Africa with Manchester community groups to share experiences, tactics and ideas relating to inequalities experienced by individuals irrespective of their location in the world.

In May we held our annual Making a Difference Awards.

This summer, the Environmental Sustainability team at the University have been lucky enough to be joined by MSc student, Yan Guo, who is researching biodiversity across the campus.

The 10th Annual Cycle Event (ACE), in partnership with Corridor MCR Travel, outside Manchester Metropolitan University was for the another fantastic hit.

Tuesday 7 June saw the annual Sustainability Roundtable event at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tuesday 7 June saw the annual Sustainability Roundtable event at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

During July 2016 the city of Manchester will be hosting the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), a conference which attracts delegates from all over the world including people who have great influence in their spheres; from business leaders and policy makers to cutting edge scientists.

Gulwali Passarlay, a student in the School of Social Sciences at the University, is part of a high-profile #IAmARefugee campaign organised by the Joint Council For The Welfare Of Immigrants (JCWI).

Multilingual Manchester is one of two projects to receive an Honorable Mention, among a shortlist of projects ranked as top five in the world, for this year’s MacJannet Prize.