September 2020
- Alliance Manchester Business School to head up £32m Productivity InstituteThu 10 Sep 2020, 09:59
Alliance Manchester Business School will host a new institute funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to make the UK economy more productive.
- The Story of PlasticThu 10 Sep 2020, 10:30
In August our Environmental Sustainability Team hosted a post-screening discussion of The Story of Plastic film, followed by a Q&A on the University's commitment to eliminating avoidable single-use plastics by 2022.
- Virtual Enterprise School helping to accelerate social enterprise revolutionThu 10 Sep 2020, 10:40
The University's first virtual Enterprise School recently named the winner of its newly launched entrepreneurship programme.
- Manchester Access Programme - experiencing university life onlineThu 10 Sep 2020, 10:55
The Manchester Access Programme is the University's flagship widening participation scheme.
- Our students volunteer more hours to ReachOut Mentoring than any other UniversityTue 22 Sep 2020, 11:23
University of Manchester students volunteering at the Mentoring Charity “ReachOut” have given a staggering amount of their free time this academic year despite some projects finishing slightly earlier than expected due to COVID 19 and lockdown.
- Manchester Day of Action 2019 – CASE Platinum finalistTue 22 Sep 2020, 11:39
Manchester Day of Action is a global volunteer activism programme which inspires alumni worldwide to join together and support a local cause.
- Proudly presenting Brilliant and BlackTue 22 Sep 2020, 11:49
Each year since 1987, October is celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK.
- Lessons from lockdownTue 22 Sep 2020, 12:12
Policy@Manchester's Lessons from Lockdown collection bring together articles from researchers from across all three of our Faculties.
- Great Science Share: Moving Online and Reaching Further in 2020Tue 22 Sep 2020, 12:19
The 5th annual Great Science Share for Schools which took place earlier this year saw registrations from over 90,000 young people.
- Groundbreaking report: A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on DivorceTue 22 Sep 2020, 12:28
- Black History Trail projectTue 22 Sep 2020, 13:36
The Black History Trail project is designed to respond to the underrepresentation of students of African and Caribbean heritage in key disciplines at the University of Manchester.
- The Big Bike Revival: Bringing bikes back from the brinkTue 22 Sep 2020, 13:50
With the impact of Covid-19, the number of people finding cycling is a safe and mentally and physically beneficial way to travel has grown.
- The University marks 50 years of disabled people's rightsTue 22 Sep 2020, 14:00
2020 marks 50 years since a landmark piece of legislation: The Chronically Sick and Disabled Person's Act 1970.
- Public involvement and engagement in the COVID-19 crisisTue 22 Sep 2020, 14:10
Vocal, a not-for-profit organisation hosted by the Univesity, brings people and health research together to benefit all.
- Volunteering & Social Justice Fair 2020 goes digitalTue 22 Sep 2020, 14:17
The University will be hosting our first digital version of the annual Volunteering and Social Justice Fair from 20–22 October.
- Volunteering to restart on campusTue 22 Sep 2020, 14:27
After a lot of hard work over the summer, plans are now in place for our students to continue volunteering.
- Countdown to the Social Justice Challenge beginsTue 22 Sep 2020, 14:32
Our new academic year has finally started, which means the countdown to some of The University's biggest online events, including the Social Justice Challenge has officially begun.
- History of Medicine: a new digital resource from the Museum of Medicine and HealthTue 22 Sep 2020, 15:33
The Museum of Medicine and Health, in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, holds one of the most extensive collections of medical artefacts in England.
- You Are What You Eat: A unique dining experienceTue 22 Sep 2020, 15:45
Artist curated dining pods have recently started popping up around Media City in Salford.
- £1m grant to immortalise COVID-19 voicesTue 22 Sep 2020, 15:48
Dr Stephanie Snow, NHS at 70 lead, and her team at the University have collected over 200 COVID-19 related voice clips since March 2020.
- Black History Month 2020 events overviewTue 22 Sep 2020, 15:56
The month of October has been celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK since 1987.
- Celebrating University's collaboration with Chinese art galleryTue 22 Sep 2020, 16:30
In Spring 2020, Creative Manchester and the Manchester China Institute launched their second International Photography Competition.
- Educating the region's school children during lockdown to minimise disadvantageThu 24 Sep 2020, 09:54
Children and parents had to quickly adapt to home schooling when the COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures in spring 2020 to prevent the spread of infections.
- University of Manchester and the GM Green Summit 2020Fri 25 Sep 2020, 12:22
The University was proud to co-sponsor the third Greater Manchester Green Summit with The Henry Royce Institute, held for the first time as a virtual event between 21 – 24 Sept.
- Our monthly round-upSun 27 Sep 2020, 12:41
- The University of Manchester World Wide charity runSun 27 Sep 2020, 13:31
Earlier this month The University of Manchester Worldwide Hong Kong held a charity run which was a great success.
