Tuesday 8 March signalled the long awaited arrival of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences’ very first sustainability festival called The Big Green Gathering.

A big thank you to all those who entered the Making a Difference Awards 2016.

Would you like to help shape the development of The University of Manchester’s engagement with its local communities?

The University’s approach to social responsibility has once again received national recognition.

Out with the old in with the new; give away your clothes in return for new ones.

The University of Manchester once again tops SGOSS’* leader board for school governor recruitment and placement, continuing to be the number 1 organisation, ahead of Lloyds Banking Group, the NHS, the Department for Education, PWC and KPMG.

The Faculty of Humanities runs a funding competition for course leaders to include a specific socially responsible element into their teaching.

On 11 February Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO gave a thought-provoking talk at Alliance Manchester Business School.

Among African deaf communities, Uganda’s stands out as a political pioneer, having achieved recognition of its sign language over 20 years ago.

The Nuffield Research Placement scheme is a national scheme which provides over 1,000 sixth form students each year with the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

The week was inspiring and thought provoking, opening up the minds of many students and staff to new ideas and concepts for a more sustainable future.

For more information about the health benefits of walking please visit the Walking for Health website.

At the beginning of February, the University, alongside other Corridor Manchester partners, hosted another successful cycle event.

In support of our social responsibility agenda, the University is once again taking part in Give and Gain Day.

27 January is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

policy@manchester would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved in our fourth Policy Week in November, whether that was organising events, speaking, or as part of a very engaged audience.

The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences celebrated its first ever Better Worlds Awards on Monday 8 February.

Pharmacy undergraduate students have been leading on a campaign to halt the rise in antibiotic resistance by holding resistance awareness workshops in local high schools, with priority being given to widening participation schools in and around Greater Manchester.

A public meeting, hosted by Alzheimer’s Research UK in collaboration with The University of Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), will take place from 3-5pm on Monday 7 March at Manchester Town Hall.

The annual announcement of Stonewall’s Top 100 is always met with great anticipation by those who have applied to be considered as one of the UK’s top Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employers.

The University’s very own social justice festival, takes place on 9 March, right here on campus, in and around the Manchester Academy.

Make 2016 the year that you receive recognition for the difference you are making

The Making a Difference Awards recognise and celebrate the many different types of social responsibility achievements of the University’s academic and professional support staff, students and alumni.

Twelve months on from the launch of the University’s new Workplace Giving scheme, more than 200 members of staff are donating a total of over £100,000 a year to charity from their pay.

University Place hosted almost 800 first year students taking part in Sustainability Challenge 2015, part of our Ethical Grand Challenges programme for students.