In a beautiful evening, filled with colour, music and light, Manchester Museum’s visitors came together to celebrate Diwali on Wednesday 30 October. Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. It is a...
The University of Manchester has partnered with local community group to promote biodiversity in inner city Manchester. Friends of Medlock Valley (FOMV) is a grass-roots community group dedicated to promoting, improving and defending one of Manchester’s best-kept...
As part of the University’s commitment to Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement, we have recently launched a new employee volunteering policy. We understand how important is it for staff to be able to give back to the wider community, whether that’s here in...
The aim of the University's Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is to inspire talented, local year-12 students to realise their full potential and benefit from an excellent university education, regardless of their background. Applications for our flagship access scheme...
Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) is a new research Centre focused on the pursuit of sustainability transformations that are people-centred, ‘joined-up’ and socially just. It represents a multimillion pound investment by the Economic and Social Research...
In the latest Talk 200 episode, our host Andy Spinoza invites Professor John McAuliffe, Director of Creative Manchester, Co-Director of the Centre for New Writing, and Professor of Poetry at The University of Manchester; Professor Caroline Bithell, Professor of...
Each November, the Being Human Festival hosts hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond, showcasing the power of the humanities to inspire and enrich our everyday lives. Running from 7 to 16 November, this year’s festival highlighted how the humanities help us...
As we end the month, we’re sharing five social responsibility highlights from our latest newsletter. Firstly, we are proud to announce that the University has won a prestigious International Green Gown Award in recognition of its ambitious decarbonisation plans. The...
Talk: 1-2pm, Thursday 28 November, John Rylands Research Institute and Library Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections: Conservation, digitisation and community engagement with contested collections at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library. This talk...
The University has launched a comprehensive new report which highlights how we are addressing key issues facing humanity as set-out by the United Nations. The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals are our world’s call to action on the most pressing...
Bee Circular UoM is a student-led initiative, by Haojun Shuai (BSc Environmental Management, School of Environment, Education, and Development). It’s focused on reducing food waste and fostering sustainability within the University of Manchester and its surrounding...
The University's Museum of Medicine and Health contains one of the most extensive collections of medical instruments and equipment in England. Spanning more than 300 years, the collection represents a significant educational and cultural asset for The University of...
As the fourth most heavily populated country in the world, the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indonesia is particularly alarming, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. The SMARThealth programme, developed by University of Manchester researchers to tackle the high...
Over the Summer, the University hosted visiting students from Kisii, Kenya as part of a sector-leading exchange programme. The University facilitated fifteen Kenyan students attending a summer school in 2024 as a reciprocal arrangement, overcoming major barriers in...
On Wednesday 2 October, the University’s School of Environment, Education and Development hosted its annual Social Responsibility Lecture. This year’s lecture celebrated the 30th anniversary of the international Fairtrade movement, bringing together a range of experts...
The University's Division of Psychology and Mental Health hosts a monthly seminar series aimed at sharing research in psychology and mental health. These seminars highlight the Division's commitment to fostering dialogue, networking, and collaboration by offering a...
Manchester’s new £1.7bn innovation district and neighbourhood opens the doors to its first building, while unveiling its new name as Sister. The district has also announced its first customer, Sustainable Ventures, Europe's leading climate tech hub, which will...
Thursday 21 November 1 - 1:45pm A University of Manchester event Revisiting British Humanitarianism: Three Life Stories (manchester.ac.uk) Online Zoom (link below) In this online seminar, Bertrand Taithe Professor of Cultural History at The University of Manchester...
Congratulations are in order for Willow Stephenson 18, who joined The University of Manchester in September to study Sociology and German. Willow has been confirmed as a recipient of a new University bursary for care-experienced or care-leaver students launched for...
We are delighted to announce that between 19 October to 9 November 2024, the annual Festival of Social Science returned to Manchester for its eleventh year, with events taking place at three different venues across Greater Manchester. The festival is a key element of...
The University of Manchester has won a prestigious International Green Gown Award in recognition of its ambitious decarbonisation plans. The ‘Zero Carbon Without a Net’ initiative is part of our Environmental Sustainability strategy, which was launched last July, and...
As part of our bicentenary year, the University is delighted to announce a new partnership in support of City of Trees, the community forest for Greater Manchester to create better, greener places. City of Trees is an independent charity that plant, look after and...
The University of Manchester has welcomed Professor Stephanie Snow as our new Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research. Between 2017 and 2024 Stephanie served as Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, providing leadership, direction and focus...
Graphene@Manchester, in collaboration with four industry partners, has received £400,000 from Innovate UK's decarbonising concrete fund to accelerate the commercialisation of more sustainable concrete. Adding graphene to concrete can reduce CO₂ emissions by using less...
A leading nanomedicine researcher has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease and glioblastoma. The five-year project, NanoNeuroOmics, aims to combine breakthroughs in...
